NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004) Reaction - First Time Watching 20 years after original release 

A lot of ppl dont get the joke behind Pedro shaving his head... it was like a coming of age thing.... he was becoming an ese.

saw it in the theaters with a friend. during the credits he yelled "get out of my house" and people laughed

Forget the movie. You have the voice of an angel, sir. THE VOICE OF AN ANGEL!

My 3 girls (plus Jason and I both) love this movie! They're always asking to rewatch it, and they hardly ever watch movies. We quote it frequently too. And Ariel learned that opening song on guitar, and will sing along.

22:00 DEB IS THE CUTEST GIRL EVER 😭 MY HEART IS MELTED 💕

Napoleon is even better the second time

Fun Fact: Theatrical movie debut of Ashley Jackson and Emily Kennard Dunn. Twin Twist Fact: Both Jon Heder and Efren Ramirez, who play the lead characters in the movie, have an identical twin. Extra Extra Fact: The movie featured one of the longest credited cast lists in movie history; all 181 student extras' names are listed in the closing credits. Arts And Crafts Fact: Jon Heder drew all of the drawings in the movie except the unicorn. Jon Heder also helped to make the boondoggle keychains between scenes. What Script Fact: Due to the film's surprise success at festivals and in its limited release, Fox Searchlight re-edited the film to add a five-minute epilogue at the end. This epilogue, which was filmed after the initial theatrical run, features a surprise "wedding scene" that cost about half of what the entire feature cost to make. Power Of Editing Fact: The movie was edited in producer Jeremy Coon's apartment using a $6,000 Macintosh with Final Cut Pro. For Napoleon's dance routine, director Jared Hess had Jon Heder improvise and dance to three different songs. Hess then took the "best" moves from each song and put them in one routine, using one song.

I’ve seen this movie probably 3 times, and thought it was quirky, awkward, and funny, like pretty much everyone does. In the past couple days, I found myself kinda rabbit-hole-ing on reactions to it, and it’s helped me to understand its truly touching aspects. Excellent reaction and analysis, as always! Muchas gracias. Vote for Pedro! That’s my plan.

The thing about this movie is that is oddly wholesome. It was and is a movie that is just a day in the life and thats it.

The thing about this movie is that the area is very slow at changing with the times by about 10 years or so so it's a joke that most people miss

Seeing this a bit late but wanted to say congratulations on your move and the acquisition of some sweet land!!!! Best wishes to you and your family.

I could reciite this entire movie from memory when I was in high school 😆 I used to watch it over and over just so I could lip sync it

Sorry I can't watch the review, I've been chatting online with babes all day.

Your reaction to this movie is about the same as everyone's... which is what makes it such a classic. First time I tried to watch it, I got through maybe fifteen minutes then turned if off. Second time, a friend suggested I watch it all the way through, loved it ever since. As quirky as some of the characters were in this, they learn, grow and have a happy ending, which is part of what makes it so endearing. There have been disucssions over the years with its stars about making a sequel, but nothing has come out of it. As you mentioned, the 'lightning in a bottle' would be hard to catch again and I think that's why it's never happened.

Tomcat, You have the best smile ever.

Super Troopers didn't click for me until my 30s always loved Beerfest (same guys), and their Slammin' Salmon and Club Dread are a'ight

Well done commander.

Congrats on the move! God, this movie more than any other makes me feel like time flies. I remember when it came out it was huge. I have such fond memories of the movie. I also really enjoy how many outdoor scenes there are. It adds to the bright non serious tone of the movie.

Such an off-beat movie, I struggle to put into words the reasons why I enjoy it so much. No idea how many times I have seen it now, but whenever I see it on TV I can happily sit down and watch the whole thing all over again 🙂

First time viewer here. Subscribed 😉🙂 Didn’t think I liked this on my first viewing but it stuck with me and cracks me up now…lol. Congrats on the new home!

It's a masterpiece.

Some people hate it but I think this movie is fantastic👍🏼

Kip reminds me of ed Kemper lmao

People have been wanting a sequel to this movie but i don't think it needs it

The lady who rides the bike up to uncle rico is the actor kips real life wife

While I'm not a fan of jon heder this is a good movie