The Hoover family treks from Albuquerque to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, to fulfill the deepest wish of 7-year-old Olive, an ordinary little girl with big dreams. Along the way the family must deal with crushed dreams, heartbreaks, and a broken-down VW bus, leading up to the surreal Little Miss Sunshine competition itself. On their travels through this bizarre landscape, the Hoovers learn to trust and support each other along the path of life, no matter what the challenge.
Production Big Beach Films; Third Gear Productions LLC; Deep River Productions; Bona Fide Productions;
Cast Names Abigail Breslin; Greg Kinnear; Paul Dano; Alan Arkin; Toni Collette; Steve Carell; Marc Turtletaub; Jill Talley; Brenda Canela; Julio Oscar Mechoso; Chuck Loring; Justin Shilton; Gordon Thomson; Steven Christopher Parker; Bryan Cranston; John Walcutt; Paula Newsome; Dean Norris; Beth Grant; Wallace Langham; Lauren Shiohama; Mary Lynn Rajskub; Jerry Giles; Geoff Meed; Matt Winston; Joan Scheckel; Casandra Ashe; Mel Rodriguez; Alexandria Alaman; Alissa Anderegg; Brittany Baird; Cambria Baird; Brenae Bandy; Kristen Holaas; Maliah Hudson; Destry Jacobs; Lindsey Jordan; Shane Murphy; Annabelle Roberts; Sydni Stevenson-Love;
Box Office USD 55,010,203
Release Date 2006-07-02 (Los Angeles Film Festival) (premiere) 2006-07-26 (limited) 2006-08-18
Genres Comedy; Drama;
MPAA Rating [?] Rated R for language, some sex and drug content.