As Cool as I Am (2013)

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.

Director:

Max Mayer

Writers:

Pete Fromm (novel), Virginia Korus Spragg (screenplay)

Stars:

Sarah Bolger, Thomas Mann, James Marsden

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Bolger	...	Lucy Diamond
Thomas Mann	...	Kenny Crauder
James Marsden	...	Chuck Diamond
Claire Danes	...	Lainee Diamond
Seth Adkins	...	Scott Booker
Tom Romero	...	Manager
Anika Noni Rose	...	Frances
Jeremy Sisto	...	Guy Karlsburg
Mario Batali	...	Himself
Beth Bailey	...	Mario's Female Guest
Josh Berry	...	Mario's Male Guest
Evan Adrian	...	Justin Havens
Will Peltz	...	Tim
Terry Walters	...	Libby
Rachel Hroncich	...	Nurse Amber Cremeens

Storyline

Sixteen-year-old Lucy is a tomboy. She gets on well with her father but is frequently separated from him for months on end when he goes to work in Canada. Her relationship with her mother is easy-going and she takes care of most things around the house. She tunes into her sexuality and her not so 'stable' family dynamics. She develops a relationship with her best friend Kenny and starts to realize that her parents' marriage is not as solid as she had previously imagined. She notices that her father's extended stays away from the family are not typical, and that her mother does not pine for her father as much as she herself does.

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Plot Keywords:

watching tv | small town | teenager | teenage girl | cheating wife | 

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Taglines:

How do you grow up when your parents haven't?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content including an assault, and some teen drinking

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 June 2013 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aproape adulti

Filming Locations:

Belen, New Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Identity Films (I), Wind Dancer Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

92 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lucy Diamond was based on the song "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds"

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Goofs

At the beginning of the movie, when Lucy and Lainee eats at the diner, Lainee puts the ketchup bottle back on the table twice.

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Quotes

Lucy Diamond: [Lainee has just given Lucy the car for the day] Wait, how are you going to get home?
Lainee Diamond: If I can't get a ride in this outfit, I deserve to walk.

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Soundtracks

Gonna Fly Tonight
Written by Bob Mair, Nick Vincent, Richard Trapp
Performed by Derek Butler feat. St. John
Courtesy of Black Toast Records

User Reviews

Made my heart smile...

This movie was not what I was expecting by far! It gave me more of a Non-Mainstream type of Mother/Daughter Film! Which was highly unexpected, but very Welcomed! lol There are a lot of these types of movies out now, they all seem to have either one out of two types of plots. 1. The Mom is a crappy mother, Which is a broad term but you get the idea, she is in one way or another not a good mother to her child. Therefore leaving this child to be more mature for her age, and the story line follows her around in a coming of age type of movie usually. Or 2. The Child is a defiant one, a trouble maker to say the least, leaving the poor mother/father or both stressed and/or worried about their child, and how it's their fault, etc. etc. etc. This movie is a semi-mixture of both of those scenarios, which I enjoyed being surprised by! It made the movie more life-like, more likely to happen in this day and age. So if you are a semi-younger Mother of a pre-teen or teenage daughter, I highly recommend this movie to YOU! As It's nice sometimes to watch movies you, and your heart, and home life can relate to! At least for me it is.