Little Miss Sunshine is a 2006 American comedy-drama road film and the directorial debut of the husband-wife team of Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. The screenplay was written by first-time writer Michael Arndt. The film stars Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin, and was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US$8 million. Filming began on June 6, 2005, and took place over 30 days in Arizona and Southern California.
- Starring : Greg Kinnear / Steve Carell
- Genre : Comedy / Drama
- Country : United States
- Language : English
- Director : Jonathan Dayton / Valerie Faris
- Production : Fox Searchlight Pictures / Big Beach Films / Bona Fide Productions / Deep River Productions / Third Gear Productions / Major Studio Partners
- Distributor : Fox Searchlight Pictures / Twentieth Century Fox Film Company / 20th Century Fox / 20th Century Fox Argentina / Bontonfilm / FS Film / Fox-Warner / Tatrafilm / 20th Century Fox Entertainment / 20th Century Fox España / 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment / Film1 / Gativideo / RTL Entertainment / Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Little Miss Sunshine movie
Little Miss Sunshine release date
- January 20, 2006 : USA (Sundance Film Festival)
- July 2, 2006 : USA (Los Angeles Film Festival) (premiere)
- July 26, 2006 : USA (limited)
- August 12, 2006 : Switzerland (Locarno Film Festival)
- August 18, 2006 : USA
- September 4, 2006 : France (Deauville Film Festival)
- September 6, 2006 : France
- September 8, 2006 : UK
- September 8, 2006 : Ireland
- September 21, 2006 : Singapore
- September 27, 2006 : Spain (San Sebastián Film Festival)
- October 12, 2006 : Australia
- October 20, 2006 : Spain
- October 26, 2006 : Israel
- October 28, 2006 : Japan (Tokyo International Film Festival)
- November 7, 2006 : Germany (Filmfest Braunschweig)
- November 24, 2006 : Sweden
- November 30, 2006 : Germany
- December 13, 2006 : Philippines (Manila)
- December 23, 2006 : Japan
Little Miss Sunshine cast
- Abigail Breslin as Olive Hoover
- Greg Kinnear as Richard Hoover
- Paul Dano as Dwayne
- Alan Arkin as Grandpa Edwin Hoover
- Toni Collette as Sheryl Hoover
- Steve Carell as Frank Ginsberg
- Marc Turtletaub as Doctor #1
- Jill Talley as Cindy
- Brenda Canela as Diner Waitress
- Julio Oscar Mechoso as Mechanic
- Chuck Loring as Convenience Store Proprietor
- Justin Shilton as Josh
- Gordon Thomson as Larry Sugarman
- Steven Christopher Parker as Teen Boy #1
- Bryan Cranston as Stan Grossman
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2006, and its distribution rights were bought by Fox Searchlight Pictures for one of the biggest deals made in the history of the festival. The film had a limited release in the United States on July 26, 2006, and later expanded to a wider release starting on August 18.
Little Miss Sunshine was an overwhelming box office success, earning $100.5 million, and was praised mainly for the performances, screenplay and humor. The film was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won two: Best Original Screenplay for Michael Arndt and Best Supporting Actor for Alan Arkin. It also won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature and received numerous other accolades.
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