JON HEDER Remembers Early Reactions to NAPOLEON DYNAMITE

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    Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite, Blades of Glory) joins us this week and talks about the feeling of ‘constantly being an outsider’ coming to Hollywood from a humble upbringing in the PNW and then heading back to Washington after years in the film industry. Jon shares some crazy stories from his family history that helped shape him into the anxiety and stress free man that he is today. We also get into (of course) our shared bond of horror, why Napoleon Dynamite never had a sequel, and Jon’s memorable run-ins with Will Ferrell, James Cameron, and Ali G.
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    JON HEDER Remembers Early Reactions to NAPOLEON DYNAMITE #insideofyou #napoleondynamite

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  • @JJScrotus
    @JJScrotus ปีที่แล้ว +757

    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.

    • @Chronically0nline
      @Chronically0nline ปีที่แล้ว +58

      Nah, best is when his van gets hit with the grapefruit and he screams like a terrified woman lol

    • @TheGavrael
      @TheGavrael ปีที่แล้ว +48

      I still say "I could throw a football over that mountain" to my kids.

    • @nickfish3545
      @nickfish3545 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      How much you wanna bet I can throw a pig skin over them Mountains? I can throw a football a quarter mile

    • @pakman0049
      @pakman0049 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I think uncle Rico screaming when Napoleon hits his windshield with the orange is funnier
      Lol

    • @GenEXReviews
      @GenEXReviews ปีที่แล้ว +20

      "That's what I'm talking about."

  • @roberthendriksen6490
    @roberthendriksen6490 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    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!

    • @REM1956
      @REM1956 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      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.

    • @TheXabl0
      @TheXabl0 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      That’s awesome

    • @DevotedDisciple-x
      @DevotedDisciple-x 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'm so happy for you and Kyle! This is excellent!

    • @leswhynin913
      @leswhynin913 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Awesome

    • @toddaulner5393
      @toddaulner5393 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That is fantastic!

  • @Masky5150
    @Masky5150 ปีที่แล้ว +466

    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.

    • @tanakax25
      @tanakax25 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      That's the best I can explain what makes it funny. It's not something you can recreate, it's just so authentic

    • @chrismason4224
      @chrismason4224 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      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.

    • @timvance3551
      @timvance3551 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      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?

    • @MrShanester117
      @MrShanester117 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      What a disgustingly obsequious comment

    • @tanakax25
      @tanakax25 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrShanester117 lmao what a fucking pretentious comment you've got there

  • @Prunesquallor
    @Prunesquallor ปีที่แล้ว +271

    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.

    • @GVBRXEL
      @GVBRXEL ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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_Things
      @Stuff_And_Things ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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
      @jamesstorr390 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I remember been 14 and renting it on dvd here in the UK when it came out it's my number 1 film

    • @veggiesarefruits
      @veggiesarefruits ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep! "Tina you fat lard!" 😂

    • @_HMCB_
      @_HMCB_ 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very wonderful comment. Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @machtnichtsseimann
    @machtnichtsseimann 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    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.

  • @beccastevens-devito4308
    @beccastevens-devito4308 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    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.

    • @sabrinashelton1997
      @sabrinashelton1997 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is he still Mormon?

    • @rustzz8
      @rustzz8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @coco_b ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cool story, bro.

    • @MarK-ro3vl
      @MarK-ro3vl 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      According to wikipedia, yes. Lol

    • @timboslice8559
      @timboslice8559 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Did he also throw an action figure tied to a string out the window of the bus? Just curious

  • @TheGavrael
    @TheGavrael ปีที่แล้ว +192

    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.

    • @SuperKelbe
      @SuperKelbe ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Daaang iiit!!

    • @rexrocker1268
      @rexrocker1268 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The karate teacher beating up the uncle lol

    • @michaeldematteis9944
      @michaeldematteis9944 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I dying laughing now thinking about it

    • @geradv1
      @geradv1 ปีที่แล้ว

      Made me laugh just reading this comment about it.

    • @miguelcedeno1613
      @miguelcedeno1613 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hands down my favorite part! I always crack up when I see that! Also “how bout some gold bracelets?”

