DIRECTOR'S CUT: Therapist Reacts to LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE with Directors Jonathan Dayton & Valerie Faris

me, straight out of a counselling session where i realised all my problems stem from the intrinsic fear that i'm not good enough: nooo that's the thing i'm sensitive about !!

simdoodles

Why did Alan have to call me out for watching this at 2am?

Lightning Dragon Master

It is fascinating, how many fantastic movies were on the edge of not happening. Forrest Gump being the most impressive I know.

Olga Makarova

I wonder what are Jono's thoughts about grandpa teaching Olive these dance moves. It is clear from the movie, that he loves her, but he also could not be unaware that this dance (music+moves) is creepy for such a small child, and will get a negative reaction from the audience. From the story perspective, it adds to the absurd, but I have questions to grandpa as a character.

Olga Makarova

After seeing that I would love to see an episode about "Captain fantastic"!

I love how much film making talk there was in this episode. I love the therapy bits, but I also love the "how the sausage is made" bits. Hence, I love this channel. :-)

Larry Garfield

we watched that move back in 8th grade, english (im from germany), and to see it again is so surreal to me Oo (because back than i didnt understand jack! xD) but your comments and sideinfo and overall humor and being is so perfect! Thank you! PS: that dad is triggering me so hard with his comments! You're(!) comments in the background and in the pauses are making all the difference there for me!

Lexi Noctura

This video pushed me to rewatch the movie again today while I was doing laundry, and MAN. This is such a gem of a movie. I cried several times and it felt good. I wonder how my life might have been different if as a child I felt the kind of support and love Olive gets at the end. It’s so nice to see her family, none of whom wanted to go, really make it happen all for her in spite of their own intense disappointments and failures and tragedies that happened through the course of the film. All of them have lost so grievously and they are like, “we will not let Olive feel this way too”. -Erin

Stefan and Erin S

Maaan, this is a great film! I really need to give it a re-watch. Great job on this episode.

Emily Snell-Salvaggio

Thanks to everyone involved for this. This is so beautiful.

Jonathan Wood

I was crying too, Alan.

Tuxedo Junction

People telling me to “just do your best” never really reduced any pressure or made me feel better. I’ve come to realize this is because I know what “my best” looks like. And I knew that my output was often falling short of my actual capability and “vision”. I now think “do your best at this given moment” or “in the given circumstances” more helpful. “I’m doing the best I can right now” rather than “I’m doing the best I can.” Because then, it’s not the best that I’m actually capable of; it’s the best that I can realistically accomplish within the constraints of real life. It might seem subtle, but it’s made a difference for me. (Thank you to my therapist for helping me discover this!)

Heather Scherr

This is a beautiful episode guys. When this movie was released on DVD I had to buy it (there's an old statement). I love theaters for the communal experience, as Valerie Faris said, and have many memorable ones. But my most favorite was the summer of 1993 when Jurassic Park was released. I was entering my senior year in high school, and was picked among 300 other nerds in my state to go to Nerd Camp for a month (a four year college to prep us for higher education). One weekend we took a break from prepping, and all 300 of us went to a showing of Jurassic Park. We filled the theater, along with a few families from the town. Let me tell you, when Gennaro was eaten by the T-Rex, those families and that theater had never heard such cheering. :)

Melissa

Wow. I always look forward to every video of CT with great anticipation, but yowza…🥲 I needed this one today 💜🫶

Now I want to watch the film again ☺️

Victoria Hudson

beauitful

Josh Jones

I'm going to have to find this movie, I love the message 💜

Cyn Hampton

Thank you for mentioning the failures that the Dad is blind to- I spent a lot of this movie yelling at him for how his perfectionism was failing his family, and you nailed it!

Alex

This is my favourite ever film. So excited to watch this.

Dean Weymes

Oh wow, haven’t seen this one in a long time!

Lauren Frey