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Director:
Jared Hess
Writer:
Jared Hess (writer)
Genre:
Comedy | Short more
Plot:
A day in the life of Seth, super nerd extraordinaire; rocking the megalopolis of Preston, Idaho, and soon the world, with his illegal ninja moves and his sweet fanny pack. GOSH!! | add synopsis
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Cast

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Greg Hansen ... Pedro
Chris Sanchez ... Giel
Bracken Johnson ... Randy
Zack Thomas ... Vern
Chris Thomas ... Other Boy On Bus
Leo Shackleford ... Cashier (as Leonard Shackleford)
Sarah Barton ... Girl
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Jon Heder ... Seth
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Runtime:
USA:9 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Filming Locations:
Preston, Idaho, USA

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Trivia:
On a budget of approximately $500, this movie was shot in two days on grainy black and white 16mm film in Preston, Idaho using primarily local talent (except for Jon Heder). more
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Remade as Napoleon Dynamite (2004) more

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22 out of 47 people found the following comment useful.
How did Napolean Dymamite come from this?, 23 December 2004
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Author: jfenton from United States

I have seen Napolean Dynamite a good 6 times, and just finally saw "Peluca". Don't let the die-hards fool you - this thing is a mess. It shows promise and Hess is about as good as he is in "Dynamite", but the cinematography is awful, the "Gosh!" and "Idiot!"s are way overused.. I can't believe they got the green light to make a major motion picture based on this.

Again, that said, I love Napolean Dynamite, and am glad they re-cast the character of Pedro, among others. It just wouldn't have worked the way they originally set out.

It's on side 1 of the DVD if you want to check it out.

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