When Uncle Rico hits Napoleon with a steak and he falls of the bike is still the funniest shit I've ever seen in a movie.
@Chronically0nline2 жыл бұрын
Nah, best is when his van gets hit with the grapefruit and he screams like a terrified woman lol
@TheGavrael2 жыл бұрын
I still say "I could throw a football over that mountain" to my kids.
@nickfish35452 жыл бұрын
How much you wanna bet I can throw a pig skin over them Mountains? I can throw a football a quarter mile
@pakman00492 жыл бұрын
I think uncle Rico screaming when Napoleon hits his windshield with the orange is funnier Lol
@GenEXReviews2 жыл бұрын
"That's what I'm talking about."
@Masky51502 жыл бұрын
He’s exactly right. I remember watching Napoleon Dynamite for the first time at home, seeing that first scene and I just started laughing, I couldn’t even tell you why, Napoleon was just standing there waiting for the bus, no dialogue, and I just busted out laughing, I knew then I was in for a fun time and boy was I right, what a great movie. So unique and magical in ways I cant even describe. If you know you know. Vote for Pedro.
@tanakax252 жыл бұрын
That's the best I can explain what makes it funny. It's not something you can recreate, it's just so authentic
@chrismason42242 жыл бұрын
There really is no better way to explain it. There are two movies in my lifetime that I viewed in a theatre where I laughed so hard that I genuinely wanted the movie to end because my face was starting to hurt and I was getting a headache...from just the silliest, most juvenile humor that you can't even describe on paper. Those two movies were Napoleon Dynamite and Zoolander.
@timvance35512 жыл бұрын
meanwhile this podcaster is talking about his own success and i have no idea who he is, nor is it mentioned any where on this page. apparenly he playd lex luthor or osmething lol?
@MrShanester1172 жыл бұрын
What a disgustingly obsequious comment
@tanakax252 жыл бұрын
@@MrShanester117 lmao what a fucking pretentious comment you've got there
@roberthendriksen64902 жыл бұрын
Son Kyle was in the hospital with leukemia in ‘04 and every kid was wearing “Vote for Pedro” t shirts and raving about the movie. A great distraction! Thought it’d be cool to track down John so some Google searching and next thing you know I’m talking to John’s mom. I tell her the story and a few days later HE CALLS KYLE at the hospital and they talked for like 30 min. What a cool dude. Kyle’s doing great BTW!
@REM195611 ай бұрын
What a great story, Robert. Good to hear about people helping other people, just because it's the right thing to do. Wonderful Kyle is doing well.
@TheXabl011 ай бұрын
That’s awesome
@DevotedDisciple-x9 ай бұрын
I'm so happy for you and Kyle! This is excellent!
@leswhynin9138 ай бұрын
Awesome
@toddaulner53936 ай бұрын
That is fantastic!
@Prunesquallor2 жыл бұрын
I still remember everyone in school quoting Napoleon Dynamite and wearing "Vote for Pedro" shirts shortly after it came out. My friends and I all saw it multiple times in theaters. We would cry laughing. Simpler, happier times.
@GVBRXEL2 жыл бұрын
you probably my age man i remember living in philly & me my brother & all of our friends hopping on a bus to the movie theatre on cottman ave to go watch it. we quoted that moved for the whole year even asked my mom for the dvd for christmas lol
@Stuff_And_Things2 жыл бұрын
I don't know if they still have it but a service station just off the interstate in Vero Beach use to have a rack that was nothing but Napolean Dynamite stuff...shirts, buttons, stickers, etc. "Vote for Pedro" was on most of the items.
@jamesstorr390 Жыл бұрын
I remember been 14 and renting it on dvd here in the UK when it came out it's my number 1 film
@veggiesarefruits Жыл бұрын
Yep! "Tina you fat lard!" 😂
@_HMCB_10 ай бұрын
Very wonderful comment. Thank you 🙏🏼
@beccastevens-devito43082 жыл бұрын
I knew Jon at BYU. I remember riding the bus home with him and he told me to tell my sister that his film made it into Sundance. I remember thinking, what is Sundance? (I grew up in Canada and had been living in Utah for only a few years). Jon is honestly the nicest guy and very genuine.
