Little Miss Sunshine

Plot summary

Olive is a little girl with a dream: winning the Little Miss Sunshine contest. Her family wants her dream to come true, but they are so burdened with their own quirks, neuroses, and problems that they can barely make it through a day without some disaster befalling them. Olive's father Richard is a flop as a motivational speaker, and is barely on speaking terms with her mother. Olive's uncle Frank, a renowned Proust scholar, has attempted suicide following an unsuccessful romance with a male graduate student. Her brother Dwayne, a fanatical follower of Nietzsche, has taken a vow of silence, which allows him to escape somewhat from the family whose very presence torments him. And Olive's grandfather is a ne'er-do-well with a drug habit, but at least he enthusiastically coaches Olive in her contest talent routine. Circumstances conspire to put the entire family on the road together with the goal of getting Olive to the Little Miss Sunshine contest in far off California. Written by Jim Beaver {jumblejim@prodigy.net}

The Hoover family is the dictionary definition for the word "dysfunctional". The dad Richard is a man who gives lectures on winners and losers, the wife is Sheryl, a chain-smoking, frazzled wife and working mother whose idea of a home cooked meal frequently consists of a bucket of chicken. Her gay brother Frank recently attempted suicide. The grandpa is Edwin, a drug addict. The son is Dwayne a rebel who has vowed not to talk until he gets into the Air Force. And then there is Olive, a seven-year old girl who dreams of going to the Little Miss Sunshine pageant. So what happens when they do? Written by neo101

Cast of Little Miss Sunshine

	Abigail Breslin	...	Olive
	Greg Kinnear	...	Richard
	Paul Dano	...	Dwayne
	Alan Arkin	...	Grandpa
	Toni Collette	...	Sheryl
	Steve Carell	...	Frank
	Marc Turtletaub	...	Doctor #1
	Jill Talley	...	Cindy
	Brenda Canela	...	Diner Waitress
	Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Mechanic
	Chuck Loring	...	Convenience Store Proprietor
	Justin Shilton	...	Josh
	Gordon Thomson	...	Larry Sugarman
	Steven Christopher Parker	...	Teen Boy #1
	Bryan Cranston	...	Stan Grossman

Trouble in Paradise

Plot summary

High class European thief Gaston Monesque meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. The two join forces and come under the employ of Mme. Colet, the beautiful owner of the Colet perfume company. Gaston works as Mme. Colet's personal secretary under the alias Monsieur Laval. Rumors start to fly as 'M. Laval' steals Mme. Colet away from her other suitors. When the secret of his true identity catches up to him, Gaston is caught between the two beautiful women. Written by Gary Jackson {garyjack5@cogeco.ca}

Gaston Monescu, world-famous thief, and Lily Vautier love each other for their wicked (and clever) ways. Gaston manages to insinuate himself into the home, and the heart, of wealthy and beautiful Mariette Colet--risking his own heart and Lily's jealousy in the process. Written by David Metzler {metzler@mit.edu}

Cast of Trouble in Paradise

	Miriam Hopkins	...	Lily
	Kay Francis	...	Madame Mariette Colet
	Herbert Marshall	...	Gaston Monescu, alias La Valle
	Charles Ruggles	...	The Major (as Charlie Ruggles)
	Edward Everett Horton	...	François Filiba
	C. Aubrey Smith	...	Adolph J. Giron
	Robert Greig	...	Jacques, Mariette's Butler

The Graduate

Plot summary

Ben has recently graduated college, with his parents now expecting great things from him. At his "Homecoming" party, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner, has Ben drive her home, which leads to an affair between the two. The affair eventually ends, but comes back to haunt him when he finds himself falling for Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter. Written by Zac Abrams

The action is mainly seen through the eyes of Benjamin Braddock, a confused twenty-one year old, who is worried about his future but who does not simply want to follow the commercial path of his affluent family and their friends. His life becomes complicated when he is embroiled in an affair with an older woman, Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father's business partner. It becomes impossible when he falls in love with Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Elaine. Written by alfiehitchie

Cast of The Graduate

	Anne Bancroft	...	Mrs. Robinson
	Dustin Hoffman	...	Benjamin Braddock
	Katharine Ross	...	Elaine Robinson
	William Daniels	...	Mr. Braddock
	Murray Hamilton	...	Mr. Robinson
	Elizabeth Wilson	...	Mrs. Braddock
	Buck Henry	...	Room Clerk
	Brian Avery	...	Carl Smith
	Walter Brooke	...	Mr. McGuire
	Norman Fell	...	Mr. McCleery
	Alice Ghostley	...	Mrs. Singleman
	Marion Lorne	...	Miss DeWitte
	Eddra Gale	...	Woman on Bus