Film· 2006· Comedy

Little Miss Sunshine

by Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton

Little Miss Sunshine: 1 recorded work traces back to it.

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What Little Miss Sunshine influenced

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Logan

Film · 2017

InfluenceLOW

James Mangold has named Little Miss Sunshine among the films he had in mind: Logan is a family road movie, with a worn-out man, a failing old father figure and a silent child crammed into one car on a trip across the country. Filed LOW: the model is structural, and the film's tone owes more to westerns.

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Little Miss Sunshine

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus. Breslin's breakout performance in the film earned her an Academy Award nomination. The road film tackles themes of family, depression, self-acceptance, and finding meaning in absurd conditions. It was produced by Big Beach Films on a budget of US$8 million. Filming began on June 6, 2005, and took place over 30 days in Arizona and Southern California.