Unaccompanied Minors
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| Directed by | Paul Feig |
| Produced by |
Lauren Shuler Donner Michael Aguilar |
| Written by | Jacob Meszaros Mya Stark |
| Based on | "In the Event of an Emergency, Put Your Sister in an Upright Position" by Susan Burton |
| Starring |
Lewis Black Wilmer Valderrama Tyler James Williams Dyllan Christopher Brett Kelly Gia Mantegna Quinn Shephard |
| Music by | Michael Andrews |
| Cinematography | Christopher Baffa |
| Edited by |
George Folsey, Jr. Brad E. Wilhite |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $21.9 million |
Unaccompanied Minors (called Grounded in the UK and Ireland) is a 2006 Christmas comedy film directed by Paul Feig, starring Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly, Gia Mantegna, and Quinn Shephard. It is based on a true story by Susan Burton first told on the public radio show This American Life under the title "In the Event of an Emergency, Put Your Sister in an Upright Position".
Spencer Davenport and his sister Katherine must fly from California to Pennsylvania on Christmas Eve to spend the holidays with their dad, an environmentalist. Unfortunately, during their layover at the Hoover International Airport in Chicago, a massive blizzard grounds all planes and cancels all flights, and the siblings are sent to the anarchic UM (unaccompanied minors') room, where they meet Christmas-spirited smarty-pants Charlie Goldfinch, surly tomboy Donna Malone, arrogant rich girl Grace Conrad, and mysterious Beef Wellington.
Charlie, Spencer, Beef, Grace, and Donna sneak out, and proceed to enjoy themselves around the airport. When they are caught by the airport security guards and returned to the UM room, they find that the other minors, Katherine included, have been sent to a lodge down the road, and that the grouchy head of passenger relations, Oliver Porter — whose trip to Hawaii is among the canceled flights — intends for the kids to spend Christmas Eve in the UM room. Knowing that it will break Katherine's faith in Santa Claus if she does not receive a present by the next morning, Spencer asks the others to help him get a present for his sister in return for a plan to escape.
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