@sabrinashelton19972 жыл бұрын
Is he still Mormon?
@rustzz82 жыл бұрын
I grew up in Provo and that movie hit so close to home of my childhood growing up in the 80's and 90's in Mormonville Utah.
@coco_b Жыл бұрын
Cool story, bro.
@MarK-ro3vl Жыл бұрын
According to wikipedia, yes. Lol
@timboslice855910 ай бұрын
Did he also throw an action figure tied to a string out the window of the bus? Just curious
@dustylense2 жыл бұрын
It's one of the greatest movies ever made. Hands down. Nearly every element was perfect. Cast, site, wardrobe, soundtrack, writing, timing. All of it.
@GlGAPEPE Жыл бұрын
A moment when planets are aligned. Aging like fine wine.
@TheShepdawg94 ай бұрын
Lol, what???
@machtnichtsseimann11 ай бұрын
My father enjoyed the movie. His favorite scene: school bus filled with kids screaming at the cow being shot. The shock and pure reaction of the kids with crisp editing brought out a LOL from Dad. R.I.P.
@chipcook53463 ай бұрын
Oh, yeah. I remember thinking that the entire rest of it could be crap, and I'd still recommend it.
@TheGavrael2 жыл бұрын
So many funny parts, but Kip tucking the bowl under the wheel of the van, shattering it, and just driving away makes me laugh just thinking about it.
@SuperKelbe2 жыл бұрын
Daaang iiit!!
@rexrocker12682 жыл бұрын
The karate teacher beating up the uncle lol
@michaeldematteis99442 жыл бұрын
I dying laughing now thinking about it
@geradv12 жыл бұрын
Made me laugh just reading this comment about it.
@miguelcedeno16132 жыл бұрын
Hands down my favorite part! I always crack up when I see that! Also “how bout some gold bracelets?”
@kermitzforg2 жыл бұрын
When I watched Napoleon Dynamite for the first time I laughed so hard because it reminded of my high school in rural Kansas…. And at the end when Napoleon danced I had the same feeling when I first saw Star Wars…. It was a triumph of a movie!
@briananderson400710 ай бұрын
I ran a a restaurant in Santa Monica Ca that had movie stars in it everyday. No one batted an eye ever at Morgan Freeman or Christina Aguilera. When this dude came in my waitstaff lost their mind and I had no idea who it was. They were trying to explain how HUGE he was and I was just laughing at the whole thing. A guy I have never heard of is shutting my dining room down. I went home and watched the movie the next day and loved it.
@Rob-h7i1z3 ай бұрын
Did you ever meet Natas Kaupas?
@soxgopro55522 жыл бұрын
Napoleon Dynamite was a slice of life cult classic on day one. The awkwardness it made everyone feel was amazing.
@regulator9268 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely wonderful
@unclejezza2 жыл бұрын
Napolean Dynamite is one of 10 movies I watch every year without fail. Utter classic.
@TheTrumptyDance2 жыл бұрын
And the other 9 are ????
@Troop-2 жыл бұрын
Yes you must tell us the other 9 lol
@J.W.Brogan2 жыл бұрын
I'm currently 33 years old. A couple friends and I saw once, I went back and saw it solo two more times and to this day I have never been as excited about a movie coming out on DVD as I was with Napoleon Dynamite. Picked it up day one.
@diegomontoya88892 жыл бұрын
I remember watching Napoleon Dynamite the opening weekend, at the Bella Botega Theatre, in Redmond, WA. The theatre was so packed, my buddy and I sat on the stairs. It was probably over fire code. I remember thinking, "This is insane!" Everyone was laughing hysterically, and understood the jokes. Everyone understood the rural Idaho humor. Still stands as one of the indie bests of all time.
@shedjammer876 ай бұрын
I think what truly made this movie funny, was that everybody has had a Napoleon Dynamite in their high school class. It was relatable.
@toddborstad5044 ай бұрын
Take it further, we all have a Napoleon Dynamite inside us.
