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.