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Little Miss Sunshine (2006) -- A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) -- Frank and Dwayne talk about what makes life worth living as Olive gets ready for her beauty pageant.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) -- "Little Miss Sunshine" actress Abigail Breslin appears in a new film that encourages animal conservation. The film is partnered with Animal Planet. Harry Smith talks to Jeff Corwin and friends.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) -- A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) -- A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

Overview

User Rating:
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Writer (WGA):
Michael Arndt (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
18 August 2006 (USA) more
Genre:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
Where's Olive? more
Plot:
A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 48 nominations more
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(369 articles)
DVD: Review:Forrest Gump
 (From The AV Club. 17 November 2009, 10:01 PM, PST)
Moon, Star Trek and Sunshine Cleaning | DVD reviews
 (From The Guardian - Film News. 14 November 2009, 4:07 PM, PST)
User Comments:
Hilarious! I loved this fun, but slightly dark comedy more (807 total)
US TV Schedule:
Mon. Nov. 232:00 AMUSA   
Sat. Nov. 2810:30 AMUSA   

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Abigail Breslin ... Olive Hoover

Greg Kinnear ... Richard Hoover

Paul Dano ... Dwayne

Alan Arkin ... Grandpa Edwin Hoover

Toni Collette ... Sheryl Hoover

Steve Carell ... Frank Ginsberg
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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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
101 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | USA:R (certificate #42333) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:PG-12 | Chile:TE | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Iceland:L
Filming Locations:
Chandler, Arizona, USA more
Company:
Fox Searchlight Pictures more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
In the film, Grandpa asks Dwayne how old he is, to which Dwayne replies he's 15. In reality, Paul Dano who played Dwayne, was 22. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: The takeout chicken served for dinner at the house in Albuquerque is from Dinah's Fried Chicken. Dinah's only has restaurants in Southern California. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.
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Movie Connections:
Features 77th Miss America Pageant (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
You've Got Me Dancing more

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User Comments

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217 out of 342 people found the following comment useful.
Hilarious! I loved this fun, but slightly dark comedy, 10 February 2006
9/10
Author: ArizWldcat from Ogden UT

We were happy to have had the chance to see this at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. I loved the cast: Greg Kinear, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano and Steve Carrell were ALL marvelous as the dysfunctional family. Little Miss Sunshine refers to a pageant to be held in California (the movie never states where the family lives, but most of the road scenes were definitely in the Phoenix, Arizona area. (added 8/2/06: I know now that the movie is set in New Mexico, for those of you who are interested in that sort of thing!)

The story follows little Olive, a normal child, who by a fluke wins her way into the finals of the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. The family decides they must accompany her in their old VW bus, so a road trip ensues.

The final third of the movie, which deals with the actual pageant, is by far the funniest part of the film. It illustrates, with great hilarity, the frightening people who are involved in child pageants. You can't help rooting for Olive, who is refreshingly normal amongst the frighteningly plastic other contestants.

(After discovering that I was in the (opposite of loved it) category on IMDb, I changed my subject line, because this was one of the best movies I've seen all year!! I LOVED IT)

This is NOT a movie for children. After reading through some other user comments, I have to say I'm dismayed by the amount of people complaining about the F word. This movie is rated R, mostly because of its frequent use of the F word, along with some drug use. If you do 5 minutes of research before you go to a movie, you should educate yourself as to WHY a movie is rated the way it is. If you are offended by swearing, then, if you go to a movie that is rated R because of language, be prepared to be offended! Okay, I'm off the soapbox. This is NOT a movie for children.

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