Little Miss Sunshine tells
the story of the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families ever
seen on motion picture screens. Together, the motley six-member family treks
from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California,
to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with
big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreak,
and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition
itself. On their travels through this bizarrely funny landscape, the Hoovers
learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what
the challenge.
Marking the feature film directorial
debut for renowned music video directors (and husband and wife team) Jonathan
Dayton and Valerie Faris and the first feature script
penned by Michael Arndt, Little Miss Sunshine stars
an award-winning ensemble cast led by Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Steve
Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano and Greg Kinnear.
Rated R for language, some sex and drug content. A Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release 101 minutes.
Little Miss Sunshine tells
the story of the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families ever
seen on motion picture screens. Together, the motley six-member family treks
from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California,
to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with
big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreak,
and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition
itself. On their travels through this bizarrely funny landscape, the Hoovers
learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what
the challenge.
