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Little Miss Sunshine

Year:
Duration:
101 min
Genres:
Adventure | Comedy | Drama
IMDB rate:
7.9
Director:
Jonathan Dayton
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. Another 72 wins & 70 nominations
Details
Country: USA
Release Date: 2006-08-18
Filming Locations: Acton, California, USA
Earnings
Budget: $8,000,000
Opening Weekend: $370,782 (USA) (30 July 2006)
Gross: $59,887,868 (USA) (18 March 2007)
Cast
Actor
Character
Abigail Breslin
Abigail Breslin
Little Miss Sunshine
Casandra Ashe
Casandra Ashe
Little Miss Sunshine
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
John Walcutt
Doctor #2
Paula Newsome
Linda
Dean Norris
State Trooper McCleary
Beth Grant
Pageant Official Jenkins
Wallace Langham
Kirby
Lauren Shiohama
Miss California
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Pageant Assistant Pam
Jerry Giles
Funeral Home Worker
Geoff Meed
Biker Dad
Matt Winston
Pageant MC
Joan Scheckel
Judge
Mel Rodriguez
Officer Martinez
Alexandria Alaman
Pageant Contestant
Alissa Anderegg
Pageant Contestant
Brittany Baird
Pageant Contestant
Cambria Baird
Pageant Contestant
Brenae Bandy
Pageant Contestant
Kristen Holaas
Pageant Contestant
Maliah Hudson
Pageant Contestant
Destry Jacobs
Pageant Contestant
Lindsey Jordan
Pageant Contestant
Shane Murphy
Pageant Contestant
Annabelle Roberts
Pageant Contestant
Sydni Stevenson-Love
Pageant Contestant
Nicole Stoehr
Pageant Contestant
Lauren Yee
Pageant Contestant
Erik David Barber
Photographer (uncredited)
Terry Bolo
Pageant Worker (uncredited)
Marc De'Antone
Seminar Class (uncredited)
Tara Dawn Holland
Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ksenia Jarova
Pretty Girl (uncredited)
Alva Loomis
Hotel Security (uncredited)
Robert O'Connor
Pageant Judge #1 (uncredited)
Regis Philbin
Himself (voice) (uncredited)
Melissa Roberts
Pageant Mom (uncredited)
Matthew W. Tate
Funeral Worker #2 (uncredited)
Did you know?
Trivia
Though they are supposed to be mother and son, the difference of age between Toni Collette and Paul Dano is just 12 years.
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The film was dedicated to Rebecca Annitto, the 14-year-old niece of producer Peter Saraf, who was killed in a traffic accident in 2005. She appeared as an extra in scenes at Pann's Restaurant and the convenience store.
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Dwayne's full name is never mentioned in the movie.
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Goofs
During the first part of the van ride, Olive is wearing (Creative HN505) headphones, (painted purple), and the battery cover for the Noise Cancellation changes sides repeatedly.
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After Dwayne learns he is colorblind and runs down the hill, with the family watching, the horn does not honk anymore. Usually the horn is directly connected to the auto battery, and would honk, even if the engine isn't running. The horn will continue after this scene.
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In the dinner scene, Dwayne picks up the Sprite bottle and is seen opening the lid. Immediately after that it cuts to a shot of Dwayne and Frank and Dwayne isn't holding the bottle.
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Quotes
Olive: Why were you unhappy?
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Kirby: Your packet has tickets in it, and there's your badge number.
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Sheryl: [after Frank tried to commit suicide] I'm so glad you're still here.
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Faq
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A Note Regarding Spoilers
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The following FAQ entries may contain spoilers. Only the biggest ones (if any) will be covered with spoiler tags. Spoiler tags have been used sparingly in order to make the page more readable.
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How does the movie end?
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The family makes it to the Redondo Beach Hotel at 3:03 PM, three minutes after the registration desk has closed for the Little Miss Sunshine contest. However, one of the employees kindly adds Olive to the list and allots her a number. As Olive gets into her costume and does her hair and makeup, Richard contacts a funeral home to collect his father's body, and the 12 semifinalists begin performing their talent acts. Afraid that Olive is going to be laughed at when compared to the other acts, Richard and Dwayne attempt to convince Sheryl to withdraw Olive from the competition, but Sheryl insists that they must let her do this because it is who she is. After she is led onstage, Olive dedicates her act to her grandfather "who taught me these moves," and the music begins. A few seconds into the act, it becomes readily apparent that Olive is performing a burlesque act, dancing suggestively and tearing off her clothes. People in the audience begin to walk out. The emcee attempts to get Olive off-stage, but Richard jumps onstage and tackles him. The pageant officials order him to get Olive offstage, but Richard joins Olive in her act. Frank jumps onstage, too, followed by Dwayne and Sheryl. They all dance with Olive until the end of the song. The police are called, but they release the family on the condition that they never enter Olive in another beauty pageant in the state of California. They agree, begin pushing their VW, and head for home.
Q
Is "Little Miss Sunshine" based on a book?
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Little Miss Sunshine is based on a screenplay by American screenwriter Michael Arndt. Interestingly, Arndt was fired because Fox Searchlight wanted to change the script, but he was rehired four weeks later after the new writer quit. Arndt went on to win the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Little Miss Sunshine at the 79th Annual Academy Awards.
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