@taylorgleave42282 жыл бұрын
I still remember vividly seeing this in theatres back in the 5th grade. I had the exact same reaction as he is describing at the Sundance premiere. They start the film with him standing there waiting for the bus. I don’t know what it was, but just the way he was standing there, squinting his eyes, shirt tucked in, Afro, I just immediately started laughing. And I genuinely was crying I was laughing so hard throughout the entire movie.
@mandu666510 ай бұрын
I was never close with my father and haven't spoken to him in years but we saw Napoleon Dynamite, and later Borat with the same reaction, in the theater since I was home from university. We both cracked up the entire time and had a lot of fun recalling our favorite parts during the car ride home. It was such a magical movie that two people who were essentially total opposites could find common ground and bond even a little bit over how funny and at times touching Napoleon Dynamite is. I freaked out when I saw Pedro in Eastbound and Down and again later when I saw Uncle Rico in White Lotus I yelled at my screen, "Uncle Rico!!!" much to my now ex-gf's bewilderment. I tried to get her to watch ND but she said "it was boring" about 30 minutes in (said the same about The Princess Bride) and from there I knew the relationship was not built to last.
@redandbluebulldog2 жыл бұрын
You know you’ve done something special when people walk out of the theater and immediately start imitating a character. Naploleon, Slingblade, Forrest Gump, Office Space, etc.
@ThePhysicalReaction2 жыл бұрын
beavis and butthead :)
@hiredgun79962 жыл бұрын
Amen to Slingblade. I still do Karl Childers imitations to my kids and occasionally at drive thrus. Drives them crazy, but I can’t help myself.
@ddcanonstv2 жыл бұрын
The driving over the Tupperware test when the thing explodes and he peels of.... hits my funny bone so hard. I still belly laugh after at least a dozen full watches.
@sk8mafia2142 жыл бұрын
“Danggit”
@davidswanson56692 жыл бұрын
That insight into the type of people (and the mentality) of those who go to film festivals in order to “witness” a great film before anyone else - I think that’s spot on. It’s also so beneficial to films that they get their most optimistic audience at the front end, so that they at least get a chance to be picked up by a distributor and given legs that it might not otherwise ever get.
@JohnSmith-cd1cq2 жыл бұрын
The more times you watch it, the funnier it gets. I giggle my ass off every time I watch it. Frigging classic.
@sabrinashelton19972 жыл бұрын
It absolutely gets better the more times you see it.
@blakewatkins19712 жыл бұрын
Napoleon dynamite is one of the only movies I can say I’ve watched that every character is cast perfectly, from laffawnda to Pedro’s cousins all perfect
@davidmckesey71192 жыл бұрын
i remember when this was released. it was not over night. it was a slow burn word of mouth at my high school. everyone talked about it and quoted it.
@Am3r1Kan02 жыл бұрын
This, Superbad, and Juno were like the most referenced movies when I was in school.
@davidmckesey71192 жыл бұрын
@@Am3r1Kan0 all classics after 1 viewing. Nuts
@shaunsteele69262 жыл бұрын
yeah I remember by the time the DVD came out it was impossible to find, because everyone was buying them up
@titusrider794810 ай бұрын
Jon did a phenomenal job of bringing the Napoleon character to life 😅 you know it because so many people quote his lines. Just love this movie ❤ All the characters were amazing 😊
@85jacob853 ай бұрын
What a gorgeous film. It really spoke to me.
@northwestpaintcorrectionan70022 жыл бұрын
The first time I saw it I was actually mad, I wanted those two hours of my life back. The second time I thought "this is one of my favorite movies". I watch it at least twice a year now.
@defleppardsucks759510 ай бұрын
I walked out first watch. But it grew on me over the next two years. Maybe because it was all you would hear the white kids talking about or impersonating at school.
@kirbyculp34493 ай бұрын
It takes a while, like Welcome to Goodburger.
@TMoney-wt1cw3 ай бұрын
I had the same experience lol. Hated it on first watch, but then loved it the second watch and after, I don’t know why lol.
