Napoleon Dynamite

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The 25th April 2005 sees Paramount Home Entertainment release Napoleon Dynamiteon DVD. A sleeper-hit which has received rave critical acclaim, stars newcomers Jon Heder, Jon Gries and Aaron Ruell and centres on the life of teenager Napoleon Dynamite.

Napoleon Dynamite isn't like anyone else in his hometown of Preston, Idaho. In fact he is not like anyone you've ever known. A peculiar looking boy who lives with his quad-bike riding grandmother, 31 year-old brother Kip and his ultra-vain Uncle Rico. The family is all too caught-up in their own lives to give Napoleon the time of day and left to his own devices, he tries to impress girls at his high-school by helping his best-friend Pedro, become student-body president.

A quirky comedy full of high-school geeks and nerds, Napoleon Dynamite can be perfectly summed up in the words of award-winning British comedian Matt Lucas of Little Britain fame: "Jon Heder's performance is one of the funniest things you'll ever see". Simon Pegg, of Shaun of the Dead, adds "Hilarious, compulsive and beautiful; my favorite film of the decade."

The DVD special features include a commentary by the director/co-writer Jared Hess, the producer, Jeremy Coon and actor Jon Heder who plays Napoleon himself. In addition, there is 'Peluca' - an original short film, "The Wedding of the Century", a making-of featurette, deleted scenes and a stills gallery.