Little Miss Sunshine

Arkin, Alan. (Added Author). Berger, Albert. (Added Author). Danna, Mychael. (Added Author). Collette, Toni. (Added Author). Kinnear, Greg, 1963- (Added Author). Dayton, Jonathan. (Added Author). Dano, Paul, 1984- (Added Author). Arndt, Michael. (Added Author). Breslin, Abigail, 1996- (Added Author). Carell, Steve, 1963- (Added Author). Cranston, Bryan, 1956- (Added Author). Faris, Valerie. (Added Author). Suhrstedt, Tim. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Fox Searchlight Pictures. (Added Author). Bona Fide Productions. (Added Author). Big Beach Films (Firm) (Added Author). Deep River Productions (Firm) (Added Author). DeVotchKa (Musical group) (Added Author). Third Gear Productions (Firm) (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
videodisc
1 videodisc (101 min.) : sd., col., double-sided ; 4 3/4 in. (DVD)
Edition: Full screen and widescreen versions.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Full screen (side A) and widescreen (side B) versions. Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. 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:	Producers: Albert Berger ... [et al.] ; writer, Michael Arndt ; directors: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris ; 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:	Closed captioned. cc In English or dubbed Spanish dialogue, with optional English, French, or Spanish subtitles.