Elizabeth Fu
Staff Writer
The first trailer for Ass Backwards, a comedy, has premiered. The film, directed by Chris Nelson, tells of two best friends (June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson) who first met at a beauty pageant in which they both lost. Flash forward a couple years later and they are adults. They are invited to go back to their hometown to join yet another pageant in which they see the opportunity to prove themselves to everyone by winning.
The film stars Alicia Silverstone as Kate and Chloe’s pageant rival. Vincent D’Onofrio, Jon Cryer, Bob Odenkirk and “Orange is the New Black” star Lea DeLaria round out the talented supporting cast.
The movie is written by Raphael and Wilson. It premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January. It is set to hit theaters this November 8th.
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