Little Miss Sunshine Release date: August, 2006 Directed By: Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris Screenplay: Michael Arndt To start off this blog I've decided to post about one of my favorite films of all of time, Little Miss Sunshine. I've watched this film about 5-10 times in the past three years as it has become sort of a tool in my healing process. For those who have never seen this film before, here is a quick summary: A dysfunctional family piles into a beat-up yellow VW van to drive their awkward, beauty-pageant-obsessed daughter (Olive) to a competition. Along the way, their suicidal uncle (Frank), mute-in-protest son (Dwayne), motivational-speaker dad (richard), frazzled mom (Sheryl), and drug-loving grandpa (Edwin) all clash, bond, and break down (emotionally and mechanically). It’s basically a road trip where the only thing uglier than the van is the beauty pageant they’re trying to reach and somehow, that’s what makes it beautiful. This film may loo...
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