  • @briananderson4007
    @briananderson4007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +23

    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.

  • @dustylense
    @dustylense ปีที่แล้ว +120

    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
      @GlGAPEPE ปีที่แล้ว +10

      A moment when planets are aligned. Aging like fine wine.

  • @soxgopro5552
    @soxgopro5552 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    Napoleon Dynamite was a slice of life cult classic on day one. The awkwardness it made everyone feel was amazing.

  • @shedjammer87
    @shedjammer87 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I think what truly made this movie funny, was that everybody has had a Napoleon Dynamite in their high school class. It was relatable.

  • @kermitzforg
    @kermitzforg ปีที่แล้ว +36

    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!

  • @diegomontoya8889
    @diegomontoya8889 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    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.

  • @mandu6665
    @mandu6665 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    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.

  • @J.W.Brogan
    @J.W.Brogan ปีที่แล้ว +23

    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.

  • @redandbluebulldog1508
    @redandbluebulldog1508 ปีที่แล้ว +60

    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.

    • @ThePhysicalReaction
      @ThePhysicalReaction ปีที่แล้ว +2

      beavis and butthead :)

    • @hiredgun7996
      @hiredgun7996 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

  • @taylorgleave4228
    @taylorgleave4228 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    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.

  • @unclejezza
    @unclejezza ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Napolean Dynamite is one of 10 movies I watch every year without fail. Utter classic.

    • @Johnny2Feathers
      @Johnny2Feathers ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And the other 9 are ????

    • @Troop-
      @Troop- ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yes you must tell us the other 9 lol

  • @ddcanonstv
    @ddcanonstv ปีที่แล้ว +21

    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.

  • @titusrider7948
    @titusrider7948 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    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 😊

  • @northwestpaintcorrectionan7002
    @northwestpaintcorrectionan7002 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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.

    • @defleppardsucks7595
      @defleppardsucks7595 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.

  • @davidmckesey7119
    @davidmckesey7119 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    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.

    • @Am3r1Kan0
      @Am3r1Kan0 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This, Superbad, and Juno were like the most referenced movies when I was in school.

    • @davidmckesey7119
      @davidmckesey7119 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Am3r1Kan0 all classics after 1 viewing. Nuts

    • @shaunsteele6926
      @shaunsteele6926 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah I remember by the time the DVD came out it was impossible to find, because everyone was buying them up

  • @davidswanson5669
    @davidswanson5669 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    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.

  • @blakewatkins1971
    @blakewatkins1971 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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

  • @tymmay46
    @tymmay46 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    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
      @rayrack5416 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

  • @corkyschilling4699
    @corkyschilling4699 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    One of the most endearing movies ever.

  • @jeffreyp1855
    @jeffreyp1855 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The first time I watched Napoleon Dynamite, I didn't get it! A friend of mine came to visit me and talked me into watching with her, and I got it! The humor is very subtle and the movie is brilliantly written. I also had a couple of friends years ago who played COD with Jon and they said he was a blast to play with. He would do the Napoleon Dynamite voice, just to mess with the other players. 🤘🏻

  • @JohnSmith-cd1cq
    @JohnSmith-cd1cq ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The more times you watch it, the funnier it gets. I giggle my ass off every time I watch it. Frigging classic.

    • @sabrinashelton1997
      @sabrinashelton1997 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It absolutely gets better the more times you see it.

  • @ninamom1008
    @ninamom1008 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @mikealtan739
    @mikealtan739 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    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'...

    • @avidadolares
      @avidadolares ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @Cassxowary ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Napoleon* you’d think it’s a famous enough name by now…

    • @Cassxowary
      @Cassxowary ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@avidadolaresit’s* and that’s your opinions

    • @danncorbit3623
      @danncorbit3623 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@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.

  • @dannyh5937
    @dannyh5937 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    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
      @silverstar4289 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That will give you an idea of what Caddyshack was like in the theater

    • @woozie___
      @woozie___ 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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

  • @hasaniennis442
    @hasaniennis442 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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!!

