#little miss sunshine 2006

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

#little miss sunshine #little miss sunshine 2006 #jonathan dayton #valerie faris #greg kinnear #toni collette #steve carell #paul dano #abigail breslin #alan arkin #2000s #2006 #filmedit #film #cinema #movies

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𝔱𝔥𝔞𝔱 𝔪𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔫𝔱 𝔴𝔥𝔢𝔫 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝔣𝔦𝔫𝔡 𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔞 𝔭𝔬𝔭𝔲𝔩𝔞𝔯 𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔬𝔯 𝔭𝔩𝔞𝔶𝔢𝔡 𝔞 𝔥𝔬𝔱 𝔢𝔪𝔬 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔯𝔞𝔠𝔱𝔢𝔯 𝔬𝔫𝔠𝔢

#hayden christensen #sam monroe #life as a house 2001 #inthemoodforicons #pedro pascal #shane dio morrissey #nypd blue #2001 #y2k #2000s #goth aesthetic #colin morgan #jethro cane #doctor who 4x10 #2008 #paul dano #dwayne hoover #little miss sunshine 2006 #emo #literally my favourite thing #soapsluvr #filmgoop #photoset

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frank :(((((((

#frank ginsberg #little miss sunshine #little miss sunshine fanart #steve carell #steve carell fanart #little miss sunshine movie #little miss sunshine 2006

[mittos]

I’ve been watching this movie everyday, no I’m not doing ok mentally

#little miss sunshine #little miss sunshine 2006 #dwayne hoover #frank little miss sunshine #Paul dano #danonation #fanart #movie fanart

[pretty-blue-flower]

"You do what you love, and fuck the rest."

Paul Dano: Dwayne (Little Miss Sunshine)

#little miss sunshine #little miss sunshine (2006) #little miss sunshine 2006 #you do what you love and fuck the rest #quote #quotes #life qoute #life quotes #love quote #love quotes #happiness quote #happiness quotes

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris in their feature film directorial debut, this comedy-drama movie is about a dysfunctional family who go on a cross-country road trip to enter their daughter in the “Little Miss Sunshine” beauty pageant in their old VW minivan.

A solid ensemble cast includes: Greg Kinnear as patriarch Richard Hoover, Toni Collette as overworked mom Sheryl Hoover, Steve Carell as sullen homosexual/brother-in-law Frank Ginsberg, Paul Dano as voluntarily mute teenage son Dwayne, Alan Arkin (whose performance won him the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor) as heroin addict/foul-mouthed grandfather Edwin Hoover and Abigail Breslin (in her breakthrough role) as aspiring child beauty queen Olive Hoover.

Greg Kinnear is a good leader in terms of character-building. Toni Collette plays an overly stressed yet hardworking mother so efficiently. Steve Carell just pushes the envelope taking a forlorn character to a higher level of hilarity. Paul Dano’s onscreen silence is sufficient to convey strong resentment. Alan Arkin brings a significant amount of cantankerous humor and judgmental (though knowledgeable) commentary to the table. Then of course, no other child star could capture the naïveté and adorable spirit of a seven-year-old beauty queen wannabe than Abigail Breslin (whose bright performance garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress).

The script (which won the movie an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) is not just written in such a unique style, but the whole storyline easily relates to anyone who’s endured imperfections or multiple setbacks in their lives. Therefore, the Hoovers set out to help/heal one another in a tragicomic manner.

