One of the most accurate portrayals of small towns in America. The rural feeling, everything being 10-15 years out of date, and barn animals in random places.
It would be even more out of date now, LOL. Makes me think of the Village where people are living in an old simple time period and just beyond it is a more modern and 2020s world.
Yes I'm the 100th like also Hey hey don't forget about clerks, an indie film that had a low budget and was a huge success It's just more underrated than this movie imo
This is easily one of the best title sequences in film. It’s charming, you know exactly what film you are about to see (a quirky, feel good) and it shows the era, the type of place they live in and the fact that we are dealing with dorky high schoolers. So clever.
This intro is a perfect example of “elegance in simplicity.” It also keeps the viewer constantly engaged during what is usually the most boring part of a movie
I loved this movie. Was from a really weird surreal time in my life, and I remember rewatching it quite frequently in the eighth grade. Had very little to no friends, and my only escape was listening to music and movies. Although it was a fucked up time I still wouldn’t trade that time for the world
Guillermo Carter glad someone can relate. There’s that weird point in your life where you swear everything feels like your on drugs and everything is awkward. But lone and behold your sober and the whole world has a weird vibe that you just can’t shake, just dead emotions combined with no one caring about you, even though you’re at the loneliest point in your life you feel connected with media and what we observe infront of ourselves more then ourselves.
I can’t remember what it was, but something reminded me of the past that reminded me of my depression, and for some reason that nostalgia was a pleasant memory. After that I said in my head, “good times.”
I know what you mean dude. One of the weirdest craziest, unstable times in my life was a trip but looking back it was strangely nice i dont know why lol
That is hilarious that they put Jon Gries's name on a steak, being that he is vegetarian! Love the scene where you can see him spitting the steak into his hand, that is a dedicated craftsman!
@@mariogamefreak1 you're right, I took the DVD commentary at face value, thanks for getting me to dig a little deeper and finding Q&As with him where he addresses this.
A film so utterly unique, programmers from Netflix and other streaming services have coined the term: the “Napoleon Dynamite problem,” describing the difficulty in suggesting films like ND as they expose a weakness in the algorithm’s ability to predict whether or not you’ll enjoy it based on your viewing history. Movies like this just don’t get made anymore, there’s a sort of magical quality to the whole thing.
Correction. Movies like this and other very original content and storylines are out there more than they ever haven been in cinema history....because all the digital tech, internet and resources are finally affordable to practically anyone. You just dont know where to look or you wait for an anomaly like this to pop up on the radar. Also, maybe check out more foreign films. There is a lot of stuff out there like this and even better.
@@avidadolares correction? Dude, it’s a literal fact, you can Google it. And your correction is an opinion at that? It’s you expressing how well-versed in the arts you are? That’s a correction? Do you have any notion how snobby this sounds, especially because you literally don’t seem to understand what a correction is? It’s not your personal feelings on something as opposed to objective, documented fact, there’s a hint. I have a vast collection of foreign films and have decidedly broad tastes. Maybe “correct” yourself or, at least, like, make sense in some remote way at all. You basically said, “Actually, correction here, there are more unique films than this, and I’m very smart and worldly, and here’s some tips on how to be less pee-brained,” when all I was doing was stating what is a Googleable fact having to do with data analytics not knowing how to categorize some films. 🤡
I remember watching this in the summer of 2004, with my best friend, Richie Lanning. We were both 16, and some girls we knew and had met earlier had ditched us at an earlier film. I'll never forget that night and being young. We laughed our asses off.
This movie is something really special. Never seen a film like it since. Thank you to everyone that worked on this small indie film that grew to be something so much more ♥. My entire middle and high school experience was full of Napoleon Dynamite references, and I wouldn't have it any other way. TINA!
