In this movie you will meet Sheryl Hoover is an overworked mother of two children, who lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Her brother Frank is a gay scholar of French author Marcel Proust, temporarily living at home with the family after a suicide attempt. Her husband Richard is striving to build a career as a motivational speaker and life coach. Dwayne, Sheryl's son from a previous marriage, is a troubled teenager who has taken a vow of silence until he can accomplish his dream of becoming a test pilot. Richard's foul-mouthed father Edwin, a World War II veteran recently evicted from a retirement home for using and selling heroin, lives with the family; he is close with his seven-year-old granddaughter Olive. And their grandpa Edwin who always have a words of encouragement.
Their road trip started when their grand daughter olive qualified for the "Little Miss Sunshine" beauty contest that is being held in Redondo Beach, California.
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Two words I could describe to this movie is WEIRD and FUNNY. And one reason why i continue watching the movie in-spite of, is their yellow Volkswagen T2 Microbus. ...lol...
The Best Part is Where Olive Does the Hump and the family joined her! :D ahaha
and the saddest part is when his grandpa died.. and i'm not sure of it. hahaha...
