| | | A Family on the Verge of a Breakdown.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Aspect Ratio 1.33:1, Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 2.35:1, English, Spanish, French, Subtitled
Take a hilarious ride with the Hoovers, one of the most endearingly fractured families in comedy history.Father Richard (Greg Kinnear) is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program...with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl (Toni Collette) lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother (Steve Carell), fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers - the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive (Abigail Breslin) and Dwayne (Paul Dano), a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather (Alan Arkin), whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her with riotously funny results.
"As ambitious, honest and subversive as any American movie since "Election."" Carina Chocano, Los Angeles Times
"A raucously entertaining slice of slapstick dressed up as domestic satire." Ella Taylor, L.A. Weekly
"Sly, near-perfect comedy." Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
Editor's Note
IN THEATERS JULY 28, 2006 A hit at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE features Steve Carrell (THE 40-YEAR-OLD VIRGIN), Toni Collette (ABOUT A BOY), and GREG KINNEAR (THE MATADOR) in a tale about a family that goes to extraordinary lengths to enter their daughter into a beauty pageant.
| Features | "Till The End Of Time" Performed By DeVotchka From The Soundtrack | | 4 Alternate Endings With Optional Audio Commentary By Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris | | Audio Commentary With Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris & Writer Michael Arndt | | Audio: English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound | | Audio: Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Dubbed: Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Subtitles: English, French, Spanish |
| Entertainment Reviews
 | Little Miss Sunshine - DVD By: Rachel Gordon - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 12/8/2006 5:54 PM |
The most visited genre in film may be the family drama. Its probably popular to produce because its something everyone can relate to having a family with issues not fit for public consumption and seeing them resolved in two hours with some great acting thrown in for good measure, hopefully. Whether its got some laughter during the course of events or not, its getting quite difficult to come up with original ideas that force a family to change, or work together, or learn about each other, in an entertaining fashion.
And now, heres Little Miss Sunshine. Youre not quite sure what youre in for during the Sundance-touting trailer as you see snippets of a family dinner....read the full review |
| Little Miss Sunshine - DVD By: Edward Perkis - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 12/21/2006 11:29 PM | | The family heads from Albuquerque to California in a yellow VW van so Olive can compete in the titular pageant. Like a left turn when you have your right signal blinking, the movie then veers away from the expected and becomes a comic road movie, with some of the best dialogue and acting of the year. All six leads deserve recognition in the upcoming awards season, but Kinnear really stands out as a man who divides the world into two camps, winners and losers, and does what he can to make sure his family is in the right camp. ...read the full review |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/6/2007 |
| Running Time: 101 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 2006 | | Catalog ID: 2240331 | | UPC: 00024543403319 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, French, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | Widescreen/Standard 2.35:1/1.33:1 [4:3] |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Academy Awards (2006) |  | Alan Arkin, Winner, Best Supporting Actor | | Michael Arndt, Winner, Best Original Screenplay |
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| | Professional Reviews | Movieline's Hollywood Life
"[T]his is a comic gem, uproarious and heartfelt at the same time....Alan Arkin gives an Oscar-caliber performance..." 07/01/2006 p.102Rolling Stone
3 stars out of 4 -- "[S]omething wonderful: a scrappy human comedy that takes an honest path to laughs and is twice as funny and touching for it." 08/10/2006 p.112 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]martly and sympathetically executed....Feelgood fun for all the dysfunctional family." 10/01/2006 p.42 Uncut
4 stars out of 4 -- "[W]hat makes this one fly is its warmth. LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE is a first-class love-letter to a family of losers." 10/01/2006 p.148 Sight and Sound
"The perfect casting makes for some exceptionally confident comedy....With accessible humour and universal themes..." 10/01/2006 p.66 Rolling Stone
Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2006" -- "It's hilarious, heartbreaking and achingly true." 12/28/2006 p.118 Ultimate DVD
5 stars out of 5 -- "Full of eccentric but believable characters, witty dialogue and pitch-perfect performances....Touching, hilarious and quirky..." 03/01/2007 p.104 Variety 9 of 10
Veteran husband-and-wife musicvideo and commercials team Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris make a disarming segue into features with "Little Miss Sunshine," a quietly antic dysfunctional family road trip comedy that shoots down the all-American culture of the winner and offers sweet redemption for losers -- or at least the ordinary folks often branded as such. Pic's distinguished by a flawless cast, a gentle spirit of rebellion and a smart script by first-time screenwriter Michael Arndt that knows never to push its character quirks too hard. Its humanity and heart make it a natural to transcend the indie niche to a broader audience. - David Rooney
Reel.com 8 of 10
Little Miss Sunshine was the big crowd-pleaser at this year's Sundance Film Festival, nabbing a rich distribution deal and heaps of attention. In the real world, however, the average moviegoer's reaction to this dark, unusual comedy (think: National Lampoon's Vacation with brains) may be a tad less enthusiastic. Either way, co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris, along with first-time screenwriter Michael Arndt, have fashioned an enjoyably quirky, highly perceptive film that slaps a newish spin on family dysfunction...The performances are uniformly terrific, with Kinnear and Carell taking top honors; their heroic transformations are both rousing and touching. Colette, as usual, is excellent, despite a somewhat underdeveloped character. - Gary Goldstein
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