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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

R 101 min  -  Adventure | Comedy | Drama  -   18 August 2006 (USA)
7.9
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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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Michael Arndt
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Abigail Breslin ...
Greg Kinnear ...
Paul Dano ...
Alan Arkin ...
Toni Collette ...
Steve Carell ...
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Storyline

In Albuquerque, Sheryl Hoover brings her suicidal brother Frank to the breast of her dysfunctional and bankrupted family. Frank is homosexual and expert in Proust, and tried to commit suicide when he was rejected by his boyfriend and his great competitor became renowned and recognized as number one in the field of Proust. Sheryl's husband Richard is unsuccessfully trying to sell his self-help and self-improvement technique using nine steps to reach success, but he is actually a complete loser. Her son Dwayne has taken a vow of silence as a follower of Nietzsche and aims to be a jet pilot. Dwayne's grandfather Edwin was sent away from the institution for elders Sunset Manor and is addicted in heroin. When her seven years old daughter Olive has a chance to dispute the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, the whole family travels together in their old Volkswagen Type 2 (Kombi)... Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Pageant | Beauty Pageant | California | Beauty | Drugs  | See more »

Taglines:

Welcome to Hell See more »

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sex and drug content See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Pequeña Miss Sunshine See more »

Filming Locations:

Acton, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$8,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$370,782 (USA) (30 July 2006) (7 Screens)

Gross:

$100,221,296 (Worldwide)
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Sound Mix:

DTS  | SDDS  | Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

During the diner scene, the four customers seated behind Sheryl (Toni Collette) and Richard (Greg Kinnear) are the parents of directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The shots inside (when driving) the van all appear to be on rolling, multi-lane freeways in a heavily urbanized area. However, the exterior shots are quite varied, and as often as not look to be on two lane black - top, in a desert area. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.
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Soundtracks

"Rodeo Queen"
Written by Darvin Jordan
Performed by Lindsey Jordan See more »