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'''''As Cool As I Am''''' is an American [[Comedy-drama|comedy-drama film]] based on the [[As Cool As I Am|novel of the same name]] by [[Pete Fromm]]. [[Claire Danes]], [[Sarah Bolger]] and [[James Marsden]] star as the Diamond family. The film is |
'''''As Cool As I Am''''' is an American [[Comedy-drama|comedy-drama film]] based on the [[As Cool As I Am|novel of the same name]] by [[Pete Fromm]]. [[Claire Danes]], [[Sarah Bolger]] and [[James Marsden]] star as the Diamond family. The film is directed by [[Max Mayer]], who also directed ''[[Adam (2009 film)|Adam]]''. Filming on the adaptation began in [[New Mexico]] in May 2011.<ref>[http://www.deadline.com/2011/05/production-starts-on-as-cool-as-i-am "Production Starts On 'As Cool As I Am'"]. ''Deadline''. May 12, 2011.</ref> The film was released in the United States on June 21, 2013 by [[IFC Films]]. |
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| Directed by | Max Mayer |
| Screenplay by | Virginia Korus Spragg |
| Produced by | Anthony Mastromauro Judd Payne Matt Williams |
| Starring | Claire Danes Sarah Bolger James Marsden Jon Tenney |
| Cinematography | Tim Suhrstedt |
| Edited by | Tracey Wadmore-Smith |
| Distributed by | IFC Films |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
As Cool As I Am is an American comedy-drama film based on the novel of the same name by Pete Fromm. Claire Danes, Sarah Bolger and James Marsden star as the Diamond family. The film is directed by Max Mayer, who also directed Adam. Filming on the adaptation began in New Mexico in May 2011.[1] The film was released in the United States on June 21, 2013 by IFC Films.
Plot
Lucy (Bolger) is a self-confessed tomboy that is considered one of the guys with her masculine haircut and attitude. She gets on well with her father (Marsden) but is frequently separated from him for months on end when he works in Canada. Her relationship with her mother (Danes) is easy-going provided she keeps the house tidy. Her mother's lenience even allows her daughter to drive her car, even when she is too young to apply for a license.
As Lucy turns 16, she tunes into her sexuality and her family dynamics. She develops a type of friends-with-benefits relationship with her best friend Kenny. She also ditches her tomboy image, embraces make-up, and grows out her hair. She starts to realize that her parents' marriage is not as solid as she had imagined. She realizes that her father's extended stays abroad are not typical of other fathers, and that her mother does not pine for her father as much as she does herself. In fact, her allegiance to her father is tested when she discovers that her mother is enjoying a romance with a colleague.
She proactively seeks sexual satisfaction after she is left with a void when Kenny has to move away. She also begins to realize that there is more to her father's extended stays in Canada than she had previously imagined.[2]
Cast
- James Marsden as Chuck Diamond
- Claire Danes as Lainee Diamond
- Jon Tenney as Bob
- Sarah Bolger as Lucy Diamond
- Peter Fonda as Gerald
- Jeremy Sisto as Guy
- Anika Noni Rose as Frances
- Alanis Morissette as Herself
- Rhys Coiro as Ron
- Thomas Mann as Kenny
References
- ^ "Production Starts On 'As Cool As I Am'". Deadline. May 12, 2011.
- ^ "'As Cool As I Am' by Pete Fromm". Bookslut. March 2004.