“Ass Backwards” Trailer — Indie Comedy starring June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson

The last time sketch comediennes June Diane Raphael and Casey Wilson got together to write a screenplay it was 2009's universally-panned wedding romp "Bride Wars." So, on a plus side, the bar isn't set that high for their newest comedy "Ass Backwards," in which they also star, playing two lifelong friends who foolishly agree to return home so they can re-enter their childhood beauty contest for a second shot at glory.

Directed by Chris Nelson, the part road, part pageant farce didn't do so well when it premiered earlier in the year at Sundance. Nevertheless, both Raphael and Wilson have proven to be very funny performers on their TV shows: Adult Swim's NTSF:SD:SUV and ABC short-lived series' Happy Endings, respectively.

The film also stars Paul Scheer (Raphael's real-life husband), Jon Cryer, Brian Geraghty, Bob Odenkirk and Alicia Silverstone and will be available on iTunes on September 30th before hitting theaters on November 8th. Check out the trailer, above.

synopsis:
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 “girl in a box” at a nightclub and Kate is a CEO….of her own one-woman egg donor “corporation”. Lost in delusion, they believe they are living large until an invitation to their hometown pageant arrives and their past comes back to haunt them. Join these two loveable losers as they take an ass backwards journey home to reclaim their crown, stopping off at a women’s separatist commune, an amateur strip club competition, and meeting their favorite reality TV star along the way.

directed by   Chris Nelson

starring   Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael, Alicia Silverstone, Jon Cryer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Brian Geraghty, Bob Odenkirk, Paul Scheer, Sandy Martin

release date   September 30, 2013 (iTunes), November 8, 2013 (In Theaters)