First time I saw this movie, I thought it was the dumbest thing I’d ever seen. It took a second viewing to really start to appreciate how great of a film it truly is. After about 10 viewings, I find it one of the most entertaining and sincere movies I’ve ever watched. Not quite a masterpiece. But definitely genius.
It almost always takes TWO TIMES. I have personally tested this with at LEAST 15 people. First time, you have expectations of it being your typical movie. The second time, when you KNOW nothing you expect, like a plot is going to happen, and you just watch the characters, you fall in love and are quoting everything and laughing hysterically by the end. Only one of the 15 laughed on the first try.
My experience exactly! My younger guitar students saw the humor that I missed and when they quoted some of the dialog I had to laugh...Then, watched it again. Now it's one of the funniest films I've ever watched. I 'get it' now!
Same here, me and my mom both didn't get it. I watched it again without her and I was like, "this movie is actually great?" And she was in disbelief, for I was the one who complained the most about it after the first viewing by far.
In my experience, the one thing I have noticed most about the popularity of this movie is that the people who were most like Don, Summer and Randy at school really don't find the film funny at all.
@@jimthecactus7425 I thank Jesus for realizing I was Don. Once I met Jesus my senior year of high school, I realized my Don-ness and realized that I needed to change into a humble dude.
A guy at my school made homage to this movie and recreated Napoleon's dance scene for the holiday talent show 2 days ago. I felt kinda bad for him bc no one really understood what he was referencing, or that he was referencing anything, except for a very select few of us. I think a lot of people just thought he genuinely sucked.. not me bro I got you 👍 he was the best act
@@buttercupcoffee5972 yeah I'ma get on his insta that made my day lol but I was also kinda high and out of it, which made it even more amazing to watch lmao. I'ma tell him
I think the reason I love Napoleon Dynamite so much is because it actually felt like a teen experience! Hollywood has this idea of glamorizing high school with each teen movie they have, with sex, cliques, and an awkward teen that somehow becomes “Beautiful” with a makeover. Napoleon felt more real to me, with an awkward teen that was happy the way he was, who was a moron but a good friend, and there was no sudden change of him turning into a “cool” person. He stayed the same.
@@jacksmith9729 Not the Dallas burbs, exclusively. Seventeen years ago in the Ft. Worth burbs my friend. Texas hadn't been Californisized yet and there were less than half the people there are now.
Johnny Guzman ah ok I was thinking Fort Worth actually since I think most people in North Dallas suburbs always pretty much thought of themselves as extensions of Dallas more so than separate, small town. Double is nothing btw, Frisco (for example) is 6x what it was 20 years ago , it’s nuts
What town? I too grew up in a small town in North Tx. Went to High School in Bryson Tx in the 80s and these characters were pretty much exactly what it was like then. I loved the movie because it brought back great and funny memories of those school days. I still live in the town I was born in back in 1970 (Graham Tx.)
What Napoleon Dynamite has that Juno or Little Miss Sunshine don't have is a powerfully strong connection between the characters and the setting on the part of the people who wrote, produced and directed the film. The others are much more Hollywood-type films, small-scale and well-done though they may be.
@eaglerising88 I was just thinking of the film the other day, for some reason. Wondering about Jon Heder's career and the careers of all those people, actually. In a way, how do you follow that film up?
eaglerising88 And I absolutely hated Juno and liked Little Miss Sunshine. Napoleon is the perfect balance because it’s pure. The video mentioned Wes Anderson and Tod Solondz, two other directors who are extreme examples of “you either love them or hate them”. The Hesses just got so much right.
Too bad you're that uninformed. It's basically an autobiography by Jared Hess. Most of what you see in the film is based on things that he or his brothers said or did. How much more "connection" do you want? The kid working at the chicken farm wearing the "Kanab" tee shirt is his kid brother. He's the basis for Napoleon's voice. He was also the one who called home wanting a ride from school because he "didn't feel very good." The action figure trailing behind the bus on a string? They did that. Etc, etc. That's why the movie is so bizarre. LIFE is bizarre, especially when you grow up with goofy brothers. When I was a kid we used electrical tape and a stick (for a cigar) to turn my 3 year old brother into Groucho Marx. You must have had a boring, humorless childhood.
Gotta say it aged well. I loved it back then and I still love this movie. After it came another one of my favorites, Nacho Libre came out, which borrows comedy tropes from Napoleon Dynamite.
In Nacho Libre, I love Jack Black SO much in movies! And the song where I think I am a real religious man is great & touching! I love the scene where he dies the flying eagle and sees the nun cheering for him! Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre are really fun and good movies!
I never really noticed that it didn't have a plot until I got older and started writing. It never affected my experience. It has always been an amazing movie.
@Nathan Branson The prom, Pedro running for president, Kip and Rico being salesmen, etc. They're more like beats that follow each other than plots, really, and there's plenty more beats in the movie for sure. I guess the president thing is kinda the centerpiece for the movie, but it's not introduced until like the 2nd half. It definitely doesn't need a “plot” to be entertaining, though.
I find it funny that despite the movie taking place in the early 2000s, everything had a 80s feel. Like time hasn’t caught up in this small town. Napoleon’s house used VHS cassettes even though DVDs were commonplace by then. Deb’s and Napoleon’s outfits for the school dance were very 80s. The computer Kip used for online dating was so outdated, even in the 2000s. The photo set that Deb has is very 80s, especially the background colors. Uncle Rico’s outfit throughout the movie is very 80s although that might be because he wants to hold on to the 80s, a time where he was at his football peak and could’ve gone pro.
