Little Miss Sunshine

Author

Albert Berger

Call Number

• DVD COMEDY (EAS, WSQ)

Languages

English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, English French or Spanish subtitles.

Performers

Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston.

Publication Information

Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2006.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for language, some sex and drug content.

Summary

Olive is a little girl who dreams of winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so dysfunctional that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father, Richard, is unsuccessful as a motivational speaker. He is barely on speaking terms with Olive's mother. Her uncle Frank has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student. Her brother Dwayne, a fanatical follower of Nietzsche, has taken a vow of silence. And Olive's grandfather is a loser with a drug habit, but at least he enthusiastically coaches Olive in her contest talent routine. Circumstances conspire to put the entire family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine contest in California.

Notes

Special features: Side A: Full screen feature; audio commentary with directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and writer Michael Arndt; 4 alternate endings with optional commentary by directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris; "Till the end of time" performed by DeVotchka; trailers ; Side B: Widescreen feature; audio commentary with directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris and writer Michael Arndt; 4 alternate endings with optional commentary by directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris; "Till the end of time" performed by DeVotchka; forced trailer combo.