Where was Little Miss Sunshine filmed?
2006 film, directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton.
- Arizona
The story is set in Arizona, so the filming stayed close to the setting.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- Arizona; California; New Mexico
- Filmed in
- Arizona
- Distance
- About 504 miles (812 km) between California and the nearest filming location.
- Distance
- About 324 miles (522 km) between New Mexico and the nearest filming location.
About Little Miss Sunshine
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- Released
- 2006
- Directors
- Valerie FarisJonathan Dayton
- Cast
- Greg KinnearToni ColletteSteve CarellAlan ArkinAbigail BreslinPaul DanoBryan CranstonMarc TurtletaubDean NorrisWallace Langham
- Genre
- ComedyDramaRoad
- Awards
- César Award for Best Foreign Film; Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor; Academy Award for Best Writing; Original Screenplay and 2 more
The story
Sheryl Hoover is a stressed mother of two living in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Richard's foul-mouthed father Edwin is also living with the family after being evicted from a retirement home for snorting heroin.
Family tensions play out along the way, amidst the aging van's mechanical problems.
Famous lines from Little Miss Sunshine
Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.
Why not?Frank
Far out.Frank
Hi, Uncle Frank!Olive
What about your family?Frank
Well, that makes one of us.Frank
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