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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
Released By: Fox Searchlight   Rating: R   In Theaters: 7/26/2006
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Studio: Fox Searchlight
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Dayton
Language: English
Official Website: http://www2.foxsearchlight.com/littlemisssunshine/
Theatrical Release: 7/26/2006
Home Video Release: 12/19/2006
Cast: Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin
Published ID: 575039
UPC: 024543403319, 024543551485, 024543563556, 024543628491,
Plot: When a pudgy, bespectacled seven-year-old, Olive (Abigail Breslin), voices her desire to take home the coveted Little Miss Sunshine crown at an upcoming beauty pageant, her wildly dysfunctional family sets out on an interstate road trip to ensure her a clear shot at realizing her dreams in former music video directorial team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' quirky feature debut, starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, and Toni Collette. Despite early career success as an outspoken motivational speaker, family patriarch Richard (Kinnear) continues to cling to his Refuse to Lose philosophy, much to the chagrin of his increasingly annoyed spouse, Sheryl (Collette). Add into the mix a Nietzsche-reading teenage son (Paul Dano) who has taken a vow of silence until he finds his fate as a fighter pilot; a horny, heroin-happy grandfather (Alan Arkin) with a penchant for creative profanity; and a suicidal genius (Carell) and Proust scholar still reeling about losing both his male lover and his MacArthur Foundation genius grant -- and the stage is set for a road trip in which sanity is sure to take the back seat. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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Satisfaction Guaranteed
Added 2/8/2010

Despite the late timing of my order, the item arrived in time for the holiday and in good condition. I couldn't be more pleased. Service was expedient and I received courteous communications.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Often Overlooked
Added 1/7/2010

This movie is hilarious! You may glance over it the first or second time you see it in the dvd section of Best Buy, but you should definitely take a second look. Made by an independent filmmaker, Little Miss Sunshine brings out the best of the indie genre and, in my book, is an instant classic.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Interesting
Added 11/29/2009

I kind of came into this movie in the middle but all I can say from what I saw is when the little girl did her talent performance. Let's just say I cannot view Rick James' "Superfreak" the same again. For one thing, this family is dysfunctional from the word go. Big time back seat drivers, but in spite of their own quirks and such, they do rally behind the little girl so that she could enter The Little Miss Sunshine contest and enter it she does. I am a bit surprised how they came cross country in such a broke down vehicle, but then again, I seen worse, and if your determination is more than the circumstances, that wins through. But when that little girl did her song, I fell out. First of all, you got all these prim, grown looking little girls up there looking Jon Benet Ramsey clones doing cutesy stuff; but you got this little girl dancing to "Superfreak" albeit not appropriate for a little girl, not for a beauty show of Jon Benet clones, and when the folks went off, I could see the mother's concern for her child shine through for a bit, but when they joined her, I saw a family who showed love and concern for the smallest of their family. So to me, they can't be that dysfunctional.Quirky, not your average, everyday family, but family nonetheless.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
WAY WAY OVER RATED!!!!!
Added 11/28/2009

I always keep my reviews short, I hate to bore people as much as the movie.
I guess because of the cast the movie was pumped up so much.
I wouldn't buy this movie but rent it first then you can decide.

2 out of 2 people found this helpful.
What's to Like?
Added 10/19/2009

I guess I just don't understand why people seem to so enjoy portrayals of hideous dysfunction in families. I found this movie to be so awful that I couldn't even make it through the dinner scene to finish the rest of what I think was probably more of the same: scenes of a family that is ridiculously screwed up. Why do people like this kind of cr*p? Isn't there enough garbage to see out there in our day-to-day world? So sue me, I didn't watch the whole thing, but I couldn't stomach anymore of the nastiness.
1 out of 3 people found this helpful.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Added 2/8/2010

Despite the late timing of my order, the item arrived in time for the holiday and in good condition. I couldn't be more pleased. Service was expedient and I received courteous communications.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Often Overlooked
Added 1/7/2010

This movie is hilarious! You may glance over it the first or second time you see it in the dvd section of Best Buy, but you should definitely take a second look. Made by an independent filmmaker, Little Miss Sunshine brings out the best of the indie genre and, in my book, is an instant classic.
0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Interesting
Added 11/29/2009

I kind of came into this movie in the middle but all I can say from what I saw is when the little girl did her talent performance. Let's just say I cannot view Rick James' "Superfreak" the same again. For one thing, this family is dysfunctional from the word go. Big time back seat drivers, but in spite of their own quirks and such, they do rally behind the little girl so that she could enter The Little Miss Sunshine contest and enter it she does. I am a bit surprised how they came cross country in such a broke down vehicle, but then again, I seen worse, and if your determination is more than the circumstances, that wins through. But when that little girl did her song, I fell out. First of all, you got all these prim, grown looking little girls up there looking Jon Benet Ramsey clones doing cutesy stuff; but you got this little girl dancing to "Superfreak" albeit not appropriate for a little girl, not for a beauty show of Jon Benet clones, and when the folks went off, I could see the mother's concern for her child shine through for a bit, but when they joined her, I saw a family who showed love and concern for the smallest of their family. So to me, they can't be that dysfunctional.Quirky, not your average, everyday family, but family nonetheless.
1 out of 1 people found this helpful.
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