I think it seemed more 90’s ish, but I will say, I think they purposely had the movie feel like it takes place in any decade from 1970 to 2005 because, while it did actually take place in the early 2000s, most people in areas like that aren’t wealthy enough to always be buying the newest version of everything. As someone who grew up in the 2000s in rural Minnesota, I can confirm this movie is actually accurate, though, it was more like it in my earlier memories, not when I was in high school, but that’s just me being 22 and not 30.
It's not the town, it's just the family and that girl he liked. Notice how the rest of the people in the movie were dressed for the current period. And as for Pedro, it would be because back then, foreigners would somehow only be exposed to older stuff from American culture.
Having grown up in a small town, I can say small towns are like that. We always joked our town was 10 years in the past. One of the interesting aspects of Napoleon Dynamite is that you can't quite tell when the movie is taking place...sometimes it feels like it's in the present time (even now), sometimes it feels like it's in the mid to late 80's, other times in the early 2000's when it was made. It's an interesting aspect of the film.
My students chose this movie as a class reward. I'd never heard of it. It took me a bit to realize that it was actually *supposed* to be funny, and then I set aside the stack of papers I was supposed to be grading and just had a great time.
Napoleon Dynomite was released in 2004, why don't you compare it to the Charlie's angels movie released in 2003. that one had a domestic box office of 100 million.
Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre are the two most underrated movies imo. Maybe not underrated, but under appreciated. I can watch those movies over and over and they seem to have just some sort of charm to them.
The fact that this movie didn't rely on profanity or dirty jokes for its comedy really gives it the edge on similar films. It really does make it accessible to everyone.
I moved to Japan when this movie had become so successful. I showed it to my Japanese girlfriend and she loved it so much. In Japan it was titled “Bus Man” to elude to a popular movie at the time in Japan titled “Train Man.” I was amazed at how well she connected with the movie even though she had never been to America.
There is another reason that it was titled "Bus man" in Japan, and that is Napoleon exudes all the stereotypical charcteristics of Otaku, you might say that Napoleon is an American Otaku.
I personally think Napoleon Dynamite is one of the most accurate representations of high school. There is the prom and running for class president, but other than that, it is just people getting through the day.
One of my favourite details is that the 'snobby rich girl' is a casheir at the discount store. It reminds us that even the 'cool' kids are insecure, and that we don't know what truly goes on in their lives.
By 2009, Hollywood gave up on those movies... I moved to LA and said I liked that movie, to real Hollywood Producers and they just say that guy is too emotionally disturbed and his film genre is not repeatable, and he just got lucky. I think Nacho Libre lost what Dynamite made or something.
Hollywood is now either really clean or really dirty. The atmosphere is on either two extreme. Nd and other movies like it use real scenery to convey reality. And nothing is more entertaining than reality
Comedy was already dying in cinemas by late 2000's and moving to the internet. You could get all the relatable comedy you could eat there, so of course Hollywood doubled down on blockbusters, reboots and eventually comic book movies.
Napoleon Dynamite is authentic. The people who make it big in Hollywood have nothing but contempt and hostility for the "flyover state" denizens portrayed in Napoleon Dynamite. They're not capable of producing authentic art.
I am in my late 50s and last year I flew halfway around the world to visit Preston. I am not ashamed to say I cried with joy being there and visiting the sites.
I grew up in rural Canada in the 80's and 90's and this film captures that setting so accurately, even the lack of a plot because if you didn't have a car you often felt bored and had nothing to do. a true classic, one of my favorite films.
Grew up in Afghanistan and then in the DC area, but somehow Napoleon Dynamite feels like home. Like a safe place I can return to every time I watch it. So nostalgic!
This movie is easily one of the best I’ve ever seen. The subtle yet unique music. The organic line delivery. The fluid blend of comedy into the nearly every scene in the movie. All made it extremely iconic and memorable.
I left my home state of Idaho at 14, moving from a town of 6,000 people to the east coast. For me, Napolean Dynamite is a sweet recollection of what it was like to live in rural Idaho in the late sixties.
This movie did have a plot, but you get so invested in the characters that you don't care what the story is. The characters in this movie are so quotable and relatable, that when the movie ends, you just want it to keep going.
Most of us from the 80s knew a guy like Napoleon that is why this was so funny. In the 80s tetherball was popular and a game called 4 square. I laughed because of the realism.
in my school we played 4 square but we used 9 squares. 4 people in each corner, we used the squares between us to bounce the ball and we threw it as fast as we could and if the guy receiving couldn't catch it then he's out
I was a Napoleon Dynamite impersonator and you wouldn't believe the reactions I'd get at festivals and conventions. It really was the "anti" teen movie
@@SirDieALot666 in 2007 I danced on stage at schoolies festival and people lost their minds. I'd walk around at our local comic con and other conventions, people asking for photos every 30 seconds. I'd be in character of course. It's super easy cosplay for how effective it is.
I think that it’s a great representation of what some of the smaller towns in America *feel* like. It has an aesthetic to it that is pretty unique and isn’t (and arguably couldn’t be) captured by bigger films/studios.
Is it in Preston too? I haven't been in that area really, because I live around Idaho Falls, but it's still cool how close it all is. Literally nothing cool happens in Idaho haha
I remember watching it for the first time at my aunt's house, i was bored, had nothing to do, changing channels and then suddenly i stopped at the moment where Napoleon was doing jump on bmx. That was certainly best stop in my life.
