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