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Little Miss Sunshine

7.7

Released July 26, 2006Runtime 1h 42min

A family on the verge of a breakdown

A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Big Beach

Bona Fide Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Finances

Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $100,523,181
Profit/Loss: $92,523,181

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Cast

Greg KinnearRichard Hoover

Toni ColletteSheryl Hoover

Steve CarellFrank Ginsberg

Paul DanoDwayne Hoover

Abigail BreslinOlive Hoover

Alan ArkinEdwin Hoover

Bryan CranstonStan Grossman

Beth GrantNancy Jenkins

Wallace LanghamKirby

Matt WinstonPageant MC

Julio Oscar MechosoMechanic

Marc TurtletaubDoctor #1

Jill TalleyCindy

Brenda CanelaDiner Waitress

Chuck LoringConvience Store Proprietor

Justin ShiltonJosh

Gordon ThomsonLarry Sugarman

Steven Christopher ParkerTeen Boy #1

John WalcuttDoctor #2

Paula NewsomeLinda

Dean NorrisState Trooper McCleary

Lauren ShiohamaMiss California

Mary Lynn RajskubPageant Assistant Pam

Jerry GilesFuneral Home Worker

Geoff MeedBiker Dad

Joan ScheckelJudge

Mel RodriguezOfficer Martinez

Casandra AsheGirl in Hallway

Alexandria AlamanPageant Contestant

Alissa AndereggPageant Contestant

Brittany BairdPageant Contestant

Cambria BairdPageant Contestant

Brenae BandyPageant Contestant

Kristen HolaasPageant Contestant

Maliah HudsonPageant Contestant

Destry JacobsPageant Contestant

Lindsey JordanPageant Contestant

Shane MurphyPageant Contestant

Annabelle RobertsPageant Contestant

Sydni Stevenson-LovePageant Contestant

Nicole StoehrPageant Contestant

Lauren YeePageant Contestant

Terry BoloPageant Worker (uncredited)

George W. BushSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)

