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

<p>Hit the dunes with the AMPM VIDEO crew as the take a trip back to watch <em><strong>Napoleon Dynamite</strong></em> is a 2004 American <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_film" title="Comedy film">comedy film</a> produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Coon" title="Jeremy Coon">Jeremy Coon</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Wyatt_(producer)" title="Chris Wyatt (producer)">Chris Wyatt</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_C._Covel_(producer)" title="Sean C. Covel (producer)">Sean Covel</a>, written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_and_Jerusha_Hess" title="Jared and Jerusha Hess">Jared and Jerusha Hess</a> and directed by Jared Hess. The film stars <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Heder" title="Jon Heder">Jon Heder</a> in the role of the titular character, a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerd" title="Nerd">nerdy</a> high-school student who deals with several dilemmas: befriending an &nbsp;immigrant who wants to be class president, awkwardly pursuing a romance &nbsp;with a fellow student, and living with his quirky family.</p> <p>The film was Hess' first full-length movie and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peluca" title="Peluca"><em>Peluca</em></a>. <em>Napoleon Dynamite</em> was acquired at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundance_Film_Festival" title="Sundance Film Festival">Sundance Film Festival</a> by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Searchlight_Pictures" title="Searchlight Pictures">Fox Searchlight Pictures</a>, who partnered up with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MTV_Films" title="MTV Films">MTV Films</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a> for the release. Filming was done at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preston_High_School_(Idaho)" title="Preston High School (Idaho)">Preston High School</a>, and in different areas in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.o