Overview
- Directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, screenwriter Michael Arndt, and cast members Toni Collette, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano and Abigail Breslin took the stage with producers after the screening.
- The audience delivered standing ovations and loud cheers for Dano, including shouts of “We love you, Paul!”
- Dano said he was grateful for public support following Quentin Tarantino’s recent criticism, and Collette sharply dismissed the remarks.
- The showcase ran under Sundance’s Park City Legacy program highlighting standout films from the festival’s past.
- Notable absences included Steve Carell and Bryan Cranston, and coverage reiterated the film’s 2006 Sundance premiere, $10.5 million Searchlight deal, box office and Oscar wins, and the 2023 death of Alan Arkin.