Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris

Writing Credits

Michael Arndt
(written by)

Cast

Abigail Breslin
Olive
Greg Kinnear
Richard Hoover
Paul Dano
Dwayne
Alan Arkin
Edwin Hoover
Toni Collette
Sheryl
Steve Carell
Frank
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
Erik David Barber
Photographer
Terry Bolo
Pageant Worker
Marc De'Antone
Seminar Class
Tara Dawn Holland
Tara Dawn Holland
Ksenia Jarova
Pretty Girl
Spencer Kayden
Mrs. May - Pageant Contestant
Alva Loomis
Hotel Security
Robert O'Connor
Pageant Judge #1
Regis Philbin
Regis Philbin
Melissa Roberts
Pageant Mom
Matthew W. Tate
Funeral Worker #2

Produced by

Albert Berger
producer
Michael Beugg
executive producer
Jeb Brody
executive producer
David T. Friendly
producer
Bart Lipton
associate producer
Peter Saraf
producer
Marc Turtletaub
producer
Ron Yerxa
producer

Music by

Mychael Danna
DeVotchKa

Cinematography by

Tim Suhrstedt
director of photography

Editing by

Pamela Martin

Casting By

Justine Arteta
(as Justine Baddeley)
Kim Davis-Wagner

Production Design by

Kalina Ivanov

Art Direction by

Alan E. Muraoka

Set Decoration by

Melissa Levander

Costume Design by

Nancy Steiner

Makeup Department

Janis Clark
hair department head
Dugg Kirkpatrick
key hair stylist (as 'Dugg' Kirkpatrick)
Amy Lederman
makeup artist
Angel Radefeld
key makeup artist
Susan Carol Schwary
key hair stylist (as Susan Carol-Schwary)
Nicole Sortillon Amos
makeup assistant (as Nicole Sortillion)
Torsten Witte
makeup department head

Production Management

Michael Beugg
unit production manager
Robert J. Dohrmann
production supervisor (as Bob Dohrmann)
Michael Toji
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Heather Anderson
additional second second assistant director
Kate Greenberg
second second assistant director
Joe May
additional second assistant director
Gregory J. Smith
second assistant director (as Gregory Smith)
Thomas Patrick Smith
first assistant director
Thomas Robinson Harper
second unit director (uncredited)
Bart Lipton
second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

Dawn Baillie
Poster Designer
Ellis J. Barbacoff
assistant property master
Tony Bonaventura
property master
Andrea Cantrell
assistant props
Robert Cook
painter
Jill Deibler
buyer
Joseph Kevin Garcia
swing gang (as Joseph K. Garcia)
Theresa Greene
art department coordinator
Michael Klingerman
leadman
David Marple
swing gang
Rich Murray
assistant art director
Christopher Pappas
on-set dresser / props
Rion Waller
swing gang
Ryan Wylie
props

Sound Department

Rick Ash
re-recording mixer
Gregg Barbanell
foley artist
Kerry Carmean-Williams
foley editor (as Kerry Ann Carmean)
Patrick Cusack
assistant sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro
supervising sound editor
Craig Dollinger
boom operator
Bill Henderson
sound re-recording engineer
Larry Hopkins
sound mixer
Jeff Levy
commentary production mixer
Tim Maxwell
sound re-recordist
Stacey Michaels
adr mixer
Sterling Moore
boom operator: additional photography
Steven Morrow
sound mixer
Steve Nelson
sound effects editor (as Steven F. Nelson)
Nancy Nugent Title
supervising adr editor (as Nancy Kyong Nugent)
Buck Robinson
sound mixer: additional photography
Stephen P. Robinson
supervising sound editor
Terry Rodman
re-recording mixer
Robert Sharman
utility sound technician
Christopher Sidor
sound mix technician
Greg Steele
adr mixer
John C. Stuver
dialogue editor
Lucy Sustar
foley mixer
Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist
Linda Lew
foley recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup
sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Ian Eyre
special effects technician

Visual Effects by

Adam Avitabile
visual effects supervisor
Chad Buehler
digital compositor
Joshua D. Comen
visual effects producer (as a different name)
Jenny Foster
visual effects coordinator
Rob Ostir
digital effects artist
Steve Rodriguez
colorist

Stunts

Kenny Anderson
assistant stunt coordinator
Kacie Borrowman
stunt double: Abigail Breslin
Clay Cullen
stunt double
Riley Harper
stunt double
Thomas Robinson Harper
stunt coordinator (as Tom Robinson Harper)
Christie Hayes
stunt double
Michael Hugghins
stunt double
Mark Kubr
stunts and water safety
Larry Rippenkroeger
stunts
Matthew Taylor
stunt double: Greg Kinnear
Traci Harrison Tsou
stunts (as Traci Richelle Harrison)