@DarthMohammedRules4 ай бұрын
The thing that makes Napoleon Dynamite such a great comedy is that it's filled with the kind of moments and things you laugh at in real life, rather than just seeming like scripted "Hollywood" comedy.
@MonsoonGeek Жыл бұрын
I love this movie. It’s so hard to describe the plot of it to someone, and I love that it was difficult to tell when it took place. It’s such quirky humor.
@LadyIarConnacht Жыл бұрын
We decided to go see it because my sister had such a hard time explaining to us why we had to go see it. It really brought back growing up rural to me, especially the crazy ideas to make money and the crappy summer jobs - like the time I took my brother to work on a chicken farm and he threw up from the smell as we were meeting the boss, who didn't bat an eyelash.
@johntuel23753 ай бұрын
I remember when it came out. The main consesus was that it was a movie that you either loved it or you hated it. There was no real in between. As a young adult stoner at the time, I loved it haha
@tymmay462 жыл бұрын
The second time I saw this in the theater, I laughed so hard and for so long at the part where Kip drives over the "nupont fiber woven bowl" that the rows in front and behind, started laughing again.
@rayrack5416 Жыл бұрын
My brother and I had to drive a van just like that in high school (me) and college (my brother). Let me tell you, parents of our dates DID NOT like to see us rolling up in a van!
@corkyschilling46992 жыл бұрын
One of the most endearing movies ever.
@dynamicvoltage97654 ай бұрын
What makes Napoleon Dynamite so great is it feels so personal to people of a certain age and type. It feels like it was made for us. You knew characters just like this. They were in your school. And if you didn't know one of them...you were one of them.
@chickensmack2 ай бұрын
A former coworker gave me his DVD of Napoleon Dynamite. Our kids were pretty young, but had heard of the movie and wanted to see it. My wife and I said we would need to see it first, just to make sure there wasn't anything inappropriate. After the kids went to bed, we watched it and just had question marks flying around our heads. We didn't get it, but we agreed that the kids could watch it the next day. I sat down with the kids and this time around, I COULD NOT STOP LAUGHING! To this day, it is one of our favorite movies to watch together.
@dannyh59372 жыл бұрын
I still remember the first time I saw Napoleon Dynamite and laughing uncontrollably. It was such a different and original movie. There aren't many movies that I remember watching the first time.
@silverstar4289 Жыл бұрын
That will give you an idea of what Caddyshack was like in the theater
@woozie___7 ай бұрын
Same, I was 13 and I knew I would love it from the first trailer I saw. Definitely lived up to my expectations, from the first scene I was dying
@mikealtan7392 жыл бұрын
Not all artists get to create a rembrandt in their lifetime. Regardless of what happens to Jon Heder's career from this day on, Napolean is one of the most creative, entertaining movies of all time. So many awesome lines, moments, funny scenes. Love ya bro'...
@avidadolares2 жыл бұрын
No way its a Rembrandt. That would be considered the best of the best. This movie is definitely not at that level. Its a good movie....but more like a Warhol in the art world terms.
@Cassxowary Жыл бұрын
Napoleon* you’d think it’s a famous enough name by now…
@Cassxowary Жыл бұрын
@@avidadolaresit’s* and that’s your opinions
@danncorbit36234 ай бұрын
@@avidadolares If you were born in Idaho like me, it's the Mona Lisa. If you are from a big city it might be a crayon drawing on the fridge. For others it is somewhere in-between. My favorite movie is "The Princess Bride" but Napoleon Dynamite is a pure classic for a country rube like me.
@ninamom10082 жыл бұрын
My kids introduced me to Napoleon Dynamite in the last couple of years. My daughter 20yrs gave my son the movie this Christmas and he 17yrs gave her the vote for Pedro shirt. It's funny how things come around again. I watched it with my son a couple of weeks ago and it was so fun to watch him laughing.
@GodLovesMoviesToo10 ай бұрын
Napoleon Dynamite is one of the greatest pictures ever made.
@davycrockett88862 жыл бұрын
Genius movie. I wish you had more movies with great subtle humour.
@Nathan-gd7xq10 ай бұрын
I wish you'd get out of my life and shut up.
