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  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m

Summary Kate (June Diane Raphael) and Chloe (Casey Wilson) are two childhood best friends who met when they placed dead last in their hometown beauty pageant. Now they are all grown up and living in New York City, where Chloe works as a â

Directed By: Chris Nelson

Written By: June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson

  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m
  • 2013
  • Unrated
  • Gravitas Ventures
  • 1 h 25 m

Ass Backwards

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
37
User Score Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 User Ratings
3.2
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Summary Kate (June Diane Raphael) and Chloe (Casey Wilson) are two childhood best friends who met when they placed dead last in their hometown beauty pageant. Now they are all grown up and living in New York City, where Chloe works as a â

Directed By: Chris Nelson

Written By: June Diane Raphael, Casey Wilson

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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
37
30% Positive
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10% Mixed
1 Review
60% Negative
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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30% Positive
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10% Mixed
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60% Negative
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75
Nov 6, 2013
Although some of the road-trip clichés are unavoidable, Ass Backwards overcomes the obvious beats with clever, occasionally dark jokes that reveal the sharpness of its stars’ writing.
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63
Nov 8, 2013
It's infectious, and the daffy, breezy way they play off each other makes Ass Backwards way more enjoyable than it ought to be.
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50
Sep 4, 2013
Co-writers and stars June Diane Raphael (“Whitney,” “New Girl”) and Casey Wilson (“Happy Endings”) are genuine and true comic performers. Even though the story stunk, the set pieces were uninspired and the direction was downright wretched, when these two are “on” and doing schtick, they are absolutely fresh and hilarious.
By Jordan Hoffman FULL REVIEW
30
Nov 7, 2013
The film, a comedy without much comedy in it... clumsily tries to merge road trip humor and beauty pageant parody.
By Neil Genzlinger FULL REVIEW
30
Nov 7, 2013
The scenarios in Ass Backwards, which director Chris Nelson contributed to by filming in focus, feel arbitrary rather than organic, as if the creators' list of humor targets — lesbian bikers, trailer trash, drug-addicted reality TV stars, pageant world denizens — were picked out of a hat.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
30
Sep 4, 2013
Ass Backwards proves that no amount of comic talent can shine — or raise a chuckle — in the absence of even halfway decent material.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
20
Nov 6, 2013
Wilson and Raphael have been a comedy team for years, and they riff off each other expertly; too often, however, that’s all they do.
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Generally Unfavorable Based on 5 User Ratings
3.2
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Production Company Prominent Pictures, Worldview Entertainment, Indion Entertainment Group, Off Hollywood Pictures, Rode Hard and Put Away Wet Productions, Sister Spirit
Release Date Nov 8, 2013
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating Unrated
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Website https://www.facebook.com/AssBackwardsMovie
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