Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Product Details: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Edition:

DVD Checkpoint; Sensormatic; Dual Side; Pan and Scan; Widescreen. See other editions

MPAA Rating:

R

Release Date:

09/23/2008 (PREORDER)

UPC:

024543551485

Directed by:

Valerie Faris

Featuring:

Steve Carell, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette. See all cast

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Synopsis: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Synopis: Picked up after a well-received showing at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE is a low-budget comedy about a family road trip from Albuquerque to California. The story begins when young Olive (Abigail Breslin) is given a shot at the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, and manages to coerce her family into driving west in their worn-down VW van. Olive's father, Richard (Greg Kinnear), takes charge of the trip, while her mother, Sheryl (Toni Collette), brother Dwayne (Paul Dano), uncle Frank (Steve Carell), and eccentric grandfather (Alan Arkin) all come along for the ride. What follows resembles a budget-stricken version of PLANES, TRAINS AND AUTOMOBILES: seemingly endless (and hilarious) mishaps befall the family as they wind their way across the country. Couple this with the witty interplay between a well-drawn set of dysfunctional characters, and that's the LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE formula in a nutshell; all the audience needs to do is sit back and enjoy the ride. The grainy texture of co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's film may initially startle viewers unaccustomed to the indie film world. But its a testament to the cast and crew's efforts that the limitations imposed on the filmmakers are long forgotten by the end of the film. Any concerns about visual murkiness give way to belly laughs and bemusement as the road trip ends and the beauty pageant begins. Likely to have a broad appeal, Dayton and Faris's film resembles a version of NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VACATION directed with the pithy eye of Todd Solondz (WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE), and it's to the movie's credit that it manages to successfully marry these two seemingly disparate worlds.

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Features: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Features: DVD Features:

Region 1
Keep Case - Checkpoint, Sensormatic
Dual Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - Spanish
Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional

DISC 1/ Side A: Full Frame - 1.33
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Alternate Endings with Optional Commentary by Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (4)
Audio Commentary - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Directors; Michael Arndt - Writer
Music Video - "Till the End of Time" - DeVotchka
Trailers

DISC 1/ Side B: Widescreen - 2.35
Additional Release Material:
Alternate Scenes - Alternate Endings with Optional Commentary by Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris (4)
Audio Commentary - Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Directors; Michael Arndt - Writer
Music Video - "Till the End of Time" - DeVotchka
Trailers - Forced Trailers: THANK YOU FOR SMOKING, CONFETTI, TRUST THE MAN

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Awards: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Academy Awards

 

Best Supporting Actor:

Alan Arkin

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User Reviews: Little Miss Sunshine

1. A Movie With Heart

   , April 27, 2007
   Reviewer: Ali Movie - See all Ali Movie's reviews

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   Pros: Acting & Directing & Storyline Is Great

   Cons: Nothing's Funny About It

   THis Happend to me Before I Didn't Find Anything '' Funny '' In Transamerica And Now Little Miss Sunshine
   But Besides That It's A Great Movie Something U Don't See These Days
   Cast Did A Welldone Job Especially That Little Girl Who Got Nominated For Oscar
   The Ending Was Really Well And It Wasn't Cliche Nor Heartbreaker
   And It Wasn't Suprising To Be Nominated For Oscar
   It Totally Deserved It ...

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2. The Ameican Family

   , February 3, 2007
   Reviewer: crysta - See all crysta's reviews

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   Pros: I really love this movie...

   Cons: Even after all the laughter you will still be a litle sad at times

   This has to be one of the best movies I have seen in awhile. Its perfect for those that actually watch movies and the real movie buff. Children should not watch this film it has some drug use and death.

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