Sunshine Cleaning (2008)
Comedy, Drama |.
Sunshine Cleaning is a comedy-drama film directed by Christine Jeffs and starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, and Alan Arkin. Written by Megan Holley, the film premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2008. It was purchased by Overture Films for distribution and opened in limited release in the United States on March 13, 2009. The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on August 25, 2009.
Rose Lorkowski is a 30-something single mother, working full-time as a house cleaner. Her underachieving and unreliable sister Norah lives with their father Joe, and is fired from her job as a waitress. Rose’s hyperactive and disruptive 8-year-old son Oscar upsets his school officials by his erratic behavior, and they order Rose to put him on medication or send him to a private school. Unable to make enough money with her current job, Rose asks Mac, her ex-boyfriend during their high school years and her married lover, for advice. Mac recommends a crime scene cleanup job, and with his connections as a police officer, he gets Rose and Norah into the business.
At first, the sisters are unaware how to perform their job properly, carelessly handling the hazardous materials by throwing them into dumpsters instead of becoming licensed and properly disposing of bio-waste in an incinerator. Needing to operate as a more reputable service, the sisters get the necessary tools from Winston, a one-armed storekeeper of a shop for cleanup material.
Director: Christine Jeffs
Writer: Megan Holley
Stars: Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, Jason Spevack, Steve Zahn, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Clifton Collins Jr.
►Cast:
| Amy Adams | … | Rose |
| Emily Blunt | … | Norah |
| Alan Arkin | … | Joe |
| Jason Spevack | … | Oscar |
| Steve Zahn | … | Mac |
| Mary Lynn Rajskub | … | Lynn |
| Clifton Collins Jr. | … | Winston |
| Eric Christian Olsen | … | Randy |
| Paul Dooley | … | Sherm |
| Kevin Chapman | … | Carl |
| 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 (as Clifford R. Garstka Sr.) |
| Charles Domenici | … | Gun Shop Employee #3 |
| Susie Yip | … | Mrs. Kim |
| Mike Miller | … | Counselor (as Michael L.. Miller) |
| Sarah Hudnut Brody | … | Teacher (as Sarah Hudnut) |
| Anya Alyassin | … | Mac’s Daughter |
| Pab Schwendimann | … | Apartment Super |
| William Sterchi | … | Candy Store Manager |
| Amber Midthunder | … | Candy Store Girl |
| Angelique Midthunder | … | Girl’s Mother |
| Olive Gallagher | … | Seminar Speaker |
| Lois Geary | … | Mrs. Davis |
| Frank E. Cruz | … | Shrimp Truck Driver |
| Esodie Geiger | … | Reporter |
| Kevin Wiggins | … | Police Officer |
| Epifanio Hernández | … | Restaurant Owner (as Epifanio Hernandez) |
| McKenna Hutton | … | Young Rose |
| Mason Frank | … | Young Norah |
| Marya Beauvais | … | TV Waitress / Mother |
| Maddie Corman | … | Mousy Baby Shower Guest |
| Rebekah Wiggins | … | Peppy Baby Shower Guest |
| Kristin Reese | … | Hinkle’s Employee Singer #1 |
| Veronica Hernandez | … | Hinkle’s Employee Singer #2 |
| Jourdan Reese | … | Hinkle’s Employee Singer #3 |
| Josh Berry | … | TV Detective |
| John H. Euber | … | Seminar Student |
| Lawrence Gilligan | … | Driver |
| Jason Henning | … | Guy In White Coat |
| Kathy Lamkin | … | Fair N Square Owner |
| Tracy Melhorn | … | Party Friend |
| Davin Ruggles | … | Paulas daughter |
| Brian Ulrich | … | Diner Patron |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia