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.
Cast
Greg Kinnear
Richard Hoover
Toni Collette
Sheryl Hoover
Steve Carell
Frank Ginsberg
Paul Dano
Dwayne Hoover
Abigail Breslin
Olive Hoover
Alan Arkin
Edwin Hoover
Bryan Cranston
Stan Grossman
Beth Grant
Nancy Jenkins
Wallace Langham
Kirby
Matt Winston
Pageant MC
Julio Oscar Mechoso
Mechanic
Marc Turtletaub
Doctor #1
Jill Talley
Cindy
Brenda Canela
Diner Waitress
Chuck Loring
Convience Store Proprietor
Justin Shilton
Josh
Gordon Thomson
Larry Sugarman
Steven Christopher Parker
Teen Boy #1
John Walcutt
Doctor #2
Paula Newsome
Linda
Dean Norris
State Trooper McCleary
Lauren Shiohama
Miss California
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Pageant Assistant Pam
Jerry Giles
Funeral Home Worker
Geoff Meed
Biker Dad
Joan Scheckel
Judge
Mel Rodriguez
Officer Martinez
Casandra Ashe
Girl in Hallway
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
Terry Bolo
Pageant Worker (uncredited)
George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Crew
Valerie Faris
Director
Jonathan Dayton
Director
Michael Arndt
Writer
Pamela Martin
Editor
Tim Suhrstedt
Director of Photography
Steve Rodriguez
Colorist
Mark Todd Osborne
Additional Colorist
Lee Wimer
Color Timer
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Gregory J. Smith
Second Assistant Director
Kate Greenberg
Second Second Assistant Director
Heather Anderson
Additional Second Assistant Director
Charissa McLain
Assistant Production Coordinator
Michyl-Shannon Quilty
Production Coordinator
Marty Osborne
Picture Car Coordinator
Michael Beugg
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Jeb Brody
Executive Producer
Bob Dohrmann
Production Supervisor
Peter Saraf
Producer
Albert Berger
Producer
Marc Turtletaub
Producer
Ron Yerxa
Producer
David T. Friendly
Producer
Bart Lipton
Associate Producer
Shaun Greenspan
Production Assistant
Kalina Ivanov
Production Design
Jeffrey Greeley
Camera Operator
Greg Dellerson
Assistant Camera
Christopher Mack
First Assistant Camera
Thomas Bango
First Assistant Camera
Heather Lea
First Assistant Camera
Theda Cunningham
First Assistant "A" Camera
Carlos M. Gallardo
Dolly Grip
Lawrence Karman
Steadicam Operator
Ian Elias
Post Production Assistant
Jessica Otto
Post Production Assistant
Michael Toji
Post Production Supervisor
Cate Engel
Casting Associate
Justine Arteta
Casting
Kim Davis-Wagner
Casting
Jennifer Starzyk
Key Costumer
Bethany Bernhard
Set Costumer
Robin McMullan
Costume Supervisor
Nancy Steiner
Costume Design
Edward Gould
Costumer
Janis Clark
Hair Department Head
Susan Carol Schwary
Key Hair Stylist
Dugg Kirkpatrick
Key Hair Stylist
Nicole Sortillon Amos
Makeup & Hair Assistant
Torsten Witte
Makeup Department Head
Angel Radefeld
Key Makeup Artist
Amy Lederman
Makeup Artist
Theresa Greene
Art Department Coordinator
Rich Murray
Assistant Art Director
Steven F. Nelson
Sound Effects Editor
Stephen P. Robinson
Supervising Sound Editor
Andrew DeCristofaro
Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Cusack
Assistant Sound Editor
Terry Rodman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Hopkins
Sound Mixer
Steven A. Morrow
Sound Mixer
Christopher Sidor
Sound Mix Technician
Brad Haehnel
Scoring Mixer
Craig Dollinger
Boom Operator
Gregg Barbanell
Foley Artist
Kerry Carmean-Williams
Foley Editor
Lucy Sustar
Foley Mixer
Diane Marshall
Foley
Nancy Nugent Title
Supervising ADR Editor
Stacey Michaels
ADR Mixer
Greg Zimmerman
ADR Recordist
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Keith A. Hascher
Lighting Technician
Ian Eyre
Special Effects Technician
Adam Avitabile
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joshua D. Comen
Visual Effects Producer
Jenny Foster
Visual Effects Coordinator
DeVotchKa
Original Music Composer
Mychael Danna
Original Music Composer
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Anne Litt
Music Supervisor
Joshua Winget
Music Editor
Adam Pinkstaff
Transportation Captain
Joseph Aroesti
Transportation Co-Captain
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Co-Captain
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Mike Revell
Production Accountant
Bryan Yaconelli
First Assistant Accountant
Jennifer Zolten Freed
Post Production Accountant
Thomas Farr
Payroll Accountant
John C. Stuver
Dialogue Editor
Josh Denering
Key Rigging Grip
Robert Cook
Painter
Tom Boyd
Underwater Camera
Melissa M. Levander
Set Decoration
Christopher Pappas
On Set Dresser
Ryan Wylie
Props
Eric Lee
Still Photographer
Suzanne C. Swindle
Script Supervisor
Lyn Matsuda Norton
Script Supervisor
Brian Cantrell
Electrician
Matt Bardocz
Best Boy Electric
Dillan Esco
Driver
Christopher Miller
Location Manager
Dan Milner
Location Scout
Traci Richelle Harrison
Stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger
Stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper
Stunt Coordinator
Clay Cullen
Stunt Double
Christie Hayes
Stunt Double
Riley Harper
Stunt Double
Kacie Borrowman
Stunt Double
Michael Hugghins
Stunt Double
Matthew Taylor
Stunt Double
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks
Choreographer
Tony Bonaventura
Property Master
Ellis J. Barbacoff
Assistant Property Master
Michelle Pizanis
Clapper Loader
Chris J. Rossi
Best Boy Grip
Cecilia Cardwell
Studio Teachers
Joseph Kevin Garcia
Swing
Erick Kwiecien
Intern
Jimi Johnson
Video Assist Operator
Paul Goodstein
Key Grip
Frederick Lawrence
Grip
Paul McIlvaine
Gaffer
Sara Pollack
Production Executive
Chad Buehler
Digital Compositor
Erik Bright
Unit Publicist
Alan E. Muraoka
Art Direction
Terel Gibson
First Assistant Editor
Michael Klingerman
Leadman
James Everett Dayton
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