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Release Date:
18 August 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Where's Olive? morePlot:
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 46 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(100 articles)
Oscar Brief: Many Predicting Oscar Will Go Slumming (From Rope Of Silicon. 30 November 2008, 11:29 PM, PST)
Cinematical Seven: Non-Dysfunctional Movie Families
(From Cinematical. 27 November 2008, 6:02 PM, PST)
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The story of a young girl who wants to be in a beauty pageant. moreCast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Abigail Breslin | ... | Olive Hoover |
 | Greg Kinnear | ... | Richard Hoover |
 | Paul Dano | ... | Dwayne |
 | Alan Arkin | ... | Grandpa Edwin Hoover |
 | Toni Collette | ... | Sheryl Hoover |
 | Steve Carell | ... | Frank Ginsberg |
| Marc Turtletaub | ... | Doctor #1 |
| Jill Talley | ... | Cindy |
 | Brenda Canela | ... | Diner Waitress |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | ... | Mechanic |
 | Chuck Loring | ... | Convenience Store Proprietor |
 | 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 |
 | Mel Rodriguez | ... | Officer Martinez |
| Alexandria Alaman | ... | Pageant Contestant |
 | Alissa Anderegg | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Brittany Baird | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Cambria Baird | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Brenae Bandy | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Kristen Holaas | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Maliah Hudson | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Destry Jacobs | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Lindsey Jordan | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Shane Murphy | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Annabelle Roberts | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Sydni Stevenson-Love | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Nicole Stoehr | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| Lauren Yee | ... | Pageant Contestant |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
 | Erik David | ... | Photographer (uncredited) |
| Marc De'Antone | ... | Seminar class (uncredited) |
| Tara Dawn Holland | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Ksenia Jarova | ... | Pretty Girl (uncredited) |
 | Robert O'Connor | ... | Pageant Judge #1 (uncredited) |
 | Regis Philbin | ... | Himself (voice) (uncredited) |
| Matthew W. Tate | ... | Funeral Worker #2 (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Jonathan Dayton | |||
| Valerie Faris | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Michael Arndt | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Albert Berger | .... | producer | |
| Michael Beugg | .... | executive producer | |
| Jeb Brody | .... | executive producer | |
| David T. Friendly | .... | producer | |
| Bart Lipton | .... | associate producer | |
| Peter Saraf | .... | producer | |
| Marc Turtletaub | .... | producer | |
| Ron Yerxa | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mychael Danna | |||
| DeVotchKa | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Tim Suhrstedt | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Pamela Martin | |||
Casting by | |||
| Justine Baddeley | |||
| Kim Davis | (as Kim Davis-Wagner) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Kalina Ivanov | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Alan E. Muraoka | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Melissa M. Levander | (as Melissa Levander) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Nancy Steiner | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Susan Carol Schwary | .... | key hair stylist (as Susan Carol-Schwary) | |
| Janis Clark | .... | hair department head | |
| Dugg Kirkpatrick | .... | key hair stylist (as 'Dugg' Kirkpatrick) | |
| Angel Radefeld | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Nicole Sortillon | .... | makeup assistant (as Nicole Sortillion) | |
| Torsten Witte | .... | makeup department head | |
Production Management | |||
| Michael Bergyl | .... | unit production manager | |
| Bob Dohrmann | .... | production supervisor | |
| Michael Toji | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Heather Anderson | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Kate Greenberg | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Joe May | .... | additional second second assistant director | |
| Gregory J. Smith | .... | second assistant director (as Gregory Smith) | |
| Thomas Patrick Smith | .... | first assistant director | |
| Thomas Robinson Harper | .... | second unit director (uncredited) | |
| Bart Lipton | .... | second second assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| Ellis J. Barbacoff | .... | assistant property master | |
| Tony Bonaventura | .... | property master | |
| Andrea Cantrell | .... | assistant props | |
| Jill Deibler | .... | buyer | |
| Joseph K. Garcia | .... | swing gang | |
| Theresa Greene | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Michael Klingerman | .... | leadman | |
| David Marple | .... | swing gang | |
| Rich Murray | .... | assistant art director | |
| Christopher Pappas | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Christopher Pappas | .... | props | |
| Rion Waller | .... | swing gang | |
Sound Department | |||
| Rick Ash | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Gregg Barbanell | .... | foley artist | |
| Kerry Ann Carmean | .... | foley editor | |
| Patrick Cusack | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Andrew DeCristofaro | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Craig Dollinger | .... | boom operator | |
| Bill Henderson | .... | sound re-recording engineer | |
| Stacey Michaels | .... | adr mixer | |
| Sterling Moore | .... | boom operator: additional photography | |
| Steven Morrow | .... | sound mixer | |
| Steve Nelson | .... | sound effects editor (as Steven F. Nelson) | |
| Nancy Nugent | .... | supervising adr editor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent) | |
| Buck Robinson | .... | sound mixer: additional photography | |
| Stephen P. Robinson | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Terry Rodman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Robert Sharman | .... | utility sound technician | |
| Christopher Sidor | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Greg Steele | .... | adr mixer | |
| John C. Stuver | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Greg Zimmerman | .... | adr recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ian Eyre | .... | special effects technician | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Adam Avitabile | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Chad Buehler | .... | digital compositor | |
| Joshua D. Comen | .... | visual effects producer (as Josh Comen) | |
| Jenny Foster | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Rob Ostir | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Steve Rodriguez | .... | colorist | |
Stunts | |||
| Kenny Anderson | .... | assistant stunt coordinator | |
| Kacie Borrowman | .... | stunt double: Abigail Breslin | |
| Riley Harper | .... | stunt double | |