My girlfriend and I watched this movie many times before and after we got married. We’ve divorced since and the world has been difficult lately. This song and movie bring me back and I smile. Beautiful days.. I will never forget them. ❤
Fall is here Hear the yell Back to school Ring the bell Brand new shoes Walking blues Climb the fence Books and pens I can tell that we are gonna be friends I can tell that we are gonna be friends Walk with me Suzy Lee Through the park and by the tree We will rest upon the ground and look at all the bugs we found Safely walk to school without a sound Safely walk to school without a sound Here we are No one else We walk to school all by ourselves There’s dirt on our uniforms From chasing all the ants and worms We clean up and now it’s time to learn We clean up and now it’s time to learn Numbers letters Learn to spell Nouns and books and show and tell Playtime we will throw the ball Back to class Through the hall Teacher marks our height against the wall Teacher marks our height against the wall And we don’t notice any time pass And we don’t notice anything We sit side by side in every class Teacher thinks that I sound funny But she likes the way you sing Tonight I’ll dream while I’m in bed When silly thoughts go through my head About the bugs and alphabet And when I wake tomorrow I’ll bet That you and I will walk together again I can tell that we are gonna be friends Yes, I can tell that we are gonna be friends ❤️
Such a Unique film. The sets, location, and costumes are mundane like real places or people you’d see, but the tone is almost like a dream. Lighting in a bottle it appears as the director was never able to see success as paralleled to his breakout hit (nacho libre is the closest thing). I love the characters, the music. It’s one of those movies I’ve seen so many times that while I may never have to see it again, it will stick with me forever. The sign of true art.
Even with a low budget this has to be one of the most creative opening title sequence I’ve ever seen. It really has the feeling of living in a small town even without seeing a thing yet
i sometimes do miss the bullshit that was my teen years. it was a hell of a lot easier to deal with the drama at the time compared to now. no need to worry about careers, jobs, debt, etc. yea sure lots of teens had to worry about a lot of things, but it just seems to pile on more as you get older.
Ruba Badwan (Visual Artist) I got a strong sense of Rushmore from this intro, let alone the movie. A great Wes Anderson-esque movie not directed by Wes Anderson
That’s amazing, love these credits. And it’s so real, they’re all real objects. No CGI. It has such a texture of hand made, home made. Even the writing is written with the sauces.
God this brings me back. I quoted this movie through most of my teen years. It’s crazy how most kids that watched this movie when it came out can distinctly tell you what it felt like watching this movie for the first time and I can tell you it was at my friend Jessica’s house over the summer and we died hysterically. Such a classic 😂
"Shit man, movies due tomorrow, we don't have openings credits yet!" "Well there's some leftover food at the craft services table & I got some junk in my car glovebox"
Whenever I watch this movie, I always make sure I'm eating something especially while watching the intro. Otherwise looking at all that food would make me so freaking hungry!
Best movie ever,and im now mid 40s. Funny but at the same time its sad in how it reminds you youth and fun and love and carefree times are so short lived.
The artist behind this title sequence was Pablo Ferro. Did a lot of stuff for Stanley Kubrick and even composed the first Men In Black title sequence. Look him up!
Wow the nostalgia hits hard with this one. I was 11 when this came out and we went to go see it in theaters for my brother's 16th birthday. My mom laughed so hard she cried. Now my family has all moved away, everyone is obsessed with their cell phones and their busy lives, and nothing is the same anymore. I miss life when everything was simple, I was a kid and all I had to worry about was school.
This is the movie you watch to convince yourself that you weren't a Napoleon Dynamite in school and afterwards you are glad that deep down you know that in many ways you WERE like Napoleon Dynamite.
I only saw this film last year, nonetheless i loved it. It reminds me of Ferris Bueler, a simple story that, for some reason or another, makes me appreciate the simplicity in life at times.
I knew nothing about this film the first time I saw it. Was (am) a big White Stripes fan. After watching the title sequence paired perfectly with "We're going to be friends" it was already over for me. I knew Napoleon Dynamite was going to be something special.
Why is this so nostalgic? It’s just food and surfaces?? But it seems so familiar. Like yeah that’s how early 2000’s food and surfaces looked. Simple yet charming. Boring and does the job. Love this movie.
Most of those foods were also what I (and a million other people) ate growing up in the 60s. Didn’t change much. Although I never saw nachos until I moved from the east coast to, well, Idaho actually.
One of the most accurate portrayals of small towns in America. The rural feeling, everything being 10-15 years out of date, and barn animals in random places.
@S Y Eat _the_ FOOD!
It would be even more out of date now, LOL. Makes me think of the Village where people are living in an old simple time period and just beyond it is a more modern and 2020s world.
