"A family on the verge of a breakdown"

2006

1h 42m

7.7(7386 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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.

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Cast & Crew

44 members

Acting

Greg Kinnear

Richard Hoover

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Toni Collette

Sheryl Hoover

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Steve Carell

Frank Ginsberg

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Paul Dano

Dwayne Hoover

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Abigail Breslin

Olive Hoover

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Alan Arkin

Edwin Hoover

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Bryan Cranston

Stan Grossman

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Beth Grant

Nancy Jenkins

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Wallace Langham

Kirby

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Matt Winston

Pageant MC

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Julio Oscar Mechoso

Mechanic

Production

Marc Turtletaub

Doctor #1

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Jill Talley

Cindy

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Brenda Canela

Diner Waitress

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Chuck Loring

Convience Store Proprietor

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Justin Shilton

Josh

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Gordon Thomson

Larry Sugarman

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Steven Christopher Parker

Teen Boy #1

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John Walcutt

Doctor #2

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Paula Newsome

Linda

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Dean Norris

State Trooper McCleary

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Lauren Shiohama

Miss California

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Mary Lynn Rajskub

Pageant Assistant Pam

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Jerry Giles

Funeral Home Worker

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Geoff Meed

Biker Dad

Writing

Joan Scheckel

Judge

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Mel Rodriguez

Officer Martinez

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Casandra Ashe

Girl in Hallway

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Alexandria Alaman

Pageant Contestant

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Alissa Anderegg

Pageant Contestant

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Brittany Baird

Pageant Contestant

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Cambria Baird

Pageant Contestant

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Brenae Bandy

Pageant Contestant

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Kristen Holaas

Pageant Contestant

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Maliah Hudson

Pageant Contestant

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Destry Jacobs

Pageant Contestant

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Lindsey Jordan

Pageant Contestant

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Shane Murphy

Pageant Contestant

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Annabelle Roberts

Pageant Contestant

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Sydni Stevenson-Love

Pageant Contestant

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Nicole Stoehr

Pageant Contestant

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Lauren Yee

Pageant Contestant

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Terry Bolo

Pageant Worker (uncredited)

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George W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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