My mom and I quote this movie to this day when talking about everyday things. It’s one that we both didn’t see until after it was released on DVD and we both cried from laughter when we first saw it. I’ve also been told my Napoleon impression is pretty freakin’ sweet
Spam McBot It isn’t our milk companies, it’s under the Australian and New Zealand Food Safety Legislation. There is list of chemicals that cannot be used in food. This includes bleach. Not even our white bread uses bleach. Australia has a strict import policy on food products, so getting bleached milk is hard to find. It’s why Devondale milk is the main seller in AUS, despite the cheaper costs of milk from places like China. I know you didn’t ask, but trying to make a point. Don’t be arrogant when you don’t know the facts lol
The best movies are done with personal emotion. He wasn't making a movie - he was making a story about his childhood. Just like music; the more personal it is the more real it feels to us
Napoleon Dynamite is one of a kind. There will never be another movie like it, no matter how hard people try. It’s really a love letter to small town America by people who lived there. 🤩👍🏻
Even after all these years, it’s still one of my favorite films. I DID know kids like these. And given that I had an eclectic group of friends, they were my friends. It’s Truly a perfect movie. Not one thing I’d change. Not one thing that isn’t laugh out loud or cringe funny, endearing, or strangely beautiful. It’s gone on to become a true American classic and rightly so ❤️ and the dance scene is still EVERYTHING 💃🏻
I originally thought Napoleon Dynamite was set in the late 70's around the time I graduated from High School. Napoleon's 3-piece suit reminded me of the one I wore in my senior picture in 77. Uncle Rico's van is a 75 model Dodge Tradesman and Kip's shorts and dark socks are a spot-on match of my Dads vacation wardrobe. The movie refreshes those rarely thought of, yet curiously embarrassing memories of my youth.
I had just finished my freshman year of high school when it came out. Even though I live in a non-rural area (an hour away from New York City) I still found it appealing even then, since I was a weird, nerdy, barely expressive kid dealing with various mundane stuff.
Napoleon Dynamite is up there on one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched it at least... LEAST 3 times a year. and I just randomly plays it as background noise. it resonates with me despite the fact that I don't live in Middle America. There is something timeless about the character and comedy that it transcends the Middle America stereotype.
This will always be my favorite movie. I think I’ve watched it 100 times. I know every scene by heart, and can do decent impressions of Pedro, uncle Rico, Napoleon, and kip. This movie is definitely a timeless masterpiece
Seeing this film for the first time was one of my favorite theater experiences ever. Mainly because my and my friends' expectations were really low. Back then going to the movies every Friday night was just what teenagers did, and Napoleon Dynamite was one of those "There's nothing good out that we haven't already seen, so let's see what this is." People say "ROFL" but have never literally rolled on the floor with laughter, but my friends and I did that night.
Napoleon Dynamite is you and your friends laughing about an inside joke, and Little Miss Sunshine & Juno are your parents coming in with cookies and juice, trying to get in on the fun.
I love watching this movie. It's one of the few indie films that can be memorable even without a plot. I have a vote for pedro mug that I love. I remember when the movie came out in 2004, it felt like that movie represented what it was like at that time. Especially for teens in small towns
3:38 the scenery of those two shots is breath-taking. To some maybe a very common sight but to someone like me it makes me want to travel there to see it in person.
I couldn’t watch this easily when it came out because it was too close to real I think. I just felt so SO much second hand embarrassment that I almost felt real pain. But now I find it to be the sweetest most sincere thing ever!
Once I went to a "bad taste" party dressed as Napoleon Dynamite and my buddy (RIP) literally rolled on the floor laughing when I showed up and did the signature run like 5:43. I will never forget that day and his laugh.
The reason that this movie did so well is because it was made for the rest of us, and what I mean by the rest of us is the majority of high schoolers. Most high school movies focus on the "cool kids", about 15% of the population of an American high school. Very few high schoolers can actually relate to movies like Friday Night Lights or Bring It On, because for most of them, That is not their high school experience. Napoleon Dynamite blew up like it did because it was so relatable to the majority of high schoolers, This is what their day-to-day lives in and out of school was like. I was 17 when Napoleon Dynamite was released in theaters, And I remember watching the movie, and obviously laughing hysterically because it is a funny movie, but the other reason I enjoyed it was because I was like "finally a high school movie that actually portrays what high school is like for most high schoolers."
The step brothers mom saw this movie with us. We were all about dying from laughter, but she couldn't. She went to that high school and she remembered how real this entire movie really is.
great video, although you can't really compare Napoleon Dynamite to Juno or Little Miss Sunshine because the latter two had somewhat already established actors.
@@gogetavsvegito my fishes aunts grandma's uncles dogs owners boyfriends mistress' cousins babysitters mom's stepsisters mom watched a micheal bay movie
For me, this show always had a plot. Perhaps a subdued plot but definitely reminiscent of my hometown and the plot was an underdog winning thing. Pedro winning. Napoleon getting the slow clap at the end of his dance. Uncle Rico finding love. Sweet moves. It was a favourite of mine since the word go. This was my town in so many ways.
First time I saw this movie, I thought it was the dumbest thing I’d ever seen. It took a second viewing to really start to appreciate how great of a film it truly is. After about 10 viewings, I find it one of the most entertaining and sincere movies I’ve ever watched. Not quite a masterpiece. But definitely genius.