@@notthatdigusted7468wait things are different??
I just wanna be friends....
Grew up on a remote Scottish island, this movie somehow manages to take me back there.
One of the best opening title sequences ever.
The best*
@ Fincher rules.
I would agree but bohemian rhapsody
Fun fact: it was the guy that played Kip that set up the whole intro sequence, and he only had two days to do it
its so relaxing
This movie will be studied in 50 years as a national treasure
Albrecht Leopoldman it already is sir
Yes I'm the 100th like also
Hey hey don't forget about clerks, an indie film that had a low budget and was a huge success
It's just more underrated than this movie imo
yeah in films school they study this :)
True
Absolutely. It should be
Proof that you can still make a cinematic masterpiece even on a low budget.
This is easily one of the best title sequences in film. It’s charming, you know exactly what film you are about to see (a quirky, feel good) and it shows the era, the type of place they live in and the fact that we are dealing with dorky high schoolers. So clever.
Nacho Libre had a similar intro, for obvious reasons.
And yet the movie appears to be set in no particular time.
The nostalgia hurts. 🌌
Nostalgia is a fickle bitch...
I know
This intro is a perfect example of “elegance in simplicity.” It also keeps the viewer constantly engaged during what is usually the most boring part of a movie
Came here to compare Madison Bush's recreation of this, and man, she did a great job!
Yep, she did!!
Lol, same
Ahahaha same. Didn’t know what show or whatever it is.
Same!!
Same!! She did it so well I love her the most
The most low budget intro ever in the most random movie ever...but in the end turned out to be pure gold.
A human story.
Nah, pretty sure the copyright for the song cost a lot
@@FatGouf Lol pretty sure MTV covered that bit once the movie was picked up, not sure what the original plan was but the song fits perfectly
@FatGouf just looked it up. They sent the movie to White Stripes and they basically didn't give a shit. They gave it to them for free.
i'd put this and Clerks. on the same level of raw and relatable
I loved this movie. Was from a really weird surreal time in my life, and I remember rewatching it quite frequently in the eighth grade. Had very little to no friends, and my only escape was listening to music and movies. Although it was a fucked up time I still wouldn’t trade that time for the world
I can relate, I used to watch this movie all the time and would imagine living in Napoleon's town.
This spoke to me
Guillermo Carter glad someone can relate. There’s that weird point in your life where you swear everything feels like your on drugs and everything is awkward. But lone and behold your sober and the whole world has a weird vibe that you just can’t shake, just dead emotions combined with no one caring about you, even though you’re at the loneliest point in your life you feel connected with media and what we observe infront of ourselves more then ourselves.
I can’t remember what it was, but something reminded me of the past that reminded me of my depression, and for some reason that nostalgia was a pleasant memory. After that I said in my head, “good times.”
I know what you mean dude. One of the weirdest craziest, unstable times in my life was a trip but looking back it was strangely nice i dont know why lol
That is hilarious that they put Jon Gries's name on a steak, being that he is vegetarian! Love the scene where you can see him spitting the steak into his hand, that is a dedicated craftsman!
It was probably his idea. Either that or just an in-joke.
well all the actors names are on foods their character's ate (like Uncle Rico- Steak, Kip - Nachos and so on)
@@simonster-9094 Oh yeah. Didn't even notice that.
Chris Fleischmann he not a vegetarian he just doesn’t like red meat
@@mariogamefreak1 you're right, I took the DVD commentary at face value, thanks for getting me to dig a little deeper and finding Q&As with him where he addresses this.
This is aesthetically pleasing.
I only came here because of Maddison Bush
Sane
Me too
YES
Sameeee
same lol
Imagine Gordon Ramsey looking and tasting these foods
Nice!👍
Finally, some good fucking food.
Gordon eat
Eat the food
EAT THE FOOD
You fucking donkey
Oh fuck me!
I'll watch this video as often as I want to, gosh!
Me to
Gosh!!!
valar FREAKIN IDIOT!!
Me too what do you think
A film so utterly unique, programmers from Netflix and other streaming services have coined the term: the “Napoleon Dynamite problem,” describing the difficulty in suggesting films like ND as they expose a weakness in the algorithm’s ability to predict whether or not you’ll enjoy it based on your viewing history.
