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Nim ' s Island is a 2008 American - Australian ___MASK47___ ___MASK34___ ___MASK29___ - drama fantasy film produced by Walden Media , written and directed by Jennifer Flackett and Mark Levin and starring Abigail Breslin , Jodie Foster , and Gerard Butler . The story is based on the children ' s story of the same name by Wendy Orr . A young girl , Nim , seeks help from the author of her favorite ___MASK34___ series when her scientist father goes missing . Nim , though , lives on an island in the South Pacific . The author , Alexandra Rover , is agoraphobic and lives in San Francisco . While Rover attempts to overcome her agoraphobia in order to set out in search of her , Nim tries to overcome her fear of losing her father . In the meantime , a cruise ship company attempts to invade Nim ' s island with uncouth Australian tourists . " Nim ' s Island " was released on 4 April 2008 by 20th Century Fox . The film received mixed reviews from critics and earned $ 100 , 076 , 342 on a $ 37 million budget . Randall Keenan Winston is a ___MASK2___ producer and director best known for his work on " Spin City " and " Scrubs ". An actor ( or actress for females ; see terminology ) is a person who portrays a character in a performance . The actor performs " in the flesh " in the traditional medium of the theatre , or in modern mediums such as film , ___MASK35___ , and television . The analogous Greek term is , literally " one who answers ". The actor ' s interpretation of their role pertains to the role played , whether based on a real person or fictional character . Interpretation occurs even when the actor is " playing themselves ", as in some forms of experimental ___MASK48___ , or , more commonly ; to act , is to create , a character in performance . Peter Thomas Scolari ( born September 12 , 1955 ) is an American ___MASK2___ , film , and stage actor . He is best known for his roles as Michael Harris , the hyperactive , scheming producer of Dick Loudin ( played by Bob Newhart ) on " Newhart ", a role he played from 1984 to 1990 . During and after " Newhart ", he and Julia Duffy , who played his wife in the series have remained close friends . Before that , he played Henry Desmond in " Bosom Buddies ". After that sitcom , he and Tom Hanks , who played his best friend and roommate in the series have remained close friends . Scolari received three Emmy nominations for his work on " Newhart " and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a ___MASK29___ Series for his recurring role as Tad Horvath on " Girls " in 2016 . The Rocky ___MASK40___ Picture Show is a 1975 musical ___MASK29___ horror film directed by Jim Sharman . The screenplay was written by Sharman and Richard O ' Brien based on the 1973 musical stage production " The Rocky ___MASK40___ Show ", music , book , and lyrics by O ' Brien . The production is a parody tribute to the science fiction and horror B movies of the 1930s through early 1970s . The film stars Tim Curry , Susan Sarandon , Richard O ' Brien himself , and Barry Bostwick along with cast members from the original Royal Court Theatre , Roxy Theatre , and Belasco Theatre productions . Ethan Phillips ( born February 8 , 1955 ) is an American actor and playwright . He is best known for his ___MASK2___ roles as Neelix on "" and PR man Pete Downey on " Benson ". Abigail Kathleen Breslin ( born April 14 , 1996 ) is an American actress and singer . She appeared in her first commercial when she was three years old , and in her first film , "" Signs "" ( 2002 ), at the age of five . Her other film roles include " Little Miss Sunshine " ( 2006 ), for which she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , " No Reservations " ( 2007 ), " Nim ' s Island " ( 2008 ), " Definitely , Maybe " ( 2008 ), " My Sister ' s Keeper " ( 2009 ), " Zombieland " ( 2009 ), and " Rango " ( 2011 ). In September 2015 , she began acting in the ___MASK40___ - ___MASK29___ " Scream Queens " on Fox , in which she has her first regular role on a television series . Zombieland is a 2009 American ___MASK36___ ___MASK29___ film directed by Ruben Fleischer and written by Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick . The film stars Woody Harrelson , Jesse Eisenberg , Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin as survivors of a ___MASK36___ apocalypse . The film follows a geeky college kid making his way through the ___MASK36___ apocalypse , meeting three strangers along the way and together taking an extended road trip across the Southwestern United States in an attempt to find a sanctuary free from zombies . The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 25 , 2009 and was theatrically released on October 2 , 2009 in the United States by Columbia Pictures . " Zombieland " was a critical and commercial success , grossing more than $ 60 . 