| Thomas Robinson Harper | .... | stunt coordinator (as Tom Robinson Harper) | |
| Traci Richelle Harrison | .... | stunts | |
| Christie Hayes | .... | stunt double | |
| Michael Hugghins | .... | stunt double | |
| Mark Kubr | .... | stunts and water safety | |
| Larry Rippenkroeger | .... | stunts | |
| Matthew Taylor | .... | stunt double: Greg Kinnear | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Thomas Bango | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Matt Bardocz | .... | best boy electric | |
| Clint Borden | .... | dolly grip: "b" camera | |
| Tom Boyd | .... | underwater camera operator | |
| Brian Cantrell | .... | electrician | |
| Jack Carpenter | .... | camera car grip | |
| Theda Cunningham | .... | first assistant camera: "a" camera | |
| Greg Dellerson | .... | assistant camera | |
| Josh Denering | .... | grip | |
| Carlos M. Gallardo | .... | dolly grip | |
| Paul Goodstein | .... | key grip | |
| Jeffrey Greeley | .... | camera operator | |
| Keith A. Hascher | .... | lighting technician | |
| Jimi Johnson | .... | video assist operator | |
| Lawrence Karman | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Rick Lawrence | .... | grip | |
| Heather Lea | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Eric Lee | .... | still photographer | |
| Christopher Mack | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Paul McIlvaine | .... | gaffer | |
| Alan Morier | .... | lighting technician | |
| Tony Olivieri | .... | first assistant Steadicam | |
| Michelle Pizanis | .... | clapper loader | |
| Chris J. Rossi | .... | best boy grip | |
| Rigney Sackley | .... | assistant camera | |
| Atom Vyvial | .... | grip | |
Casting Department | |||
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Kelly Hunt | .... | extras casting | |
| Rich King | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Bethany Bernhard | .... | set costumer | |
| Lisa Hyde | .... | set costumer | |
| Robin McMullan | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Jennifer Starzyk | .... | key costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ian Elias | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Joe Fineman | .... | post-production consultant | |
| Terel Gibson | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jessica Otto | .... | post-production assistant: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris | |
| Nick Wenger | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Lee Wimer | .... | color timer | |
Music Department | |||
| Elliott Goldkind | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Brad Haehnel | .... | music mixer | |
| Brad Haehnel | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Susan Jacobs | .... | music supervisor | |
| Anne Litt | .... | music supervisor | |
| Rob Simonsen | .... | assistant to composer | |
| Tony Tisdale | .... | additional music contributor | |
| Joshua Winget | .... | music editor (as Josh Winget) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Mike Belt | .... | mechanic | |
| Angel Desanti | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Dillan Esco | .... | driver | |
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: camera car | |
| Geno Hart | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Marty Osborne | .... | picture cars | |
| John Pellegrino | .... | transportation | |
| Adam Pinkstaff | .... | transportation captain | |
| William Smallwood | .... | driver: production van | |
Thanks | |||
| James Everett Dayton | .... | thanks | |
| Joan Scheckel | .... | the directors wish to thank: Joan Scheckel Lab | |
| Jocelyn Towne | .... | special thanks | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (2006) (France) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (2006) (Japan) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Bontonfilm (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
- FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
- Fox Searchlight Pictures (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
- Fox-Warner (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Tatrafilm (2007) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Title House Digital (opticals)
- LOOK! Effects (digital visual effects)
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services production insurance
- Avon Studio Transport transportation
- Bob Industries the producers wish to thank
- Body Glove special thanks
- Camera Cars Unlimited camera car and process trailer
- Carpenter Camera Cars camera car and process trailer
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment cranes and dollies
- Cinetic Media distribution advisory services
- Consolidated Film Industries (CFI) color
- Converse special thanks
- Dolby Laboratories sound post-production
- Eclipse Catering catering
- Entertainment Partners payroll
- Global Entertainment Partners video dailies
- GotFootage special thanks
- Insignia Public Relations unit publicity
- J.L. Fisher camera cranes
- Lakeshore Records soundtrack
- Magic Film and Video Works negative cutting
- Miss America Productions special thanks
- Murad Skin Care Laboratories special thanks
- Negative People negative cutting
- Pacific Title main title design
- Panavision cameras and lenses
- Paramount Recording Studios music recorded and mixed at
- R.P. Productions special thanks
- Reebok special thanks
- Shotmaker camera car and process trailer (as Shotmaker)
- Sloss Law Office production legal services
- Soundelux sound editing
- Title House Digital titles and opticals
- Vans special thanks
- Vine Street Studios sound re-recording (as Todd-AO Vine Street Studios)
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
101 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
ColorAspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (certificate #42333) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:PG-12 | Chile:TEMOVIEmeter: 
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The drawing on Dwayne's T-shirt is the face of Big Brother from the 1956 film version of George Orwell's "1984". moreGoofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Richard closes the trunk of the van at the hotel, the sound of it closing can be heard a little bit after he actually closes it. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.
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I went to a screening of this film at Sundance earlier this year, and this is what I wrote about it immediately following:
This was a little less indie, cast-wise, but was jarringly real in a way that Hollywood rarely fosters. The story is of a limply-functional family, whose good leg is dysfunctional, and of the way that their love for each other is solid, somewhere underneath the varying shades of crazy. This film. Oh, this film! I have never laughed harder, and at such true-to-life comedy--nothing silly or goofy or forced or fake about the lines. It felt more like watching a documentary (minus all the familiar faces) and every time the laughter became almost unbearable, a little dash of agony or melancholic sadness was thrown in, and spawned aching tears. I sigh still, thinking of how completely in control of my insides that cast, that writer, that director all were. They owned my ass, and I will love them forever for it.
I can't wait to see it again. Do NOT miss it.