Little Miss Sunshine

Sheryl Hoover is an overworked mother of two children. Her brother Frank is a gay scholar of French author Marcel Proust, temporarily living at home with the family after a suicide attempt. Her husband Richard is striving to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach. Dwayne, Sheryl's son from a previous marriage, is a troubled teenager who has taken a vow of silence until he can accomplish his dream of becoming a test pilot. Richard's father, Edwin, is a veteran recently evicted from a retirement home for snorting heroin, lives with the family; he is close with his seven-year-old granddaughter Olive.

Olive learns she has qualified for the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty contest that is being held in Redondo Beach, California in two days. Her parents and Edwin, who has been coaching her, want to support her, and Frank and Dwayne cannot be left alone, so the whole family goes. Because they have little money, they go on an 800-mile (1,287-km) road trip in their yellow Volkswagen T2 Microbus.

The climax takes place at the beauty pageant. After a frantic race against the clock, Olive is almost refused entrance for arriving at the hotel four minutes late.

CHARACTERS

Olive- She is going to be a Little Miss Sunshine

Sheryl Hoover- is the overworked mother.

Frank is a gay scholar of French author Marcel Proust, temporarily living at home with the family after a suicide attempt.

Richard- is striving to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach. Is the father.

Dwayne- Sheryl's son from a previous marriage, is a troubled teenager who has taken a vow of silence until he can accomplish his dream of becoming a test pilot.

Edwin- is a veteran recently evicted from a retirement home for snorting heroin.

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I like this film because is very funny:)

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