Napoleon Dynamite - Bus Rider Scene

napoleon dynamite bus rider scene

[@MightyGalvatron]

I get the feeling this kid actually looks up to Napoleon, and Napoleon knows it. So he has to devise something new every day to maintain the kid's admiration.

[@cgreene]

Wow I never looked at it this way but this is canon for me now

[@rjzavala87]

Great theory. Like he knows the kid gets a kick outta the weird random crap he does so he cant disappoint.

[@LPfreak95i55]

hahahaha this is the best theory ever @@rjzavala87

[@PoeLemic]

Yeah, @MG, I got the same sense. Like Napoleon's a hero to those elementary school kids.

[@JohnPaul-ol5zl]

SWEET

[@Whoopdido777]

I love that the kid just asked Napoleon an innocent question and he flipped out.

[@noahross3642]

Ikr lol

[@Alan-lb8ef]

I mean if the kid asked him that everyday or more and stared at him like that, which seems possible, it's maybe a normal reaction?

[@Whoopdido777]

@@Alan-lb8ef That is possible. The kid had the weirdest look on his face too. Like if some weirdo knocked my door and asked what I was going to do today every single day I probably would flip out eventually.

[@the2ndcoming135]

Probably noticed he wasn’t gay and ugly the way popular kids make you feel at that stage of life😆

[@harryhonsoo3255]

That's the point.... Gosh

[@por22ito]

That kid had some guts to ask grumpy Napoleon.

[@sclarin2]

watch for dem bow skills

[@mattkelly3353]

Omg yes😂😂😂

[@maxmillon]

Hes gettIng all them well lovely ladies lining

[@punisher8632]

Not really 🤣 the kid is used to all the dumb shit Napoleon does in the back of the bus. That’s why he asked him what he was going to do that day.. and I think Napoleon tried to do cool like things infront of him everyday 🤣

[@suzannaoros7675]

Yeah what a friggin idiot

[@65sgboogieman8]

This scene totally set the tone for this movie in a second. I mean it's just such a fuckin weird and funny scene. So odd and random, it's perfect. I don't think I will ever forget it

[@MasterJediDude]

Agreed. When I first loaded this up on DVD and watched it with my wife, she was like, "Whaaaaa?" and I was on the couch, laughing my butt off. Yes, it definitely set the tone for the movie. LOL

[@HipixOFFICIAL]

The whole movie makes no sense 😂

[@lucindamobley5492]

It shouldn't be this good, but it is!

[@kennedymarble4257]

lollllll

[@chrishouston3566]

You're as fucking weird as he is

[@Ddarke11]

The best part of this movie is just how close the the oddity of simple life it captures.

[@sethtate2079]

As silly as the show is, it was the most accurate portrayal of highschool in a movie. Most kids were petty and clichish. All the girls looked regular not a bunch of supermodels. The prom was very underwhelming.

[@RESIST_THE_GREAT_REPLACEMENT]

@@sethtate2079 Except for how the stereotypical jock guy looked like he was in his 30s lmao

[@youresoold1216]

@@RESIST_THE_GREAT_REPLACEMENT lmao yeah

[@PoeLemic]

@@sethtate2079So very accurate. My house even looked like the outside of that one, and their furniture looked just like what we had. With that flower-printed sofa -- exact match.

[@ceedoda]

Ikr

[@goldilox9996]

"What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?" "WHAT I FEEL LIKE I WANNA DO GAAAHSH!"

[@Cheryskul]

That scene kills me everytime

[@unclepecos845]

Yes, we all heard what he said. GOSH

[@ms.dorisrod6911]

GOSH.

[@waynehoxit5566]

What did he mean by that

[@JerrySpringleberry]

Sally reed Whatever he felt like he meant by that, GOSH

[@mexiaznann]

The score in this film is literal perfection - how it kicks off as he walks onto the bus hahah

[@Kyle_Evers]

I commented this before somewhere else but holy shit I couldn’t agree more. I just put laughing every time a new song comes on due to how corny the music is. It fits the movie so perfectly, it’s definitely one of the most under appreciated aspects of the entire movie.

[@tracypanavia4634]

Money Mark?

