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A single mom and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy Sunshine Cleaning. Directed by Christine Jeffs (Rain, Sylvia), this uplifting film about an average family that finds the path to its dreams in an unlikely setting screened in competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Once the high school cheerleading captain who dated the quarterback, Rose Lorkowski (Academy Award nominee Amy Adams) now finds herself a thirty something single mother working as a maid. Her sister Norah, (Golden Globe winner Emily Blunt), is still living at home with their dad Joe (Academy Award winner Alan Arkin), a salesman with a lifelong history of ill-fated get rich quick schemes. Desperate to get her son into a better school, Rose persuades Norah to go into the crime scene clean-up business with her to make some quick cash. In no time, the girls are up to their elbows in murders, suicides and other specialized situations. As they climb the ranks in a very dirty job, the sisters find a true respect for one another and the closeness they have always craved finally blossoms. By building their own improbable business, Rose and Norah open the door to the joys and challenges of being there for one another no matter what while creating a brighter future for the entire Lorkowski family.
Original Release
01/18/2008
US Release
01/18/2008
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Amy Adams | Rose / Rose Lorkowski |
Emily Blunt | Norah / Norah Lorkowski |
Jason Spevack | Oscar / Oscar Lorkowski |
Steve Zahn | Mac |
Mary Lynn Rajskub | Lynn |
Clifton Collins Jr. | Winston |
Eric Christian Olsen | Randy |
Paul Dooley | Sherm |
Kevin Chapman | Carl / Carl Swanson |
Judith Jones | Paula Datzman-Mead |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Amy Adams | Rose / Rose Lorkowski |
Emily Blunt | Norah / Norah Lorkowski |
Jason Spevack | Oscar / Oscar Lorkowski |
Steve Zahn | Mac |
Mary Lynn Rajskub | Lynn |
Clifton Collins Jr. | Winston |
Eric Christian Olsen | Randy |
Paul Dooley | Sherm |
Kevin Chapman | Carl / Carl Swanson |
Judith Jones | Paula Datzman-Mead |
Amy Redford | Heather |
Christopher Dempsey | Gun Shop Suicide |
Vic Browder | Gun Shop Owner |
Ivan Brutsche | Above and Beyond Worker |
Arron Shiver | Detective |
Ralph Jason Aukison | Gun Shop Employee #1 |
Cliff Garstka Sr. | Gun Shop Employee #2 |
Charles Domenici | Gun Shop Employee #3 |
Susie Yip | Mrs. Kim |
Mike Miller | Counselor |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Jeb Brody | Producer |
Robert J. Dohrmann | Producer |
Dan Genetti | Producer |
Peter Saraf | Producer |
Marc Turtletaub | Producer |
Glenn Williamson | Producer |