In terms of observing the psychological state of the family, each member goes through different stages of grief. Richard Hoover (the father) is a struggling motivational speaker who refuses to accept his family as a complete failure, hence his tendency to constantly bring up unnecessary lectures on winning. Grandpa is a censorious character who believes strongly in living freely and freedom of speech, even at the (eventual) cost of his life. However, his tender relationship with his granddaughter (of whom he trains for the pageant) is essential to the story. Dwayne (born from a previous marriage) has taken a vow of silence until he can fulfill his dream of becoming a pilot for the Air Force Academy. He makes it clear that he wants nothing to do with his family, but gradually becomes more open (especially during an explosive outburst in one particular scene). Sheryl (the mom) is firmly realistic despite facing daily pressure to try and keep the family together. Frank (a Proust scholar) has fallen into a deep depression after a terminated relationship with a male graduate student who left him for a rival scholar. His heartbreak, coupled with the loss of his job, led to a hospitalization for attempted suicide. Olive on the other hand is a refreshing reminder of self-acceptance despite being slightly plump and wearing large eyeglasses. Together, they are driven (literally) by the notion of having the chance to hopefully succeed.

The setting mostly involves the drive from Albuquerque, New Mexico to California (specifically at a time before Google Maps existed). The worn Volkswagen T2 Microbus represents the fractured family dynamic while serving as a vehicle to help the Hoovers navigate and come to terms with their personal flaws. What’s more, the family regularly needs to push the van to get it moving (due to a broken clutch) as a collective team effort. Not only that, but their oddities are a stark contrast to the superficiality of the young beauty contestants.

Soundtrack-wise, the film includes Olive Hoover’s unconventional choice of song for the “Little Miss Sunshine” talent competition: a revamp of Rick James’ “Super Freak”. It is to that particular song that Olive does a burlesque routine to a jeering audience, only to have her family (minus Grandpa whose body was hastily dumped in the trunk of the VW) join her onstage and dance along to give their support.

Finally, the moral of the film is that it’s okay to accept failure because the thing that’s most important is to maintain self-worth instead of playing the winning card. That said, I openly recommend this twisted yet satisfying indie road film to everyone.

#Little Miss Sunshine 2006 #tragicomedy #indie film #road film #Hoover family #greg kinnear #steve carell #toni collette #paul dano #alan arkin #abigail breslin #Olive Hoover #beauty pageant

[mozzarella-stickz]

Random OC Headcanons pt. 3: Ruby Collins

Warnings: mommy issues and body-shaming. Ruby’s mom does not slay!

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- named after the birthstone of the month she was born in, July

- has a helix piercing her older cousin did on her when Ruby was 13. It surprisingly never got infected or anything

- loves singers like David Bowie, Billy Joel, Elton John, Kate Bush, Mazzy Star

- also Radiohead (totally not because of Dwayne…)

- actually met Olive before she met Dwayne

- the first time she met Dwayne was because her bike ran over a rock, she fell off and ate shit in front of him while he was sitting outside reading

- they were both 13, it was before Dwayne started dying his hair black and his vow of silence

- Ruby has an old record player from her step-mom

- lives with her dad and step-mom, her bio mom gave full custody because in her words “she had never really wanted her anyways”

- her mom was 16 when she had Ruby, her father 17

- it was a whole thing, she cried about it for weeks

- Despite having a step-mom, Ruby sees Sheryl almost as a second mom

- Sheryl loves it, she adores Ruby

- has self control issues, does things without thinking more often than not

- really likes the original Scream movie from 1996, not a big fan of them after that though

- read The Shining book before watching the movie, was not a fan of how much it changed, still enjoys it nonetheless

- besides horror movies she also really likes old musical movies like Singin’ In The Rain, Bye Bye Birdie, The Sound of Music, West Side Story, etc.

- didn’t have a crush on Dwayne until he took his vow of silence and about a month in she realized how much she missed his voice. He began to be more touchy with her as a way of communication and that’s sort of what started it. Hugging goodbye instead of saying it, tapping her shoulder to get her attention, grabbing her hips to surprise her, all that stuff

- exclusively wears Converse, occasionally Vans

- makes beaded necklaces and string friendship bracelets, made one with her favorite color, Dwayne’s favorite color, and Olive’s and made it into a bracelet with all colors intertwined together

- also makes her own beaded rings, but usually wears ones she gets from things like thrift stores and flea markets

