Little Miss Sunshine

Dayton, Jonathan. (Added Author). Faris, Valerie. (Added Author). Arndt, Michael D. (Added Author). Breslin, Abigail, 1996- (Added Author). Kinnear, Greg, 1963- (Added Author). Dano, Paul, 1984- (Added Author). Arkin, Alan. (Added Author). Collette, Toni. (Added Author). Carell, Steve, 1963- (Added Author). Cranston, Bryan, 1956- (Added Author). Suhrstedt, Tim. (Added Author). Martin, Pamela. (Added Author). Danna, Mychael. (Added Author). DeVotchKa (Musical group) (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Big Beach Films (Firm) (Added Author). Third Gear Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Deep River Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Bona Fide Productions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston. (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording (DVD)
videodisc
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released in 2006 as a motion picture. Full screen (side A) and widescreen (side B) versions. Special features: Side A: 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: 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.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Mychael Danna, Devotchka ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; production designer, Kalina Ivanov.
Participant or Performer Note:	Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston.
System Details Note:	DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround.
Language Note:	In English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. Closed-captioned.