Directed by Jonathan Dayton   Valerie Faris   Written by Michael Arndt   Cast Abigail Breslin ... Olive Hoover Greg Kinnear ... Richard Hoover Paul Dano ... Dwayne Alan Arkin ... Grandpa Edwin Hoover Toni Collette ... Sheryl Hoover Steve Carell ... Frank Ginsberg Marc Turtletaub ... Doctor #1 Jill Talley ... Cindy Brenda Canela ... Diner Waitress Julio Oscar Mechoso ... Mechanic Chuck Loring ... Convenience Store Proprietor Justin Shilton ... Josh Gordon Thomson ... Larry Sugarman Steven Christopher Parker ... Teen Boy #1 Bryan Cranston ... Stan Grossman John Walcutt ... Doctor #2 Paula Newsome ... Linda Dean Norris ... State Trooper McCleary Beth Grant ... Pageant Official Jenkins Wallace Langham ... Kirby Lauren Shiohama ... Miss California Mary Lynn Rajskub ... Pageant Assistant Pam Jerry Giles ... Funeral Home Worker Geoff Meed ... Biker Dad Matt Winston ... Pageant MC Joan Scheckel ... Judge Casandra Ashe ... Girl in Hallway Mel Rodriguez ... Officer Martinez 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 Uncredited Cast Erik David Barber ... Photographer Terry Bolo ... Pageant Worker Marc De'Antone ... Seminar Class Tara Dawn Holland ... Herself (archive footage) Ksenia Jarova ... Pretty Girl Alva Loomis ... Hotel Security Robert O'Connor ... Pageant Judge #1 Regis Philbin ... Himself (voice) Melissa Roberts ... Pageant Mom Matthew W. Tate ... Funeral Worker #2 Produced by Albert Berger   Michael Beugg   Jeb Brody   David T. Friendly   Bart Lipton   Peter Saraf   Marc Turtletaub   Ron Yerxa   Original Music by Mychael Danna   DeVotchKa

Additional Info Premiere: January 20, 2006 Theatrical Release: August 18, 2006 DVD Release: December 19, 2006 Blu-ray Release: February 03, 2009 Country: Distributor: Fox Searchlight Websites: Production Companies Searchlight Pictures (presents) Big Beach Films (in association with) (presents) (as Big Breach) Bona Fide Productions (as Bona Fide) Deep River Productions Third Gear Productions Major Studio Partners Distributors Searchlight Pictures   (2006) (World-wide) (all media) Searchlight Pictures   (2006) (USA) (theatrical) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2006) (USA) (DVD) 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment   (2009) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.5 / 10 Our Rating 7.1 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.8 / 10 Female Users 6.4 / 10 Site Ranking #299 / 21,119 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 8 total ratings Almost Perfect 2 total ratings Average 4 total ratings Mediocre 1 total rating Site Ranking #295 Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb (1964) #296 The Butterfly Effect (2004) #297 Rear Window (1954) #298 Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (2005) #299 Little Miss Sunshine (2006) #300 Squid Game: Season 1 (2021) #301 Shrek 2 (2004) #302 The Fifth Element (1997) #303 Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016)