Constantly bullied and socially excluded, he finds his sole escape in fantasy: drawing ligers, mythic animals, etc.Ī link to quotes from the film can be found here. ![]() ![]() He is a socially-awkward nerd, breathing through his mouth, and living in a small town in Idaho. This song, at least by its title, would seem an appropriate one to include in the film’s soundtrack, for the title character is in a pitiable situation. Hess insists he got the name ‘Napoleon Dynamite’ from someone he met in Cicero, Illinois around 2000, and not from what Elvis Costello equally insists that Hess–consciously or unconsciously–must have got it from: something written on the cover of Costello’s 1986 album, Blood and Chocolate, which includes the song “ Poor Napoleon.” ![]() What it shares with Napoleon Dynamite is the opening scene with the bus ride to school, his friend (Giel, instead of Pedro) shaving his head, and them buying a wig (‘ peluca‘) for him. The film is based on Hess’s black-and-white short film Peluca, which also stars Heder, though his character’s name is Seth in that film. It stars Jon Heder in the title role, with Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Jon Gries, and Diedrich Bader. ![]() Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 comedy directed by Jared Hess, and written by him and Jerusha Hess.
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