Napoleon Dynamite

Resource Information

The work Napoleon Dynamite represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in The Ferguson Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

Napoleon Dynamite

Statement of responsibility

Fox Searchlight Pictures and Paramount Pictures present in association with MTV Films ; produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt, Sean Covel ; written by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess ; directed by Jared Hess

Contributor

• Fox Searchlight Pictures
• MTV Films (Firm)
• Paramount Pictures Corporation (1914-1927)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc
• Gries, Jon, 1957-
• Heder, Jon, 1978-
• Hess, Jared, 1979-
• Majorino, Tina, 1985-
• Powell, Munn
• Ramirez, Efren, 1973-
• Ruell, Aaron
• Swihart, John

Subject

• Brothers -- United States -- Drama
• trueComedy films
• Estudiantes -- Actividades políticas -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Estudiantes -- Conducta (Ética) -- Estados Unidos -- Teatro
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Friendship -- United States -- Drama
• High school students -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• High school students -- Idaho -- Drama
• High school students -- Political activity -- United States -- Drama
• High school students -- United States -- Conduct of life -- Drama
• Teenagers -- Idaho -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Genre

• Comedy films
• trueDrama
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Teatro
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Language

• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

Napoleon is a new kind of hero, complete with a tight red 'fro, sweet moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. Napoleon spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his older brother, Kip, and trying to avoid his scheming Uncle Rico

Awards note

• U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, 2004: Film Discovery Jury Award (Best Feature).
• MTV Movie Awards, 2005: MTV Movie Award (Best Movie) ; Best Musical Performance (Jon Heder) ; Breakthrough Male (Jon Heder)

Cataloging source

TEFMT

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Munn Powell ; art director, Curt Jenson ; editor, Jeremy Coon ; music, John Swihart ; costume designer, Jerusha Hess ; production designer, Cory Lorenzen

Dewey number

791.4372

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and language

Language note

English dialogue ; optional dubbed French or dubbed Spanish audio tracks ; optional English or Spanish subtitles ; closed-captioned

LC call number

PN1995.9.C55

LC item number

N3765466 2004

PerformerNote

Jon Heder, Jon Gries, Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Diedrich Bader

Runtime

95

Target audience

adolescent

Technique

live action