  • @8ohvibesrecords811
    @8ohvibesrecords811 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    “You got like 2 feet of air that time”😂😂😂

    • @jessieball6195
      @jessieball6195 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Believe he said "3 feet of air".

  • @justbenelson
    @justbenelson ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @davycrockett8886
    @davycrockett8886 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Genius movie. I wish you had more movies with great subtle humour.

    • @Nathan-gd7xq
      @Nathan-gd7xq 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wish you'd get out of my life and shut up.

  • @MonsoonGeek
    @MonsoonGeek ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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
      @LadyIarConnacht ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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.

  • @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind
    @thinkpadBentnoseTheBlind ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My Dad loved that movie. He wore a 'Vote for Pedro" shirt in almost 30 countries when he traveled.

  • @henrytawnn8694
    @henrytawnn8694 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    "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-sr8zg
      @MariaMaria-sr8zg 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      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.

  • @TheInditribe
    @TheInditribe ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nappy Dyno Mite was the epitome of the awkwardness of growing up. Highly relatable to anyone that was ever a kid.

    • @gabrielesolletico6542
      @gabrielesolletico6542 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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).

  • @DR-mq1vn
    @DR-mq1vn ปีที่แล้ว +15

    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!

    • @greggpaul4670
      @greggpaul4670 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There's another option. You get it and still hate it and find it stupid and not even remotely funny.

    • @klocke5247
      @klocke5247 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, that's not true at all. I found some of it clever and funny and about the same amount tedious and really uninspired.

    • @hiredgun7996
      @hiredgun7996 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

  • @bobotompkins
    @bobotompkins 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    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.

    • @breakingbells
      @breakingbells 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

  • @mikekellum6238
    @mikekellum6238 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @justinbradley5294
    @justinbradley5294 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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!

  • @KillaCommieFerMommie
    @KillaCommieFerMommie 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The first time I watched this, I thought it was stupid..... Watched it 2 more times, and realized the genius behind it!!

  • @isaacmyhrum1735
    @isaacmyhrum1735 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I think the reason Napoleon Dynamite gained fame so quickly is that it perfectly captured American rural awkwardness. Almost every small town school/family has the same power dynamics and awkward characters that you're forced to contend with because there's no where else to go. The movie to me is so funny and slightly horrifying because I lived experiences similar to those in the film.

    • @cbpd89
      @cbpd89 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I think you're right. It's roughly based on Jared Hess's experiences growing up. My father in law grew up in rural Idaho, and he was in tears over all the scenes with the farmers and the FFA. As weird as the movie is, it is surprisingly relatable.

  • @zacfromArkansas
    @zacfromArkansas 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    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"

  • @tdwz1652
    @tdwz1652 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    this is one of those movies i can rewatch over and over and still laugh everytime

  • @fennyellis3366
    @fennyellis3366 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My kids (at the time, they are grown now) and I loved this movie!
    It's sweet and warm.
    The soundtrack is awesome, too!

  • @itsHeatherKay
    @itsHeatherKay 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @joec7217
    @joec7217 ปีที่แล้ว +329

    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

    • @jameshall3716
      @jameshall3716 ปีที่แล้ว +56

      Then you need to watch more movies lol.

    • @joec7217
      @joec7217 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@jameshall3716 I have and none of them made me laugh as hard as this

    • @Dingdongwitchisdead
      @Dingdongwitchisdead ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@jameshall3716 it’s funny to those of us who lived it😂

    • @alexwhite9361
      @alexwhite9361 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Your right it’s the best non rated R comedy. The next best is nacho libre.

    • @Zero_Da_Hero
      @Zero_Da_Hero ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It’s definitely one of my quotable movies i use.

  • @PaulRoseGuitar
    @PaulRoseGuitar ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Every scene in ND is a work of art.

    • @JiveCinema
      @JiveCinema 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      A surreal American slice of life anime. Perfect film.

  • @lanaschnekenburger2736
    @lanaschnekenburger2736 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

    • @doublezero7852
      @doublezero7852 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Didn’t Heder say it came out in June 2004.

