| Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script Contributor(s): Ardnt, Michael (Author), Dayton, Jonathan (Author), Faris, Valerie (Author) |
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ISBN: 1557047707 ISBN-13: 9781557047700 Publisher: Newmarket Press OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2007 Annotation: Loaded with extras, the official screenplay book tie-in to the uproarious American hit comedy from Fox Searchlight--a family on the verge of a breakdown. In 2000, screenwriter Michael Arndt had no credits, no agents, no publishing history when he took a year off to write "a salable script" that got him an agent and a deal fourteen months later, and, five years after that, one of the big hits of 2006. Exclusive to this book are the complete shooting script, Arndt's introduction and scene notes about his filmmaking experience, and a humorous essay "How to Write a Sundance Hit in Nine Easy Steps." Also included are the full credits and a 12-page color photo section. Brazenly satirical yet deeply human, "Little Miss Sunshine" introduces the Hoovers, whose trip from Albuquerque to Redondo Beach, California, to a pre-pubescent beauty pageant results not only in comic mayhem but in death, transformation, and a moving look at the surprising rewards of being losers in a winning-crazed culture. A runaway hit at the Sundance Film Festival, where it played to standing ovations, the film strikes a nerve with everyone who's ever been awestruck by how their muddled families seem to make it after all. The Hoover family members are played by Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Abigail Breslin, Paul Dano, and Alan Arkin. When they pile into their rusted-out VW bus and head west on a three-day tragicomic journey to the Little Miss Sunshine beauty pageant, the entire misfit family will change in ways they could never imagine. 12-page color photo insert. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Screenplays - Performing Arts | Film - Screenwriting |
| Dewey: 791.43 |
| LCCN: 2007061183 |
| Series: Newmarket Shooting Scripts |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 7.12" W x 9.16" (0.60 lbs) 156 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Dayton, Jonathan: - 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.Faris, Valerie: - 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.Ardnt, Michael: - Michael Arndt, the screenwriter, lives in New York City. Little Miss Sunshine is his first produced screenplay. |