@justbenelson2 жыл бұрын
When Napoleon Dynamite was released on dvd I was on Christmas break, home from college and recovering from hernia surgery. I was confined to the couch, barely able to move because my abdomen area freaking hurt. I asked my mom to go out to Blockbuster Video to rent the movie and it was one of the biggest mistakes of my life because I was laughing the entire way through the movie in absolute pain. It was great.
@tdwz16522 жыл бұрын
this is one of those movies i can rewatch over and over and still laugh everytime
@bobotompkins10 ай бұрын
The first scene is, to this day, the hardest I've ever laughed at a movie....possibly in my entire life. When he "subtly" throws the action figure out the window and then looks so unbelievably satisfied as it bounces around behind the bus....I had to leave the theater because I was laughing so hard I was convinced I was going to either pass out, throw up, or both. I still can't explain why that scene hit me so hard, but God what a great movie.
@breakingbells7 ай бұрын
I'm so sad I missed this at the cinema. The film magazine 'EMPIRE' gave it a such lukewarm review that seemed to miss the point of the film and gloss over its humour. So I never went based on that review. Fast forward to summer 2005 and my friend had it on DVD, within the opening minutes of the wrestling figure scene I was crying on the floor with laughter. And it just didn't stop throughout the whole film. I just remember going on to show it to anyone I could. Great film!
@thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind2 жыл бұрын
My Dad loved that movie. He wore a 'Vote for Pedro" shirt in almost 30 countries when he traveled.
@DR-mq1vn2 жыл бұрын
My friend told me about the movie Napoleon Dynamite. He'd seen it and told me about it. He said, "You'll either love it and die laughing, or you'll not get it and hate it. There is no in between." Well, I died laughing at the first scene of Napoleon standing there, and then continued laughing through the whole thing! And I still laugh out loud when I re-watch it!
@greggpaul46702 жыл бұрын
There's another option. You get it and still hate it and find it stupid and not even remotely funny.
@klocke52472 жыл бұрын
Yeah, that's not true at all. I found some of it clever and funny and about the same amount tedious and really uninspired.
@hiredgun79962 жыл бұрын
I’ve found that people who don’t get it or like just don’t get satire. I bet the same people dislike or don’t care for the Far Side cartoons either. Napoleon Dynamite is about laughing at ourselves and everyday life.
@PaulRoseGuitar Жыл бұрын
Every scene in ND is a work of art.
@JiveCinema Жыл бұрын
A surreal American slice of life anime. Perfect film.
@TheInditribe2 жыл бұрын
Nappy Dyno Mite was the epitome of the awkwardness of growing up. Highly relatable to anyone that was ever a kid.
@gabrielesolletico6542 Жыл бұрын
I was 23 uears old when I first saw it, and it cracked me up. There was this pal I used to hang out with, that was EXACTLY like Napoleon (but he didn't find his Debbie Lol).
@Warriorintraining579 ай бұрын
My kids (at the time, they are grown now) and I loved this movie! It's sweet and warm. The soundtrack is awesome, too!
@zacfromArkansas10 ай бұрын
In 2004 I was 19 and worked as a projectionist at Cinemark. I previewed this film late one Saturday night by myself...and I wasn't exactly sober. It was pretty damn special watching that alone in a theatre laughing my ass off to myself, thinking "oh this movie is gonna CRUSH next weekend"
@8ohvibesrecords81110 ай бұрын
“You got like 2 feet of air that time”😂😂😂
@jessieball61959 ай бұрын
Believe he said "3 feet of air".
@rand0mGT2 жыл бұрын
Whenever I feel like it GOSH!
@hasaniennis442 Жыл бұрын
NGL, about 15 years ago I was at a club in Toronto, roof top lounge and lo and behold who’s the DJ? None other than Pedro!!
@michaeljames46304 ай бұрын
staged
@josephvanwyk20886 ай бұрын
Watched the movie again like a week ago - film has some great moments. And yes, at that time it was a gem.
@mikekellum62382 жыл бұрын
The first time I watched, I said to myself, “ WTF was that?” Then I watched it the se one time, and I haven’t stopped howling at this masterpiece since.
