As Cool As I Am (film)

As Cool As I Am
Directed by	Max Mayer
Produced by	Anthony Mastromauro Judd Payne Matt Williams
Written by	Virginia Korus Spragg (screenplay) Pete Fromm (novel)
Starring	James Marsden Claire Danes Jon Tenney Sarah Bolger
Cinematography	Tim Suhrstedt
Editing by	Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Country	United States
Language	English

As Cool As I Am is an upcoming American comedy-drama film based on the novel of the same name by Pete Fromm. James Marsden, Claire Danes and Sarah Bolger star as the Diamond family. The film is being directed by Max Mayer, who recently directed Adam. Filming on the adaptation began in New Mexico in May 2011.^[1]

Plot

Lucy (Bolger), 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 14, she becomes more in tune with her sexuality and her family dynamics. She develops a type of friends with benefits relationship with her best friend Kenny. She also ditches her toyboy image, embraces make-up and grows out her hair. She begins to realise that her parents marriage is not as solid as she had imagined. She realises that her father's extended stays abroad are not typical of other fathers. Furthermore she realises 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 her mother is enjoying a romance with a colleague.

She pro-actively seeks sexual satisfaction after she is left with a void when Kenny has to move away. She also begins to realise 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

1. ^ Production Starts On 'As Cool As I Am' Deadline. May 12 2011
2. ^ As Cool As I Am by Pete Fromm Bookslut. March 2004

External links

• As Cool As I Am at the Internet Movie Database