It almost always takes TWO TIMES. I have personally tested this with at LEAST 15 people. First time, you have expectations of it being your typical movie. The second time, when you KNOW nothing you expect, like a plot is going to happen, and you just watch the characters, you fall in love and are quoting everything and laughing hysterically by the end. Only one of the 15 laughed on the first try.
My experience exactly! My younger guitar students saw the humor that I missed and when they quoted some of the dialog I had to laugh...Then, watched it again. Now it's one of the funniest films I've ever watched. I 'get it' now!
Me too! i took a second view and i was hooked
Ehh..
Same here, me and my mom both didn't get it. I watched it again without her and I was like, "this movie is actually great?" And she was in disbelief, for I was the one who complained the most about it after the first viewing by far.
In my experience, the one thing I have noticed most about the popularity of this movie is that the people who were most like Don, Summer and Randy at school really don't find the film funny at all.
Especially Randy's of the world dont think it's funny. 😂
You can say the same for people who ended up like Uncle Rico, peaked in high school 😂
Don is the best character in this movie. I was Don at my high school for awhile. But then I realized being Don sucks.
@@nathanbranson9149 Never be Don
@@jimthecactus7425 I thank Jesus for realizing I was Don. Once I met Jesus my senior year of high school, I realized my Don-ness and realized that I needed to change into a humble dude.
The way this movie was shot was iconic.
Sandy g. Y’all have very low standards
Atleast an interesting movie
Lil Tree You should listen to your "music" and then reconsider your standards
Jony Jaroo you murdered him 🤣🤣 Thank you.
@@liltree8382 go back to recording that jungle music
A guy at my school made homage to this movie and recreated Napoleon's dance scene for the holiday talent show 2 days ago. I felt kinda bad for him bc no one really understood what he was referencing, or that he was referencing anything, except for a very select few of us. I think a lot of people just thought he genuinely sucked.. not me bro I got you 👍 he was the best act
You should tell him that you understood his reference. If you havent already.
But napoleon's dance wasnt bad. When it really comes down to it, that dance was well orchestrated and choreographed
I'm sorry your classmates r dummies.
@@buttercupcoffee5972 yeah I'ma get on his insta that made my day lol but I was also kinda high and out of it, which made it even more amazing to watch lmao. I'ma tell him
@@DoppSkates very true, I just meant like ppl thought it was weird when my classmate did it (and in the movie). that was raw tbh
I think the reason I love Napoleon Dynamite so much is because it actually felt like a teen experience! Hollywood has this idea of glamorizing high school with each teen movie they have, with sex, cliques, and an awkward teen that somehow becomes “Beautiful” with a makeover. Napoleon felt more real to me, with an awkward teen that was happy the way he was, who was a moron but a good friend, and there was no sudden change of him turning into a “cool” person. He stayed the same.
Exactly! A self assured ‘dork’ true to himself.
You dont get it. They were in their own clique
That absolutely nails it. Perfectly.
I grew up in what was at the time a small town in North Texas when this movie came out. Most relatable thing I ever watched as a 19yr old.
Johnny Guzman “was at the time” lol and now is just an extension of Dallas burbs, right?
@@jacksmith9729 Not the Dallas burbs, exclusively. Seventeen years ago in the Ft. Worth burbs my friend. Texas hadn't been Californisized yet and there were less than half the people there are now.
Johnny Guzman ah ok I was thinking Fort Worth actually since I think most people in North Dallas suburbs always pretty much thought of themselves as extensions of Dallas more so than separate, small town. Double is nothing btw, Frisco (for example) is 6x what it was 20 years ago , it’s nuts
What town? I too grew up in a small town in North Tx. Went to High School in Bryson Tx in the 80s and these characters were pretty much exactly what it was like then. I loved the movie because it brought back great and funny memories of those school days. I still live in the town I was born in back in 1970 (Graham Tx.)
Y’all seen the crosses in groom, Tx? ☮️
What Napoleon Dynamite has that Juno or Little Miss Sunshine don't have is a powerfully strong connection between the characters and the setting on the part of the people who wrote, produced and directed the film. The others are much more Hollywood-type films, small-scale and well-done though they may be.
Well, i loved Little Miss Sunshine too!
@eaglerising88 I was just thinking of the film the other day, for some reason. Wondering about Jon Heder's career and the careers of all those people, actually. In a way, how do you follow that film up?
@eaglerising88 and Deb was the kind of chick we all wish we could have met in high school !
eaglerising88 And I absolutely hated Juno and liked Little Miss Sunshine. Napoleon is the perfect balance because it’s pure. The video mentioned Wes Anderson and Tod Solondz, two other directors who are extreme examples of “you either love them or hate them”. The Hesses just got so much right.
Too bad you're that uninformed. It's basically an autobiography by Jared Hess. Most of what you see in the film is based on things that he or his brothers said or did. How much more "connection" do you want? The kid working at the chicken farm wearing the "Kanab" tee shirt is his kid brother. He's the basis for Napoleon's voice. He was also the one who called home wanting a ride from school because he "didn't feel very good." The action figure trailing behind the bus on a string? They did that. Etc, etc. That's why the movie is so bizarre. LIFE is bizarre, especially when you grow up with goofy brothers.
When I was a kid we used electrical tape and a stick (for a cigar) to turn my 3 year old brother into Groucho Marx.
You must have had a boring, humorless childhood.
