Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American tragicomedy road film directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (in their directorial debut) from a screenplay ...
Little Miss Sunshine
R · 2006 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 1h 41m
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The Hoover family -- a man (Greg Kinnear), his wife (Toni Collette), an uncle (Steve Carell), a brother (Paul Dano) and a grandfather (Alan Arkin) -- puts the fun back in dysfunctional by piling into a VW bus and heading to California to support a...
Release date: July 26, 2006 (USA)
Directors: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton
Screenplay: Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton, and Michael Arndt
Budget: 8 million USD
Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures
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What mental illness is portrayed in Little Miss Sunshine?
Although the film deals with mature themes of substance abuse, depression and suicide, the way the characters learn how to navigate these personal struggles is delivered with humor and heart shown through the support of their family.
What was the point of Little Miss Sunshine?
Set against the backdrop of the early 2000s, 'Little Miss Sunshine' is a sharp family satire that explores the myth of the American Dream through its portrayal of family values and beauty expectations. As an average middle-class family, the dysfunctional dynamic of the Hoovers sheds light on family roles and values.
Does Olive wear a fat suit in Little Miss Sunshine?
Abigail Breslin wore a fat suit for the part of Olive.
Why doesn't the kid talk in Little Miss Sunshine?
Dwayne, Sheryl's Nietzsche-reading teenage son from a previous marriage, has taken a vow of silence until he accomplishes his dream of becoming a fighter pilot.
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A surprisingly heavy and touching family drama. Everyone is so well realized with their deeply relatable character struggles and are performed so poignantly by ...
A family loaded with quirky, colorful characters piles into an old van and road trips to California for little Olive to compete in a beauty pageant.
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The story begins when young Olive is given a shot the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, and manages to coerce her family into driving west in their worn-down ...
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
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A dysfunctional family undertakes a 700-mile journey--in a junky VW van--to realize a little girl's dream of being in a beauty pageant.
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