PICTURE & SOUND

Presented in Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic with a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, the transfer is good.

BONUS FEATURES

Disc 1

The Wedding of the Century: Making of featurette (3.48 mins)
Stars Jon Heder, Efren Ramirez, Aaron Ruell, Tina Majorino and Shondrella Avery take you behind the scenes of the bonus scene at the end of the credits.

Deleted Scenes
Entitled 'Second locker room scene', 'Pedro's holy chip', 'Flash back', 'Extended thrift store scene and La Tienda Lotto ticket' and 'Kickball scene with Pedro and Napoleon', these hilarious deleted scenes have optional commentary from director Jared Hess and producer Jeremy Coon.

Commentary by director/co-writer Jared Hess, actor Jon Heder and producer Jeremy Coon
The trio provide a chatty and informative commentary that reveals how the original ideas for the characters. Moving on from 'Peluca', they reveal how the characters and script developed and what it was like returning to Preston. They also talk about were the stories come. This is a good commentary that offers an insight into low budget filmmaking.

Cast commentary by Aaron Ruell, Efren Ramirez, Jon Gries and Tina Majorino
The actors that played Kip, Pedro, Uncle Rico and Deb come together to provide a very funny and chatty track. The group talk about working with Jon Heder and director Jared Hess and reveal many behind the scenes stories. This is an extremely good group commentary track.

Disc 2

On Location: Napoleon Dynamite (41.20 mins)
Entitled 'Halls of Academe', 'Steaks toss', 'Cage fighter', 'Nap Dance', 'Grandma on the Dunes', 'Sweet jumps', 'Neck meat/Time machine', 'Gold bracelets and tiny sea horses' and 'Odd job', this is behind the scene B-roll footage that allows you to watch the cast and crew of 'Napoleon Dynamite' work.

World Premiere: Jared Hess (43.46 mins)
Filmed during and during the run up to the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, we follow co-writer/director Jared Hess as he prepares to show his film to the public for the first time. Shot in a non-linear style, we see Hess's apprehension and nerves before the screening and what he though after. This is a fascinating insight into a filmmaker making their debut.

Extended/Alternative and Outtakes Scenes (10.40 mins)
Entitled 'Current event', 'Chapstick', 'Nupoint fibre-woven bowls', 'Time Machine', 'Kip love poem', 'Outtakes montage #2' and 'Lord of the dance', these scenes are just as much fun as the main film. Napoleon fans should rejoice.

Casting Napoleon Dynamite
Casting director/executive producer Jory Weitz introduces the audition videos for Tina Majorino (Deb), Efren Ramirez (Pedro) and Haylie Duff (Summer).

Peluca (8.47 mins)
Watch the 2002 short film, which inspired Napoleon Dynamite, with optional commentary by director/writer Jared Hess, actor Jon Heder and producer Jeremy Coon.

Napoleon Sightings
Watch Jon Heder's appearances and other Napoleon impressions during 'clips from TRL', 'Tankman begins clip from 2005 MTV Movie Awards', 'Opening SNL with Jon Heder', '2004 Teen Choice Awards: Napoleon Dynamite and Nicole Ritchie play tetherball', '2005 Teen Choice Awards: Hissy Fit Award', 'Spelling Bee' and 'Utah State Fair Ads'.

MTV On-Air Promos (7.34 mins)
Watch the TV spots from MTV entitled '3 Easy Steps (Napoleon 1 & 2, Pedro, Uncle Rico and Deb), Fishing, Liger vs. Tigon, Rez Dogs and Nightclub (1, 2, 3, 4 and alternative version)

Stills Gallery
View behind the scenes and publicity images from Napoleon Dynamite

OVERALL

The special edition two-disc set of Napoleon Dynamite is as much fun as the movie. The commentary tracks are extremely good and the extra features on the second disc really complement the film and its tone. This is the DVD package that Napoleon Dynamite fans have been waiting for. Lets hope a sequel is on the cards.

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