- her favorite color is not red, it’s blue, but she lets people think red because of her name and hair

- her favorite Disney princess is Jasmine

- always unprepared

- wears graphic tee shirts (TV shows, bands, movies) and shorts almost everyday

- hates Richard very much

- about threw her menu at his face when he started saying all that stuff to Olive about how ice cream makes you fat

- it also brought back painful memories of her mother saying stuff like that to her, Ruby struggled a lot with her body image for years

- becomes besties with Frank, thinks he is hilarious and they have many inside jokes together

- really devastated over the loss of Edwin, she wasn’t close with him but he had been such a fun, constant presence that was just gone

- of course danced onstage with the Hoovers, no one was gonna hurt her Oli

- she and Dwayne had their first kiss on that stage in front of everyone (first Ruby fic 👀)

- when Dwayne found out he was colorblind, he yelled at Ruby for not having any self control

- he apologized profusely afterwards, hugging her as tight as he could and whispering it to her

- Dwayne is almost 6 foot, and Ruby is barely at 5’3”, their height difference is adorable

- Olive is like her little sister, sometimes she will hang out only with her and do their nails and watch Disney movies

- kind of has the energy of a dad, like her music taste, taste in movies and TV, all that kind of stuff (also can fall asleep in chairs with her arms folded really easily)

- has a dog, a beagle named Snoopy, like Snoopy from The Peanuts

- favorite soda is orange soda

- has a bad habit of staying up late watching shitty TV

- personally relates to Bart Simpson

- kind of bad at school but really does try her best

- her room is a MESS but like it adds to the aesthetic she has in there

- jewelry trays, shelves with records on them, posters, drawings Dwayne drew for her, bookshelves, all that fun stuff

- her room is painted blue, she painted it when she first moved in

- cannot wait to learn to drive

- when Ruby’s not at the Hoover’s, she’s riding her bike while listening to music

- hates dressing up, but loves to see the process of it

- her favorite body sprays are fruit ones, specifically peach ones

- cannot tan

- she and Dwayne start dating after the events of the movie

- 5 years later they’re still going strong

- Olive is ecstatic, she’s about 12-13ish at this point

- when they do get married Olive is 100% maid of honor

- I just love wholesome endings okay?

#danonation #paul dano #danocel #dwayne hoover #little miss sunshine #olive hoover #original character #little miss sunshine 2006

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

Dir. Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

#little miss sunshine #filmedit #moviegifs #cinemapix #comedy #drama #2000s #2006 #userfilm #cinematicsource #cinematv #fyeahmovies #gifs #my gifs #my edit #every movie i watched in 2024 #rewatch

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little miss sunshine (2006) feat. "chicago" by sufjan stevens

#fun fact paul dano pushed for sufjan stevens to be on the soundtrack #little miss sunshine #2006 #chicago #sufjan stevens #film #needle drop

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Paul Dano arrives at the premiere of Little Miss Sunshine at the Eccles Theatre during the 2006 Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2006 in Park City, Utah | By Evan Agostini

#pd.2006 #paul dano #little miss sunshine

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006), dir Johnathan Dayton and Valerie Faris

Written by Michael Arndt

The film stars Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Paul Dano, Abigail Breslin, and Alan Arkin

#movies #cinema #cinephile #toni collette #greg kinnear #steve carell #paul dano #abigail breslin #alan arkin #little miss sunshine #2006

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Round One

The Hoovers (Little Miss Sunshine) VS the Afton family (Five Nights at Freddy's)

The Hoovers

Members: Olive, Dwayne, Frank, Sheryl, Richard, Edwin

Propaganda:

"Road Trip with a young naive girl, a Nietzsche reading teenager son with a vow of silence, a past suicidal and unemployed scholar uncle, a stressed overworked mother, a sucesss-is-everything motivational coach father and a perverse drug addicted grandpa." Note: edited for length, full submission here