  • @interdimensionalsteve8172
    @interdimensionalsteve8172 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @rand0mGT
    @rand0mGT ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Whenever I feel like it GOSH!

  • @fcukugimmeausername
    @fcukugimmeausername ปีที่แล้ว +3

    It's so good that there wasn't another second NP movie. It's not another classic ruined by sequels.

  • @Am3r1Kan0
    @Am3r1Kan0 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @dirtyhobo4252
    @dirtyhobo4252 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I love this movie. No gross out humor. No sexual innuendos. Just pure silly fun.

    • @jkorshak
      @jkorshak ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Did you not see the scene where Uncle Rico is discussing bosoms with Starla?

    • @dirtyhobo4252
      @dirtyhobo4252 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @jkorshak lol. Just remembered that. You're right. Although I always felt it was less of him being a gross perv and more him being completely clueless.

  • @thefeldgeister2961
    @thefeldgeister2961 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @DIRTY_21323
    @DIRTY_21323 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @daniellove162
    @daniellove162 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @josephvanwyk2088
    @josephvanwyk2088 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Watched the movie again like a week ago - film has some great moments. And yes, at that time it was a gem.

  • @DominickChirchirillo
    @DominickChirchirillo ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

    • @79dmcjr
      @79dmcjr 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Loyd!!!!!!

  • @Hakeem597
    @Hakeem597 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Napoleon Dynamite is an instant classic!!! "Dude gimmie some of your tots!"

  • @GodLovesMoviesToo
    @GodLovesMoviesToo 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Napoleon Dynamite is one of the greatest pictures ever made.

  • @robmessa5402
    @robmessa5402 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Um ... Who is the interviewer and why was there a line wrapped around the building to see him? I honestly don't know. This came up in my suggestions

  • @Paumanokcom
    @Paumanokcom หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @meggsmeggs302
    @meggsmeggs302 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    All these years later and I love to holler at my husband “TINA! Come get yur dinner!” 😂😂😂

  • @matsfreedom
    @matsfreedom 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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.

  • @fonz-ys6xu
    @fonz-ys6xu ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @Trinitysmom9
    @Trinitysmom9 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It’s one comedy I like to watch over and over! Never fails to make me laugh

  • @TheAzmountaineer
    @TheAzmountaineer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @kevincarr335
    @kevincarr335 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

  • @scottbouchard2673
    @scottbouchard2673 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @jm4472
    @jm4472 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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

    • @gutenbird
      @gutenbird ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @paulholloway8885
    @paulholloway8885 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I was late to the party. Only saw Napoleon about 7 yrs ago. Brilliant film. Loved it instantly.

  • @pocket83squared
    @pocket83squared 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Here's why _Napoleon Dynamite_ went viral~
    Back before the movie was 'big,' I was standing in line at Blockbuster to rent a few disks, and the guy in front of me was holding a copy of the movie. Let's just say that he didn't look like the type to watch _what I thought_ the movie was. Curiosity made me go grab a copy.
    Two hours later, I popped in the DVD just to have something playing while I was eating a sandwich. Five minutes in, my mouth dropped with a "what the..." expression. Five minutes after that, I called one of my buddies and told him to go rent this. The following weekend, we were quoting the film and laughing cheesily as our circle of friends looked at us like we were nuts. I'm guessing their curiosity compelled them to go rent it, and further the cycle.
    One more thing: some of my friends absolutely despised it. It was pretty polarizing; my mom rolled her eyes and called it dumb, but dad belly-laughed. The film's success was destined.

  • @dragonrabbit7410
    @dragonrabbit7410 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i remember the splash that Napolen Dynamite landed with, it was so insane! that movie was an absolute obsession for our generation for a long time there.

  • @janeflip1
    @janeflip1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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!

  • @JohnnyJaga
    @JohnnyJaga ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The time machine scene still makes me fall out.

    • @JohnnyJaga
      @JohnnyJaga ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh and Starla! haha

    • @JohnnyJaga
      @JohnnyJaga ปีที่แล้ว

      @Motorheadmike 👍🏻 up!

