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Jun 10, 2014 · Really, much of "Napoleon Dynamite" is what Heder would dub "the real deal." The original guy that Hess considered for the role wasn't so much an actor as "a weird awkward-ish kid." In the end, he couldn't act on screen as he so organically did in real life, and thus the serendipitous union of Hess and Heder was sealed.
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Box office. $46.1 million [1] Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American independent coming of age teen comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt, and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess, and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy high-school student who deals with several ...
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- Deb is based on Jerusha Hess. Jared Hess’s wife Jerusha co-wrote the film and based Deb on her own life. “Her mom made her a dress when she was going to a middle school dance and she said, ‘I hadn’t really developed yet, so my mom overcompensated and made some very large, fluffy shoulders,’” Jared told Rolling Stone.
- Napoleon's famous dance scene was the result of having extra film stock. At the end of shooting Peluca, Hess had a minute of film stock left and knew Heder liked to dance.
- Napoleon Dynamite fans still flock to Preston, Idaho to tour the movie's locations. In a 2016 interview with The Salt Lake Tribune, The Preston Citizen’s circulation manager, Rhonda Gregerson, said “every summer at least 50 groups of fans walk into the office wanting to know more about the film.”
- Idaho adopted a resolution commending the filmmakers. In 2005, the Idaho legislature wrote a resolution praising Jared and Jerusha Hess and the city of Preston.
Jun 11, 2014 · Here are 15 things you didn't know about Napoleon Dynamite. RELATED: The 50 Funniest TV Comedies of All Time RELATED: The 50 Best Raunchy Teen Comedies Jon Heder was paid $1,000 to play the title ...
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Aug 28, 2014 · There’s a lot of me in Napoleon. Heder: We took a trip to the local thrift store and scoured the racks looking for the type of clothes that would make you say, “Oh yeah, this is totally that ...
Feb 12, 2023 · According to the titular character's student ID, Napoleon Dynamite takes place sometime between 2004 and 2005, which goes against the visual style of the entire movie. But it's this juxtaposition between production style and story relevance that makes this film so intriguing and an instant cult classic. RELATED: The Bizarre Casting Ideas That ...
Feb 8, 2024 · A dorky high school kid wants friends but doesn’t have any, he meets an exchange student who kind of has no choice but to hang out with him and they become pals. Napoleon spends days drawing ...
