| Description |
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; region 1 ; widescreen (2.35:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround. |
| Language |
In English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles. |
|
Closed-captioned. |
| Cast |
Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Bryan Cranston. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Tim Suhrstedt ; editor, Pamela Martin ; music, Mychael Danna, Devotchka ; costume designer, Nancy Steiner ; production designer, Kalina Ivanov. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for language, some sex and drug content. |
| 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. |
| Note |
DVD release of the 2006 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. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2006: Best supporting actor (Alan Arkin), Best writing (original screenplay). |
| Subject |
Beauty contests -- California -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Beauty contestants -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Dysfunctional families -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Parent and child -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Siblings -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
Grandparent and child -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
|
|
DVDs.
|
| Local Subject |
ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS, 2006.
|
| Genre |
Comedy. |
| Added Author |
Dayton, Jonathan.
|
|
Faris, Valerie.
|
|
Arndt, Michael.
|
|
Breslin, Abigail, 1996-
|
|
Kinnear, Greg, 1963-
|
|
Dano, Paul, 1984-
|
|
Arkin, Alan.
|
|
Collette, Toni.
|
|
Carell, Steve, 1962-
|
|
Cranston, Bryan, 1956-
|
|
Suhrstedt, Tim.
|
|
Martin, Pamela.
|
|
Danna, Mychael.
|
|
DeVotchKa (Musical group)
|
|
Fox Searchlight Pictures.
|
|
Big Beach Films (Firm)
|
|
Third Gear Productions (Firm)
|
|
Deep River Productions (Firm)
|
|
Bona Fide Productions.
|
|
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
|
| Standard No. |
024543403319 |
|
024543403357 |
|
024543403371 |
| Music No. |
2240331 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
|
2240335 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
|
2240337 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
|
More Resources