Napoleon Dynamite

Released Date
June 11, 2004
Distributor
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Genre
Comedy
Rating
PG
Budget
$400,000
Worldwide Gross
Domestic Gross + International Gross = Worldwide Gross
$44,540,956 + $1,597,931 = $46,138,887
39
Haylie Duff

as Summer Wheatley

46
Jon Heder

as Napoleon Dynamite

57
Diedrich Bader

as Rex

39
Tina Majorino

as Deb Bradshaw

50
Efren Ramirez

as Pedro Sánchez

47
Aaron Ruell

as Kipling Dynamite

66
Jon Gries

as Rico Dynamite

About Napoleon Dynamite

A listless and alienated teenager decides to help his new friend win the class presidency in their small western high school, while he must deal with his bizarre family life back home.

About

Written and directed by Jared Hess, the movie follows an awkward teen trying to help his friend get elected school president.

Trivia

The movie is based on Jared Hess' short film, Peluca. Jon Heder, who plays Napoleon, received $1,000 for his role.