Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Year:

2006

Duration:

93 min

Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Music | Musical

IMDB rate:

6.8

Director:

Liam Lynch

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2006-11-22

Filming Locations: Halfway House Café - 15564 Sierra Highway, Santa Clarita, California, USA

Earnings

Opening Weekend: $3,234,879 (USA) (24 November 2006)

Gross: $8,319,186 (USA) (31 December 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Amy Adams

Amy Poehler

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

Tim Robbins

The Stranger

Dave Grohl

Satan

Ben Stiller

Guitar Center Guy

Lara Everly

Girl

Brittany Eldridge

Girl

Melissa-Anne Davenport

Girl

John Ennis

Gang Member

V.J. Foster

Gang Member

Jay Johnston

Gang Member

Christopher 'C. Minus' Rivas

DJ (as Christopher 'C-Minus' Rivas)

Colin Hanks

Drunk Frat Dude

Stephanie Erb

Al's Bar Waitress

Milos Milicevic

Tattooed Biker

Molly Bryant

Ecstatic Woman

Michael Rivkin

Poopy Guy

Gregg Turkington

Stand Up Comic (as Neil Hamburger)

Patrick M. Walsh

Exploding Head Guy

Bevin Kaye

Fainting Woman

Evie Peck

KG's Mother

Mason Knight

Young KG

Erik Walker

Bully

Dean Marchiano

Bully

Cynthia Ettinger

Betty Black

Andrew Caldwell

Billy Black

Laura Milligan

Tarot Card Reader (as Laura Ann Milligan)

David Krumholtz

Frat Boy 2

Meat Loaf

Bud Black (uncredited)

David Pearl

Concert Goer (uncredited)

John C. Reilly

Sasquatch

Simone Turkington

Writhing Girl (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The symbols on the neck of the guitar KG gives JB (from bottom to top) are: a pentagram (point down); a cross; the infinity symbol; a crescent moon and the Star of David (on the same fret); the yin-yang; the equation for Albert Einstein's theory of relativity; a cannabis leaf; and the Eye of Providence (eye inside a triangle). The headstock has a crown inscribed with the word "ROCK."

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The car chase ends in front of Uncle Al's Seafood at the corner of First and Elm streets in Long Beach, CA. This is the same intersection where Riggs and Murtaugh blew up a gas station in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

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In the master exploder scene there is a bar patron wearing a 'Great Alaska Bush Company' t-shirt, which is a world renowned strip club in Anchorage, Alaska, and one of Jack Black's favorite places to go when he visits the state.

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Goofs

During the car chase scene, whenever the camera is zoomed in on JB, the guitar on the left is lying on its back. However, when they are both in view, the guitar is lying on its front.

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As Jack and Kyle are walking up the "Guitarway to Heaven" in the Rock Museum, they are at first walking completely in sync. Cut to a close-up of their feet, and they are out of sync. They are still walking directly next to each other, so it is not due to one of them changing their pace. In the next shot, they are once again in sync. When they reach the top of the stairs, out of sync again.

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At the end of the movie, where JB and KG are thinking of what song to record, the white pick in KG's guitar disappears and reappears as the angle changes.

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Quotes

JB: Do not make a sound unless it's a masterpiece. Not a fuckin' sound.

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KG: Gimme a powerslide. Full throttle.

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KG: I'll have the fried chicken. And the steak... and the chicken-fried steak.

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Faq

Q

Who played Sasquatch?

A

That's character actor John C. Reilly, a longtime friend of Tenacious D. Reilly also appeared as the Sasquatch in an episode of their HBO television show. Although he is not credited as playing Sasquatch in "Pick of Destiny", he is listed in the credits as "Sasquatch Researcher."

Q

What other works have Tenacious D appeared in?

A

Tenacious D's first starring screen appearance was in "Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works", a 1999 HBO TV show named after the band. They also appeared as a band in Bio-Dome.Jack Black has had independent success as a comedic actor. In his minor movies such as Saving Silverman and Shallow Hal, Kyle Gass has cameo appearances, but does not in Black's more major films such as High Fidelity or Nacho Libre.They also appeared in Bio Dome. They were at the college hippy protest performing.Jack and Kyle appeared (seperately) in Ben Stiller's The Cable Guy ( as a co-worker of Matthew Broderick's character, and in a cameo as a TV viewer in the film's final scenes repectively ) and (together) in Tim Robbins' Cradle Will Rock (as 1930's theatre performers) . Directors Robbins and Stiller both make cameo appearances in Tenacious D in The Pick of DestinyBoth actors contribute character voices to Dreamworks Kung Fu PandaJack Black and Kyle Gass have appeared on Television in character as Tenacious D in Tenacious D: The Complete Master Works (obviously) and The Andy Dick Show: Flipped (#3.1)And they have appeared in the foo fighters video learn to fly

Q

Who are Tenacious D?

A

Tenacious D is an American rock band composed of musicians/actors Jack Black and Kyle Gass. Their style fuses rock with other musical styles such as folk metal, comedy rock, and stoner rock. They are known for their upbeat classic rock style and vulgar comedy.They are the self-proclaimed greatest band of all time.Jack Black: JB, JablesKyle Gass: KG, Kage

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