@itsHeatherKay6 ай бұрын
I saw Napoleon the day it came out in a theater in San Francisco. My husband and I were rolling in the aisles and everyone else was stone silent. They didn’t “get it.” But we know people from Preston, Idaho and we GOT it.
@danee964710 ай бұрын
"How was school?" "The worst day of my life, what do you think?". I just watched the movie again for the first time in at least 15 years a few weeks ago and his reply cracked me up. He said it exactly like i said it to my mom when i was a teenager.
@Nathan-gd7xq12 күн бұрын
"I wish you wouldn't look at me like that, Napoleon." "I wish you'd get out of my life and shut up!"
@thefeldgeister29612 жыл бұрын
I was getting blips on my radar about the movie and I finally watched it in the summer of 2005. The first time I watched it I was very disoriented and like, "What the hell is going on here?" When it was over I immediately started it again, to this day Napoleon Dynamite is the only movie I've ever done that with, and the second time through I was less disoriented and loved it!!! It's a wonderful film, has meaning in so many different ways, and I love it.
@lanaschnekenburger27362 жыл бұрын
I remember the first time I saw this movie. It was the summer of 2003 and while scrolling through tv channels I came across a movie that was so weird and funny I could not stop watching it. I couldn’t tell if it was how people really lived in the state or what. Then the next few months I couldn’t stop telling everyone about it. I still watch it today!
@doublezero78522 жыл бұрын
Didn’t Heder say it came out in June 2004.
@SotR593 ай бұрын
I was out of town and had a couple of hours to burn waiting for a friend so decided to see a movie. While waiting in line I saw the poster for ND and was thinking, that looks really stupid. I didn't think any more about it. But when it went to video the buzz was established so I rented it. I about laughed myself to death. Although I'm from California it was a very small farm town and the town and characters came straight out of my youth.
@kevincarr3352 жыл бұрын
I was on the floor laughing at the twisted humor in ND the first time I saw it on video at home not knowing what to expect. I had tears of laughter on my face. Jon Heder is a comedic genius
@KillaCommieFerMommie9 ай бұрын
The first time I watched this, I thought it was stupid..... Watched it 2 more times, and realized the genius behind it!!
@justinbradley52942 жыл бұрын
Simpler times lol... I still quote Napoleon Dynamite to this day! "You know I'm training to be a cage fighter Napoleon" 😆🤣 When the grapefruit smacks Uncle Rico's windshield and he screams will forever be one of the funniest things I've ever seen in a movie. First time it got me so good I did the long exhale laugh where you don't make a noise lol... more like a long wheeze 😆🤣 gets me every time. The deleted scene of Kip and La-fawn-duh's wedding and Napoleon rides up on the horse 🤣🤣😂😂 gonna have to watch it for the bazillionth time now. VOTE FOR PEDRO!
@gabrielesolletico6542 Жыл бұрын
Always "VOTE FOR PEDRO"! :)
@BeeHatGuy4 ай бұрын
I'll never forget having just left my girlfriend's house and I had roughly 10 minutes to rent a movie. The trailer came on & I was sold before it was over. Came home & absolutely lost it at dragging the toy behind the bus. Knew I had to share it with everyone
@Am3r1Kan02 жыл бұрын
I remember being in mdidle school when this movie came out and literally everyone had a Vote For Pedro shirt on and tried to emulate Napoleon's vocal inflections.
@joec72172 жыл бұрын
Napoleon Dynamite is still the funniest movie I've ever seen Edit for the complainers: I no longer think this. I still love it, but other comedies have beaten it
@jameshall37162 жыл бұрын
Then you need to watch more movies lol.
@joec72172 жыл бұрын
@@jameshall3716 I have and none of them made me laugh as hard as this
@Dingdongwitchisdead2 жыл бұрын
@@jameshall3716 it’s funny to those of us who lived it😂
@alexwhite93612 жыл бұрын
Your right it’s the best non rated R comedy. The next best is nacho libre.
@Zero_Da_Hero2 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely one of my quotable movies i use.