No plot movies with just characters doing random stuff can be the best movies. Clerks is a great example
That's cuz real life doesn't exactly have a plot all the time so you identify with it more..
Hot Rod borders on not having a plot and it’s hilarious
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood pulls off not having a plot really well.
Mid 90s
Kinda like Seinfeld.
Gotta say it aged well. I loved it back then and I still love this movie. After it came another one of my favorites, Nacho Libre came out, which borrows comedy tropes from Napoleon Dynamite.
Nacho Libre was made by the same director
@@funkdefied1 masterminds too... omg
"Get that corn out my face"
I love both movies.
In Nacho Libre, I love Jack Black SO much in movies! And the song where I think I am a real religious man is great & touching! I love the scene where he dies the flying eagle and sees the nun cheering for him! Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre are really fun and good movies!
I never really noticed that it didn't have a plot until I got older and started writing. It never affected my experience. It has always been an amazing movie.
How does this movie not have a plot? I don't agree with that statement.
I always argued that it has a bunch of small-scale plots throughout the course of the movie rather than one large plot.
@@nathanbranson9149 It's kinda like the movie "Friday" (you know, the Ice Cube movie). They have a similar "anything goes" writing.
@@jarsenberg What would the smaller plots be, if this movie doesn't have an over-arching plot?
@Nathan Branson The prom, Pedro running for president, Kip and Rico being salesmen, etc. They're more like beats that follow each other than plots, really, and there's plenty more beats in the movie for sure. I guess the president thing is kinda the centerpiece for the movie, but it's not introduced until like the 2nd half. It definitely doesn't need a “plot” to be entertaining, though.
I find it funny that despite the movie taking place in the early 2000s, everything had a 80s feel. Like time hasn’t caught up in this small town. Napoleon’s house used VHS cassettes even though DVDs were commonplace by then. Deb’s and Napoleon’s outfits for the school dance were very 80s. The computer Kip used for online dating was so outdated, even in the 2000s. The photo set that Deb has is very 80s, especially the background colors. Uncle Rico’s outfit throughout the movie is very 80s although that might be because he wants to hold on to the 80s, a time where he was at his football peak and could’ve gone pro.
you're just jealous you can't talk to hot babes online with a crappy computer.
I think it seemed more 90’s ish, but I will say, I think they purposely had the movie feel like it takes place in any decade from 1970 to 2005 because, while it did actually take place in the early 2000s, most people in areas like that aren’t wealthy enough to always be buying the newest version of everything. As someone who grew up in the 2000s in rural Minnesota, I can confirm this movie is actually accurate, though, it was more like it in my earlier memories, not when I was in high school, but that’s just me being 22 and not 30.
It's not the town, it's just the family and that girl he liked. Notice how the rest of the people in the movie were dressed for the current period. And as for Pedro, it would be because back then, foreigners would somehow only be exposed to older stuff from American culture.
Having grown up in a small town, I can say small towns are like that. We always joked our town was 10 years in the past. One of the interesting aspects of Napoleon Dynamite is that you can't quite tell when the movie is taking place...sometimes it feels like it's in the present time (even now), sometimes it feels like it's in the mid to late 80's, other times in the early 2000's when it was made. It's an interesting aspect of the film.
DVDs were not that common in the early 2000s, at least in most places
My students chose this movie as a class reward. I'd never heard of it.
It took me a bit to realize that it was actually *supposed* to be funny, and then I set aside the stack of papers I was supposed to be grading and just had a great time.
im glad you could find the joy in it.
Love how Napoleon dynamite made five times more money than Charlie’s angels
Now we know who wasn’t ready for that jelly.
But the first Charlie's Angels films were big fun. Way more entertaining than the Bond films from the same period.
@c c ur mom
Napoleon Dynomite was released in 2004, why don't you compare it to the Charlie's angels movie released in 2003. that one had a domestic box office of 100 million.
Huh? Why Charlies Angel comparison? Tf? 🤣
Certified cult classic. Love this movie.
Ryan Corrigan This movie is trash
If that's you in your pfp you're extremely handsome your jawline is amazing!
@@Risingofthephoenix yes its me thanks for the compliment!
@@liltree8382 Your rap name is literally "lil tree".
Lil Tree, hold on... if you think the movie is trash... why are you... here?
Uncle Rico was funny! I liked when he threw that steak at Napoleons face 😂
I was just thinking how this is my favourite scene XD
You've gotta love the "fight"..!!!
Uncle Rico and Napoleon, plus the giant peach...@#£+. You bo' daggitt...?
And the actor indeed threw that steak from off camera himself, never forget.
“Hey how much you wanna bet I can throw a football over them mountains” 😂😂😂
It's funnier when he throws footballs, cameraing himself and then he accidentally hits the camera😂
Vote for Pedro
Jamaica “If you vote for me, all of your wildest dreams will come true”
SBSK8 “Ive got nothing much to say”
Sí
Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre are the two most underrated movies imo. Maybe not underrated, but under appreciated. I can watch those movies over and over and they seem to have just some sort of charm to them.
I agree completely. However, I like Nacho Libre more than Napoleon Dynamite though.
Both made by Jared hess.
Escaleto 😂
Another good one is Casa de mi Padre
AGREEEEEED
This film is a classic. I met the actor of Napoleon Dynamite a few years back. He's a really cool guy.
Where did you meet him?
Lucky you
@@mojewjewjew4420 I know someone that met him. He's mormon so when there is major mormon events he will go
LUCKY
Napoleon is a rare name but nearly everyone with it is famous.
