Little Miss Sunshine

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Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Release Date: 26 July 2006 (U.S)
Abigail Plays: Olive Hoover
Co-stars: Toni Collete, Greg Kinnear, Paul Dano, Alan Arkin, Steve Carell
Tag-Line: Where's Olive? A Family On the Verge of a Breakdown
Genre: Comedy, Drama

Synopsis:
Olive is a little girl with a dream: winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so burdened with their own quirks, neuroses, and problems that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father Richard is a flop as a motivational speaker, and is barely on speaking terms with her mother. Her uncle Frank, a renowned Proust scholar, has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student. 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. Circumstances conspire to put the entire family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine contest in far off California.

Abigail's Role:
Abigail plays Olive Hoover. A little girl with a dream to win a beauty pagent. She then realizes she gets the chance the compete in the Little Miss Sunshine Pagent in California. Then her wacky but supportive family goes on a road trip to California from there small town in New Mexico. On the way they suffer twists and turns.

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About Filming:
Chandler, Arizona, USA , Flagstaff, Arizona, USA ,Los Angeles, California, USA ,Phoenix, Arizona, USA , Santa Clarita, California, USA, and Ventura, California, USA.

Notale Quotes:
"At the same time, Breslin was free to be a little girl on-set. She initiated pajama day, which had about three participants showing up in PJs. Converse (sneaker) Friday had a better turnout. She said she was going to be sad when the shoot was over, "but at least you know that it was really fun, and that's why you're sad."
Kim Breslin, her mother, pointed out that while this is her daughter's seventh film, there was something different about this shoot. "On this set I really felt a deep respect for her as a human being, not just a little girl, and I think that's hard to find sometimes in movies. For most kids working in film, their character doesn't have a point of view or a huge contribution to make, and in this movie, Olive really was a valuable member of the family and had as much value as everybody else," and the actress was treated likewise."
"As far as little Abigail Breslin goes, well, there are no words to describe how adorable this girl is. Bright and intelligent, she seemed to have a ball with the film. When asked whether she felt intimidated working with older actors, she says, "I've only ever done a few movies with kids in it, so I didn't really feel intimidated." She also admitted to being a huge American Idol fan. In fact, there's one scene where the whole family is fighting on the bus, using expletives and talking about sex. In the film, Abigail's character is wearing headphones, listening to music and unaware of what anyone is saying. Turns out, she really was listening to music -- Kelly Clarkson to be exact. And never actually heard what anyone was saying until after they screened the film."

Film Facts:
-Abigail wore a fat suit for her role as Olive.
-The ending dance took 3 weeks to learn.
-Nominated for 4 Oscars including Abigail Breslin for Best Supporting Actress.



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