Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting
Script (Newmarket Shooting Script)
by Michael Arndt
A Fun, Educational Read
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, Arndts 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 whos 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.
Personal Review: Little Miss Sunshine: The Shooting Script
(Newmarket Shooting Script) by Michael Arndt
Little Miss Sunshine is one of very few movies that literally left me with my
mouth hanging open as I left the theater, exclaiming about how well written
and produced it was. Then I attended a screenwritnig lecture by Michael
Arndt, and later had the opportunity to attend a screening of the movie
where he answered questions. Fascinating guy who really understands
his craft.
The Shooting Script is a great read, and Michael lets us peak behind the
script at sections that were changed in the actual shooting, and several
times comments on how wise the directors were when they cut out scenes
that are in the script. He also reveals places where ad libs added to the
spontaneity of the finished product. The book is fun to read, not just
because it's a great script, but because you'll learn about the craft of
screenwriting.
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