Little Miss Sunshine /
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 speak...
| Uniform Title: | Little Miss Sunshine (Motion picture) |
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | English Spanish |
| Language Notes: | Closed-captioned. In English or Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, French, or Spanish. |
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Beverly Hills, CA :
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment,
[2006]
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| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Full screen (side A) and widescreen (side B) versions. Originally released as a motion picture in 2006. Special features: 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. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert. |
| Format: | DVD ; region 1; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby surround; aspect ratio 2.40:1 (widescreen), 1.33:1 (full screen). |
| Audience: | MPAA rating: R; for language, some sex, and drug content. |
| Awards: | Academy Awards, 2007: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Alan Arkin); Best Writing, Original Screenplay (Michael Arndt). Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards, 2007: Best Foreign Film. BAFTA Awards, 2007: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Alan Arkin); Best Screenplay - Original (Michael Arndt). BMI Film & TV Awards, 2007: BMI Film Music Award (Mychael Danna). Broadcast Film Critics Association AWards, 2007: Best Acting Ensemble; Best Writer (Michael Arndt); Best Young Actor (Paul Dano); Best Young Actress (Abigail Breslin). Chlotrudis Awards, 2007: Best Performance by an Ensemble Cast. Cesar Awards, France, 2007: Best Foreign Film. Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards, 2006: Best Screenplay (Michael Arndt). Deauville Film Festival, 2006: Grand Special Prize (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris). GLAAD Media Awards, 2007: Outstanding Film - Wide Release. Independent Spirit Awards, 2007: Best Director (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris); Best Feature; Best First Screenplay (Michael Arndt); Best Supporting Male (Alan Arkin). Irish Film And Television Awards, 2007: Best International Film. Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards, 2007: Best Screenplay, Original (Michael Arndt). Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards, 2005: Youth in Film (Abigail Breslin). Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards, 2006. Online Film Critics Society Awards, 2007: Best Breakthrough Filmmaker (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris); Best Supporting Actress (Abigail Breslin). PGA Awards, 2007: Theatrical Motion Pictures (Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa). Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards, 2006: Best Ensemble Cast (Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carrell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear); Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role - Female (Abigail Breslin); Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen (Michael Arndt). San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2005: Audience Award (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris). Screen Actors Guild Awards, 2007: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Greg Kinnear). Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards, 2006: Best Screenplay, Original (Michael Arndt). Stockholm Film Festival, 2006: Audience Award (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris). Tokyo International Film Festival, 2006: Audience Award (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris); Best Actress Award (Abigail Breslin); Best Director Award (Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris). Vancouver Film Critics Circle, 2007: Best Supporting Actor (Alan Arkin). Washington DC Area Film Critics Circle Awards, 2006: Best Ensemble; Best Screenplay, Original (Michael Arndt). Writers Guild of America, 2007: Best Original Screenplay (Michael Arndt). Young Artist Awards, 2007: Best Performance in a Feature Film - Young Actress Age Ten or Younger (Abigail Breslin). |
| Production Credits: | Director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Mychael Danna, Devotchka ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; production design, Kalina Ivanov. |