Little Miss Sunshine Page #2

Who?

One of my grad students.

I was very much in love with him.

Him?

It was a boy?

You fell in love with a boy?

- Yes, I did. Very much so.

- That's silly.

You're right. It was silly.

It was very, very silly.

- There's another word for it.

- Dad.

- So, that's when you tried to kill yourself?

- Well, no.

The boy that I was in love with fell in love

with another man- Larry Sugarman.

- Who's Larry Sugarman?

- Larry Sugarman is, perhaps...

the second most highly regarded

Proust scholar in the U.S.

- Who's number one?

- That would be me, Rich.

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

So that's when.

No. What happened was

I was a bit upset...

so I said some things

that I shouldn't have said...

and I did some things

that I shouldn't have done...

and subsequently

I was fired from my job...

and forced to move out of my apartment

and move into a motel.

[ Blowing Nose ]

- And that's when you tried to-

- Well, no.

Actually, all of that was okay.

What happened was two days ago the

MacArthur Foundation, in its infinite wisdom...

awarded a genius grant

to Larry Sugarman.

And that's when l-

Decided to check out early.

Yes. Yes. And I failed

at that as well.

Olive, the important thing

to understand here...

is that Uncle Frank

gave up on himself.

He made a series of foolish choices-

I'm sorry- and he gave up on himself...

which is something winners never do.

So that's the story, okay?

Now, everyone, just let's move on and, uh-

- [ Sheryl Continues ]

- Is he always like this? How can you stand it?

Olive, tell him about your

routine while you're doing this.

Okay. Little Miss Chili Pepper is

a beauty contest for everyone in Albuquerque...

but you have to be six or seven

and you have to be a girl.

This is our sister.

- Cindy.

- Spring break.

Dwayne went to see his dad

in Florida for two weeks...

and Olive went to Laguna

to see her cousins.

- She made it to the top

of the regionals out there.

- I was in second place.

Well, what do you think

your chances are?

I think I can win,

because some of the other girls...

they've been doing it longer,

but I practice every day.

- Yeah. Good luck.

- Not about luck, Frank.

Luck is the name losers give

to their own failings.

It's about wanting to win,

willing yourself to win.

- You've got to want it badder than anybody else.

- I do.

- Then you're gonna be a winner.

- [ Sheryl ] Richard.

It's the truth.

It's the truth.

You know, actually, there is a message

from Cindy on the machine.

Something about Little Mrs. Sunshine.

- What? Little Miss Sunshine?

- Yeah.

What?

- [ Machine Beeps ]

- [ Woman On Machine ] Sheryl, it's Cindy.

Remember when Olive

was here last month?

She was runner-up in the

regional Little Miss Sunshine?

Theyjust called right now and said that

the girl who won had to forfeit her crown.

I don't know why.

Something about diet pills.

- Now she has a place in the state

contest in Redondo Beach!

- [ Screaming ]

- [ Continues, Indistinct ]

- [ Screaming Continues ]

Oh, my gosh! I won!

I won! I won! I won!

- [ Richard ] Finish your dinner!

- I'm finished!

- What happened?

- I'm just calling to- Cindy!

Yeah, we just got it.

Yeah, she basically went crazy.

- [ Olive ] I won! I won! I won!

- No, I didn't get that.

- The machine cut you off. Okay.

- [ Olive Continues, Indistinct ]

Redondo Beach. This Sunday?

- Wh-Are you guys going?

- [ Whispering ] Yes.

- Can you put it off?

- They have to. They have to.

- Where does that leave us?

- We can't do it. We can't.

No, no- No, I understand

that, Cindy. Yeah.

- They-

- I just- No, I'll just

figure it out. Okay, bye-bye.

It's this Sunday?

Why can'tJeff and Cindy take her?

They have some equestrian

thing in Santa Barbara.

You know, they do that horse

sh*t every single weekend.

Well, it's the nationals. They're taking

both horses, so apparently it's a big deal.

What about Olive?

Little Miss Sunshine!

Little Miss Sunshine! I won!

I won!

I'm going! We're going!

- You promised?

- We'll fly out and come back Monday.

- How are you gonna get around out there?

- We'll rent a car.

- And stay at a hotel?

- We can afford it.

- This is our seed money.

- Well, if I had a little help bringin' it in.

- Don't start that.

- It all goes to your nine steps!

I told you I'm gonna talk

to Stan Grossman!

We're gonna get locked and loaded on this

deal and start generating some income!

- But in the meantime we've gotta be-

- Okay, okay! We'll drive!

- I'm not drivin'.

- How are you gonna fit Grandpa in the Miata?

- Well, Grandpa does not have to come.

- What? I coached her!

I gave her the moves.

I gotta go.

- Why don't you take the V.W.?

- I cannot drive a shift. I tried.

- We'll fly there.

- We can't afford it.

Well, that's what we're gonna do

unless you have a better idea.

Here. This is dessert.

I won! I won!

I won! I won! I won!

I won! I won! I won!

Miss Sunshine! Little Miss Sunshine!

Little Miss Sunshine!

All right.

I'll drive the bus.

Richard, I was told explicitly

not to leave Frank by himself.

- No offense, Frank.

- None taken.

You got Dwayne here.

They can look after each other.

No, Richard! That's asking too much.

If something happened-

We can't go, then, unless

Dwayne and Frank go with us.

- [ Olive ] Mom, where's my bathing suit?

- Right.

Frank?

- I found it!

- [ Door Slams ]

Okay.

I'm going! I'm going!

I'm going!

Oh, Dwayne, come on, please.

Think of your sister.

[ Richard ] Come on, Dwayne.

It'll be a lot of fun.

You can go to the beach and-

[ Frank ]

"This is unfair.

"All I ask is...

that you leave me alone. "

Dwayne, flight school.

I will give you permission

for flight school.

[ Olive ] I won! I won! I won! I won!

I'm gonna win this one too!

"But I'm not going...

to have any fun."

Yeah, we're all with you

on that one, Dwayne.

Grandpa! Grandpa!

Is Grandpa coming to California?

- We're all coming, honey.

- [ Richard ] Hey, uh, hold on.

Olive, come over here

for a second.

Come here.

Sit down for a second.

Look, there's no sense

in entering a contest...

if you don't think

you're gonna win.

So do you think you can win

Little Miss Sunshine?

Richard-

Are you gonna win?

Yes!

We're going to California.

[ Laughs ]

Good night, Dwayne.

[ Writing ]

Not on your watch.

I wouldn't do that to you.

[ Sighs ]

Thank you, Dwayne.

Coming from you,

that means a lot.

Good night.

Jesus, I'm tired.

I'm so f***ing tired.

Do you know how tired I am?

If some girl came up to me,

begged me to f*** her, I couldn't do it.

- Dad? Watch the language, huh?

- That's how tired I am.

She's listening to music.

Olive, I'll give you a million dollars

if you turn around.

- See?

- All right.

- But the rest of us.

- Oh, the rest of you.

Can I give you some advice?

Well, I'm gonna

give it to you anyway.

- I don't want you making

the same mistakes I made.

- Can't wait to hear this.

Dwayne-That's your name,

right? Dwayne?

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