From Preston, Idaho comes Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder), a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro, some sweet moon boots, and skills that can’t be topped. Napoleon lives with his Grandma (Sandy Martin) and his 30-year-old, unemployed brother Kip (Aaron Ruell), who spends his days looking for love in internet chat rooms. When Grandma hits the road on her quad runner, Napoleon and Kip’s meddling Uncle Rico (Jon Gries) comes to town to stay with them and ruin their lives. Napoleon is left to his own devices to impress the chicks at school and help his new best friend Pedro (Efren Ramirez) win the election for Student Body President against the stuck-up Summer Wheatley (Haylie Duff); all the while making sure to feed Grandma’s pet llama Tina, and avoiding association with Uncle Rico and the herbal breast enhancers he sells door to door. Napoleon and Pedro put their skills and knowledge of piñatas, cows and drawing to good use, but it is a surprise talent that leads the two to triumph in the end.
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July 20, 2005: Napoleon Dynamite toys!:
This movie has taken on
a life of its own and then some!! How far off is a sequel, I ask
you...I mean, seriously!? Before that happens though, check out this
line of NAPOLEON DYNAMITE "action figures" courtesy of...
March 8, 2005: Napoleon vs. Fender:
Fox has recently launched a Napoleon (as in NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) vs. Fender (Robin William's character in ROBOTS ) site where you choose who you think can boogie the best. Sure, it's a blatant attempt to cater to the NAPOLEON loving crowd in order to get them to...
July 8, 2004: Napoleon expands:
Who am I voting for in the upcoming election? Well I will say I saw a film recently that helped inform me of my decision as to who needs to be in power. That's right - I'm voting for Bad Penguin. He's that little kitten over to the right. Yup, Bad Penguin for...
June 16, 2004: Review: Napoleon Dynamite:
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June 14, 2004: See Napoleon tonight:
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June 1, 2004: Tons of new pics!!:
We just added a ton of
new upcoming movie pictures to our MOVIE PREVIEWS database, so instead
of me rambling on about how DODGEBALL still looks sorta
"dodgy" and GARFIELD still looks sorta "crappy" (although...
May 26, 2004: Dynamite poster/pics:
I'm sorry but I can't even look at a picture from NAPOLEON DYNAMITE without chuckling. If pictures from the film are this funny, I can't imagine what the actual film is like. I've heard nothing but the best things about it and I can't wait to see for myself....
May 3, 2004: See Napoleon early!:
So by now you've probably seen the kick-ass trailer for NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (and if you haven't, shame on yourself - get your ass over here and download it ). But why wait until the film opens on June 11th to see it? The film's official site has just opened...
April 15, 2004: Dynamite trailer:
The other day I spoke a bit about NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and how it looked like a great diversion this summer from the traditional action fare. Today the trailer for the film is available for everyone to download and once you watch it, I think you'll agree. I've...
April 13, 2004: Napoleon Dyn-O-Mite!:
When writer/director Jared Hess was living in Chicago he met an old Italian man named Napoleon Dynamite. That brief encounter would serve as the inspiration for Hess' first feature film, named after that old man. The film is semi-autobiographical and follows an...
