Heartwarming comedy follows a dysfunctional family on a frantic road trip across the US in a decrepit Volkswagen van to deliver their youngest to a chld beauty pageant on time. Olive Hoover (Abigail Breslin) is an ordinary little girl, perhaps even on the plain side as far as looks go but she has a dream cast in stone - to win the Little Miss Sunshine child beauty pageant. Her heroin-snorting grandfather (Alan Arkin) coaches her in some rather unorthodox and grown-up techniques - when he's not on the nod. Her mum (Toni Collette) and dad (Greg Kinnear) are at each other's throat because dad has sunk their entire worth into a self-help business that's a total non-starter. Her philosophically-constipated older brother (Paul Dano) has taken a vow of nihilistic silence and her suicidal gay uncle (Steve Carell) has come to stay for a while after yet another failed attempt to cash out early. Has Olive got a chance? No, she hasn't, but it's the journey that matters, not the destination - ultimately the message of this touching comedy.
DVD EXTRAS
Extras to be confirmed, Interactive menus, Enhanced for WideScreen TV, Subtitles for hard of hearing (English), 'Making of' documentary, Commentary (Jonathan Dayton (Director) and Valerie Faris (Director). Michael Arndt (Writer)), Other documentaries (Four alternate endings)
Soundtrack Languages
Dolby Digital 5.1: English
Technical Details
Certification: 15
Duration: 101 mins
Format: DVD
Region: 2
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
Cat. No: 3341401000(20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT)
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