Napoleon Dynamite

...do all 10 rounds. I'd want to take her to the finals." Added fellow professional dancer Lacey Schwimmer: "Ooh! I want Jon Heder. Napoleon Dynamite. That would be awesome." You're darn right it would be awesome-if this is any...

In this article: Lacey Schwimmer, Kelly Osbourne, Donny Osmond, Shia LaBeouf, and Dancing with the Stars

...is known for appearing in other comedies, such as "Employee of the Month," with Dane Cook and "Baby Mama," with Tina Fey. Jon Heder, from "Napoleon Dynamite," added a few zany quips to the rather boring couple of Duhamel and Bell. Will...

In this article: Kristen Bell, When in Rome, Josh Duhamel, Rome, Dax Shepard, Employee of the Month, Dane Cook, Tina Fey, and Jon Heder

...small-time films with mass audience appeal. In this way independent films like Irish director John Carney's hit Once, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, Juno, Garden State, Open Water and Waitress -- all made with a relatively low...

In this article: Blair Witch Project, Open Water, Steven Spielberg, Shawshank Redemption, Hollywood, Citizen Kane, and Ang Lee

...a quirky comedy of the likes we rarely see, yet one that's reminiscent of another little movie about a slacker protagonist known as Napoleon Dynamite. It's hard not to compare Middletditch to Jon Heder, or rather Justin to Napoleon, as the...

In this article: Rachel Taylor, Lea Thompson, Christopher McDonald, Jon Heder, and Hollywood

Once upon a time there was a weird little thrift-shop comedy called "Napoleon Dynamite." It came out of nowhere (well, almost nowhere: Utah) with a no-name cast, adhered to no known comedic formula, and became a smash. While it captured...

In this article: Michael Angarano, Jemaine Clement, Sam Rockwell, Jennifer Coolidge, Utah, Giraffe, and Jack Black

...the film may be that it likely marks the end of the Jared Hess era, Jared Hess being the fellow who came up with the indie sensation "Napoleon Dynamite" in 2004. Since then he has worked his amateurish non-magic on the terrible "Nacho Libre"...

In this article: Jared Hess, Sam Rockwell, Michael Angarano, Waste, and Anxiety

...Dynamite would have a hard time lending it his catch word, "Sweet." That it comes from the makers of "Napoleon Dynamite" is just sad. Not that "Napoleon Dynamite" is anything more than a sturdy cult favorite, but when that little ode to...

In this article: Jemaine Clement, Jared Hess, Michael Angarano, Hector Jimenez, Nacho Libre, and Vomiting

...the film. The randomness of Benjamin's novel mirrors the randomness of the film itself, but Hess seems to have grown a little since "Napoleon Dynamite" and makes some partly successful attempts to imbue his film with a bit of heart.

In this article: Jared Hess, Jules Feiffer, Geodesic, and Hector Jimenez

October 30th, 2009 9:52am EDT Post a comment Add to My News After Napoleon Dynamite became a sensation, there was actual serious talk about a sequel. Jon Heder, who became a star off the movie, was willing to do it. Now director Jared Hess...

In this article: Jared Hess, Hollywood, Fox Searchlight Pictures, and Jon Heder

A Writer, a Snake and Bodily Waste At one point during "Gentlemen Broncos," a misfire from the filmmakers who brought the world "Napoleon Dynamite" and, more happily, "Nacho Libre," I began to wonder how many evacuations a comedy can...

In this article: Jared Hess, Jemaine Clement, Michael Angarano, Waste, and Jennifer Coolidge