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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
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18 August 2006 (USA) moreTagline:
Where's Olive? morePlot:
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 | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 46 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(100 articles)
Oscar Brief: Many Predicting Oscar Will Go Slumming (From Rope Of Silicon. 30 November 2008, 11:29 PM, PST)
Cinematical Seven: Non-Dysfunctional Movie Families
(From Cinematical. 27 November 2008, 6:02 PM, PST)
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Hilarious! I loved this fun, but slightly dark comedy moreCast
(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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Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.Parents Guide:
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101 minCountry:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | 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:TEMOVIEmeter: 
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Fox Searchlight bought the rights to distribute the film at 2006 Sundance for $10.5 million. moreGoofs:
Continuity: At dinner, Sheryl pours Frank almost a full glass of soda. In the next shot Frank's glass is nearly empty. moreQuotes:
[first lines]Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.
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Change the World moreFAQ
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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.