Little Miss Sunshine

The main characters:

Richard Hoover(Dad)

Sheryl Hoover (Mom)

Dwayne (their son, who has taken a vow of silence)

Olive Hoover (their seven years old daughter)

Frank (Sheryl’s suicidal brother)

Grandpa Edwin Hoover (is addicted to heroin, haha)

Diner waitress

When Olive has a chance to dispute the Little Miss Sunshine pageant in Redondo Beach, California, the whole family travels together in their old car, determined to get their young daughter into the finals.

Olive: Mom, how much can we spend?

Sheryl: I would say four dollars. Anything under four dollars.

Waitress: Hi. You ready?

Richard: Yeah, I'm gonna have the, uh, number five with coffee, please.

Waitress: All right.

Sheryl: A number seven, over easy, and a grapefruit juice.

Waitress: Grapefruit. Okay.

Frank: I would like a fruit plate…And…do you have chamomile?

Waitress: Yes.

Frank: With honey, please.

Grandpa: I would like the lumberjack and coffee. And extra bacon.

Waitress: Extra.

Richard: You know, Dad, you should probably—

Sheryl: Richard, don't start.

Richard: He's gonna kill himself.

Sheryl: Well, it's his life.

Grandpa: Thank you, Sheryl.

Waitress: Garden salad? And you.

Olive: I…I'm sorry. I, um…Sorry.

Waitress: Take your time.

Richard: Don't apologize, Olive. It's a sign of weakness.

Olive: Um, well, I want— Okay, okay. I know what I want. I know. Okay, can I get the waffles and, uh—…I don't—What does "alamodey" mean?

Waitress: Oh, that means it comes with ice cream.

Olive: Okay, "alamodey" then.

Sheryl: Olive, for breakfast?

Olive:You said four dollars.

Sheryl: Okay. You're right. Thank you.

Waitress: Okay. Be right back.

Frank: Actually, Olive, "à la mode" in French...translates literally as "in the fashion." À la mode. "Mode" is derived from Latin modus, meaning "due or proper measure."

Richard: Frank, shut up.

Sheryl: Richard!

Richard: Olive, can I tell you a little something about ice cream?

Olive: Yeah.

Richard: Well, ice cream is made from cream, which comes from cow's milk, and cream has a lot of fat in it.

Sheryl: Richard.

Richard: What? She's gonna find out anyway, remember?

Olive: What? Find out what?

Richard: Well, when you eat ice cream, the fat in the ice cream becomes fat in your body.

Sheryl: Richard, I swear to God—

Richard: It's true.

Olive: What? What's wrong?

Sheryl: Nothing, honey. Nothing's wrong.

Richard: So if you eat a lot of ice cream, you might become fat. And if you don't, you're gonna stay nice and skinny, sweetie.

Olive: Mom—

Grandpa: Olive, Richard is an idiot. I like a woman with meat on her bones.

Olive: I don't…Why's everyone so upset?

Sheryl: No, no one's upset, honey. I…I just want you to understand...it's okay to be skinny,

and it's okay to be fat, if that’s what you want to be. Whatever you want, it's okay.

Richard: Okay, but, Olive, let me ask you this…Those women in Miss America…Are they skinny, or are they fat? Honey?

Olive: Well, they're skinny, I guess.

Richard: Yeah. I guess they don't eat a lot of ice cream.

Waitress: Okay. Coffee. Coffee. Grapefruits.

Sheryl: Thank you.

Waitress: Chamomile…And here's your ice cream. "Alamodey," right? I'll be back with your waffles in a second.

Olive: Does anyone want my ice cream?

Grandpa: Yeah, I'd like a little. Dwayne? Frank? Olive's not gonna have her ice cream.

Frank: Do you mind if I have a little?

Grandpa: Yeah, let's dig in.

Frank: That looks really good.

Grandpa: Boy, I feel sorry for anybody that doesn't want to enjoy their ice cream so early in the morning.

Frank: Boy, that looks good.

Grandpa: You sure you don't wanna have some, Olive? Those waffles are gonna be awful lonely in there.

Everyone (except Olive and Richard): Mmm! Mmm!

Frank: Watch this.

Olive: Wait! Stop! Don't eat it all.

Richard: All right, Olive...

Sheryl: Richard!

Date: 2016-01-03; view: 1156