[@TheGreekPianist]

It’s amazing what synthesizers can do! 😁 🎹

[@cameroncollins5399]

The akward music makes it even funnier

[@ms.dorisrod6911]

Lmfao it really does

[@redpikmin017]

I always thought this was set in the late 70s/80s because of the music

[@rbr4115]

@@redpikmin017 Late 80's for sure . The 70's wouldn't look this way.

[@Brainwave101]

@@rbr4115 the early 2000's was basically just the 80's 2.0.

[@rbr4115]

@@Brainwave101 No way. The early 2000's is when hip hop and r&b took off and took over everyone.

[@marcoslaureano5562]

A friend of mine grew up in Idaho. She said this movie is practically a documentary.

[@LPfreak95i55]

Napoleon Dynamite is 100% in the same universe as Breaking Bad

[@comfortable.and.furious]

Pedro's cousins= Breaking Bad Brothers

[@bderrick4944]

Yea Kip is clearly just a younger version of Tuco and the ponytail girl is obviously Walter White

[@leeang8327]

How?

[@stevensmith8261]

So is the Walking Dead frfr. I would kill to see Nappy do a walk-on.

[@nicho-uyx1287]

Wrong

[@StrifeNinja]

THIS MOVIE JUST REMINDS ME OF HOW SIMPLE I CAN LIVE MY LIFE AND STILL BE HAPPY. I can die in Peace now.

[@jackeroy]

Same here man. In the word of Napoleon we can do "whatever I wanna do. GOSH!"

[@kennedymarble4257]

me33333

[@marshmallowbudgie]

die in Preston, more like it

[@super1million11]

@@marshmallowbudgie speaking of Preston, another settlement needs your help!

[@robotslug]

Did you die?

[@MrRefaler]

Sees bus, sighs

[@madamegasket9095]

Yeah... that's me.

[@nerdynerd67]

joe boyter feel that

[@CourtneyLachiver]

That was me in middle school. Then once I entered high school, I walked because it was right across the street from me lmao

[@rossfrank2630]

@@CourtneyLachiver nobody cares

[@yellowblanka6058]

@@rossfrank2630 Except trolls with throwaway accounts and nothing better to do than snipe at random people in KZbin comments apparently.

[@213byron]

I love watching random clips of Napoleon dynamite on KZbin

[@jeremymcclanahan5230]

Same here

[@canefrogfury]

I do, I watched one just now about him on the bus.

[@Jake-rc4xi]

Me too

[@Strawfungus]

Same also tobey Spider-Man

[@MerkinMuffly]

The entire movie is basically random clips that stand on their own.

[@willhudgens9157]

That kid is so authentic. He does so well it's as if they got a kid who's not an actor and he somehow nailed it perfectly.

[@cpwm17]

I think he is just a local kid that looked good for the part.

[@bderrick4944]

Yea he’s really got that ‘wtf’ look down pat

[@JOrtiz-gc2dl]

I remember the first time I ever saw this movie, in theaters, I was like,"dude am I on a different planet? How is this a movie". Still laugh so hard at this movie. Pure Genius

[@RemixedVoice]

My mom thought it was the dumbest crap she's ever seen, and my dad and I teared up at the end and clapped. The film definitely appeals to a certain kind of person lmao

[@odoplaydead5012]

I noticed everyone saying they love how authentic this movie feels and how it captures everyday life, and I remember listening to the director's commentary on this and they pulled a lot of these scenes from their real life growing up. It's so good

[@marthawhite3353]

yes, the whole movie is so relatable. even now twenty years later and me being 20 years older !

[@jorgegaytan3012]

lol this guy is something else..but he is good..and he is responsible for Pedro's success during his campaign

[@michaelearthling]

i voted for him on Napolean's recommendation.

[@billl1127]

He's actually a liar and a narcissist as well as has issues with maturity.

[@kajlihalilovic4438]

Bill L Shut up Bill.

[@jvles5123]

Bill L dude your name is bill you were set up for failure to begin with

[@billl1127]

@@jvles5123 julie, anyone from TX is a loser and that's you

[@DaLatinKnight]

Can I just say, this movie is so odd yet so entertaining. I think a lot of people already said it, but it just shows how entertaining every day Life can be if we just look for the simple things.

[@andrewpetik2034]

Oh Napoleon! Just go make yourself some danged quesadiLLLLahs! 🤪🤪🤣🤣🤣 We all have idiosyncrasies that entertain and puzzle ....

[@EnjoySackLunch]

“Can i just say what has been said 10,000 times already?”

[@asamojomaster]

When I was in 5th grade, around the time the movie came out, my friends and I actually attempted this on the school bus. Instead of an action figure, it was either a cheap stuffed animal from the dollar store or something we found on the ground. At least one of us had to watch out for other school buses. We had to stop because we used multicolored yarn instead of fishing line which the driver saw in his mirrors. We got a verbal warning, but it was fun while it lasted

[@Momo7O7]

No

[@Kiwitakimago]

That's not an action figure GOSH!!! It's a stretch Armstrong doll!

[@johnnybravo-ir3ev]

@@Kiwitakimago that wasn't stretch arm stron.

[@Kiwitakimago]

johnny bravo I know, just making a joke!

[@rickjames547]

Lmao

[@ghostfreely7493]

the completely straight deadpan look on the kids face is everything 😂

[@MovieLover1995]

I hear that kid is an actual real-life resident of Preston, Idaho, this movie’s setting and filming location. As well as the guy who plays Napoleon’s neighbor, Lyle.

[@stevenconley9527]

My brother moved to preston recently and he said all the stuff is still their

[@paulflaubert7355]

His name is Todd Philips...after the movie he became a bigshot around town, he let it go to his head, has like 12 kids, all with different mothers, I met him last year at the local Sonic where he hangs out

[@mauserwaffen982]

@@paulflaubert7355 not true. His name is jamen gunnell.

[@paulflaubert7355]

@@mauserwaffen982 yes, his FIRST name was indeed Jamu , but he changed it, look it up

[@Kyle_Evers]

@@paulflaubert7355 damn a small ass role in a cult comedy gets a man 12 kids. I need to get into acting 😂

[@samanthagwinn2830]

The funniest part is that he is acting like he is trying to be a bad boy, when in fact the bus driver would not care either way what he does.

[@andrewpetik2034]

@@Captain_Obvious6 I am laughing at your humorous comments, but I have to say that for myself, I had a hard time concentrating on driving with my 5 kids in the car .....I don't know how a bus driver can operate his/her vehicle safely with 30- 40 kids behind them..... 🤣

[@chesspunk489]

The kids on my bus used to throw stuff at the parked cars of kids they didn't like. One kid threw a combination lock at a car.

[@justgeorge3041]

The awkwardness in the movie is the best

[@GemSurge95]

This film is pretty much the depiction of life in the middle of nowhere.

[@I_Fight_Instacart]

It's even more relatable if you grew up around Mormons.

[@eatdrinkbe1323]

That keyboard music needs to be my ringtone

[@eatdrinkbe1323]

I found it on Zedge and made it my brother's ringtone...lol

[@yellowblanka6058]

Haha, I love the authenticity in this movie in presenting the average school experience (especially in a small/rural town), not fantastic, not hell on Earth, it just is.

[@themiraculous0447]

I have like my own backstory for this kid lmao. Like, he starts his first day of high school and pays no attention to the napoleon. But then as the week progresses, he starts to notice napoleon doing some weird thing every morning and just eventually gets to the point where he just stares and asks what he's gonna do every morning. It's probably the highlight of his whole morning. Absolutely hilarious.

[@jryan925]

Napoleon Dynamite is funny as heck. Every school in the U.S. had a Napoleon in the 90's😂

[@metaltheme8435]

Nah.

[@gerbilpmc]

Yah.

[@Liam-yu7lm]

Jah.

[@thatfunkyduck]

Rape.

[@KillThad]

This was released in 2004.

[@TheSpock23]

My daughter was home from college on summer break. I took her to see this movie when it first hit the theater. I knew within 2 minutes this was going to be an awesome movie.

[@bderrick4944]

Isn’t like the first 10 minutes just the opening credits

[@tony232cool]

i was a senior in college when this came out but I felt it described by highschool life pretty well. no doubt it was going to be a cult classic.