@paulholloway88852 жыл бұрын
I was late to the party. Only saw Napoleon about 7 yrs ago. Brilliant film. Loved it instantly.
@todd50826 ай бұрын
My family loves that movie!
@tomjensen79502 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Napoleon is one of my top 10 movies of all time!
@Hakeem5977 ай бұрын
Napoleon Dynamite is an instant classic!!! "Dude gimmie some of your tots!"
@interdimensionalsteve81722 жыл бұрын
My girlfriend's work did a group costume competition a few years back, and her and a couple of her friends did all the main characters from Napoleon Dynamite... and they won! Greeeat movie.
@daniellove1629 ай бұрын
I had seen this in the theatre that summer. The entire film I my brain could not register what I was seeing. After the dance sequence is when my brain accepted it as a great and special film.
@DIRTY-818209 ай бұрын
I took me 3 times watching the movie to fall in love with it, After I learned the characters.. To be the guy who played N.P. you pretty much could run for US President and when on that alone! I'm serious... Who doesn't love NP and EVERY cast member. Epic Movie! The dance at the end is the culmination of the under boy who turns out to be the coolest kid.
@jamesb22912 жыл бұрын
My Mormon buddies from Idaho/Utah took me to see this movie when it came out. Knowing them for years made it make so much more sense. One of my favorite comedy films for sure.
@RenegadeBeef10 ай бұрын
Family classic in our house to this day! Thanks for a fun film!
@KeriTeal310 ай бұрын
It’s a comedy classic, sweet, hilarious, brilliant
@scottbouchard26737 ай бұрын
I rented the movie and after watching I said to myself what the hell was that. I had to watch it again. And then I realized this is one of the greatest movies of all time.
@LG-338 ай бұрын
Uncle Rico always flexing and checking out his 💪🏻 😂
@janeflip16 ай бұрын
I used ND to teach friendship and loyalty in my Home Ec classroom. Took us 4 days to watch it. Kids had questionnaires to fill out as we watched. I watched that dang movie 6 classes a day for 4 days!
@heatherallingham7120Ай бұрын
I saw the trailer in a theatre and knew I'd love it, and I loved it even more than I thought I would!
@fonz-ys6xu2 жыл бұрын
To this day it's the only movie I've watched in theaters, then went back the very next night with my friends and payed to watch it again.
@jacquelinebhg23254 ай бұрын
I feel soooo lucky I got to see that movie in the theater twice when I was 19 years old when it was released. The 1st time with my boyfriend and the 2nd time with my mom and brother, HAD TO show them how great and funny it was!!!
@TheAzmountaineer2 жыл бұрын
One day I came in just as my middle-school daughter was putting a tape in the VCR. She said, "It's a new movie, all my friends say it is great." I thought, it's probably terrible, but I'll watch it so I can do something with my daughter. I watched it for a few minutes without figuring out what was going on, until he went to class and they were talking about hunting wolverines, and I just lost it. Then he followed that up with that silly butterfly thing, and I was on the floor, pretty much for the rest of the movie. I must've watched it a dozen times over the years since then and it still makes me laugh - a lot.
@DominickChirchirillo2 жыл бұрын
I was driving Lloyd Kaufman to a book signing in Chicago and he told me to check out this new film called Napoleon Dynamite. I went to the theater with my friend to check it out. I liked it. Haven't seen it in a long time. I got to check it out again soon.
@79dmcjr10 ай бұрын
Loyd!!!!!!
@Trinitysmom99 ай бұрын
It’s one comedy I like to watch over and over! Never fails to make me laugh
@markjones28874 ай бұрын
Jon was the best at just looking goofy. Just seeing his character made you laugh. Great combination of characters on Napoleon. All were hilarious in their own way.
@lauren3062 Жыл бұрын
Napoleon Dynamite is just pure nostalgia for me, I swear I watched this movie every week back in the day.
@480brad10 ай бұрын
It was great when Jon was on Letterman and he said something like " the first time I watched your movie, I was confused. The second time, I couldn't stop laughing". Pretty cool.
