Napoleon Dynamite

From Preston, Idaho comes Napoleon Dynamite (Jon Heder), a new kind of hero complete with a tight red 'fro, some choice moon boots, and skills that can't be topped. This devotedly outré indie comedy follows a young man who spends his days drawing mythical beasts, duking it out with his 32-year-old brother Kip (Aaron Ruell) and avoiding his Uncle Rico (Jon Gries), a door-to-door salesman who's mentally stuck in 1982 (the year his football team "almost won state"). But when two new friends come into his life -- Deb (Tina Majorino), the artisan behind the "boondoggle key chain," and Pedro (Efren Ramirez) with his sweet bike and talent with the chicks -- Napoleon finds goals beyond being a star milk-tasting judge. Together the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro class president and make the student body's wildest dreams come true. But if Pedro is to beat stuck-up Summer (Haylie Duff), Napoleon will have to unleash his secret weapon. It's all hilarious, in large part because no matter how bizarre things get -- and they do-- the film's ring of truth is so clear. "There's a depth of character and droll humor in NAPOLEON DYNAMITE that recalls a dash of the Coens and a pinch of Wes Anderson." (Scott Weinberg, efilmcritic.com.) "Both as written and as acted, every single character in NAPOLEON DYNAMITE -- is richly characterized and distinctly drawn." (Annlee Ellingson, Box Office Magazine.)