Unaccompanied Minors

Unaccompanied Minors
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPaul Feig
Screenplay by
  • Jacob Meszaros
  • Mya Stark
Based on"In the Event of an Emergency, Put Your Sister in an Upright Position"
by Susan Burton
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyChristopher Baffa
Edited by
Music byMichael Andrews
Production
company
Unaccompanied Pictures[1]
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures[1]
Release date
  • December 8, 2006 (2006-12-08)
Running time
87 minutes[1]
Countries
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[2]
Box office$21.9 million[2]

Unaccompanied Minors (also known as Grounded in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland) is a 2006 Christmas comedy film directed by Paul Feig and starring Lewis Black, Wilmer Valderrama, Tyler James Williams, Dyllan Christopher, Brett Kelly, Gia Mantegna, and Quinn Shephard.

The film is inspired by 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 in 2001.[3]

Unaccompanied Minors was released on December 8, 2006, by Warner Bros. Pictures. It received mixed reviews from critics and grossed $21 million against a $25 million budget.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Unaccompanied Minors". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
  2. ^ a b "Unaccompanied Minors". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-05-27.
  3. ^ "Episode #175: "Babysitting"". This American Life. 5 January 2001. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.