Rating: R
Genre: Comedy Drama
Release Date: 12/19/2006
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/Espanol
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: 20th Century Fox

When a pudgy, bespectacled seven-year-old, Olive (Abigail Breslin), voices her desire to take home the coveted Little Miss Sunshine crown at an upcoming beauty pageant, her wildly dysfunctional family sets out on an interstate road trip to ensure her a clear shot at realizing her dreams in former music video directorial team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' quirky feature debut, starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, and Toni Collette. Despite early career success as an outspoken motivational speaker, family patriarch Richard (Kinnear) continues to cling to his "Refuse to Lose" philosophy, much to the chagrin of his increasingly annoyed spouse, Sheryl (Collette). Add into the mix a Nietzsche-reading teenage son (Paul Dano) who has taken a vow of silence until he finds his fate as a fighter pilot; a horny, heroin-happy grandfather (Alan Arkin) with a penchant for creative profanity; and a suicidal genius (Carell) and Proust scholar still reeling about losing both his male lover and his MacArthur Foundation genius grant -- and the stage is set for a road trip in which sanity is sure to take the back seat.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Greg Kinnear - Richard
Toni Collette - Sheryl
Steve Carell - Frank
Paul Dano - Dwayne
Abigail Breslin - Olive
Alan Arkin - Grandpa
Marc Turtletaub - Doctor #1
Jill Talley - Cindy
Brenda Canela - Diner Waitress
Julio Oscar Mechoso - Mechanic
Chuck Loring - Convenience Store Propietor
Justin Shilton - Josh
Gordon Thomson - Larry Sugarman
Steven Christopher Parker - Teen Boy #1
Bryan Cranston - Stan Grossman
John Walcutt - Doctor #2
Paula Newsome - Linda
Dean Norris - State Trooper McCleary
Beth Grant - Pageant Official Jenkins
Wallace Langham - Kirby
Lauren Shiohama - Miss California
Mary Lynn Rajskub - Pageant Assistant Pam
Jerry Giles - Funeral Home Worker
Geoff Meed - Biker Dad
Matt Winston - Pageant MC
Joan Scheckel - Judge
Casandra Ashe - Girl in Hallway
Melvin Rodriguez - Officer Martinez
Alexandria Alaman - Pageant Contestant
Brittany Baird - Pageant Contestant
Brenae Bandy - Pageant Contestant
Maliah Hudson - Pageant Contestant
Lindsey Jordan - Pageant Contestant
Annabelle Roberts - Pageant Contestant
Nicole Stoehr - Pageant Contestant
Alissa Anderegg - Pageant Contestant
Cambria Baird - Pageant Contestant
Kristen Holaas - Pageant Contestant
Destry Jacobs - Pageant Contestant
Shane Murphy - Pageant Contestant
Sydni Stevenson-Love - Pageant Contestant
Lauren Yee - Pageant Contestant

Production:
Jonathan Dayton Valerie Faris - Director
David T. Friendly Ron Yerxa Albert Berger Peter Saraf Marc Turtletaub - Producer
Mychael Danna - Composer
Pamela Martin - Editor
Michael Arndt - Screen Writer
Nancy Kyong Nugent - ADR Editor
Bob Deschaine - ADR Mixer
Greg Steele - ADR Mixer
Ron Bedrosian - ADR Mixer
Tony Tisdale - Additional Music
Theresa Greene - Art Department Coordinator
Alan Muraoka - Art Director
Jennifer L. Hamilton - Assistant Choreographer
Terel Gibson - Assistant Editor
Nate Taylor - Assistant Location Manager
Nicole Sortillion - Assistant Makeup
Charissa Deann McLain - Assistant Production Coordinator
Ellis Barbacoff - Assistant Properties
Patrick Cusack - Assistant Sound Editor
Bart Lipton - Associate Producer
Matt Bardoca - Best Boy Electric
Craig Dollinger - Boom Operator
Robert Sharman - Cable Person
Michelle Pizanis - Camera Loader
Jeffrey P. Greeley - Camera Operator
Lawrence Karman - Camera Operator
Justine Baddeley - Casting
Kim Davis-Wagner - Casting
Yasmin Redoblado - Casting Assistant
Cate Engel - Casting Associate
Marguerite Derricks - Choreography
Tim Suhrstedt - Cinematographer
Lee Wimer - Color Timing
Nancy Steiner - Costume Designer
Lisa Hyde - Costume/Wardrobe
Robin E. McMullan - Costumes Supervisor
Eclipse Catering - Craft Service/Catering
Eric Armao - Craft Service/Catering
Laurent Marchand - Craft Service/Catering
Rich Cody - Craft Service/Catering
Janis Clark - Department Head Hair
Torsten Witte - Department Head Makeup
John Stuver - Dialogue Editor
Aaron Vyvial - Electrician
Alan "Monk" Morier - Electrician
Brian Cantrell - Electrician
Carlos Gallardo - Electrician
Chris Rossi - Electrician
Clint J. Borden - Electrician
Josh Denering - Electrician
Keith Hascher - Electrician
Paul Goodstein - Electrician
Rick Lawrence - Electrician
Russell E. Curtis - Electrician
Steve Rollins - Electrician
Jeb Brody - Executive Producer
Michael Beugg - Executive Producer
Kelly Hunt - Extra Casting
Rich King & Associates - Extra Casting
De Votchka - Featured Music
Heather Lea - First Assistant Camera
Theda Streetman - First Assistant Camera
Thomas Patrick Smith - First Assistant Director
Diane Marshall - Foley Artist
Gregg Barbanell - Foley Artist
Kerry Carmean - Foley Editor
Lucy Sustar - Foley Mixer
Paul McIlvaine - Gaffer
Jennifer Starzyk - Key Costumer
Dugg Kirkpatrick - Key Hairstylist
Susan Carol-Schwary - Key Hairstylist
Angel Radefeld - Key Make-up
Troy Hope - Lead Scenic Artist
Michael Klingerman - Leadman
Chris Miller - Location Manager
Josh Winget - Music Editor
Anne Litt - Musical Direction/Supervision
Susan Jacobs - Musical Direction/Supervision
Jeanie Schroder - Musical Performer
John Krovoza - Musical Performer
Mychael Danna - Musical Performer
Nick Urata - Musical Performer
Thomas Hagerman - Musical Performer
Magic Film & Video Works - Negative Cutter
Cori Uchida - Personal Assistant
Emily McMaster - Personal Assistant
Felipe Linz - Personal Assistant
James Robert Kaplan - Personal Assistant
Jessica Otto - Personal Assistant
Joe Lewis - Personal Assistant
Molly Cooper - Personal Assistant
Trevanna Post - Post Production Accountant
Michael M. Toji - Post Production Supervisor
Mike Revell - Production Accountant
Francis M. Hadinoto - Production Assistant
Jason Mandel - Production Assistant
Joshua Mandel - Production Assistant
Michyl-Shannon Quilty - Production Coordinator
Kalina Ivanov - Production Designer
Bob Dohrmann - Production Supervisor
Tony Bonaventura - Properties Master
Rick Ash - Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Rodman - Re-Recording Mixer
Brad Haehnel - Recording
De Votchka - Recording
Paramount Recording Studios - Recording
Lyn Matsuda Norton - Script Supervisor
Suzanne C. Swindle - Script Supervisor
Gregory H. Dellerson - Second Assistant Camera
Rigney Sackley - Second Assistant Camera
Gregory Smith - Second Assistant Director
Kate Greenberg - Second Second Assistant Director
Melissa Levander - Set Decorator
Chris Ann Pappas - Set Dresser
David Marple - Set Dresser
Joe Garcia - Set Dresser
Rion Waller - Set Dresser
Mike Artino - Set Medic/First Aid
Christopher Licata - Set Production Assistant
Katherine A. Taylor - Set Production Assistant
Liron Reiter - Set Production Assistant
Negar Saddigh - Set Production Assistant
Paul Young - Set Production Assistant
Rocsana Saddigh - Set Production Assistant
Steven F. Nelson - Sound Effects Editor
Brad Haehnel - Sound Mixer
Paramount Recording Studios - Sound Mixer
Steven A. Morrow - Sound Mixer
Lawrence Karman - Steadicam Operator
Eric Lee - Still Photographer
Christie Abercrombi - Stunts
Clay Boss - Stunts
Jenny Worman - Stunts
Joe Everett Michaels - Stunts
Johnny Johnson - Stunts
Kacie Borrowman - Stunts
Kevin Maier - Stunts
Matt Taylor - Stunts
Peter Claven Cullen, Jr. - Stunts
Rick Gunderson - Stunts
Riley Thomas Harper - Stunts
Tim Trella - Stunts
Tracie Richelle Harrison - Stunts
Tom Harper - Stunts Coordinator
Andrew DeCristofaro - Supervising Sound Editor
Steven Robinson - Supervising Sound Editor
Adam Pinkstaff - Transportation Captain
Angel Desanti - Transportation Captain
Geno Hart - Transportation Coordinator
Michael Beugg - Unit Production Manager
Erik Bright - Unit Publicist
Insignia Incorporated - Unit Publicist
Jesse Salka - Unit Publicist
Ed Casares - Video Assist
Inc. Look Effects - Visual Effects
Josh Comen - Visual Effects Producer
Adam Avitabile - Visual Effects Supervisor
Barbara Harris - Voice Casting
Bryan Yaconelli - First Assistant Accountant

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