Jon Heder is the eponymous high school student who lives with his brother "Kip" (Aaron Ruell) at the home of his grandmother (Sandy Martin). Now she's a bit of a game girl and manages to come off her buggy whilst racing in the sand dunes and so their womanising tupperware salesman uncle "Rico" (Jon Gries) turns up to provide them with steak and keep them in check. "Kip" has fallen madly in love with a girl he met on the internet; his sibling - a bit of a geeky loner - alights on school newbie "P...
Read Full ReviewOriginal, unique, bizarre, hilarious! * I love all the whacky and authentic and heartwarming characters from this movie. * I think it has a kind of bedroom pop vibe to it. Alot of bedroom pop music videos look and feel similar with the fashion and ideas they riff on. * I love the environment they're in. Wide open, sparse midwestern town. The American landscape is big and cool. * This movie is a brilliant example that art doesn't need a huge budget to transcend mediocrity.
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(0:01) Opening credit scene
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(0:16) Napoleon and the Happy Hands Club perform a sign language rendition of the Bette Midler song
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(0:49) Napoleon and Trisha arrive at the dance
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(0:51) Napoleon dances with Deb at the dance at Preston High
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(1:00) Napoleon and Pedro stick their school president posters all over the school
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(1:17) After her speech, Summer performs with her sign language group, Happy Hands
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(1:20) Napoleon performs his solo for Pedro in front of the whole school
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(1:23) The audience applauds for Napoleon's dance
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(1:26) At the end, Napoleon plays tetherball with Deb
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