"No get your own tots" - Napoleon
"I haven't eaten freakin' anything"
"Uh gross, freaking idiot"
"Tina you fat lard come get some dinner"
This is pretty much the best video ever made
God Left like anyone could ever know that.
@@conscious-typeperson4583 Dang it..you're so lucky you said it first!
@Broderick Campbell dude chill it was a reference to the movie
The fact that this movie didn't rely on profanity or dirty jokes for its comedy really gives it the edge on similar films. It really does make it accessible to everyone.
Minus an adult trying to sell breast enhancement pills to a minor. Only thing I found disturbing about the movie, and I love the movie.
@@agomodernI think it reinforced Rico’s scumbag character
@@willevensen7130 For sure!
Mormons made it is one reason. It’s one of my fav movies ever although I would typically shy away from any Mormon production😬
I moved to Japan when this movie had become so successful. I showed it to my Japanese girlfriend and she loved it so much. In Japan it was titled “Bus Man” to elude to a popular movie at the time in Japan titled “Train Man.” I was amazed at how well she connected with the movie even though she had never been to America.
There is another reason that it was titled "Bus man" in Japan, and that is Napoleon exudes all the stereotypical charcteristics of Otaku, you might say that Napoleon is an American Otaku.
Elude? Or allude...
@@dropkickmurphy4114 illude, my bad.
@@oneof6billionpeople ill dude
Super ill.
This is a film that literally gets better every single time you watch it again
IMO....only 3 movies that get better every time...Napoleon Dynamite, Office Space and Dumb and Dumber.
This video was FREAKIN SWEET! Gonna watch Napoleon Dynamite again:)
same here dude, this video made me wanna watch ND for the 100th time again.
Lucky!
This is the movie of a generation
Me, my dad and my brother love this movie, but my mom hates it because she thinks the movie's dumb, so we watch it occasionally just to annoy her
Galaxy Mew same
*GET A NEW MOM*
@@sisamusudroka3000
Nah
Same but with Beavis and Butthead.
I think that movie is dumb, but i still love it
I personally think Napoleon Dynamite is one of the most accurate representations of high school. There is the prom and running for class president, but other than that, it is just people getting through the day.
One of my favourite details is that the 'snobby rich girl' is a casheir at the discount store. It reminds us that even the 'cool' kids are insecure, and that we don't know what truly goes on in their lives.
This movie is a comedic masterpiece, there isn't another movie like it.
Do the chickens have large talons?
eagle vs shark maybe
1997 Australian film “The Castle” has a similar style of comedy. Growing up in Melbourne and living close to Preston, ID, I love both movies dearly
You forgot Nacho Libre
By 2009, Hollywood gave up on those movies... I moved to LA and said I liked that movie, to real Hollywood Producers and they just say that guy is too emotionally disturbed and his film genre is not repeatable, and he just got lucky. I think Nacho Libre lost what Dynamite made or something.
Hollywood is now either really clean or really dirty. The atmosphere is on either two extreme. Nd and other movies like it use real scenery to convey reality. And nothing is more entertaining than reality
I guess you just can't always replicate art!
Comedy was already dying in cinemas by late 2000's and moving to the internet. You could get all the relatable comedy you could eat there, so of course Hollywood doubled down on blockbusters, reboots and eventually comic book movies.
Nacho libre was amazing
Napoleon Dynamite is authentic. The people who make it big in Hollywood have nothing but contempt and hostility for the "flyover state" denizens portrayed in Napoleon Dynamite. They're not capable of producing authentic art.
The most intense scene was when they kicked napoleons tots
You can tell someones emotional intelligence by the way they react to this movie
I am in my late 50s and last year I flew halfway around the world to visit Preston. I am not ashamed to say I cried with joy being there and visiting the sites.
I loved this film as a Aussie because it was one of the few American films that seemed accurately depicte the American high School experience.
I grew up in rural Canada in the 80's and 90's and this film captures that setting so accurately, even the lack of a plot because if you didn't have a car you often felt bored and had nothing to do. a true classic, one of my favorite films.
Grew up in Afghanistan and then in the DC area, but somehow Napoleon Dynamite feels like home. Like a safe place I can return to every time I watch it. So nostalgic!
This movie is easily one of the best I’ve ever seen. The subtle yet unique music. The organic line delivery. The fluid blend of comedy into the nearly every scene in the movie. All made it extremely iconic and memorable.
All these descriptions like 'Nerdy' and 'Dork' are code really- this is clearly a film about being Autistic teen.
I left my home state of Idaho at 14, moving from a town of 6,000 people to the east coast. For me, Napolean Dynamite is a sweet recollection of what it was like to live in rural Idaho in the late sixties.
This movie did have a plot, but you get so invested in the characters that you don't care what the story is. The characters in this movie are so quotable and relatable, that when the movie ends, you just want it to keep going.
Most of us from the 80s knew a guy like Napoleon that is why this was so funny. In the 80s tetherball was popular and a game called 4 square. I laughed because of the realism.
in my school we played 4 square but we used 9 squares. 4 people in each corner, we used the squares between us to bounce the ball and we threw it as fast as we could and if the guy receiving couldn't catch it then he's out
Was? Kids today still love 4 square
@@ActuallyRocatex and tetherball
Played 4-square and tetherball in the 60's, young 'uns
If you’re from a small town in Idaho there’s even more layers you get
But why does Napoleon look like it could be Taylor Swift undercover
I was a Napoleon Dynamite impersonator and you wouldn't believe the reactions I'd get at festivals and conventions. It really was the "anti" teen movie
I am curious of what kind of reactions you got
@@SirDieALot666 in 2007 I danced on stage at schoolies festival and people lost their minds. I'd walk around at our local comic con and other conventions, people asking for photos every 30 seconds. I'd be in character of course. It's super easy cosplay for how effective it is.
