 Loaded
with extras, the official screenplay book to the uproarious American
hit comedy from Fox Searchlight- a family on the verge of a breakdown.
Synopsis
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.
This Newmarket Shooting Script® Book includes:
•
Foreword by directors Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
•
Introduction by screenwriter Michael Arndt
•
Complete Shooting Script
•
Scene Notes
•
"How to Write a Sundance Hit in Nine Easy Steps"
•
23 color still photographs
•
Complete cast and filmmaker credits
Reviews
"It's
difficult to convey the sheer joy of watching these characters
interact. It's testament to the naturalness of Arndt's screenplay that
this movie feels less like a scripted narrative and more like a
spectacularly successful improv exercise."
Jessica Reaves, Chicago Tribune
"Screenwriter
Michael Arndt [is] an awesomely original voice in a profession that
rewards imitation. I like to think Little Miss Sunshine dropped from
celluloid heaven as a sign that, despite continual evidence to the
contrary, movie miracles still hapeen. You'll be delighted, if a bit
breathless from laughing, to be along for the ride."
Ruthe Stein, San Francisco Chronicle
"The
script is dark but refreshing, and Arndt is certainly a writer with
something to say, commenting on America's obsessions with beauty and
winning."
Jeff Sneider, Ain't It Cool News
The Shooting Script®
Foreword by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris
Screenplay by Michael Arndt
Paperback $19.95, published February 2007, ISBN: 978-1-55704-770-0
156 Pages
7 x 9 1/4
24 Color Photographs
12-page color photo insert
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