Jared Hess makes an unforgettable directorial debut with NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, a hilarious, tender, and 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 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. This film screened at SXSW 2004 in Austin, Texas.
1. Whate Ever I Feel Like
2. I Want Candy - Bow Wow Wow
3. Bus Rider
4. Locker Room 1
5. Every Moment (Live Performance) - Rogue Wave
6. Pull In Town
7. Nap Pulls Kip Return
8. Nap Pulls Kip
9. You Do Speak English?
10. New Mate - Figurine
11. Granny ATV
12. Cage Fighter
13. A-Team Theme
14. Here's Rico
15. Summer's Cake
16. Vote For Me
17. Design - Fiction Company
18. Locker Room 2
19. Sometimes You Gotta Make It Alone - Money Mark
20. Worst Video
21. Thrifty
22. Suit
23. Suitwalk
24. Talons
25. Kip Waits
26. Chapstick
27. Solamente Una Vez - Trio Los Panchos
28. Loch Ness
29. Nap Store Video
30. Ask It By Pedro
31. Canned Heat - Jamiroquai
32. D-Quan Boogie
33. Nap Dance Bedroom
34. Whole Mile
35. Only You - Yaz
36. Nap Rico Man
37. Nap Hangs Up The Phone
38. Forever Young - Alphaville
39. Time After Time - Sparklemotion
40. Ninja Movies
41. Alternate Ending Montage
42. Promise, The - When In Rome
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