Film & TV ‹‹ V.13 No.29 | July 15 - 21, 2004  Film Review
Napoleon Dynamite  Nerdy high-schooler makes for hilarious hero
in hometown farce  Star Jon Heder shows off some   sweet
fashion sense. Star Jon Heder shows off some sweet fashion
sense.  Napoleon Dynamite  Directed by Jared Hess  Cast: John
Heder, Tina Majorino  Who is Napoleon Dynamite? Well, fans of
Elvis Costello might know him as a one-time pseudonym of the
British rocker. But that's not the Napoleon Dynamite we're
talking about here. Our Napoleon Dynamite is a creation of the
feverishly bored imagination of 24-year-old BYU film student
Jared Hess. Napoleon is a painfully awkward high school senior
residing in tiny Preston, Idaho (which just happens to be Hess'
hometown). He's also the star of the surprise Sundance Film
Festival hit Napoleon Dynamite.  Napoleon Dynamite follows the
day-to-day trials and tribulations of our titular teen as he
navigates the streets, fields and hallways of his stultifyingly
static hometown. With his mop of unruly