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Little Miss Sunshine
Little Miss Sunshine

Little Miss Sunshine

A family on the verge of a breakdown

Genres

ComedyDrama

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.

Others

Budget

$8000000

Revenue

$100523181

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

102 mins

Rating

7.694/10

Release Date

26 July 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

Greg Kinnear

Greg Kinnear

Richard Hoover

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Sheryl Hoover

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Frank Ginsberg

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

Dwayne Hoover

Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin

Olive Hoover

Alan Arkin

Alan Arkin

Edwin Hoover

Bryan Cranston

Bryan Cranston

Stan Grossman

Beth Grant

Beth Grant

Nancy Jenkins

Wallace Langham

Wallace Langham

Kirby

Matt Winston

Matt Winston

Pageant MC

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Julio Oscar Mechoso

Mechanic

Marc Turtletaub

Marc Turtletaub

Doctor #1

Jill Talley

Jill Talley

Cindy

Brenda Canela

Brenda Canela

Diner Waitress

Chuck Loring

Chuck Loring

Convience Store Proprietor

Justin Shilton

Justin Shilton

Josh

Gordon Thomson

Gordon Thomson

Larry Sugarman

Steven Christopher Parker

Steven Christopher Parker

Teen Boy #1

John Walcutt

John Walcutt

Doctor #2

Paula Newsome

Paula Newsome

Linda

Dean Norris

Dean Norris

State Trooper McCleary

Lauren Shiohama

Lauren Shiohama

Miss California

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Pageant Assistant Pam

Jerry Giles

Jerry Giles

Funeral Home Worker

Geoff Meed

Geoff Meed

Biker Dad

Joan Scheckel

Joan Scheckel

Judge

Mel Rodriguez

Mel Rodriguez

Officer Martinez

Casandra Ashe

Casandra Ashe

Girl in Hallway

Alexandria Alaman

Alexandria Alaman

Pageant Contestant

Alissa Anderegg

Alissa Anderegg

Pageant Contestant

Brittany Baird

Brittany Baird

Pageant Contestant

Cambria Baird

Cambria Baird

Pageant Contestant

Brenae Bandy

Brenae Bandy

Pageant Contestant

Kristen Holaas

Kristen Holaas

Pageant Contestant

Maliah Hudson

Maliah Hudson

Pageant Contestant

Destry Jacobs

Destry Jacobs

Pageant Contestant

Lindsey Jordan

Lindsey Jordan

Pageant Contestant

Shane Murphy

Shane Murphy

Pageant Contestant

Annabelle Roberts

Annabelle Roberts

Pageant Contestant

Sydni Stevenson-Love

Sydni Stevenson-Love

Pageant Contestant

Nicole Stoehr

Nicole Stoehr

Pageant Contestant

Lauren Yee

Lauren Yee

Pageant Contestant

Terry Bolo

Terry Bolo

Pageant Worker (uncredited)

George W. Bush

George W. Bush

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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