Napoleon Dynamite (2004) - Go Team Video (EP. 28)

Hit the dunes with the AMPM VIDEO crew as the take a trip back to watch Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 American comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt and Sean Covel, written by Jared and Jerusha Hess and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars Jon Heder in the role of the titular character, a nerdy high-school student who deals with several dilemmas: befriending an  immigrant who wants to be class president, awkwardly pursuing a romance  with a fellow student, and living with his quirky family. The film was Hess' first full-length movie and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca. Napoleon Dynamite was acquired at the Sundance Film Festival by Fox Searchlight Pictures, who partnered up with MTV Films and Paramount Pictures for the release. Filming was done at Preston High School, and in different areas in Franklin County, Idaho,  in the summer of 2003. It debuted at the Sundance Film Festival in  January 2004. Most of the situations in the movie are loosely based on  the life of Jared Hess. The film's total worldwide gross revenue was  $46,122,713. The film has since developed a cult following and was voted at number 14 on Bravo's 100 funniest movies. You can watch the video podcast on YouTube, listen on Spotify or   Apple Music, & catch us next week live on  twitch.tv/ampmvideo & pleeeease drop a comment, like & hit the  subscribe button   Give us a   follow @ampm.video & @goteamvideo BIG shoutout to @gubbsmusic for our sick intro/outro music & BIG   shoutout to @shotfromthepit for our fun promo photos! ⚡️ If you  would like to support @ampm.video & @goteamvideo for all we do  & so that we can keep creating more content, check out  patreon.com/ampmvideo