    • @kelleylmiller
      @kelleylmiller 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "I forgot to put in the crystals" 🤣

  • @joystickricksherrell774
    @joystickricksherrell774 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My how Hollywood has fallen. I would give my pinky toe for just one more movie like this one.

  • @Zack29810
    @Zack29810 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    interviewer dude is his own biggest fan.

  • @aBrewster29
    @aBrewster29 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I overlapped with Jon Heder at BYU for my freshman year. One day, as I was walking across campus between classes, some weirdo in a neon safety vest was directing foot traffic where my walkway intersected with another. Being an introvert, I kept my eyes down and tried to pass, but the guy hurried over blowing his whistle at me and held his palm against my chest. I knocked his hand down away and hurried to class, much put out, but soon forgot the incident.
    Two years later, I’m watching this amazing new movie everyone’s been raving about. I see Napoleon on the screen, and I’m just like, that’s the weirdo who stopped me on the sidewalk!!!

  • @480brad
    @480brad 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    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.

  • @KeriTeal3
    @KeriTeal3 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It’s a comedy classic, sweet, hilarious, brilliant

  • @thepixalking6589
    @thepixalking6589 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Top 10 Indie classic of all time.
    If you get it, you "get it", and if you don't, it's just to bad.
    *I will give a pass to those born after 1998, because the America you were raised in, does not even comprehend the America the rest of us experienced.

  • @808sirenz9
    @808sirenz9 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I went on a bad date and by the end of the movie me and her were crying laughing

  • @pete5534
    @pete5534 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The first time I saw Napoleon Dynamite I just did not get it…
    Touring with a band (in a van) the fiddle player was constantly quoting the film, and I was cracking up and asking “what are you on about?”
    To this day, if I’m channel surfing (guilty) and come across Napoleon, I have to watch it to the end. Magic.

  • @poolhall9632
    @poolhall9632 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @dandurisek9533
    @dandurisek9533 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My 13 year old son begged me to take him to this movie when it came out.he could'nt stop laughing during the whole movie while i was squirming in my seat.just did'nt get it the first time. But after watching it a second time,everything was funny.and it's one of my favorites!

  • @lauren3062
    @lauren3062 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Napoleon Dynamite is just pure nostalgia for me, I swear I watched this movie every week back in the day.

  • @denace2society591
    @denace2society591 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I watched this movie after it had already come out on dvd. I immediately fell in love with it.

  • @renee4053
    @renee4053 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this movie & Jon. He was so funny in Blades of Glory too.

  • @kurtb8474
    @kurtb8474 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    ND is 20 years old. That's mind-boggling! I was in my 40s then. My daughter went on to say what a funny movie it was. I figured I'd better watch it with her so I don't miss anything funny. I loved it! My friend's 70-something dad watched it and laughed his head off.

  • @todd5082
    @todd5082 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My family loves that movie!

  • @stenbak88
    @stenbak88 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I still will watch Napoleon Dynamite today and catch myself laughing out loud

  • @St.CrimsonTweets
    @St.CrimsonTweets 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Napolean and Old School are 2 of my all time favorite comedies

  • @markkringle9144
    @markkringle9144 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watching Napolean Dynamite the first time, I said about three times during watching, " why am I still watching this movie." It was like a train wreck; I couldn't stop watching. Rico with the steak...hilarious. Napolian says, " Your MOM goes to collage!" I laughed so hard I almost hurt myself. The movie ends and I say, "what did I just watch?"

  • @michaeldematteis9944
    @michaeldematteis9944 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When the bus went by and the old dude shot the cow,,holy fuck,I laughed my ass off

  • @danncorbit3623
    @danncorbit3623 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I am from Idaho, so it's like I know all those people. I can understand Lyle perfectly when he's talking. I explained movie jokes to my kids like the mites on the chickens and the flavor of wild onions in milk. For me, that movie was gut-busting funny.

  • @abnormaltexan
    @abnormaltexan ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It’s when he asks the dude for a vote for summer button, chucks it, and runs off for me! That or when the kid kicks his tot pocket. His reaction was perfect