@@therealarien lmfao
It's weird how there really isn't another movie like this one. It's so unique.
I think that it’s a great representation of what some of the smaller towns in America *feel* like. It has an aesthetic to it that is pretty unique and isn’t (and arguably couldn’t be) captured by bigger films/studios.
The restaurant that Kip and Rico went to is one of my favorite places to eat. It’s about a half a mile from my Junior High school.
Is it in Preston too? I haven't been in that area really, because I live around Idaho Falls, but it's still cool how close it all is. Literally nothing cool happens in Idaho haha
I've seen Napoleon like 20 times at least. Mostly because I'm a cage fighter and I'm in training.
So, you probably look like a medieval warrior.
You get your black belt in "Rex Kwon do" yet? : )
This was the first movie my uncle saw in theaters when he first came to America from Afghanistan. It has a special place in his heart.
When I first saw Napoleon Dynamite I thought I was looking at Beavis and Butt-head come to life
I remember watching it for the first time at my aunt's house, i was bored, had nothing to do, changing channels and then suddenly i stopped at the moment where Napoleon was doing jump on bmx. That was certainly best stop in my life.
Me and my bmx as a kid got me more broken bones then I can count
I love the tacky 80’s/90’s time warp. It reminds me so much of growing up during that time in the Midwest
being from Idaho, this movie is a true treasure. this video was amazing
I accidentally said it was shot in Montana in front of a friend from Idaho...I was very quickly corrected : )
JBratt I’m from Montana lmao
2 to the oh to the muthafakn 8
Blaise MacPherson we have two things, the broncos and Napoleon Dynamite. Aaron Paul’s pretty cool too
@@tylermelton7490 woah woah WOAH you just broncod the wrong vandal Idaho Idaho go go go naw but we cool tho. Moscow area here what about you.
My mom and I quote this movie to this day when talking about everyday things. It’s one that we both didn’t see until after it was released on DVD and we both cried from laughter when we first saw it. I’ve also been told my Napoleon impression is pretty freakin’ sweet
"the defect in that one is bleach" 0:48
Wait, is there bleach in the milk?!?!
I’m guessing ur very sheltered or very young
CSGO Julian or he lives In Australia or the UK where we actually have food standards?
The Willows Either your milk companies are lying to you, or you’re either very young or sheltered.
Spam McBot It isn’t our milk companies, it’s under the Australian and New Zealand Food Safety Legislation. There is list of chemicals that cannot be used in food. This includes bleach. Not even our white bread uses bleach.
Australia has a strict import policy on food products, so getting bleached milk is hard to find. It’s why Devondale milk is the main seller in AUS, despite the cheaper costs of milk from places like China.
I know you didn’t ask, but trying to make a point. Don’t be arrogant when you don’t know the facts lol
The Willows Kudos, I’ll take that L. Thanks for the info.
Me and my dad just randomly watched this movie once and loved it
Same but I was w me mam!
The best movies are done with personal emotion. He wasn't making a movie - he was making a story about his childhood. Just like music; the more personal it is the more real it feels to us
Napoleon Dynamite is one of a kind. There will never be another movie like it, no matter how hard people try. It’s really a love letter to small town America by people who lived there. 🤩👍🏻
Lol “template for middle America” is a nice way of saying it’s hollywood’s stereotype for anything outside of a city
Right? It takes place in Idaho, which is Northwest haha.
Did you even watch the video?
I was born nowhere near the environment of the movie but still felt so connected, it is truly a special movie
"Hot Rod" was my favorite movie inspired by napoleon dynamite.
That's indeed what came to my mind.
Hot Rod has been my favourite film since I was 15
Both are easily top 5 movies
Yeah if i think again. That two movie has many similarities jokes way
“I caught you a delicious bass”
Even after all these years, it’s still one of my favorite films. I DID know kids like these. And given that I had an eclectic group of friends, they were my friends. It’s Truly a perfect movie. Not one thing I’d change. Not one thing that isn’t laugh out loud or cringe funny, endearing, or strangely beautiful. It’s gone on to become a true American classic and rightly so ❤️ and the dance scene is still EVERYTHING 💃🏻
I originally thought Napoleon Dynamite was set in the late 70's around the time I graduated from High School. Napoleon's 3-piece suit reminded me of the one I wore in my senior picture in 77. Uncle Rico's van is a 75 model Dodge Tradesman and Kip's shorts and dark socks are a spot-on match of my Dads vacation wardrobe. The movie refreshes those rarely thought of, yet curiously embarrassing memories of my youth.
I had just finished my freshman year of high school when it came out. Even though I live in a non-rural area (an hour away from New York City) I still found it appealing even then, since I was a weird, nerdy, barely expressive kid dealing with various mundane stuff.
We are Napolean Dynamite.
Napoleon Dynamite is up there on one of my favorite movies of all time. I watched it at least... LEAST 3 times a year. and I just randomly plays it as background noise.
it resonates with me despite the fact that I don't live in Middle America.
There is something timeless about the character and comedy that it transcends the Middle America stereotype.
