Comedy / Drama /

Score: 76.9%( 7303 votes )

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.

Cast:

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

Chuck Loring
Convience Store Proprietor

Justin Shilton
Josh

Gordon Thomson
Larry Sugarman

Steven Christopher Parker
Teen Boy #1

John Walcutt
Doctor #2

Paula Newsome
Linda

Dean Norris
State Trooper McCleary

Lauren Shiohama
Miss California

Mary Lynn Rajskub
Pageant Assistant Pam

Jerry Giles
Funeral Home Worker

Geoff Meed
Biker Dad

Joan Scheckel
Judge

Mel Rodriguez
Officer Martinez

Casandra Ashe
Girl in Hallway

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

Terry Bolo
Pageant Worker (uncredited)

George W. Bush
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)