Crew

Jonathan DaytonDirector

Valerie FarisDirector

Heather AndersonAdditional Second Assistant Director

Kate GreenbergSecond Second Assistant Director

Gregory J. SmithSecond Assistant Director

Lyn Matsuda NortonScript Supervisor

Suzanne C. SwindleScript Supervisor

Thomas Patrick SmithFirst Assistant Director

Michael ArndtWriter

Albert BergerProducer

David T. FriendlyProducer

Peter SarafProducer

Marc TurtletaubProducer

Ron YerxaProducer

Justine ArtetaCasting

Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting

Thomas FarrPayroll Accountant

Jennifer Zolten FreedPost Production Accountant

Shaun GreenspanProduction Assistant

Charissa McLainAssistant Production Coordinator

Sara PollackProduction Executive

Bryan YaconelliFirst Assistant Accountant

Michael BeuggExecutive Producer

Jeb BrodyExecutive Producer

Bart LiptonAssociate Producer

Michyl-Shannon QuiltyProduction Coordinator

Bob DohrmannProduction Supervisor

Michael BeuggUnit Production Manager

Kim Davis-WagnerCasting

Christopher MillerLocation Manager

Cate EngelCasting Associate

Mike RevellProduction Accountant

Tim SuhrstedtDirector of Photography

Pamela MartinEditor

Kalina IvanovProduction Design

Alan E. MuraokaArt Direction

Melissa M. LevanderSet Decoration

Nancy SteinerCostume Design

DeVotchKaOriginal Music Composer

Angel RadefeldKey Makeup Artist

Nicole Sortillon AmosMakeup & Hair Assistant

Ellis J. BarbacoffAssistant Property Master

Robert CookPainter

Joseph Kevin GarciaSwing

Rich MurrayAssistant Art Director

Christopher PappasOn Set Dresser

Ryan WylieProps

Gregg BarbanellFoley Artist

Patrick CusackAssistant Sound Editor

Larry HopkinsSound Mixer

Stacey MichaelsADR Mixer

Christopher SidorSound Mix Technician

Lucy SustarFoley Mixer

Greg ZimmermanADR Recordist

Ian EyreSpecial Effects Technician

Chad BuehlerDigital Compositor

Steve RodriguezColorist

Clay CullenStunt Double

Traci Richelle HarrisonStunts

Thomas BangoFirst Assistant Camera

Brian CantrellElectrician

Theda CunninghamFirst Assistant "A" Camera

Greg DellersonAssistant Camera

Josh DeneringKey Rigging Grip

Keith A. HascherLighting Technician

Jimi JohnsonVideo Assist Operator

Frederick LawrenceGrip

Christopher MackFirst Assistant Camera

Michelle PizanisClapper Loader

Chris J. RossiBest Boy Grip

Bethany BernhardSet Costumer

Edward GouldCostumer

Ian EliasPost Production Assistant

Terel GibsonFirst Assistant Editor

Jessica OttoPost Production Assistant

Mark Todd OsborneAdditional Colorist

Dan MilnerLocation Scout

Brad HaehnelScoring Mixer

Joseph AroestiTransportation Co-Captain

Dillan EscoDriver

Marty OsbornePicture Car Coordinator

Erik BrightUnit Publicist

Erick KwiecienIntern

James Everett DaytonThanks

Theresa GreeneArt Department Coordinator

Eric LeeStill Photographer

Lawrence KarmanSteadicam Operator

Jeffrey GreeleyCamera Operator

Stephen P. RobinsonSupervising Sound Editor

Andrew DeCristofaroSupervising Sound Editor

Rick AshSound Re-Recording Mixer

Terry RodmanSound Re-Recording Mixer

Steven F. NelsonSound Effects Editor

Craig DollingerBoom Operator

Thomas Robinson HarperStunt Coordinator

Kacie BorrowmanStunt Double

Michael HugghinsStunt Double

Christie HayesStunt Double

Matthew TaylorStunt Double

Larry RippenkroegerStunts

Riley HarperStunt Double

Susan JacobsMusic Supervisor

Anne LittMusic Supervisor

Marguerite Pomerhn DerricksChoreographer

Robin McMullanCostume Supervisor

Torsten WitteMakeup Department Head

Janis ClarkHair Department Head

Susan Carol SchwaryKey Hair Stylist

Dugg KirkpatrickKey Hair Stylist

Geno HartTransportation Coordinator

Adam PinkstaffTransportation Captain

Angel DeSantiTransportation Co-Captain

Michael TojiPost Production Supervisor

Diane MarshallFoley

Joshua WingetMusic Editor

Lee WimerColor Timer

Adam AvitabileVisual Effects Supervisor

Joshua D. ComenVisual Effects Producer

Amy LedermanMakeup Artist

Michael KlingermanLeadman

Kerry Carmean-WilliamsFoley Editor

Nancy Nugent TitleSupervising ADR Editor

Jenny FosterVisual Effects Coordinator

Matt BardoczBest Boy Electric

Tom BoydUnderwater Camera

Carlos M. GallardoDolly Grip

Paul GoodsteinKey Grip

Heather LeaFirst Assistant Camera

Paul McIlvaineGaffer

Jennifer StarzykKey Costumer

Cecilia CardwellStudio Teachers

John C. StuverDialogue Editor

Tony BonaventuraProperty Master

Mychael DannaOriginal Music Composer

Steven A. MorrowSound Mixer

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Reviews

by zombieakacris

"Fuck a lot of woman kid, I have no reason to lie, not just one. A lot of women." Description: A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. Review: Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 dramatic comedy that delivers ...

Alan Arkin might have got the Oscar but it's Greg Kinnear who steals this for me. Talk about a pain in the proverbial! He is "Richard", a rather pompously self-motivated man who is trying to sell his nine point plan for success to "Grossmann" (a fleeting appearance from Bryan Cranston). Meantime, h...