B00005JNBQ

024543143925

2004

2004-08-27

96

1h 36min

Awards, 10 wins & 23 nominations

Jared Hess

Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess

Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries

Jeremy Coon, Sean Covel, Frederick Wedler, Jory Weitz, Chris Wyatt

John Swihart

Munn Powell

Jeremy Coon

Jory Weitz

Cory Lorenzen

Curt Jensen

Jerusha Hess

Steve Costanza, Daniel Demke, Irina Kurinskaja, Jessica Rounds, Shea Rounds

Jennie Yamaki

James Hess, Brian Petersen, Tim Skousen

James Collins, Jenni Heywood, Bryan Lefler, John Marshall, Jonas Sappington

Bryan Arenas, Matt Davis, Ken Dufva, Rusty Fisher, Mark Linden, Darrin Mann, Tim Maxwell, Tara A. Paul, Carlos Ramirez, Joan Rowe, David Scharf, Harry E. Snodgrass, John Soukup

Brian Allan, Derek Bird, Joshua D. Comen, Andrew Midgley, Mitch Paulson, Mike Sabga, Adam Stern

Mark Murdoch

William Boaz, Doug Chamberlain, Brandon Christensen, Bianca Cline, Danny Drysdale, Jeff Gustafson, Tyler Meiners, Duff Rich, Aaron Ruell, Brett Shumway, Seth Smoot, Cline Travis

Marty Fresca

Diana Demke, Lulu Fetzer, Yuka Ruell

Fred Chandler, George Chavez, Richard Flores Jr., Brian Kibbie, Chris Regan, Yuka Ruell, Mark Nowicki

Clive Farrington, Robert Kraft, Tracy Lynch-Sanchez, Brian McNelis, Thomas Cavanaugh, Darci Monet

Bryan Lefler

Ken Murdoch

Brandi Allred, Mis Amores, Teresa Anderson, Elayne Bair, Charlie Barnett, Jessica Bath, Mark Behar, Gordon Bruster, Kendal Christensen, Troy Craig Poon, Patrick Evje, Pablo Ferro, Nathan Firth, Linda Hansen, Erin Heidenreich, Benjy Hess, Jason Karlatiras, Terance McKay, Eric Moro, Dana O Keefe, T. Ben Parker, Quinten White, Warner Loughlin

Krismas Adams, Tom Adams, Richard Alder, Eric Allred, Steve Anderson, Steve Anderson, John Balls, Lorette Bayle, Rod Boam, Linda Call, Thomas Catani, Anthony Cimmino, Sharon Cimmino, Nancy Collins, Jonathan Coon, Kathy Coon, Kirsten Coon, Wayne Coon, Lisa Edelman, Bob Egbert, Nancy Egbert, Sylvia Esplin, Carol Francis, Mark Gibby, Eric Green, John Hafen, Linda Hafen, Richard Halpern, Robert Harvey, Jay Heusser, Pamela S. Hicks, Dolores Hobbs, Kent Hobbs, Larry Hobbs, Eldean Holliday, Peggy Holliday, Cal Hughie, Val Jensen, David Krintzman, Sherwin Larsen, Jackie Maddock, Richard McClune, Connie Moser, Ed Moser, Glade Moser, Peggy Moser, Barbara Nielsen, Gregg Nielsen, Geni Nielson, Noel Nielson, H.M. Omaha, Shan Peterson, Lyle Porter, Blayne Rounds, Carolyn Rounds, Shame Rynes, Roma Smith, Kelly Spackman, Belle Spense, Chris Spense, Isabel Spense, Larry Stokes, Del Ra Talbot, Nick Terry, Kathy Thomas, Naomi Thomas, Jerry Waddups, Gertie Webb, Gene Williams, Shirly Williams, Dave Woodward, Amotz Zakai, Patrick Zook

Comedy

Fox Searchlight Pictures, Paramount Pictures, MTV Films

USA

English

PG

6.9

218790

64

Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American 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 dilemmas: befriending an immigrant who wants to be class president, awkwardly pursuing a romance with a fellow student, and living with his quirky family.

The film was Hess first full-length movie and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca. Napoleon Dynamite was acquired at the Sundance Film Festival by Fox Searchlight Pictures, who partnered up with MTV Films and Paramount Pictures for the release. Filming was done at Preston High School, and in different areas in Franklin County, Idaho, in the summer of 2003. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2004. Most of the situations in the movie are loosely based on the life of Jared Hess. The film s total worldwide gross revenue was $46,122,713. The film has since developed a cult following and was voted at number 14 on Bravo s 100 funniest movies.

$400,000 (estimated)

$116,666

$44,540,956

$46,138,887

Salesman,family relationships,small town,teenager,disney