Summary:
In Albuquerque, the housewife Sheryl Hoover brings her suicidal brother Frank to the breast of her dysfunctional and bankrupted family. Frank is homosexual and expert in Proust, and 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. When her seven years old daughter Olive has a chance to dispute the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, the whole family travels together in their old Volkswagen Type 2 (Kombi), in a funny journey of hope of winning the talent contest and make a dream come true.
| Runtime: | 101 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated R for language, some sex and drug content. |
| Production: | Fox Searchlight Pictures |
| Genres: | Adventure, Drama, Comedy |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Jonathan Dayton | Director |
| Valerie Faris | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Michael Arndt | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Greg Kinnear | Richard Hoover |
| Steve Carell | Frank Ginsberg |
| Toni Collette | Sheryl Hoover |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Abigail Breslin | Olive Hoover |
| Alan Arkin | Grandpa Edwin Hoover |
| Brenda Canela | Diner Waitress |
| Bryan Cranston | Stan Grossman |
| Chuck Loring | Convenience Store Proprietor |
| Gordon Thomson | Larry Sugarman |
| Jill Talley | Cindy |
| Julio Oscar Mechoso | Mechanic |
| Justin Shilton | Josh |
| Marc Turtletaub | Doctor #1 |
| Paul Dano | Dwayne |
| Steven Christopher Parker | Teen Boy #1 |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Albert Berger | Producer |
| Bart Lipton | Associate Producer |
| David T. Friendly | Producer |
| Jeb Brody | Executive Producer |
| Marc Turtletaub | Producer |
| Michael Beugg | Executive Producer |
| Peter Saraf | Producer |
| Ron Yerxa | Producer |
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