First time I saw this movie I thought it was some sort of genius artistic masterpiece, as an adult I still feel the same.
"Forgot my checkbook, hope you don't mind I pay you in change."
This will always be my favorite movie. I think I’ve watched it 100 times. I know every scene by heart, and can do decent impressions of Pedro, uncle Rico, Napoleon, and kip. This movie is definitely a timeless masterpiece
Seeing this film for the first time was one of my favorite theater experiences ever. Mainly because my and my friends' expectations were really low. Back then going to the movies every Friday night was just what teenagers did, and Napoleon Dynamite was one of those "There's nothing good out that we haven't already seen, so let's see what this is."
People say "ROFL" but have never literally rolled on the floor with laughter, but my friends and I did that night.
This movie kinda kept our heads straight in an immense amount of nerves and trepidation of our first deployment to Iraq in ‘05 !! Thanks so much !!
Wow I'm suprised this video doesn't have more views considering the production quality and genuinely interesting subject matter. Keep up the good work
So glad this appeared in my recommended. Thanks for reminding me of this gem.
Napoleon Dynamite is you and your friends laughing about an inside joke, and Little Miss Sunshine & Juno are your parents coming in with cookies and juice, trying to get in on the fun.
shout out to you for actually going to where it was shot . That road edit , totally worth it . innovative asf dude
I sat through the film thinking - “I know that guy! I went to school with that guy!” It really touched a lot of nostalgia nerves.
I love watching this movie. It's one of the few indie films that can be memorable even without a plot. I have a vote for pedro mug that I love. I remember when the movie came out in 2004, it felt like that movie represented what it was like at that time. Especially for teens in small towns
This is one of my favorite movies and I quote Napoleon quite often
My mom used to go to the school where they filmed this movie, so it is kinda like a walk through memory lane every time she watches it.
The first time I watched this movie I felt like Napoleon was a male teenager version of Dawn Wiener (Welcome to the Dollhouse)
3:38 the scenery of those two shots is breath-taking. To some maybe a very common sight but to someone like me it makes me want to travel there to see it in person.
Southeast Idaho really can be pretty. Heck, even the license plates say "Scenic Idaho"!
No matter how many times I watch it, I'm on the floor laughing. The director of this film is a freaking genius.
Is it just me or was it just as much fun to talk about Napoleon Dynamite as it was to watch it.
I couldn’t watch this easily when it came out because it was too close to real I think. I just felt so SO much second hand embarrassment that I almost felt real pain. But now I find it to be the sweetest most sincere thing ever!
I was hooked from start to finish. It had been out years already before I watched it.
Once I went to a "bad taste" party dressed as Napoleon Dynamite and my buddy (RIP) literally rolled on the floor laughing when I showed up and did the signature run like 5:43. I will never forget that day and his laugh.
The reason that this movie did so well is because it was made for the rest of us, and what I mean by the rest of us is the majority of high schoolers. Most high school movies focus on the "cool kids", about 15% of the population of an American high school. Very few high schoolers can actually relate to movies like Friday Night Lights or Bring It On, because for most of them, That is not their high school experience. Napoleon Dynamite blew up like it did because it was so relatable to the majority of high schoolers, This is what their day-to-day lives in and out of school was like. I was 17 when Napoleon Dynamite was released in theaters, And I remember watching the movie, and obviously laughing hysterically because it is a funny movie, but the other reason I enjoyed it was because I was like "finally a high school movie that actually portrays what high school is like for most high schoolers."
I think even the 15% feel out of place and insecure.
In ND, the snobby rich girl Summer Wheatley is a casheir at the discount store.
I grew up in a small town in southern Idaho, it was very relatable to me
"I caught you a delicious bass" . That line kills me every time.
"Bet I could take this football and through it over them mountains"
I love this movie and this video was great. I didn't want it to end! Thank you!
this video is extremely well edited. props
I remember about a month ago it aired in Nickeldeon which was awesome
Im not sure who did.
First time I saw it I thought it was a documentary. Couldn’t believe how well the actors played their roles so convincingly.
I have this video on dvd and I love watching it a few times a year.
The step brothers mom saw this movie with us. We were all about dying from laughter, but she couldn't. She went to that high school and she remembered how real this entire movie really is.
Heck Yeah....
My brother and I watched this when we were kids. As soon as the credits started, we were laughing our butts off the whole way through.
great video, although you can't really compare Napoleon Dynamite to Juno or Little Miss Sunshine because the latter two had somewhat already established actors.
Michael Cera was coming off Arrested D, Little Miss Sunshine had Steve Carroll.... you are 1,000% correct.
Loved the zoom in when in front of the house.
The grand daughter of the guy who shot the cow goes to my brothers middle school
Claim to fame! Hahaha
Weird flex but okay.
My moms friends sons ex gf once saw christopher walken
@@gogetavsvegito my fishes aunts grandma's uncles dogs owners boyfriends mistress' cousins babysitters mom's stepsisters mom watched a micheal bay movie
My great great great grandmother's husbands, sons, daughters, daughters, sons, brother once commented on this video.
For me, this show always had a plot. Perhaps a subdued plot but definitely reminiscent of my hometown and the plot was an underdog winning thing. Pedro winning. Napoleon getting the slow clap at the end of his dance. Uncle Rico finding love. Sweet moves. It was a favourite of mine since the word go. This was my town in so many ways.
Best movie ever. Hadjer from Constantine Algeria