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SYNOPSIS __________
Plot:
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.
DETAILS__________
Studio:
Fox Searchlight
Based On:
+Source:
boxofficeprophets.com
A nine-minute short film also directed by Jared Hess that
was screened during the 2003 Slamdance Film Festival called
"Peluca"
That film was shot in two days on a budget of $500. They had
a little bigger budget this time, but not an outrageous amount.
Release Date:
June 11, 2004 (In Select Cities)
RELATED LINKS__________
PHOTOS OF THE CAST & CREW AT SUNDANCE
imdb.com --- CLICK
HERE
PHOTO STILLS
joblo.com --- CLICK
HERE
RELATED NEWS__________
INTERVIEW: DIRECTOR JARED HESS
+Sundance Pre-Production: NAPOLEON
DYNAMITE
efilmcritic.com --- CLICK
HERE
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