Napoleon Dynamite Plot
Napoleon Dynamite is a listless and often morose teenage boy who likes to draw fantasy creatures and eat food in class. He lives outside the main town of Preston, Idaho and doesn’t seem to care where he will end up in life. He is often bullied and tries to impress those around him by making up outlandish stories. He lives with his 32 year old unemployed brother Kip, who spends his time on chat rooms, and his grandmother Sandy. She has a pet llama name Tina, whom Napoleon despises. He befriends Pedro Sanchez, the new student from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico and Deb, a shy and awkward girl in school. When grandma Sandy breaks her coccyx while quad biking, she asks Uncle Rico to looks after the boys. Uncle Rico tries to get Kip and Napoleon to help him sell products to secretly make up for his failed dreams as a football star. Kip is willing to but Napoleon is not.
During the school dance (which does not go well for Napoleon), Pedro goes for a drink and sees a poster for school elections. When Pedro tells Napoleon, Napoleon strongly believes that Pedro can win. Napoleon, Pedro (and his cousins) and Deb team up to help Pedro win the class elections.
Meanwhile, Kip has finally met his chat room girlfriend, LaFawnduh. Originally from Detroit, LaFawnduh takes the bus into Preston to meet up with Kip. Kip voluntarily changes himself because of his love for LaFawnduh, taking up a hip hop regalia and abandoning his wimpy attitude.
The contempt Napoleon has for his uncle Rico rises when uncle Rico gives some girls from his school, a flier for a breast augmentation product. Things get even worse when uncle Rico gives Deb a flier and tells her that Napoleon wanted her to take it. Deb quickly ends her friendship with Napoleon.
Meanwhile, Kip has finally met his chat room girlfriend, LaFawnduh. Originally from Detroit, LaFawnduh takes the bus into Preston to meet up with Kip. Kip voluntarily changes himself because of his love for LaFawnduh, taking up a hip hop regalia and abandoning his wimpy attitude.
The contempt Napoleon has for his uncle Rico rises when uncle Rico gives some girls from his school, a flier for a breast augmentation product. Things get even worse when uncle Rico gives Deb a flier and tells her that Napoleon wanted her to take it. Deb quickly ends her friendship with Napoleon.
Napoleon meets LaFawnduh after taking a break from dancing in his room. LaFawnduh gives Napoleon a cassette tape her cousin made. She leaves with Kip. Uncle Rico is given a broken arm and some minor injuries by the town’s martial arts instructor after seemingly making advances to his wife.
On the day of class elections, Summer Wheatley, a popular but selfish and snobby girl, is Pedro’s only opposition. Pedro listens to Summer’s speech and her skit and doesn’t believe he will win, as he lacks confidence and unprepared, and he thinks it was just a spur of the moment. When Pedro goes up to speak, Napoleon gets the school technicians to play his dance song. With an unimpressive speech, Pedro believes he will lose and that he didn’t really want to be president anyway. Napoleon dances to complete the skit Pedro needed. At the end of the dance, Summer looks at Napoleon as if he did something stupid. However, all the other students stand up and cheer at the end performance, leaving her shocked.
On the day of class elections, Summer Wheatley, a popular but selfish and snobby girl, is Pedro’s only opposition. Pedro listens to Summer’s speech and her skit and doesn’t believe he will win, as he lacks confidence and unprepared, and he thinks it was just a spur of the moment. When Pedro goes up to speak, Napoleon gets the school technicians to play his dance song. With an unimpressive speech, Pedro believes he will lose and that he didn’t really want to be president anyway. Napoleon dances to complete the skit Pedro needed. At the end of the dance, Summer looks at Napoleon as if he did something stupid. However, all the other students stand up and cheer at the end performance, leaving her shocked.
At the end, Uncle Rico’s estranged girlfriend meets up with them, Kip and LaFawnduh are on the bus, out of Preston, Pedro is class president, grandma Sandy is playing with Tina and Napoleon and Deb play tetherball together to make up.
In the post credits scene, Kip is shown to be marrying LaFawnduh 2 months later. Napoleon comes in at the end with a horse for his Kip and LaFawnduh.
In the post credits scene, Kip is shown to be marrying LaFawnduh 2 months later. Napoleon comes in at the end with a horse for his Kip and LaFawnduh.
Plot Overview
Basically, the Napoleon Dynamite film is centred on one point in the title character's adolescent life. It is primarily about Napoleon Dynamite's friendship with Pedro Sanchez and their journey to get Pedro to be elected class president. There isn't an actual plot to follow because the film is really made from smaller and minor side stories.
Napoleon Dynamite is a listless teenage boy, living in Preston, Idaho. He lives with his Grandma Sandy and his 32 year old brother, Kip, who spends his time on chat rooms. When his grandma breaks her coccyx in a quad biking accident, his divorced Uncle Rico comes to look after them. School isn’t very important to Napoleon as he likes to draw and fantasise in his classes. He makes friends with Pedro, the new student at the school and later, Deb a shy girl in his year. Kip and uncle Rico try to make money by going door to door and selling products.
When Pedro has the idea to run for class president, Deb and Napoleon step in and try to help him win. Meanwhile, Kip has met his chat room friend, LaFawnda. They met and fall in love. Later, LaFawnda gives a cassette tape to Napoleon after she sees him sweaty from dancing. Pedro makes his speech but is unconfident and is sure he will lose because he had no idea about a skit. When Napoleon dances in front of the school (Pedro is unaware that Napoleon was going to dance), he smiles and when the school cheers for him, he is sure that will win.
At the end of the film, Napoleon does not change. However, Kip moves to Detroit with LaFawnduh, uncle Rico meets with his estranged wife, Pedro becomes class president, grandma Sandy is all better and Deb plays tetherball with Napoleon as the camera slowly zooms out.
The post credits scene shows Kip and LaFawnduh’s wedding, 2 months from when the movie “ended”. Napoleon is missing but he shows up on a horse and gives it to his brother and LaFawnduh ride off with it.
The post credits scene shows Kip and LaFawnduh’s wedding, 2 months from when the movie “ended”. Napoleon is missing but he shows up on a horse and gives it to his brother and LaFawnduh ride off with it.