Camera and Electrical Department

Thomas Bango
first assistant camera
Matt Bardocz
best boy electric
Clint Borden
dolly grip: "b" camera
Tom Boyd
underwater camera operator
Brian Cantrell
electrician
Jack Carpenter
camera car grip
Theda Cunningham
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Dellerson
assistant camera
Josh Denering
key rigging grip
Carlos M. Gallardo
dolly grip
Paul Goodstein
key grip
Jeffrey Greeley
camera operator
Keith A. Hascher
lighting technician
Jimi Johnson
video assist operator
Lawrence Karman
steadicam operator
Frederick Lawrence
grip
Eric Lee
still photographer
Heather LeRoy
first assistant camera (as Heather Lea)
Christopher Mack
"b" camera / first assistant camera
Paul McIlvaine
gaffer
Alan Morier
lighting technician
Tony Olivieri
first assistant Steadicam
Michelle Pizanis
clapper loader
Chris J. Rossi
best boy grip
Rigney Sackley
"a" camera second assistant
Aaron Atom Vyvial
grip

Casting Department

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Kelly Hunt
extras casting
Rich King
extras casting
Steven Raye Stanard
talent manager

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Bethany Bernhard
set costumer
Edward Gould
costumer
Lisa Hyde
set costumer
Robin McMullan
costume supervisor
Jennifer Starzyk
key costumer

Editorial Department

Susan Bliss
post script services
Fred Chandler
post production executive
Ian Elias
post-production assistant
Joe Fineman
post-production consultant
Ken Gales
avid technician
Terel Gibson
first assistant editor
Dave Lee
colorist: dailies
Carl McKay
trailer finishing artist
Jessica Otto
post-production assistant: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Nicholas Wenger
post-production assistant (as Nick Wenger)
Lee Wimer
color timer
Mark Todd Osborne
additional colorist (uncredited)

Location Management

Christopher Miller
location manager
Dan Milner
location scout
Nate Taylor
key assistant location manager

Music Department

Sebastian Arocha Morton
music remixer
Elliott Goldkind
assistant music editor
Brad Haehnel
music mixer / scoring mixer
Susan Jacobs
music supervisor
Robert Kraft
executive in charge of music
Anne Litt
music supervisor
Rob Simonsen
assistant to composer
Tony Tisdale
additional music contributor
Joshua Winget
music editor (as Josh Winget)
Thomas Cavanaugh
music business & legal affairs (uncredited)
Danielle Diego
music executive (uncredited)
Rebecca Morellato
music production executive (uncredited)
Laura Perlman
music editor (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Ashley Kravitz
script clearance
Lyn Matsuda Norton
script supervisor (as Lyn Matsuda) / script supervisor (as Lyn Norton)
Suzanne C. Swindle
script supervisor

Transportation Department

Joseph Aroesti
transportation co-captain
Mike Belt
mechanic
Angel de Santi
transportation co-captain (as Angel Desanti)
Dillan Esco
driver
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Geno Hart
transportation coordinator
Steve Larson
driver
Esteban Munoz
mechanic
Marty Osborne
picture cars
John Pellegrino
transportation co-captain
Adam Pinkstaff
transportation captain
William Smallwood
driver: production van
Frank Valle
driver

Additional Crew

Sebastian Arocha Morton
source cues (as Sebastian Arocha-Morton)
Mike Artimo
medic
Erik Bright
unit publicist
Cecilia Cardwell
studio teacher
Joe Eddie Casares
video artist (as Ed Casares)
Michael B. Clark
assistant to producer
Richard Cody
key craft services
Molly Cooper
assistant to producers
William Cusick
office production assistant
Thomas Farr
payroll accountant
Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant
Shaun Greenspan
production assistant
Francis Hadinoto
production assistant
Jennifer Hamilton
assistant choreographer
Erin Heidenreich
sales agent
Heather R. Holliday
production staff (as Heather Holliday)
James Kaplan
assistant: Mr. Dayton & Ms. Faris
Joe Lewis
assistant: Mr. Dayton & Ms. Faris
Christopher Licata
production assistant
Felipe Linz
assistant to producers
Kevin Maier
stand-in: Steve Carell
Jason Mandel
production assistant
Joshua Mandel
production assistant
Laurent Marchand
caterer
Charissa McLain
assistant production coordinator
Emily McMaster
assistant to producers
Dauv McNeely
computer and video playback technician
Dan Murbarger
computer/video playback operator
Zack Neuman
office intern
Jessica Otto
assistant: Ms. Collette
Sara Pollack
production executive
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks
choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
Michyl-Shannon Quilty
production coordinator
Mike Revell
production accountant
Jennessa Rose
additional voices
Julianna Rose
additional voices
Negar Saddigh
production assistant
Rocsana Saddigh
production assistant
Jessie Hope Salka
unit publicist
Katie Taylor
production assistant
Traci Harrison Tsou
stand-in: Abigail Breslin (as Traci Richelle Harrison)
Cori Uchida
assistant to producers
Paul Wilson-Young
production assistant (as Paul Young)
Jenny Worman
stand-in: Toni Collette
Bryan Yaconelli
first assistant accountant
Lena Bjorna
photo double (uncredited)
Erick Kwiecien
intern (uncredited)
A.M. Lukas
assistant to producers (uncredited)
Howard R. Schuster
financing (uncredited)
Andie K. Taylor
intern (uncredited)

Thanks

Sarah Hudnut Brody
the producers wish to thank
Augusta Dayton
the producers wish to thank
James Dayton
the producers wish to thank
James Everett Dayton
thanks
Warren Dern
the producers wish to thank
Erika Greene
the producers wish to thank
Mike Mills
thanks
Joan Scheckel
the directors wish to thank: Joan Scheckel Lab
Jocelyn Towne
special thanks
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