The plot: The Hoover clan dwell in New Mexico (before BREAKING BAD made it cool to do so), struggling through the usual dysfunction required to propel a family drama. ‘Overnight’ is perhaps unfairly used to describe his success, and that Best Original Screenplay Oscar was well earnt (well Arndt?). Initially written in a mere 3 days in May 2000, the script went through a year of re-writes before selling in December 2001 – only for Michael to slog through 3 more years of development and over 100 drafts before production commenced in June 2005. The story of the script should be both a warning sign and a rallying call to screenwriters. The film: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE launched Michael Arndt on the path to a galaxy far, far away. ***Warning: plot spoilers below*** Focus on: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006) It might be a deleted scene which is outstanding in its own right but wasn’t quite in-sync or critical to the final cut of the film. It might be a scene from a classic movie, which has been crowded out by other, more “showy” scenes and set-pieces. In our “ Unheralded Scene” series, our consultants nominate a classic film or TV scene, which in their view hasn’t received the admiration it deserves.
Unheralded Scene: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE (2006)
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