History YMMV / LittleMissSunshine

* RuleAbidingRebel: [[WordOfGod The film's creators]] seem to be nonplussed about their movie being interpreted as anti-establishment, satirical, or whatnot.

* CrossesTheLineTwice: Olive's beauty-pageant performance: [[spoiler:an inappropriate and borderline erotic performance, set to the tune of "Super Freak"]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Richard's obnoxious business boss and the cop that pulls them over when their honk flips? [[Series/BreakingBad Two years later those two actors (Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris) would go on to play similar roles as the drug dealer lord Walter White and the DEA cop Hank always on his trail.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: Richard's obnoxious business boss and the cop that pulls them over when their honk flips? [[BreakingBad Two years later those two actors (Bryan Cranston and Dean Norris) would go on to play similar roles as the drug dealer lord Walter White and the DEA cop Hank always on his trail.]]

** Probably intentional with the pageant announcer, though, who seems a little ''too'' into the girls' dance routines.

* CroosesTheLineTwice: Olive's beauty-pageant performance: [[spoiler:an inappropriate and borderline erotic performance, set to the tune of "Super Freak"]]

* ToughActToFollow: Dayton and Farris haven't directed another film for six years. Their next film, ''Film/RubySparks'' is about a writer who wrote a successful book in his late teens, but has been suffering from writer's block ever since.

* ToughActToFollow: Dayton and Farris haven't directed another film for six years. Their next film, ''RubySparks'' is about a writer who wrote a successful book in his late teens, but has been suffering from writer's block ever since.

** Really, every main character qualifies for this trope on some level.

** Dwayne. You had to feel for the guy during his breakdown.

** Happened by accident with the biker dad sitting next to Richard. He did have a kid in the pageant, WordOfGod said that in most of these things you do see more guys in the audience cause the mothers are backstage with the daughters.

* TheWoobie: Olive. She is obviously not pageant material, but God bless her, she's so adorable and determined that you can't help but love her.

* ToughActToFollow: Dayton and Farris haven't directed another film for six years. Their next film, ''Ruby Sparks'' is about a writer who wrote a successful book in his late teens, but has been suffering from writer's block ever since.

* ToughActToFollow: Dayton and Farris haven't yet directed another film.

* TrueArtSticksItToTheMan / RuleAbidingRebel: [[WordOfGod The film's creators]] seem to be nonplussed about their movie being interpreted as anti-establishment, satirical, or whatnot.

* HollywoodHomely: Abby had to put on a fake belly to appear chubbier, and wore large chunky glasses with ill-fitting clothes to complete the illusion; she was more or less at the same weight as the other girls.

* SorryBillyButYouJustDontHaveLegs: [[spoiler: The idea that Dwayne has made it to the age of 15 without his colorblindness being spotted is really stretching WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief]].

*** Happened by accident with the biker dad sitting next to Richard. He did have a kid in the pageant, WordOfGod said that in most of these things you do see more guys in the audience cause the mothers are backstage with the daughters.
* TearJerker: Olive trying to hold back tears and whispering to her grandfather that she doesn't want to be a loser "because Daddy hates losers." Try to get through that scene without at least a lump in your throat, I dare you.
** Also [[spoiler:"Granpa won't wake up."]]
** When Dwayne learns [[spoiler: he's colorblind, which means he won't be able to become a test pilot.]]
*** [[spoiler: Then when Olive is able to get Dwayne back to the bus.]]
** This exchange:
--->'''Sheryl:''' I'm so glad you're still here.
--->'''Frank:''' That makes one of us.
** Olive giving up her ice cream because her dad convinces her she needs to stay skinny, and the rest of the family's reaction culminating in [[spoiler: Olive yelling "Stop! Don't eat it all!" and taking a huge bite.]]
** The "Do you think there's a Heaven?" scene between Olive and Frank.
* TomHanksSyndrome: This was a surprisingly serious role for Steve Carell.

* TroubledButCute: Dwayne

* MostAnnoyingSound: The car horn broke.

* TearJerker: Olive trying to hold back tears and whispering to her grandfather that she doesn't want to be a loser "because Daddy hates losers". Try to get through that scene without at least a lump in your throat, I dare you.

* SorryBillyButYouJustDontHaveLegs: The idea that Dwayne has made it to the age of 15 without his colorblindness being spotted is really stretching WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief

* SorryBillyYouJustDontHaveLegs: The idea that Dwayne has made it to the age of 15 without his colorblindness being spotted is really stretching WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief