Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (2006)

Director:

Liam Lynch

Writers (WGA):

Jack Black (written by) &
Kyle Gass (written by) ...

Release Date:

22 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

The greatest motion picture of all time.

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.

Plot Keywords:

Guitar | Venice Beach | Friendship | Drug References | Smoking Marijuana

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Kings of Rock - Tenacious D (Germany)
Delirios de fama - Tenacious D (Argentina) [es]
I pena tou pepromenou (Greece) (DVD title) [el]
Tenacious D - Uma Dupla Infernal (Brazil) [pt]
Tenacious D - världens bästa rockband (Sweden) [sv]
Tenacious D e il destino del rock (Italy) [it]
Tenacious D et le pic du destin (Canada: French title) [fr]
Tenacious D, avagy a kerek rockerek (Hungary) [hu]
Tenacious D: Maailman paras rokkibändi (Finland) [fi]
Trzalica sudbine (Croatia) (DVD title) [hr]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and drug use.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Kernville, California, USA

Company:

Red Hour Films

Trivia:

Until this film, Meat Loaf had not sang in a movie since The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) because he wanted to be accepted in the industry as a serious actor. He even thought that his appearance in "The Pick of Destiny" would "ruin" him, but he took the role of JB's father any way.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When young JB leaves home and a map is shown with an animated line following his travels, the town "Charlotte" appears on the map twice, in both North Carolina and South Carolina. There is no Charlotte, South Carolina, the place marked on the map as "Charlotte" in SC is about where Greenville, SC should be. All other towns marked on the map of the country are correct.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Tommy (1975)

Soundtrack:

The Pick Of Destiny

Pick of Destiny Is So hilarious, it hurts!

Just saw it at as closing film of Austin Film Festival. Going in, a had seen a few snippets of their act at Alamo Drafthouse, and thought the trailer was amusing but I wasn't expecting such an epic theme music and the use of tarot cards is genius in the title sequence. Watch out for cameos from Ben Stiller and Tim Robbins, and the dark lord himself (who has a fetish for KG). So much over-the-top fun and the songs are so catchy. The car chase was by far my favorite scene. I know this will earn cult status right away and win over some new Tenacious D fans, just like me. I hope this does well in the theaters. "Follow me, we are the shadows"