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Preston, Idaho's most curious resident, Napoleon Dynamite, lives with his grandma and his 32-year-old brother (who cruises chat rooms for ladies) and works to help his best friend, Pedro, snatch the Student Body President title from mean teen Summer Wheatley.
Jared Hess makes an unforgettable directorial debut with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, a hilarious, tender, and utterly original portrait of a truly eccentric character. Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder) is a high-school outcast in every sense of the word. More interested in playing tetherball by himself and drawing pictures of his favorite animal, the "liger" (a combination of a lion and a tiger), Napoleon is ignored by everyone in his tiny hometown of Preston, Idaho. At home, things aren't much better: his uber-nerd older brother, Kip (Aaron Ruell), and ultra-vain Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) are too busy with their own obsessions ...
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to give Napoleon the time of day. It isn't until a new student, Pedro (Efren Ramirez), arrives that Napoleon finds friendship and performs an act of brave defiance that makes him a true hero.
Written by Hess and his wife, Jerusha, NAPOLEON DYNAMITE brilliantly captures the awkwardness of high school without succumbing to condescension. Most of this can be attributed to Heder, who steps into Napoleon's moon boots with a jaw-dropping flawlessness. The rest of the cast is just as natural, underplaying their roles and letting the comedy unfold without forcing any of the jokes. Add a hilarious soundtrack of 1980s hits and you have an instant classic, a crowd-pleasing riot that has an undeniably universal appeal.
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The directorial debut of filmmaker Jared Hess, who also co-wrote the screenplay, Napoleon Dynamite is a quirky, offbeat comedy set in the small Idaho town of Preston. Jon Heder stars in the titular role, a carrot-topped oddball with a decidedly eccentric family that includes his llama-loving, dune-buggy enthusiast grandmother. The story centers on the local high school's race for class president. Using some nontraditional means, Napoleon is determined to help his pal Pedro (Efrem Ramirez) run a winning campaign and defeat popular girl Summer (Haylie Duff). Also starring The Drew Carey Show's Diedrich Bader, Napol...
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eon Dynamite premiered at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival.
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Napoleon Dynamite is een weirdo die naar school gaat in het plaatsje Preston. Hij heeft geen vrienden en iedereen vindt hem een loser. Hij heeft niet veel vaardigheden, maar kan wel goed mythische beesten tekenen, zoals zijn lievelingsdier: de lijger, een mix tussen een leeuw en een tijger. Hij zit in een dansgroepje genaamd 'happy hands club', waarmee hij voor zijn klas optreedt. Zijn broer Kip is een chat-verslaafde nerd die kooivechter wil worden, en die een vriendin genaamd LahFawnduh heeft. Als oma een ongeluk krijgt, komt oom Rico oppassen op Napoleon en Kip. Napoleon vindt dit onnodig omdat Kip al over de ...
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30 is. Napoleon krijgt voor het eerst in zijn leven een vriend: Pedro Sanchez. Samen gaan ze alles er aan doen om Pedro als hoofd van de leerlingenraad van school te maken.
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Napoleon Dynamite News Articles
From creators/executive producers Jared and Jerusha Hess , Napoleon Dynamite is an animated series on Fox, based on the hit film and following the comic adventures of America’s most awesomely awkward teenager and his offbeat family and friends, as they navigate small-town life in rural Idaho. With the original cast of the film (including Jon Heder , Efren Ramirez , Tina Majorino , Jon Gries , Aaron Ruell , Sandy Martin and Diedrich Bader ) back to voice their roles, the first set of episodes also features an impressive guest cast with Amy Poehler , Jennifer Coolidge , Sam Rockwell and Jemaine Clement . While at the TCA Winter Press Tour, Jared and Jerusha Hess sat down with Collider for this exclusive interview and talked about how the animated series came about, how excited the cast was to reprise their roles, how freeing it was to be able to do anything with the story in an animated version,
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