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Little Miss Sunshine

The Shooting Script

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Type
Screenplays
Subject
One Film
Keywords
Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris, screenplay
Publishing date
Publisher
Newmarket Press
Collection
Shooting Script
Language
English
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Physical desc.
Paperback156 pages
7 x 9 ¼ inches (18 x 23.5 cm)
ISBN
978-1-55704-770-0
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Book Presentation:
Here is the official screenplay book tie-in to the uproarious American family road comedy. Brazenly satirical yet deeply human, Little Miss Sunshine introduces audiences to one of the most endearingly fractured families in recent cinema history. Meet the Hoovers, a motley six-member family who treks from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of seven-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams.

Starring Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin, the film strikes a nerve with everyone who's ever been awestruck by how their muddled families seem to make it after all. On the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreak, and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarrely funny landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenge.

About the Author:
Michael Arndt, the screenwriter, lives in New York City. Little Miss Sunshine is his first produced screenplay.Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris make their feature film directorial debut with Little Miss Sunshine. The married team has already built an impressive body of innovative projects as directors and producers in a variety of mediums, collaborating together on over 75 projects in film, television, commercials, and music videos.

Press Reviews:
"It's difficult to convey the sheer joy of watching these characters interact. It's testament to the naturalness of Arndt's screenplay that this movie feels less like a scripted narrative and more like a spectacularly successful improv exercise." -- Jessica Reaves

"Screenwriter Michael Arndt Ýis¨ an awesomely original voice in a profession that rewards imitation. I like to think Little Miss Sunshine dropped from celluloid heaven as a sign that, despite continual evidence to the contrary, movie miracles still happen. You'll be delighted, if a bit breathless from laughing, to be along for the ride." -- Ruthe Stein

"The script is dark but refreshing, and Arndt is certainly a writer with something to say, commenting on America's obsessions with beauty and winning." -- Jeff Sneider

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