Comedy · United States of America · 2004 · 1h 35m

Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite poster
Director
Jared Hess
Cast
Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite Efren Ramirez as Pedro Sanchez Tina Majorino as Deb Aaron Ruell as Kip Dynamite Jon Gries as Uncle Rico Haylie Duff as Summer
Crew
Munn Powell — Director of Photography Jeremy Coon — Editor John Swihart — Original Music Composer Jared Hess — Screenplay Jerusha Hess — Screenplay Sean Covel — Producer
Tagline

He's out to prove he's got nothing to prove.

Synopsis

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

Trailer Napoleon Dynamite — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
underdoghigh schoolsibling relationshipidahochatfriendsschool dancesocial outcastaftercreditsstingersocially awkwardbased on short filmindifferent
Key Collaborators
Jared Hess Director Munn Powell Director of Photography Jeremy Coon Editor John Swihart Original Music Composer Jared Hess Screenplay Jerusha Hess Screenplay Sean Covel Producer Jeremy Coon Producer Chris Wyatt Producer Cory Lorenzen Production Design Jerusha Hess Costume Design
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