Movies like this just don’t get made anymore, there’s a sort of magical quality to the whole thing.
Yea movies like this are very rare. I agree love that magical timeless feeling. It’s like 1 out of a 100 movies.
Correction. Movies like this and other very original content and storylines are out there more than they ever haven been in cinema history....because all the digital tech, internet and resources are finally affordable to practically anyone. You just dont know where to look or you wait for an anomaly like this to pop up on the radar. Also, maybe check out more foreign films. There is a lot of stuff out there like this and even better.
@@avidadolares correction? Dude, it’s a literal fact, you can Google it. And your correction is an opinion at that? It’s you expressing how well-versed in the arts you are? That’s a correction? Do you have any notion how snobby this sounds, especially because you literally don’t seem to understand what a correction is? It’s not your personal feelings on something as opposed to objective, documented fact, there’s a hint.
I have a vast collection of foreign films and have decidedly broad tastes. Maybe “correct” yourself or, at least, like, make sense in some remote way at all. You basically said, “Actually, correction here, there are more unique films than this, and I’m very smart and worldly, and here’s some tips on how to be less pee-brained,” when all I was doing was stating what is a Googleable fact having to do with data analytics not knowing how to categorize some films.
🤡
I remember watching this in the summer of 2004, with my best friend, Richie Lanning. We were both 16, and some girls we knew and had met earlier had ditched us at an earlier film. I'll never forget that night and being young. We laughed our asses off.
Aaron Ruell (Kip) put this all together. Really well done. Really evokes the feel of a Gen X/Early Millenial latchkey kid/nerd's sensibilities.
Finally some good ****ing food.
I have never seen this movie but I came here from Madison's Bush's newest video so now I want to watch it :)
Watch it please!! I'm sure you'll at least like it.
Do,its a beautiful film. Funny,sweet and heartbreaking all in one.
Did you watch it? Have you seen it yet? Reply... reply... reply.
Come here to comment if you have seen it
This...this scene is a recap of what I spent my summer Saturday nights as a kid watching. Probably one of the most classic/best movie ever made.
I just watched it
This whole scene must've taken like...HOURS to pull off
free food I guess
everybody liked your comment thinking "thats true"
Nah it was actually done pretty last minute in a basement.
It took like 3 hours.
Gamer18 ua-cam.com/video/v_HgvMnIf2U/v-deo.html
Who else came here after maddison bush’s copy of the intro?😂
Me
mee lol
Mee
I didn't come directly from that video, but this was reccomended to me right after I watched her
🙌
"Why was this film so low budget?"
Because they shot the title sequence first
BoardWhareHowse I can’t believe they only used 400k and earned I think somewhere between 40-90 million
When the movie premiered at Sundance, I believe it didn't even have these opening titles. They added them later on for official theatrical releases.
@@mikeoxsmall6061 jesus christ the actors must've got paid like garbage
Actually lol'ed
@@thatxonexguy5438 at least it was a box office success.
This movie is something really special. Never seen a film like it since. Thank you to everyone that worked on this small indie film that grew to be something so much more ♥. My entire middle and high school experience was full of Napoleon Dynamite references, and I wouldn't have it any other way. TINA!
My girlfriend and I watched this movie many times before and after we got married. We’ve divorced since and the world has been difficult lately. This song and movie bring me back and I smile. Beautiful days.. I will never forget them. ❤
I'm really sorry to hear about your divorce. This is a cute song. You are in my prayers. Wishing a lot of peace and positive vibes in your direction.
Hope you’re ok
Napoleon dynamite is one of those movies that is a work of art
One of my favorite opening sequences to a movie.