The Afton family

Members: William, Michael, Elizabeth, and Crying Child

Propaganda:

"Ok, forget about their father being a serial killer for just a second, forget how Evan can't ever stop crying for two seconds because he's being neglected, forget about how there's never a mother mentioned implying that she's either dead or divorced, forget how Novel Trilogy William doesn't care when Elizabeth dies and says its her own fault even if the games dispute that. Every. Single. One. of them as been killed by their own family members (sometimes as ghosts)" Note: edited for length, full submission here

#polls #the hoovers #afton family #little miss sunshine (2006) #five nights at freddy's #fnaf #round one

[filmheaven]

Little Miss Sunshine, 2006

#filmheaven #film #film is not dead #aesthetic #little miss sunshine #jared leto #2006

[youcallyourselfafilmcritic]

"You know what? Fuck beauty contests. Life is one fucking beauty contest after another. You know, school, then college, then work, fuck that. And fuck the air force academy. If I wanna fly, I'll find a way to fly. You do what you love, and fuck the rest."

-Little Miss Sunshine (2006, Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris)

#little miss sunshine #paul dano #fuck beauty contests #2006 films #steve carrell

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general dating hcs for dwayne hoover please?😵‍💫

A/N: Hell YES 😍 If you guys want any other headcanons/imagines with this boy then send em innn

Pairing: Dawyne Hoover x reader (Little Miss Sunshine 2006)

Warnings: fLufF aNd StUfF 😛

• YeSsSs okay so

• Dwayne's a pretty quiet guy, but you're not the loudest/extroverted person either, so you click pretty well

• You probably met in school or in a library or something, and caught each other's eye

• He couldn't help staring for a few moments too long, cus like 'wow you're so pretty aaghhaedvbnf'

• You smile, and he smiles and blushes, hiding his face in his book

• Yea, you're gonna be seeing him around bestie

• When he gets enough courage, he'll put a note through your locker asking if you wanna meet up after school and to write yes or no on the back of the paper and post it back through his locker

• You're like 😂 nah, I'm doing this the normal human way

• You just come up to him and say what time with a smile, and he's just 😶🥰

• Dwayne ends up telling you a lot about his chaotic family and all, and is a little hesitant when it comes to admitting his love for Nietzsche's work, but you're really interested and hang onto every word

• From then on, he's literally whipped 💕

• Is it too cliche to say that he's all "I hate everyone except you" because that's literally how he feels lol

• You start going out not long after, and he's actually, like, the best boyfriend EVER

• He likes reading to you, or whispering or talking quietly, basically being around you full stop

• His family's a little mad, but his mum adores you because you're a good influence and makes him happy, his dad thinks you're very successful and approves of you pretty quickly, Olive's legit ecstatic that there's another girl in the house she can chat to and stuff, and Frank enjoys your sense of humour and personality

• Dwayne may act unbothered and chilled, but he secretly loves hugs and kisses, can't get EnOuGh

• Only from you though, cus if his mum or something tries to hug him he's all squirming and screwing his face up in annoyance

• He's clingy in the best way 🖤

#dwayne hoover #dwayne hoover x reader #little miss sunshine #paul dano #paul dano riddler #dano!riddler #edward nashton #edward nashton imagine #dano!riddler fluff #dano!riddler imagine #dano!riddler x reader #danonation #batman 2022 #the batman #the batman movie #the batman 2022 #riddler 2022 #2006 movies #nietzschequotes #nietsche #friedrich nietzsche #nietzshe #frederick nietzsche #vow of silence #thus spake zarathustra #dwayne hoover x you #dwayne hoover fluff #dwayne hoover fanfic #dwayne hoover imagine #dwayne little miss sunshine

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Little Miss Sunshine (2006) Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

October 1st 2022

#little miss sunshine #2006 #jonathan dayton #valerie faris #toni collette #greg kinnear #steve carell #abigail breslin #paul dano #alan arkin #beth grant