Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Note des utilisateurs:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris

Scénariste (WGA):

Michael Arndt (written by)

Release Date:

18 août 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Aventure | Comedie | Drame

Accroche:

Where's Olive?

Plot:

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

Plot Keywords:

Pageant | Proust | Girl | California | Beauty

Awards:

Won 2 Oscars. Another 41 wins & 48 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Hilarious! I loved this fun, but slightly dark comedy

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11

9:00 AM

USA

Ensemble

Abigail Breslin	...	Olive Hoover
Greg Kinnear	...	Richard Hoover
Paul Dano	...	Dwayne
Alan Arkin	...	Grandpa Edwin Hoover
Toni Collette	...	Sheryl Hoover
Steve Carell	...	Frank Ginsberg
Marc Turtletaub	...	Doctor #1
Jill Talley	...	Cindy
Brenda Canela	...	Diner Waitress
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Mechanic
Chuck Loring	...	Convenience Store Proprietor
Justin Shilton	...	Josh
Gordon Thomson	...	Larry Sugarman
Steven Christopher Parker	...	Teen Boy #1
Bryan Cranston	...	Stan Grossman

Autre(s) titre(s):

Little Miss Sunshine (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.

Durée:

101 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Classification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (certificate #42333) | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:6 | Sweden:7 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-13 | Japan:PG-12 | Chile:TE | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Iceland:L

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Chandler, Arizona, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Anecdotes:

The drawing on Dwayne's T-shirt is the face of Big Brother from the 1956 film version of George Orwell's "1984".

Goofs:

Factual errors: Frank tells Dwayne that he cannot become a jet pilot because he is color-blind. In fact, it is possible for someone to become a pilot even with color blindness, provided that the color blindness is not too severe (demonstrated by passing one of several tests approved by the FAA).

Guillemet:

[first lines]
Richard: There are two kinds of people in this world, winners and losers.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Sopranos: Made in America (#6.21)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Information Highway

Hilarious! I loved this fun, but slightly dark comedy

We were happy to have had the chance to see this at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival. I loved the cast: Greg Kinear, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano and Steve Carrell were ALL marvelous as the dysfunctional family. Little Miss Sunshine refers to a pageant to be held in California (the movie never states where the family lives, but most of the road scenes were definitely in the Phoenix, Arizona area. (added 8/2/06: I know now that the movie is set in New Mexico, for those of you who are interested in that sort of thing!)

The story follows little Olive, a normal child, who by a fluke wins her way into the finals of the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. The family decides they must accompany her in their old VW bus, so a road trip ensues.

The final third of the movie, which deals with the actual pageant, is by far the funniest part of the film. It illustrates, with great hilarity, the frightening people who are involved in child pageants. You can't help rooting for Olive, who is refreshingly normal amongst the frighteningly plastic other contestants.

(After discovering that I was in the (opposite of loved it) category on IMDb, I changed my subject line, because this was one of the best movies I've seen all year!! I LOVED IT)

This is NOT a movie for children. After reading through some other user comments, I have to say I'm dismayed by the amount of people complaining about the F word. This movie is rated R, mostly because of its frequent use of the F word, along with some drug use. If you do 5 minutes of research before you go to a movie, you should educate yourself as to WHY a movie is rated the way it is. If you are offended by swearing, then, if you go to a movie that is rated R because of language, be prepared to be offended! Okay, I'm off the soapbox. This is NOT a movie for children.