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Release Date:
22 November 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
The greatest motion picture of all time. more
Plot:
In Venice Beach, naive Midwesterner JB bonds with local slacker KG and they form the rock band Tenacious D. Setting out to become the world's greatest band is no easy feat, so they set out to steal what could be the answer to their prayers -- a magical guitar pick housed in a rock-and-roll museum some 300 miles away. full summary | full synopsis
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Guitar
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Friendship
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Guitar Player
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Party
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Gay Slur
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Awards:
1 nomination
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(8 articles)
Tenacious D, M.I.A., Dead Weather Bring Swagger To Outside Lands
(From MTV Music News. 31 August 2009, 7:31 AM, PDT)
Black Quits Writing After Tenacious D Movie Flopped
(From WENN. 19 May 2009, 6:35 PM, PDT)
(From MTV Music News. 31 August 2009, 7:31 AM, PDT)
Black Quits Writing After Tenacious D Movie Flopped
(From WENN. 19 May 2009, 6:35 PM, PDT)
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Takes The D To The Next Level And Succeeds (It Will Rock Your Socks Off)!!!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jack Black | ... | JB | |
| Kyle Gass | ... | KG | |
| JR Reed | ... | Lee | |
| Ronnie James Dio | ... | Dio | |
| Paul F. Tompkins | ... | Open Mic Host | |
| Troy Gentile | ... | Lil' JB | |
| Ned Bellamy | ... | Security Guard | |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Security Guard | |
| Kirk Ward | ... | Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader | |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Truck Stop Waitress | |
| Tim Robbins | ... | The Stranger | |
| David Grohl | ... | Satan (as Dave Grohl) | |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Guitar Center Guy | |
| Lara Everly | ... | Girl | |
| Brittany Eldridge | ... | Girl |
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Kings of Rock - Tenacious D (Germany)
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Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use.
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93 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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UK:15 |
Ireland:16 |
Singapore:M18 |
Finland:K-11 |
Netherlands:6 |
Australia:MA |
Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) |
Argentina:13 |
Germany:12 |
Portugal:M/16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Malaysia:18SX |
Italy:VM14 |
USA:R (No. 42659) |
Japan:R-15
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The gang that beats up JB near the beginning of the film was a reference from Stanley Kubrick's movie A Clockwork Orange (1971). They are dressed up as the gang lead by Malcolm McDowell's character Alex.
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Crew or equipment visible: In "Car Chase City" when the Cutlass Supreme does the flip and it lands a camera can clearly be seen coming from the bottom of the car.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Matthew Fox/Tenacious D (#32.7)" (2006)
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Soundtrack:
The Metal
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Who are Tenacious D?What other works have Tenacious D appeared in?
Who played Sasquatch?
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I saw The D's new film tonight at a special advance screening, and I was so blown away by its sheer greatness that I felt I had to come onto IMDb and get the word out. Admittedly, I was already a huge fan of the D's work - I loved the HBO series and listen to their music weekly (there's nothing better to sing along to), but this appreciation actually made me more apprehensive going into to tonight's screening (for we've all been disappointed one time or another by something we love when it attempted to make the jump to the big screen). With Tenacious D's "The Pick of Destiny," this is not the case.
Simply put, this film rocks harder than anything I've seen and is funnier and more majestic than anything Peter Jackson, Pixar, and Will Ferrell together could produce. It tells the story of the D before we came to know them, setting up intriguing histories of Kage and Jables' upbringings, their comings together, and how they were inspired to write songs about such things as Lee, Sasquatch, and Dio. Most importantly, they reveal the true inspiration to the Greatest Song In The World, "Tribute," and how it came to be (which is different than the HBO Series' version). After you've witnessed it you probably won't be able to remember it (hence the Tribute), but your mind forever be changes by its genius.
I don't go out to movies very often anymore due to the high ticket price and the hassle of getting parking, paying outrageous concession prices, etc., but I usually make exceptions when it's starring someone I really love or concerning something of the the same variety. "The Pick of Destiny" was so good that I have no qualms going back to see it again when it releases nationwide, and I plan on convincing all of my friends to go, too. Last week we saw "Borat" and loved it, but this is honest to goodness TEN TIMES BETTER. For anyone who truly loves rock music and comedic brilliance, see this film. These guys' talent is so great you should have no hesitation supporting their cause. You will not be disappointed, and the Rock Lords will smile upon you favorably.