@SnakesGaming20162 жыл бұрын
interviewer: when i hit sucess... me: who is this interviewer?
@henrytawnn86942 жыл бұрын
"Nobody was in it that anybody knew." I knew Tina Majorino from her Alice in Wonderland tv series, and I knew and loved Deidreich Bader from the Drew Carrey Show. But I get what he meant.
@MariaMaria-sr8zg9 ай бұрын
Yes,I knew her from about 5 movies before this one. I also knew Jon Gries ,Diedrich Bader,Haley Duff, Sandy Martin, etc. from other stuff as well. Only a few of the actors really hadn't done anything before or anything highly recognizable.
@andromedaiscoming1854 ай бұрын
yeah I remember Tina from Waterworld and Corrina Corrina, it was a pleasant surprise seeing her in the movie and thinking she was the only famous person in the movie.
@UncleFetz4 ай бұрын
Uncle Rico was a main character in the 90s series The Pretender.
@jm44722 жыл бұрын
When is was 16 My Grandpa made my whole family go and see the movie in a tiny little small beach town theatre while we were on vacation. We hadn’t even heard of the movie and knew nothing about it. Nobody wanted to go but we all just went to make Gramps happy. Wow , that opening scene , Napoleon standing there with a spider web hanging from his hair…… my dad lost it …. Laughing hysterically, and we all joined in after that. The rest is history
@gutenbird2 жыл бұрын
Nice. Loved this movie. It is such a brilliant movie. I compare it to what The Office is to sitcoms. Kind of remember how some people didn’t love it at first but came around. But I didn’t say well you didn’t like it when it first came out. I guess Napoleon reminded me so much of people I actually knew growing up.
@poolhall96322 жыл бұрын
I saw ND in the theatre and thought it was completely stupid. Several months later - someone was saying “Tina eat your ham” and I busted out laughing.
@bolt46942 ай бұрын
I was an older church camp counselor when this movie came out. All the kids wouldn't stop talking about it. They all quoted the dialogue. Did the dance and did impersonations of Napoleon. I really got tired of hearing about it and thought it was the dumbest thing I had ever heard about. Months later someone gave me a VCR tape of it. I watched it and was blown away by the sheer quirkiness and innocence of it. I loved it. the problem with the movie is you can't explain it to people. They just have to see it to "get" it.
@Paumanokcom6 ай бұрын
The script is gold and the actors understood the material. Lightning in a bottle. Choreography end credit was solid. Sorry about this post...it's a rough cut and might be hard to comprehend. Smile.
@renee4053 Жыл бұрын
Love this movie & Jon. He was so funny in Blades of Glory too.
@MisterCoolbyLaw6 ай бұрын
In '04 I got high as a kite and slapped "Vote for Pedro" bumper stickers all over Center City Philly. Oops.
@denace2society5919 ай бұрын
I watched this movie after it had already come out on dvd. I immediately fell in love with it.
@avidadolares2 ай бұрын
Only took less than 15 seconds for the interviewer to make it all about him. I knew that was coming. This interviewer guy flexes every chance he can get and his podcast is only to relive his glory years and talk about himself.
@matthewwilson96569 ай бұрын
"What are you going to do today, Napoleon?" "Whatever I want to! Gosh!"
@hrshsln67682 жыл бұрын
Growing up in Singapore, I remember I was in Secondary School, I saw Napolean Dynamite on HBO, & I was like “Hey thats Jon Heder!” & this was after I just watch Blades of Glory, & it was the best thing I’ve ever watched.
@michaeldematteis99442 жыл бұрын
When the bus went by and the old dude shot the cow,,holy fuck,I laughed my ass off
@matsfreedom10 ай бұрын
I grew up in a small, innocent neighborhood in the 70's, waiting for the bus, going to class with my friends, encountering strange kids once in a while, and even had a friend who was a first generation Mexican. The movie took me back to a happy, funny time. I couldn't throw the ball a quarter of a mile, but my older brother, whom I idolized, could. Loved the movie.
@hillbilyjed13184 ай бұрын
you think anyone wants a round house kick to face while I'm wearing these bad boys? forget about it.