Distributor:Paramount Certificate: PG | 86
minutes | Region 4 PAL Format Director: Jared Hess
Available to Buy Extras: Yes
ANYONE
IN IT WE KNOW?
Jon
Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruekk, Efren Ramirez, Tina Mojorina, Diedrich
Bader
WHAT’S
IT ABOUT THEN?
Napoleon
Dynamite is more of a damp squib
than a hot rocket, living the
small town life in Preston,
Idaho with his grandma and
unemployable older brother,
teenager Napoleon does his best
to wow the chicks at high school
while helping best friend Pedro
become school president, there
are problems though when his
grandma takes a road trip and
his meddling uncle Rico comes to
stay...
SO
IS IT ANY GOOD?
Despite
being low key and relatively low of budget Napoleon Dynamite is a movie
of enormous charm, Jon Heder as the titular Dynamite is excellent, a
fuzzy haired bow Prince William alike in his dodgy tie and ill fitting
clothes; Dynamite is a nerd but director Hess revels in his geekiness,
there is a certain amount of high school comedy antics involved,
especially in Dynamite and Pedro's (Ramirez) dealings with the school
president race and their battle with the stuck up Summer (Haylie Duff)
but the movie itself is more a celebration of the triumph of the
underdog - in the end Napoleon Dynamite turns out to be a nicely feel
good movie.
ANY
SPECIAL FEATURES?
There
are three audio commentaries featuring director Hess, star Heder and
producer Jeremy Coon, there are also deleted scenes, photo gallery and a
making of featurette called Wedding of the Century.
