Napoleon Dynamite

Napoleon Dynamite is an American independent film written and directed by Jared Hess. The movie is based on the short film he directed at Brigham Young University with Jon Heder, Peluca, which was discovered at the Slamdance Film Festival. Napoleon debuted in 2004, earning $116,666 in its opening weekend, and over $44.5 million as of February 6, 2005. The film cost only $400,000 to make. The DVD was released on December 21, 2004. Since its release, it has gained somewhat of a cult film status among Generation Y'ers and young people, who seem to identify with the film to some degree. In 2005, it won 3 MTV Movie Awards, for Breakthrough Male Performance, Best Musical Performance, and Best Movie. It was filmed in Preston, Idaho, USA.

Secondary characters

• Summer Wheatly (Haylie Duff) is a stereotypical blonde cheerleader who runs for school president against Pedro.
• Don (Trevor Snarr) is Summer's cocky boyfriend. He helps Summer on her campaign for class president and occasionally teases Napoleon and Pedro.
• Trisha (Emily Kennard) is one of Summer's good friends, and is forced into going with Napoleon to the school dance.
• LaFawnduh Lucas (Shondrella Avery) is a woman Kip met over the Internet. She is tall and stylish, contrasting with Kip's short, pale, and awkward demeanor. After spending time with her, Kip changes his clothes and demeanor to mimic African-American or white rapper stereotypes. In the post-credit sequence, she and Kip are wed.
• Rex (Diedrich Bader) is sensei of the "Rex Kwon Do" martial arts dojo. He is an ex-ultimate fighter and charges a large fee for his services ($300 for an 8-week program). He is a very confident man and is married to Starla (Carmen Brady), a female bodybuilder.
• Grandma (Sandy Martin) is grandmother of Napoleon and Kip. She breaks her coccyx on a jump in her four wheeler at the sand dunes while on a date. According to Rico, there is a lot Napoleon and Kip do not know about her.
• Randy (Bracken Johnson) is the school bully. He frequently injures and robs Napoleon and other nerds.
• Tina (Tina the Llama) is the stubborn llama that belongs to Napoleon's grandmother.
• Ilene (Ellen Dubin)