Fall is here
Hear the yell
Back to school
Ring the bell
Brand new shoes
Walking blues
Climb the fence
Books and pens
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Walk with me
Suzy Lee
Through the park and by the tree
We will rest upon the ground and look at all the bugs we found
Safely walk to school without a sound
Safely walk to school without a sound
Here we are
No one else
We walk to school all by ourselves
There’s dirt on our uniforms
From chasing all the ants and worms
We clean up and now it’s time to learn
We clean up and now it’s time to learn
Numbers letters
Learn to spell
Nouns and books and show and tell
Playtime we will throw the ball
Back to class
Through the hall
Teacher marks our height against the wall
Teacher marks our height against the wall
And we don’t notice any time pass
And we don’t notice anything
We sit side by side in every class
Teacher thinks that I sound funny
But she likes the way you sing
Tonight I’ll dream while I’m in bed
When silly thoughts go through my head
About the bugs and alphabet
And when I wake tomorrow I’ll bet
That you and I will walk together again
I can tell that we are gonna be friends
Yes, I can tell that we are gonna be friends ❤️
Such a Unique film. The sets, location, and costumes are mundane like real places or people you’d see, but the tone is almost like a dream. Lighting in a bottle it appears as the director was never able to see success as paralleled to his breakout hit (nacho libre is the closest thing). I love the characters, the music. It’s one of those movies I’ve seen so many times that while I may never have to see it again, it will stick with me forever. The sign of true art.
Even with a low budget this has to be one of the most creative opening title sequence I’ve ever seen. It really has the feeling of living in a small town even without seeing a thing yet
My best friend showed me this movie, I miss you bro. I’ll catch you on the flip side
1:02, that’s a brilliant lunch...
lol
Who sings this song??????????
The White Stripes
This looks like an opening of an A24 film. Napoleon Dynamite was ahead of it's time.
I LOVE this song & movie opening. 👍👍
I saw this film in theaters back in 2004, and still love it to this day! Such a classic film and Jon Heder was phenomenal as Napoleon
This is one of my favorite movies and movie openinga
i sometimes do miss the bullshit that was my teen years. it was a hell of a lot easier to deal with the drama at the time compared to now. no need to worry about careers, jobs, debt, etc. yea sure lots of teens had to worry about a lot of things, but it just seems to pile on more as you get older.
This is a great movie. I actually moved to that part of the U.S. and it's definitely a weird, yet unique place with great people.
You lived in Preston, Idaho?!
Each food is tied with each character. I'm sure many people don't realize that even after a few viewings
The directing reminds me of
wes anderson's directing :):)
you mean editing ?
samsquantch14 both probably
Ruba Badwan (Visual Artist) I got a strong sense of Rushmore from this intro, let alone the movie.
A great Wes Anderson-esque movie not directed by Wes Anderson
That’s amazing, love these credits. And it’s so real, they’re all real objects. No CGI. It has such a texture of hand made, home made. Even the writing is written with the sauces.
DUDE WHERE DID ALL THE CGI STEAK GO?!
Napoleon, we used it to feed the cgi llama!
@@BlackDiamond2718 haha I love that! That’s funny. 😝
God this brings me back. I quoted this movie through most of my teen years. It’s crazy how most kids that watched this movie when it came out can distinctly tell you what it felt like watching this movie for the first time and I can tell you it was at my friend Jessica’s house over the summer and we died hysterically. Such a classic 😂
"Shit man, movies due tomorrow, we don't have openings credits yet!"
"Well there's some leftover food at the craft services table & I got some junk in my car glovebox"
i love the sound the burger makes at the end.
MADDISON BUSH GANG RISE UP!
WE ARE HERE
Who cares?
@@DrMan-nh3bg You do
Whenever I watch this movie, I always make sure I'm eating something especially while watching the intro. Otherwise looking at all that food would make me so freaking hungry!
Watching this as a kid was fantastic. Even a second time in my 4th grade class with the deleted scenes.
I’ve never heard of this movie till Madison’s video and i want her to do the whole movie
Wth. How have you not heard of this movie
Best movie ever,and im now mid 40s. Funny but at the same time its sad in how it reminds you youth and fun and love and carefree times are so short lived.
The artist behind this title sequence was Pablo Ferro. Did a lot of stuff for Stanley Kubrick and even composed the first Men In Black title sequence. Look him up!
Thanx! I’ll do for sure!
I love how in just the opening intro, they have basically told us everything we’re going to find out about the characters.
Here because of Maddison Bush, yES
YES
No
@@HazrdHazrd YES
No
@@galvatron0810 YES
I always loved this intro. It's so simple but charming.
