That character, Dwayne, has a nervous breakdown in California after recognizing his colorblindness and breaks his month-long vow of silence.
Bryan Cranston's character in this film shares his name with Larry Brandenburg's character in Fargo, Stan Grossman, and another character shares his full name with one of the main characters from Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions. That character, Dwayne, has a nervous breakdown in California after recognizing his colorblindness and breaks his month-long vow of silence. Not long before, Dwayne's grandfather, played by Alan Arkin, died in his sleep of a heroin addiction. Dwayne's son, a failed motivational speaker named Richard played by Greg Kinnear, has married Stacey, whose brother Frank, played by Steve Carell, is a suicidal Proust scholar. Those characters and Olive Hoover are all on their way to, FTP, what titular beauty pageant in a VW Bus with no clutch?
Bryan Cranston's character in this film shares his name with Larry Brandenburg's character in Fargo, Stan Grossman, and another character shares his full name with one of the main characters from Vonnegut's Breakfast of Champions.
Little Miss Sunshine