Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

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...

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Cast

	Abigail Breslin		Olive
	Greg Kinnear		Richard
	Paul Dano		Dwayne
	Alan Arkin		Grandpa
	Toni Collette		Sheryl
	Steve Carell		Frank
	Marc Turtletaub		Doctor #1
	Jill Talley		Cindy
	Brenda Canela		Diner Waitress
	Julio Oscar Mechoso		Mechanic
	Chuck Loring		Convenience Store Proprietor
	Justin Shilton		Josh
	Gordon Thomson		Larry Sugarman
	Steven Christopher Parker		Teen Boy #1
	Bryan Cranston		Stan Grossman

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Comments

January 24th - 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 ;)