Little Miss Sunshine
- Director: Jonathan Dayton; Valerie Faris
- Writer: Michael Arndt
- Producer: Albert Berger; Michael Beugg
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One of the finest films - ever.
This proves that you don't need a massive budget to achieve brilliance.
Laughter and tears, cringes and winces - this has it all - and some bloody good acting.
A triumph.
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The(ir) Blurb...
In Albuquerque Sheryl Hoover brings her suicidal brother Frank to the breast of her dysfunctional and emotionally bankrupted family. Frank is homosexual, an expert in Proust. He tried to commit suicide when he was rejected by his boyfriend and his great competitor became renowned and recognized as number one in the field of Proust. Sheryl's husband Richard is unsuccessfully trying to sell his self-help and self-improvement technique using nine steps to reach success, but he is actually a complete loser. Her son Dwayne has taken a vow of silence as a follower of Nietzsche and aims to be a jet pilot. Dwayne's grandfather Edwin was sent away from the institution for elders (Sunset Manor) and is addicted in heroin.
Cast & Characters
Abigail Breslin as Olive Hoover;
Greg Kinnear as Richard Hoover;
Paul Dano as Dwayne;
Alan Arkin as Grandpa Edwin Hoover;
Toni Collette as Sheryl Hoover;
Steve Carell as Frank Ginsberg;
Marc Turtletaub as Doctor #1;
Jill Talley as Cindy;
Brenda Canela as Diner Waitress;
Julio Oscar Mechoso as Mechanic;
Chuck Loring as Convenience Store Proprietor;
Justin Shilton as Josh;
Gordon Thomson as Larry Sugarman;
Steven Christopher Parker as Teen Boy #1;
Bryan Cranston as Stan Grossman