[@eddielombera5862]

I never understood why he’s on a bus with jr high kids lol

[@coyotecodey1160]

All the high school kids drive or walk or ride with their friends. Unless you’re nerdy. That’s how it worked in my high school

[@SwornReaper]

Small town usually has just one school, one school consists even from Kinder-garden kids to high school kids.

[@princelevi3733]

When I was In middle school i have to ride the bus with high schoolers

[@csgopro1103]

@@coyotecodey1160 dumbest shit i've ever heard

[@utisti4976]

@trishdadish82 Speaking of which, I think that the entire movie was filmed in Idaho. :P

[@makemarker]

The background music is brilliant; goes so well with his character.

[@docjohnson3980]

The music sounds like some old cheesy 70's porn flick at 0:24 😂

[@man.i.literally.failed6772]

leisure suit larry

[@KandiKlover]

Gus on the Bus

[@darkness2160]

@@KandiKlover Gus Bus

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

I always think this movie was taken place in the 70s or 80s

[@genzstudios3928]

Probably one of the best intros to the best Hollywood movie this movie had good vibes the whole time

[@ronthunders6124]

there’s something so fucking brilliant about this movie. I think it was their ability to bring to film, a nerd that we ALL knew of growing up, and the nerd thats in all of us as well. Like, throwing that action figure out of the bus toed to a string is..... idk, i dont know what it is that im getting, but i get it. And also the snowboot insert shoes. Like, thats so something a nerd woukd do, and something my inner nerd would wear. Or not so much my inner nerd... more something id wear as a dopey little kid cuz i thought it was cool in some weird, imaginative way. Hahah this is genius

[@metaltheme8435]

L

[@radiofriendly]

It achieves what all the pretentious art films try to achieve...effortlessly. To get nerdy about it, I think the sound design (and not just the soundtrack) is what shoots it to the moon. Expect a Criterion edition.

[@chingyang6921]

The part where he throws the action figure outta the window will always be comedy gold

[@bridgecross]

He flips out, but it's such an awkward flip-out. You can smell the social anxiety. It's brilliant.

[@TheSpock23]

My daughter was a college student when this movie was released. I took her to see it in the theater the first week it came out.

[@user-tg2pn3lm2o]

How fast the boy moves out of napoleons way almost kills me 😂😂

[@vinnyf2998]

everything in this movie is perfect.

[@LC-qi5ff]

Napoleon is the cool kid in my universe

[@Jetdot37]

It’s funny because most of these kids would be in their 20s now.

[@masterknife8423]

Jetdot37 Most of the actors in this film weren't even kids lol. The guy who played Napoleon was in his mid or late 20s at the time

[@Jetdot37]

Master Knife the ones on the bus.

[@michaelearthling]

Tina was 45 in human years at time of filming.

[@paradoxicaljoy4923]

@@michaelearthling Poor Tina, always having to endure Napoleon's verbal abuse.

[@yungthug2403]

I'm 26 and i was 11 when this came out so yeah they about my age haha

[@hushmychild6745]

That double check before he throws the figurine out the window lmao

[@amjh4lah809]

I remember watching this for the 1st time. What an opening. Sets the tone completely for the rest of the movie. Random af. One of my all time favourite films .

[@frankb4199]

I'd kill for this kinda simplicity in the world again.

[@cb-9938]

this movie is a masterpiece

[@joewarrior619]

The music gets me every time. There’s like no actual melody just a basic beat and random key notes. Perfectly resembles this movie lmao.

[@captainobvious8802]

Fun Fact: That was Jon Heder's personal action figure he had

[@MacAttack-Pooch]

I love this movie. I remember being a kid and doing the exact same thing with my action figures. Tying ropes and string to it and dragging it down the dirt road! Lol thank you Bill Hader for giving us Napoleon Dynamite!

[@Littlekidlover514]

bill hader

[@CourtneyLachiver]

Actually, this movie was directed by Jared Hess.

[@kingraiderr]

In this scene we can see how cool and badass Napoleon's life was hes so cool.

[@nsyncrobot2362]

The acting and everything just feels like a wonderfully made skit created by a bunch of students for a final project. I can't stop laughing at every scene. The shot, the dialogues and the way they deliver, it just feels so homey and raw, It's brilliant.

[@lukisnootis5708]

I think most people don't understand that when Napoleon threw his action figure out the window, he thought it looked like it was flying throw the air behind the bus... but the string was too long and it was pathetically dragging along the ground

[@corrollasful]

When your kid sees his role model sitting next to him

[@isaiahvoss]

This movie has been and will always be relatable after 20 years this year. I was a year old when this came out. It's a movie that every person can relate to! Go find your Tots!

[@michaelshaffer8451]

Years ago when this came out on BluRay, my buddy came over and begged me to watch it. As the closing credits started, I just turned to my buddy and said “WTF did I just watch?” He laughed and left the movie on my entertainment center when he went home. A week, or so later, out of sheer boredom, I watched it again and came away with a little different perspective than I did the first time. Every time afterwards, I started to accept the absurdity of the movie and finally understood the message the producers were trying to convey. Now, it’s a classic and one of my favorite movies of all time. Whenever it’s on TV, the remote gets dropped and the popcorn goes into the microwave… it’s just that simple.

[@oceanshrugs9235]

Did you ever suck that friend off? Lick his rod?

[@NickHazletonMusic]

I love his snow boots on his outfit. Always makes me chuckle

[@grahammckemy1390]

What can be seen here is a very tasteful reference to the post-modern themes of the French New Wave cinema movement, wound with neo-expressionist magical realism set in a Midwest American setting John Steinbeck would applaud. The way the figure drags behind the school bus is an obvious yet subtle commentary of the proletariat being dragged behind the narcissistic bourgeois. The school bus represents the road education, a valuable privilege not everyone in society can achieve, along with other advantages. "What are you going to do today Napoleon? WHATEVER I WANT," says the bourgois Napoleon, named after the powerful emperor of France. Napoleon Dynamite is a cinematic masterpiece, comparable to the works of the great French masters, perhaps even Jodorowsky, Tarakovsky, or Eisenstein. Next week class we will be covering Space Jam and its themes of post-revolution Mexico and Shark Tale and its commentary of Thatcher-era Britain and it's satire of the Falklands War, COME PREPARED.

[@351cleavland]

Well done! : D

[@ryanheider4059]

Indubitably...

[@laurenalivia]

Graham McKemy 😅

[@Drivenut4]

didnt read. not funny

[@linkubusam]

Holy shit! Lol

[@urbanenterpriseshow9627]

All-time moment in film history

[@arizonacreature1902]

20 years later. One of the funniest movies ever. Everytime I watch it, it gets funnier and funnier.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

the only movie I can think of that cracks you up without even having to need dialogue at parts

[@Drk_Matter-yn8ec]

I would want nothing more than to be friends with Napoleon.

[@imagine9265]

This simple quirky movie is a masterpiece ! acting is amazing by all the actors .

[@yoshithekid18]

Everyone at my middle school was obsessed with this movie and we all were putting action figures out the window XD

[@teresaschamberpaulbroadfoo8174]

i went to school with a dude who was the spitting image and personality as Napoleon Dynamite. no word of a lie. probably part of the reason I think this movie is such a classic.

[@jude999]

We used do that from the back rumble seat of the station wagon on the way to the Penn State games.

[@ChrisManley1994]

“What are you gonna do today, Napoleon?” “Whatever I feel like I wanna do, GOSH!!!” 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cleehammer1210]

This is such an awesome movie!

[@SuperPalamara]

@Alvin Mortys Need he say why? It's just an opinion. I loved the movie too. It was funny in its own way. Though, a slow-moving film, it was very well written and executed. Back in middle school, classmates would quote the hell out of this movie.

[@V1b2910]

@Cuervo Mocker then , why tf are you even here ? 😂

[@mycatisromeo]

Note to future self. Kids who sit in the back of the bus are social misfits ... (Continues to throw he-man attached to string out the window) for the adrenaline rush of the risk of being caught by the bus driver. That's some devious shit right there.

[@chesterlester5770]

Ahh in the UK it’s generally the popular kids who sit at the back and misfits at the front. It’s different in the USA I’m guessing

[@HeyMyLifeIsLibby]

This entire movie is such a mood.

[@rickgrimesgaming8295]

I love how this movie was made by two brothers who originally made the plot of a movie for a school project and one of the brothers decided to send the script to a director and the person loved it they said it’s one of the favorite movies they made

[@demond7l3]

This is just perfection.

[@johnnypolo1983]

The music is brilliant

[@skyofthelivingdead]

My mom and I quote this to each other all the time

[@mjproebstle]

there are no words to describe the genius of this movie

[@aambal2399]

what you gonna do today napoleoan? it means napoleon does something weird everyday.😂😂😂😂

[@schwarzerregen9338]

the way he quickly throws out the wrestling figure out the window had me wheezing the first time I saw it

[@jackrabbit5155]

I've watched this movie forty times on Prime Video

[@rcnelson]

Your ark should have landed by now.

[@morehamsandwich]

Oh man, thanks. I’ve been a Prime member but never checked out Prime video

[@mariomurillo2293]

Finally something worth my time on KZbin

[@haynej3]

The way he sighs when the bus is pulling up exactly hits how I feel sometimes Monday morning.

[@bryleec2w]

this scene had me cracking up laughing, I love this movie so much

[@michaelearthling]

pretty hardcore man, lives by he's own rules!

[@mikeb995]

I used to freeze my actions figures in a cup of ice like they were Austin Powers. My mom would open the freezer and see a frozen GI Joe haha

[@viewtube9666]

Lol dude was loyal to Pedro

[@chuckthegoer1741]

Only person that looked up to napolean lol besides his girl

[@tmwk__]

I was that kid who use to sit there in class drawing random shit in my notebook.

[@michaelearthling]

i know i copied off you.

[@serpentsepia6638]

I used to draw skulls with eyes hanging out and snakes and stuff.

[@sjg300]

Soooo much nostalgia. This ultimately became my favorite movie when I was like six lmao

[@ShalenaRhodes]

I like being Soft-Spoken, Quiet, Humble, Philosophical, and Exceptional, Instead of Extroverted

[@prettyke2051]

Whatever i feel like i wanna do GOSH ! 🤣🤣🤣

[@MustacheCashStash125]

GAASCH!

[@artfan101]

i used to do that in my mom's car

[@MrLarryhoover425]

Your mom goes to college!

[@MLDprodutions1]

Heretic you still alive bro?

[@kevinl4687]

I saw this movie in the theater 3 times. It blew my mind.

[@dano3803]

Can’t believe this movie is now 20 years old! Saw it when I was a junior in high school.

[@canessaj]

This makes me want a sweet Trapper Keeper.

[@jshepard152]

Ha! I was just thinking about that.

[@jaylondent6731]

0:39 Kid: What are you gonna do today Napoleon? Napoleon: WHAT EVER I FEEL LIKE DOING IT GOSH!!! Kid: (In his head) :)

[@definitelynotafederalagent]

*I swear, this movie is an enigma*

[@tomelifeisjustonebig]

I had lunch at Big J’s in Preston a few weeks ago and started to tear up thinking that I’d finally made it there after almost 20 years.

[@RTNFlacko]

You know movie is gonna be funny when the first scene has u dying

[@598bryce]

Oh man this whole scene makes me feel so uncomfortable. Simply because I DO NOT MISS riding the bus as a kid

[@billymarino4452]

I second that. I'm turning 33 and I still occasionally dream where I'm still riding the schoolbus, as an adult. They are not nightmares but they are very weird and uncomfortable. The fact that everyone on the bus is clearly younger than Napoleon adds an awkward tone to the scene. It illustrates the theme of isolation and how Napoleon struggles to one hundred percent connect to everybody (at least in the beginning).

[@misterbobby8913]

People here are missing the point, the kid asked "What are you going to do *today* napoleon?" Then napoleon ends up tossing a toy with a string out the window, meaning that he must be often doing some random crazy stuff at the back of that bus.

[@codysmith9838]

"Whatever I feel like I wanna do! Gwarsh!" Lol 😂🤣

[@frankjackson655]

Who knew a movie about average life would become a cult classic

[@SoapinTrucker]

why not, Seinfeld did! 😂