first time watching *NAPOLEON DYNAMITE*

Pedro's cousins look like characters from Breaking Bad but they're so wholesome and I love that.

The “Your mom went to college.” Joke is the best joke ever written in a movie

Audience: What's the time period of this movie? The director: Idaho.

The unsung heroes of this film are Summer and her bf Don expertly played by Haylie Duff and Trevor Snarr. They gave a perfect non violent, arrogant antagonism that was a greater hurdle than the very physical bullying by Randy. I personally loved Trevor’s crazy, zany, extremely over the top portrayal of Don. Like when he stood and cheered after Summer’s dance thing. Very funny actor. Everyone was perfect for their roles and really committed to this strange idea of a movie. I fell in love with it when I was young. Give it another shot because it’s a great second watch.

They should have known that time travel modules won’t work in Idaho. It’s already a temporal anomaly in which several decades of the past somehow exist both chronologically and simultaneously, while the present and future are always delayed.

Im glad that you are reacting to more movies here lately. Theres are so many classics that I'd love to see you react to.

Vote for Pedro.

Your reaction cut out the SINGULAR shot that I will always watch the entire movie for, and that's when Napoleon and Deb high-five after playing tetherball at the end of the movie. That shot makes me choke up every time. It took me a while to figure out why I enjoyed this movie so much, and I finally realized it's because the character of Napoleon Dynamite is probably the most dichotomous character I've ever seen. He's simultaneously what none of us want to be, i.e., socially awkward, but also who we all really want to be, genuine, honest, loyal, indefatigable. I love that the character of Deb recognizes this--she gets it. Deb and Napoleon are a power couple that will be able to overcome every challenge life throws at them, because to them, it is Deb and Napoleon against the world.

Pedro's wig needed to win some kind of award. The Academy clearly didn't have it hand on the pulse of the people.

This movie is one of my all time favorite I really like the film style of it👍

I watched this movie on DVD a few years after it came out. The DVD was scratched and so I couldn't see the final dance! I watched it on youtube, though. A couple of years later I heard a talk by an associate producer (not Jared Hess.) He said they needed a cow to stand in front of the school bus that was good with people. They called random phone numbers in Preston Idaho. (All phone numbers started with the first three numbers, so they dialed a random 4-digit number.) After the fourth call, they got some farmer that could bring a cow to the filming location easily. He also said the students in Preston Idaho who were in the movie helped create a buzz at the Sundance Film Festival. They drove 2 hours to Park City Utah to see themselves in the movie. The other filmgoers started to notice the crowd!

LOL the “o shit” brown suit reaction xD

There are two camps of people who love this movie: Those who crack up at the cringe and those who actually identify with it. The scene with the cow had me in tears. I could not fathom where they were going with it. When the bus with the kids drove by I nearly died.

I like to think of this movie as random fun! You never expect what's about to happen

The comedic timing of this movie is incredible.

After all these years, how am I only just finding out now that there's an after-credit scene?!

A classic right here.

Always my favorite bit is Rex Kwon Do. Just friggen hilarious. They nailed the vibe of a commercial for a local thing, like an auto dealer or something

Dang that hair reveal at the end!

Hello Yasmina, nice to see you!😊This film was released by Fox Searchlight, Fox's independent branch. They did not expect the film to be very successful. The film made $46 million against a $400,000 budget. Summer is played by a young blonde Haylie Duff, Hilary Duff's older sister. Great reactions to this unique comedy, Yasmina!!!!🎬👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