8 million in 17 days and surpassing the 2004 film " Dawn of the Dead " as the top - grossing ___MASK36___ film in the United States until " World War Z " in 2013 . Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American ___MASK29___ - drama road film and the directorial debut of the husband - wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris . The screenplay was written by first - time writer Michael Arndt . The film stars Greg Kinnear , Steve Carell , Toni Collette , Paul Dano , Abigail Breslin and Alan Arkin , and was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US $ 8 million . Filming began on June 6 , 2005 and took place over 30 days in Arizona and Southern California . Chestnut : Hero of Central Park is a 2004 American ___MASK47___ film , starring Makenzie Vega , Abigail Breslin , Christine Tucci , Justin Louis , Tony Alcantar , Irene Olga López , Ethan Phillips , Irene Karas , Barry Bostwick and directed by Robert Vince , about a Great Dane who is adopted by two orphan girls in this heartwarming ___MASK47___ film . The girls ' new ___MASK47___ do n ' t know about the loveable mutt however , and the film revolves around the inventive ways he is kept hidden from his new owners . Neelix is a character in the ___MASK76___ ___MASK68___ television series "", played by actor Ethan Phillips since the series inception . Neelix is an alien native to the distant far side of the galaxy , who has joined the crew of the United Federation of Planets starship USS " Voyager " after its being teleported to the Delta Quadrant . The Good Wife is an American legal and political ___MASK70___ ___MASK51___ that aired on CBS from September 22 , 2009 to May 8 , 2016 . The series focuses on Alicia Florrick , the wife of the Cook County State ' s Attorney , who returns to her career in ___MASK83___ after the events of a public sex and political corruption scandal involving her husband . The series , created by Robert and Michelle King , stars Julianna Margulies , Josh Charles , Christine Baranski , Matt Czuchry , Archie Panjabi , and Alan Cumming , and features Chris Noth in a recurring role . The executive producers are Ridley Scott , Charles McDougall , and David W . Zucker . " The Good Wife " is a heavily serialized show featuring many story arcs that carry over several episodes , as well as stand - alone procedural storylines that are concluded by the end of each episode . The serial plots have been especially showcased in its highly praised fifth season . This is a rarity among " The Good Wife " s broadcaster CBS , as most of its shows are procedural . Barry Knapp Bostwick ( born February 24 , 1945 ) is an American stage and screen actor . He is known for playing Brad Majors in " The Rocky ___MASK40___ Picture Show " ( 1975 ). He replaced Peter Scolari as Mr . Tyler in the sitcom " What I Like About You ", as well as portraying Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom " Spin City " and the father of the President in the TV series " Scandal ". Bostwick has also had considerable success in musical theater . Spin City is an ___MASK73___ that aired from September 17 , 1996 , until April 30 , 2002 , on ABC . Created by Gary David Goldberg and Bill Lawrence , the show was based on a fictional local ___MASK8___ running New York City , and originally starred Michael J . Fox as Mike Flaherty , the Deputy Mayor of New York . Fox departed in 2000 at the conclusion of Season 4 due to his battle with Parkinson ' s disease , and Charlie Sheen assumed the lead role of Charlie Crawford for the remaining two seasons . The show was cancelled in 2002 due to low ratings . Definitely , Maybe is a 2008 ___MASK27___ ___MASK29___ - drama film written and directed by Adam Brooks , and starring Ryan Reynolds , Isla Fisher , Rachel Weisz , Elizabeth Banks , Abigail Breslin , and Kevin Kline . Set in New York City during the 1990s , the film is about a political consultant who tries to help his eleven - year - old daughter understand his impending divorce by telling her the story of his past ___MASK27___ relationships and how he ended up marrying her mother . The film grossed $ 55 million worldwide . Makenzie Jade Vega ( born February 10 , 1994 ) is an American actress . She is known for her role as Grace Florrick on " The Good Wife ".