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Little Miss Sunshine (DVD) (US Version) DVD Region 1

Chris Klein (Producer, Actor) | Steven Carell (Actor) | Peter Arkin (Actor) | Randeep Hooda (Actor)
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Little Miss Sunshine (DVD) (US Version)
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Picked up after a well-received showing at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, Little Miss Sunshine is a low-budget comedy about a family road trip from Albuquerque to California. The story begins when young Olive (Abigail Breslin) is given a shot at the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, and manages to coerce her family into driving west in their worn-down VW van. Olive's father Richard (Greg Kinnear) heads up the trip, while mother Sheryl (Toni Collette), brother Dwayne (Paul Dano), uncle Frank (Steve Carell), and grandfather (Alan Arkin) all come along for the ride. What follows resembles a budget-stricken version of Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: seemingly endless (and hilarious) mishaps befall the family as they wind their way across the country. Couple this with the witty interplay between a well-drawn set of dysfunctional characters, and that's the Little Miss Sunshine formula in a nutshell; all the audience needs to do is sit back and enjoy the ride.

The grainy texture of co-directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris's film may initially startle viewers unaccustomed to the indie film world. But it's a testament to the cast and crew's efforts that the limitations imposed on the filmmakers are long forgotten by the end of the film. Any concerns about visual murkiness give way to belly laughs and bemusement as the road trip ends and the beauty pageant begins. Likely to have a broad appeal, Dayton and Faris's film resembles a version of National Lampoon's Vacation directed with the pithy eye of Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse), and it's to the movie's credit that it manages to successfully marry these two seemingly disparate worlds.

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Product Title: Little Miss Sunshine (DVD) (US Version) 陽光小小姐 (DVD) (美國版) 阳光小小姐 (DVD) (美国版) Little Miss Sunshine (Spa Cash ) (US Version) Little Miss Sunshine (Spa Cash ) (US Version)
Artist Name(s): Chris Klein (Actor) | Steven Carell (Actor) | Peter Arkin (Actor) | Randeep Hooda (Actor) | Diana Pokorny (Actor) | Toni Collette (Actor) | Marc Turtletaub (Actor) | Mark Webber (Actor) | Edward Saxon 基斯格拉 (Actor) | Steven Carell (Actor) | Peter Arkin (Actor) | Randeep Hooda (Actor) | Diana Pokorny (Actor) | 東妮歌樂蒂 (Actor) | Marc Turtletaub (Actor) | Mark Webber (Actor) | Edward Saxon 基斯格拉 (Actor) | Steven Carell (Actor) | Peter Arkin (Actor) | Randeep Hooda (Actor) | Diana Pokorny (Actor) | 东妮歌乐蒂 (Actor) | Marc Turtletaub (Actor) | Mark Webber (Actor) | Edward Saxon Chris Klein (Actor) | Steven Carell (Actor) | Peter Arkin (Actor) | Randeep Hooda (Actor) | Diana Pokorny (Actor) | Toni Collette (Actor) | Marc Turtletaub (Actor) | Mark Webber (Actor) | Edward Saxon Chris Klein (Actor) | Steven Carell (Actor) | Peter Arkin (Actor) | Randeep Hooda (Actor) | Diana Pokorny (Actor) | Toni Collette (Actor) | Marc Turtletaub (Actor) | Mark Webber (Actor) | Edward Saxon
Director: Jonathan Dayton | Valerie Faris 尊拿芬 迪頓 | 維拉莉 科莉絲 尊拿芬 | 维拉莉科莉丝 Jonathan Dayton | Valerie Faris Jonathan Dayton | Valerie Faris
Producer: Chris Klein | Paul Schneider | David Gale | Marc Turtletaub | David T. Friendly | Edward Saxon 基斯格拉 | Paul Schneider | David Gale | Marc Turtletaub | David T. Friendly | Edward Saxon 基斯格拉 | Paul Schneider | David Gale | Marc Turtletaub | David T. Friendly | Edward Saxon Chris Klein | Ｐａｕｌ Ｓｃｈｎｅｉｄｅｒ | Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｇａｌｅ | Marc Turtletaub | David T. Friendly | Edward Saxon Chris Klein | Paul Schneider | David Gale | Marc Turtletaub | David T. Friendly | Edward Saxon
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Release Date: 2009-04-21
UPC Code: 024543403319
Language: English, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Country of Origin: United States
Picture Format: NTSC What is it?
Color Information: Color
Disc Format(s): DVD
Region Code: 1 - USA, Canada, U.S. Territories What is it?
Rating: R (MPAA)
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Package Weight: 100 (g)
Shipment Unit: 1 What is it?
YesAsia Catalog No.: 1004564716

Product Information

Director: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris

DVD Features:

Keep Case
Dual Side - Single Layer
Audio:
Dolby Surround - Spanish - Optional
Dolby Surround 5.1 - English
Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Trailers
Music Video: "Till the End of Time" - DeVotchka
Deleted Scenes: Alternate Endings
Audio Commentary: Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris - Directors; Michael Arndt - Writer
Disc 1/Side A:
Full Frame - 1.33
Disc 1/Side B:
Widescreen - 2.35

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Average Customer Rating for this Edition: Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10 (2)

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June 6, 2007
Little Miss Sunshine Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
In the spirit of the Osbournes and ther Royal Tenenbaums, Little Miss Sunshine is about a dysfunctional family that conquers personal neuroses and pent-up frustrations to find out that, yes, family comes first. This lesson comes from a road trip, as everyone pours into a rickety van to take the baby of the house, Olive (played by a brilliant Abigail Breslin), to Litte Miss Sunshine, a child beauty pageant. And as personalities clash in the confined space of the vehicle, heartwarming laughs ensue as they learn to love one another.

It may not be the most original story, but the film moves breezily along because it's driven by a strong cast - Arkin won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, while Breslin was nominated for Best Supporting Actress. The DVD extras come with commentary from the directors, as well as four alternative endings - including one that was thought up by Breslin, who is all of 10 years old. None of these tops the film's ending though, and none of the extras tops the film itself either.
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January 5, 2007
Little Miss Sunshine Customer Review Rated Bad 10 - 10 out of 10
A brilliant movie - a very funny and touching drama about a dysfunctional family on a road trip. The characters are greatly played - superb performance. Don't miss it.
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