NAPOLEON DYNAMITE

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 Napoleon Makes History Again

On screens now in 389 theatres across the country, the epilogue centers around Kip and Lafawnduh's wedding of the century and an equally spectacular ride into the sunset crafted by the master himself, Napoleon Dynamite. The epilogue, which -- like the feature film - was helmed by Jared Hess, who co-wrote the script with his wife Jerusha, was shot as a response to the growing success of their feature debut and the loyal devotion of their fans.

Fox Searchlight's President of Marketing Nancy Utley said, "We are blessed with extremely creative filmmakers who leapt at the chance to do something that had never been done in film before and the zealous fan base to support such a move. If he were here, I think Napoleon would agree that it's pretty flippin' sweet!"

In addition to turning out in droves to see the feature and epilogue, more than 25,000 friends of Napoleon are currently vying to head the NAPOLEON DYNAMITE fan club through a website located at www.foxsearchlight.com/napoleondynamite.

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE marks the directorial debut of 24-year-old Jared Hess, who wrote the script with his 23-year-old wife Jerusha, an undergraduate student at Brigham Young University (BYU). A favorite at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival where it premiered, the film also opened the 2004 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival and went on to win that festival's coveted award for Best Feature Film.

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. Napoleon 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 are brought 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 outside of being a star milk-tasting judge. Together the trio launches a campaign to elect Pedro for 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...

NAPOLEON DYNAMITE and the epilogue were shot in Jared Hess' hometown of Preston, Idaho using an amalgamation of experienced and first-time actors. Included in the cast are: Brigham Young University students Jon Heder and Aaron Ruell in their feature film debuts, Jon Gries (JACKPOT, THE RUNDOWN), Efren Ramirez (who has appeared in series like ER and Judging Amy and in the features RACE and MISSING PIECES), Tina Majorino (WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN, WATERWORLD), Diedrich Bader (OFFICE SPACE, THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES), Haylie Duff (I LOVE YOUR WORK, DREAMS IN THE ATTIC) and Shondrella Avery (of the television series One on One and the comedy troupe Girls Behaving Badly).

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