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In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away.

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JB
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Lee
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Dio
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Open Mic Host
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Lil' JB
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Storyline

This is the story of a friendship that changes the course of rock history forever, of the fateful collision of minds between JB and KG that led to the creation of the precedent-shattering band Tenacious D, and of the two heroes' quest to find the fabled Guitar Pick Of Destiny... Written by Anonymous

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Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use | See all certifications »

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Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£922,574 (UK) (24 November 2006)

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$8,319,186 (USA) (29 December 2006)
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Trivia

One of the card's images in the opening sequence is "The Hermit" from the Rider-Waite Tarot deck, which was also used on the back cover of Led Zeppelin's untitled fourth album. See more »

Goofs

When young JB leaves home and a map is shown with an animated line following his travels, the town "Charlotte" appears on the map twice, in both North Carolina and South Carolina. There is no Charlotte, South Carolina, the place marked on the map as "Charlotte" in SC is about where Greenville, SC should be. All other towns marked on the map of the country are correct. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
JB: Ready, Kage?
KG: Ready.
JB: Let's do this. Fatty.
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Sasquatch Researcher............John C. Reilly See more »

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References The Kids Are Alright (1979) See more »

Soundtracks

"Adagio For Strings, Op. 11 - Agnus Dei"
Composed by Samuel Barber
Performed by St. John's Episcopal Cathedral Choir
Courtesy of Delos International, Inc.
by arrangement with Source/Q
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Pick of Destiny Is So hilarious, it hurts!
27 October 2006 | by (Austin, TX, United States) – See all my reviews

Just saw it at as closing film of Austin Film Festival. Going in, a had seen a few snippets of their act at Alamo Drafthouse, and thought the trailer was amusing but I wasn't expecting such an epic theme music and the use of tarot cards is genius in the title sequence. Watch out for cameos from Ben Stiller and Tim Robbins, and the dark lord himself (who has a fetish for KG). So much over-the-top fun and the songs are so catchy. The car chase was by far my favorite scene. I know this will earn cult status right away and win over some new Tenacious D fans, just like me. I hope this does well in the theaters. "Follow me, we are the shadows"


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