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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

R  |   |  Adventure, Comedy, Music  |  22 November 2006 (USA)
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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.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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JB
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KG
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Lee
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Dio
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Open Mic Host
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Lil' JB
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Security Guard
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Security Guard
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Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader
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Girl
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Storyline

This is the story of a friendship that changes the course of rock history forever, of the fateful collision of minds between JB and KG that led to the creation of the precedent-shattering band Tenacious D, and of the two heroes' quest to find the fabled Guitar Pick Of Destiny... Written by Anonymous

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An epic quest. A magical guitar pick. A chance to put the D in Destiny. See more »


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Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use | See all certifications »

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22 November 2006 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Dando la nota  »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$3,234,879 (USA) (22 November 2006)

Gross:

$8,319,186 (USA) (29 December 2006)
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Trivia

The owner of the guitar shop (Ben Stiller) uses "The Devil Horns" to point out the room him, KG and JB are going to talk. See more »

Goofs

When Lee is watching JB and KG on TV evading the police on TV, the TV station shows camera angles of the police chase that would have been impossible to get even with a helicopter. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
JB: Ready, Kage?
KG: Ready.
JB: Let's do this. Fatty.
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Crazy Credits

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Referenced in Kickin' It Old Skool (2007) See more »

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Title Music From 'A Clockwork Orange'
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Written by Wendy Carlos and Rachel Elkind
Performed by Wendy Carlos
by arrangement with Serendip LLC
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Best Movie Ever
25 November 2006 | by (United States) – See all my reviews

I am a HUGE Tenacious D fan, and I think this is not the funniest movie in the world, but the most entertaining. It's not laugh-a-minute but that's not what the D intended it to be. I went into the movie seeing all the HBO shows, memorized both albums, and that made it even more enjoyable. Plenty of inside jokes from past Tenacious D albums, and HBO shows. Since I knew the new album already, I knew 40 minutes of the movie because it is a musical comedy. I would say it has the best first 5 minutes of any movie and the best last 5 minutes of any movie. Hands Down.

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