The Little Miss Sunshine Cast Reflects on a Movie That Made Dysfunction Feel Universal

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Twenty years after its world premiere electrified audiences at the Sundance Film Festival, the cast of Little Miss Sunshine returned to Utah for a reunion that served as both celebration and memorial. 

It honors a film that captured four Academy Award nominations and launched multiple careers while paying tribute to Alan Arkin, whose Oscar-winning performance remains one of the most beloved supporting turns in modern cinema history.

The gathering took place at the Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City on Jan. 28, bringing together the ensemble that defined indie filmmaking’s crossover potential in 2006. 

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