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Overview
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Release Date:
27 August 2004 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove. more
Plot:
A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home. full summary | full synopsis
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High School
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Jock
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Class President
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Idaho
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Rejection
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Awards:
10 wins
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18 nominations
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NewsDesk:
(179 articles)
Director Chris Bowman Offers Up a Slice of Humble Pie
(From Beyond Hollywood. 11 November 2009, 11:57 AM, PST)
Catching Up With... Jared Hess
(From PasteMagazine. 9 November 2009, 6:02 AM, PST)
(From Beyond Hollywood. 11 November 2009, 11:57 AM, PST)
Catching Up With... Jared Hess
(From PasteMagazine. 9 November 2009, 6:02 AM, PST)
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jon Heder | ... | Napoleon Dynamite | |
| Jon Gries | ... | Uncle Rico | |
| Aaron Ruell | ... | Kip | |
| Efren Ramirez | ... | Pedro | |
| Diedrich Bader | ... | Rex | |
| Tina Majorino | ... | Deb | |
| Sandy Martin | ... | Grandma | |
| Haylie Duff | ... | Summer Wheatly | |
| Trevor Snarr | ... | Don | |
| Shondrella Avery | ... | Lafawnduh | |
| Bracken Johnson | ... | Randy | |
| Carmen Brady | ... | Starla | |
| Ellen Dubin | ... | Ilene | |
| J.C. Cunningham | ... | Jock #1 | |
| James Stevens | ... | Jock #2 (as James Smooth) |
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MPAA:
Rated PG for thematic elements and language.
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Runtime:
82 min | USA:86 min (Sundance Film Festival) | Canada:86 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (certificate no. 40773) |
Ireland:PG |
Iceland:L |
Germany:o.Al. |
Netherlands:6 |
Portugal:M/6 |
Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Québec) |
South Africa:PG |
New Zealand:PG |
Canada:PG (Nova Scotia/Ontario) |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:PG |
Finland:K-7 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:PG
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Jon Heder credits Tina Majorino (Deb) with helping to choreograph the dance scene. He also states that some of the dance moves were "borrowed" from Michael Jackson, Backstreet Boys, John Travolta, "Soul Train" (1971), as well as some of his own moves.
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Continuity: When Napoleon asks Don for a "Vote for Summer" button in the crowded hallway, there are varying amounts of people standing in front of the lockers, anywhere from a large crowd when it's handed to Napoleon, to almost no one when he throws it.
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Quotes:
[first lines]
Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?
Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!
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Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?
Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)
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Soundtrack:
Time After Time
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I have to say I was so intrigued by the mixed responses to this film on this board I had to see it. In my opinion it was the best movie I have seen in years. I am so tired of the typical BS Hollywood crap, and this movie was far from that. Napoleon was indeed dynamite! The first couple minutes I was kinda worried that the naysayers were right, but as the movie continued I couldn't stop laughing! And for those how think that it was wrong to exploit the nerds in society, you definitely missed the whole point of the movie. It wasn't exploited them, it was more celebrating them and their uniqueness. And as for being unrealistic, this movie was more realistic than any movie I have seen. That was part of what made it hilarious. Not doubt this will be a cult classic! GO NAPOLEON!
I give this film a 10 out of 10