Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Released: 2006-07-26 Duration: 1hr 42min

Genres: Comedy Drama

Rating 7.7

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A family on the verge of a breakdown

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.

Production Companies

Big Beach

Bona Fide Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$8,000,000.00
Revenue	$100,523,181.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	11.128

Directed By

Jonathan Dayton

Valerie Faris

Crew

Director
Jonathan Dayton

Director
Valerie Faris

Producer
Albert Berger

Producer
David T. Friendly

Producer
Peter Saraf

Producer
Marc Turtletaub

Producer
Ron Yerxa

Director of Photography
Tim Suhrstedt

Editor
Pamela Martin

Casting
Justine Arteta

Production Design
Kalina Ivanov

Art Direction
Alan E. Muraoka

Set Decoration
Melissa M. Levander

Costume Design
Nancy Steiner

Writer
Michael Arndt

Original Music Composer
DeVotchKa

Key Makeup Artist
Angel Radefeld

Makeup & Hair Assistant
Nicole Sortillon Amos

Additional Second Assistant Director
Heather Anderson

Second Second Assistant Director
Kate Greenberg

Second Assistant Director
Gregory J. Smith

Assistant Property Master
Ellis J. Barbacoff

Painter
Robert Cook

Swing
Joseph Kevin Garcia

Assistant Art Director
Rich Murray

On Set Dresser
Christopher Pappas

Props
Ryan Wylie

Foley Artist
Gregg Barbanell

Assistant Sound Editor
Patrick Cusack

Sound Mixer
Larry Hopkins

ADR Mixer
Stacey Michaels

Sound Mix Technician
Christopher Sidor

Foley Mixer
Lucy Sustar

ADR Recordist
Greg Zimmerman

Special Effects Technician
Ian Eyre

Digital Compositor
Chad Buehler

Colorist
Steve Rodriguez

Stunt Double
Clay Cullen

Stunts
Traci Richelle Harrison

First Assistant Camera
Thomas Bango

Electrician
Brian Cantrell

First Assistant "A" Camera
Theda Cunningham

Assistant Camera
Greg Dellerson

Key Rigging Grip
Josh Denering

Lighting Technician
Keith A. Hascher

Video Assist Operator
Jimi Johnson

Grip
Frederick Lawrence

First Assistant Camera
Christopher Mack

Clapper Loader
Michelle Pizanis

Best Boy Grip
Chris J. Rossi

ADR Voice Casting
Barbara Harris

Set Costumer
Bethany Bernhard

Costumer
Edward Gould

Post Production Assistant
Ian Elias

First Assistant Editor
Terel Gibson

Post Production Assistant
Jessica Otto

Additional Colorist
Mark Todd Osborne

Location Scout
Dan Milner

Scoring Mixer
Brad Haehnel

Transportation Co-Captain
Joseph Aroesti

Driver
Dillan Esco

Picture Car Coordinator
Marty Osborne

Unit Publicist
Erik Bright

Payroll Accountant
Thomas Farr

Post Production Accountant
Jennifer Zolten Freed

Production Assistant
Shaun Greenspan

Intern
Erick Kwiecien

Assistant Production Coordinator
Charissa McLain

Production Executive
Sara Pollack

First Assistant Accountant
Bryan Yaconelli

Thanks
James Everett Dayton

Executive Producer
Michael Beugg

Executive Producer
Jeb Brody

Associate Producer
Bart Lipton

Script Supervisor
Lyn Matsuda Norton

Script Supervisor
Suzanne C. Swindle

Production Coordinator
Michyl-Shannon Quilty

Art Department Coordinator
Theresa Greene

Production Supervisor
Bob Dohrmann

Unit Production Manager
Michael Beugg

Still Photographer
Eric Lee

Steadicam Operator
Lawrence Karman

Camera Operator
Jeffrey Greeley

Supervising Sound Editor
Stephen P. Robinson

Supervising Sound Editor
Andrew DeCristofaro

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Rick Ash

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Terry Rodman

Sound Effects Editor
Steven F. Nelson

Boom Operator
Craig Dollinger

Stunt Coordinator
Thomas Robinson Harper

Stunt Double
Kacie Borrowman

Stunt Double
Michael Hugghins

Stunt Double
Christie Hayes

Stunt Double
Matthew Taylor

Stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger

Stunt Double
Riley Harper

Casting
Kim Davis-Wagner

Music Supervisor
Susan Jacobs

Music Supervisor
Anne Litt

Choreographer
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks

Location Manager
Christopher Miller

Costume Supervisor
Robin McMullan

Makeup Department Head
Torsten Witte

Hair Department Head
Janis Clark

Key Hair Stylist
Susan Carol Schwary

Key Hair Stylist
Dugg Kirkpatrick

Casting Associate
Cate Engel

Production Accountant
Mike Revell

Transportation Coordinator
Geno Hart

Transportation Captain
Adam Pinkstaff

Transportation Co-Captain
Angel DeSanti

Post Production Supervisor
Michael Toji

Foley
Diane Marshall

Music Editor
Joshua Winget

Color Timer
Lee Wimer

Visual Effects Supervisor
Adam Avitabile

Visual Effects Producer
Joshua D. Comen

Makeup Artist
Amy Lederman

First Assistant Director
Thomas Patrick Smith

Leadman
Michael Klingerman

Foley Editor
Kerry Ann Carmean

Supervising ADR Editor
Nancy Nugent

Visual Effects Coordinator
Jenny Foster

Best Boy Electric
Matt Bardocz

Underwater Camera
Tom Boyd

Dolly Grip
Carlos M. Gallardo

Key Grip
Paul Goodstein

First Assistant Camera
Heather Lea

Gaffer
Paul McIlvaine

Key Costumer
Jennifer Starzyk

Studio Teachers
Cecilia Cardwell

Dialogue Editor
John C. Stuver

Property Master
Tony Bonaventura

Original Music Composer
Mychael Danna

Sound Mixer
Steven A. Morrow

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