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- Edwin (Alan Arkin), Richard's father, is a dirty, debauched old man with a sharp sense of humor and irony. Rounding out the clan is Sheryl's brother, Frank (Steve Carell), a bitterly sarcastic scholar who tried and failed to commit suicide after losing his job and the man he loves.
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The film stars an ensemble cast consisting of Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin, all of whom play members of a dysfunctional family taking the youngest (Breslin) to compete in a child beauty pageant. It was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US$8 million.
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- ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell and More. A delightfully dysfunctional family. Little Miss Sunshine quickly became a beloved cult classic after it was released in 2006.
- ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Cast: Where Are They Now? Abigail Breslin, Steve Carell and More. A delightfully dysfunctional family. Little Miss Sunshine quickly became a beloved cult classic after it was released in 2006.
- Abigail Breslin. The New York native earned an Oscar nomination at just 10 years old for her performance as the aspiring pageant queen. Breslin has stayed in the spotlight since, starring in everything from the moving drama My Sister's Keeper in 2009 to blockbuster Ender's Game in 2013.
- Toni Collette. After earning critical acclaim as the Hoover family matriarch, Sheryl, the Australia native starred in United States of Tara from 2008 to 2011.
2000s. Breslin in January 2007. Breslin's breakthrough role was in the 2006 comedy-drama Little Miss Sunshine, where she played Olive Hoover, a beauty pageant contestant, the youngest in a dysfunctional family on a road trip. She was cast at the age of six, years before filming was started. [19]
Her brother Dwayne, a fanatical follower of Nietzsche, has taken a vow of silence, which allows him to escape somewhat from the family whose very presence torments him. And Olive's grandfather is a ne'er-do-well with a drug habit, but at least he enthusiastically coaches Olive in her contest talent routine.
Little Miss Sunshine: Directed by Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris. With Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin. A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.
Jan 20, 2006 · Little Miss Sunshine succeeds thanks to a strong ensemble cast that includes Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Alan Arkin, and Abigail Breslin, as well as a delightfully funny...
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