Why Napoleon Dynamite is a significant film

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Here is everything you need to know about the film Napoleon Dynamite, which recently turned 20 years old.

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Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gJB2YzdwP-6NTajZohJjolnPNQNbthmWldMAGvAXvc0/edit?usp=sharing

Sources/further reading:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItPIIZa9oZM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrXVsbF4iDo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fwk79d4XuEI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUO9atKr7tE
https://www.allmovie.com/movie/napoleon-dynamite-vm982759654
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374900/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon_Dynamite
https://www.cracked.com/image-pictofact-6529-i-caught-you-a-delicious-bass-15-behind-the-scenes-facts-about-napoleon-dynamite
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/here-there-be-ligers-an-oral-history-of-napoleon-dynamite-80125/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/napoleon-dynamite-anniversary_n_5440587
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/napoleon_dynamite
​​https://screenrant.com/napoleon-dynamite-behind-scenes-facts-jon-heder-indie-comedy/
https://www.deseret.com/entertainment/2024/03/10/oscars-2024-ninety-five-senses-jared-hess-jerusha-hess-napoleon-dynamite/

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There is nothing quite like it. A misfit film with a misfit cast by a misfit director filmed in Idaho, of all places. Everything about it is unconventional and out of place. It’s awkward. Straight up dorky. Parts of it don’t really seem to make sense. And yet, 20 years later, it remains a beloved, cult classic. Here is everything you need to know about the film Napoleon Dynamite.