Unaccompanied Minors (2006)

A group of unaccompanied minors bond while snowed in at the midwestern Hoover International Airport during the holiday season and ultimately create a makeshift holiday themselves.

Director:

Paul Feig

Writers:

Jacob Meszaros, Mya Stark

Stars:

Dyllan Christopher, Tyler James Williams, Gia Mantegna

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lewis Black	...	Oliver Porter
Wilmer Valderrama	...	Zach Van Bourke
Tyler James Williams	...	Charlie Goldfinch
Dyllan Christopher	...	Spencer Davenport
Brett Kelly	...	Timothy 'Beef' Wellington
Gia Mantegna	...	Grace Conrad (as Gina Mantegna)
Quinn Shephard	...	Donna Malone
Paget Brewster	...	Valerie Davenport
Rob Corddry	...	Sam Davenport
Dominique Saldaña	...	Katherine Davenport
Jessica Walter	...	Cindi
Rob Riggle	...	Head Guard Hoffman
Michelle Sandler	...	Mary Lynn
David Koechner	...	Ernie
B.J. Novak	...	Desk Attendant

Storyline

Spencer and his little sister, Katherine, are flying to Pennsylvania for Christmas with their dad. While changing planes, a blizzard moves in and cancels all flights out of Hoover Airport: they must stay in a basement room with the other unaccompanied minors. Spencer and four others - a chubby boy, a non-stop-talker, a surly girl, and a rich kid - go AWOL and get in trouble with Mr. Porter, the Christmas-hating airport supervisor. The five misfits spend the night evading and enduring Porter's punishments, discovering all sorts of things in back rooms, making sure Katherine gets her visit from Santa, and finding among themselves a new kind of family.

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Plot Keywords:

two word title | title spoken by character | 2000s | warner bros. | airport | 

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Taglines:

Break Out December 8

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for mild rude humor and language

Details

Official Sites:

warnerbros

Country:

USA

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

8 December 2006 (USA)

Also Known As:

Unaccompanied Minors

Filming Locations:

Echo, Utah, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$26,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,815,474, 10 December 2006

Gross USA:

$16,647,384, 4 March 2007

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Village Roadshow Pictures, Donners' Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

DTS SDDS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Guards in the hall: Kevin McDonald, Bruce McCulloch, and Mark McKinney all used to be on the Canadian sketch comedy show The Kids in the Hall (1988) .

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Goofs

After the fire department extinguishes the car fire at the gas station the car's parking lights are on. It is very unlikely the parking lights would still be working after the car exploded. In the very next scene the car's parking lights are off.

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Quotes

Valerie's Sister: You know, I know exactly what you need. A nice steaming cup of my wonderful hot cocoa.
Valerie Davenport: I've had three already and it's 80 degrees outside! Are you trying to kill me?
Valerie's Sister: Well, uh, no.
Valerie Davenport: Judy, my children are trapped in an airport on Christmas Eve. Do you have any idea how miserable they must be?

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Connections

References Aquaman (1967)

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Soundtracks

The Chipmunk Song
Written by Ross Bagdasarian
Performed by Alvin & The Chipmunks
Courtesy of Bagdasarian Productions LLC

User Reviews

great movie

i just saw this movie.and as Christmas is one week ahead ,this movie made me glad and had all the good feelings together with clever stylish adventure and kids being intelligent.made me want to be in their group.no one is really bad in this movie,it did not have any "bad" characters or scenes unlike some other family movies.it was a very warm and entertaining movie.the acting was pretty good.the rhythm was proper ,not very fast ,but neither boring,keeping you happy and curious.it makes you see an airport through a child's eyes.i did not see much difference between this movie and the mega-classic home alone,except the star quality of macaulay culkin.but guess what.these kids are very likable without really trying to be,which is a great approach.all together i recommend this movie especially during the Christmas period for everyone young or old who can still feel like a little kid trying to have fun.