Napolean Dynamite is now a cartoon. The 2004 cult movie starring Jon Heder is being reanimated by Fox for a January debut. Heder will reprise his leading role in the animated TV version and other cast members including Efren Ramirez (Pedro) will be providing their character’s familiar voices. The movie’s director and writer are also involved in the project. It’s a smart move for Fox – the movie took in 46 million dollars and only cost $400,000 to make.
With Blades of Glory what you see is what you get. The visuals are the funniest parts and you will LAUGH OUT LOUD. Kind of a Strictly Ballroom on skates. A lot of Napolean Dynamite fans will be lining up to see Jon Heder in this perfectly cast comedy role. Heder is famous for odd hairdos and he’s got a great one in this movie. The credits reveal an incredible quantity of special effects contributors and the skating sequences don’t disappoint. Jon and Will Ferrell make an amusing bickering couple on skates so if you simply want a laugh this weekend, we think your money is well spent on this movie.
Do we ever get tired of talking about Napolean Dynamite? Certainly not. It’s been two years since the movie came out and there are still things to be learned about the stars. After seeing the film, we were excited to meet Jon Heder (Napolean) and Efren Ramirez (Pedro) on separate occasions. We encountered Jon at an Oscar party at The Abbey in West Hollywood, of all places, and Jon introduced us to his wife and HIS IDENTICAL TWIN BROTHER Dan! His brother is not an actor but he is involved in production or animation. We were struck by how good looking Jon was without the 70’s drag, but also a tiny bit disappointed that he was so normal. Imagine our shock when not long after that we ran into Efren Ramirez and HIS IDENTICAL TWIN BROTHER Carlos at a theater opening! We were quite astonished that BOTH stars of the movie are twins! We searched everywhere for a photo of Jon and Dan to show you but couldn’t locate one so we made do with two Jons. After an extensive search we DID locate a picture of the Ramirez twins for your viewing pleasure. We are fascinated by twins.