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.
Acting
Alan Arkin's foul-mouthed grandpa steals every scene he's in.
Writing
The dinner table Proust scene is perfect tragicomedy.
Score
DeVotchKa's indie folk score defines quirky 2000s cinema.
Director
Valerie Faris
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
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