Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

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Written by Michael Arndt

Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

Running Time: 99 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 2006

Rating: 15 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

This low-budget comedy was a big sleeper hit with audiences and critics alike. The ensemble cast gives a subtle and heart-warming performance, with some belly-laugh moments. Child star Abigail Breslin was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar at the 2007 Academy Awards, but it was veteran Alan Arkin who walked away with a statuette, for Best Supporting Actor.

Grandpa (Arkin) is addicted to heroin. Dad (Greg Kinnear) is a failing motivational speaker. Uncle Frank (Steve Carell) is a gay, suicidal professor. Son Dwayne hasn't spoken in nine months. Daughter Olive (Breslin) is overweight, plain and obsessed with winning a beauty pageant. Mum Sheryl (Toni Collette) seems to be the only one with any common sense in the mixed-up Hoover family. So when they all pile into their creaking VW bus to deliver Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine competition in far-off California, things were never destined to go smoothly...

Cast

Image for Abigail BreslinAbigail BreslinOlive
Image for Greg KinnearGreg KinnearRichard
Image for Paul DanoPaul DanoDwayne
Image for Alan ArkinAlan ArkinGrandpa
Image for Toni ColletteToni ColletteSheryl
Image for Steve CarellSteve CarellFrank
Marc TurtletaubDoctor #1
Jill TalleyCindy
Brenda CanelaDiner Waitress
Julio Oscar MechosoMechanic
Chuck LoringConvenience Store Proprietor
Justin ShiltonJosh
Gordon ThomsonLarry Sugarman
Steven Christopher ParkerTeen Boy #1
Image for Bryan CranstonBryan CranstonStan Grossman

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  • Use www.gravatar.com to create an Avatar for your e-mail address and use it on many supported sites January 24th, 2008 - 1:30pmRuss Freeman said...

    Whilst it had humours bits I couldn't describe it as a comedy because I laughed exactly once through the entire movie.

    If you must watch it then watch it as a satire and I'm sure you won't be disappointed ;)

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