Wow Maddison really killed it! 😍
No
I CAN TELL THAT WE ARE GUNNA BE FRIENDS!
Grew up in a very small town like this and this movie made me feel right at home. I miss it so much, I miss being innocent and naive.
As a teen this intro struck me as unique compared to what other movie intros I've seen at that point. Will always love this intro!
The only time ever I went just to see the credits of a movie. Very memorable. Love Napoleon
This song is about Napoleon deb and pedro
Robert fajardo really?
Wow, no shit really?
to both of you asking, no this song was written years before the movie, its more about the girl suzy lee that jack had a crush on when he was a kid
jack as in jack white of the white stripes, who wrote this song, if that wasn't clear
W C Wow, you’re a dumbass.
So charming. I’ve always loved this
This entire intro reminds me of better days. It perfectly encapsulates my childhood/teenage years
This is a great movie! Love it
Absolute perfection. NOSTALGIA
Wow the nostalgia hits hard with this one. I was 11 when this came out and we went to go see it in theaters for my brother's 16th birthday. My mom laughed so hard she cried. Now my family has all moved away, everyone is obsessed with their cell phones and their busy lives, and nothing is the same anymore. I miss life when everything was simple, I was a kid and all I had to worry about was school.
Not only a classic movie, on many levels when you think about it, also my favorite White Stripes tune.
this movie is so nostalgic and i didnt even watc hthis movie until like 2013 it just reminds me of good old movie nights
When I was 13 the only thing I wanted for Christmas was this movie. No regrets. My favorite
I came here after watching Maddison Bush video
God... this makes me so nostalgiac, I was only around 3 or 4 when this movie came out, but I watched it with my older siblings all the time.
Remember watching this movie with my family all the time when I was little and being amazed at the lemonhead box
Thanks 4 putting this video up😀
i forever love this movie
I'm not here because of this Madison Bush. I'm here because I WATCHED the movie.
ogey....
One of the best opening credits ever...just brilliant...either you get it or you don't
Who else came from Maddison Bush's video? 😂
ME
Yo
Jesus Christ just sod off
No
The nostalgia❤️ I remember watching this when I was little
*VOTE FOR PEDRO*
IF YOU DONT VOTE FOR PEDRO, I'LL EAT YOUR SOCKS
This movie had a stellar soundtrack.
I lived a few towns away back in the early 2000's and I can say this is totally accurate. I do miss it, more than I ever imagined I would.
Good ol days of practical effects, even though those effects are condiments.
God this is genius
This is the movie you watch to convince yourself that you weren't a Napoleon Dynamite in school and afterwards you are glad that deep down you know that in many ways you WERE like Napoleon Dynamite.
This always makes me hungry, especially the burger at the end
Please go watch Madison Bush’s recreation ❤️
:D
No
This is still one of my all time favorite movies!
Once you hear a song it stays in your mind forever. I know I heard this song before but I just couldn’t tell where.
I only saw this film last year, nonetheless i loved it. It reminds me of Ferris Bueler, a simple story that, for some reason or another, makes me appreciate the simplicity in life at times.
I knew nothing about this film the first time I saw it. Was (am) a big White Stripes fan. After watching the title sequence paired perfectly with "We're going to be friends" it was already over for me. I knew Napoleon Dynamite was going to be something special.
This song came on while as I was leaving Applebees, and has been stuck in my head. This helped.
I’ll never forget dressing up as Napoleon Dynamite for Halloween, love this movie🍿
This intro makes me choke up. Nice song 🥲
Why is this so nostalgic? It’s just food and surfaces?? But it seems so familiar. Like yeah that’s how early 2000’s food and surfaces looked. Simple yet charming. Boring and does the job. Love this movie.
Most of those foods were also what I (and a million other people) ate growing up in the 60s. Didn’t change much. Although I never saw nachos until I moved from the east coast to, well, Idaho actually.
Damn this still holds up. If this movie came out today it would still be an instant classic.
Brings back memories
Still a perfect movie.❤️❤️
Still coming back to this
One of my favorite opening credits
Life right before social
media begin to ruin us
*just love how they slap the opening credits on plates of food, school lunches and school supplies .
*very creative*