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 | Friendship | Devil | Tarot | Ganja

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Dec. 6	12:00 AM	COMEDY
Sun. Dec. 6	5:00 PM	COMEDY

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:

When KG and JB go to the open mic night for the first time Neil Hamburger is being escorted offstage. He is their opening act for their current tour, which features music from the soundtrack.

Goofs:

Continuity: When JB and KG borrow the car from their friend, it clearly has stickers on it advertising the pizza business. During the car chase scene, the stickers are completely non-visible. (The reason there are no stickers visible in the car chase is because the shot of them falling off was cut. This can be seen in the deleted scenes on the DVD).

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References The Kids Are Alright (1979)

Soundtrack:

End Of The Line

Outstanding!

I saw this movie on a fluke.I was standing on 42nd street waiting for a bus to go home and a sister started passing out free tickets for a preview of this movie.I gave it a chance not expecting much.The promotional movie posters I've seen on the subway station walls do not give this film justice at all.

The movie is about a young rocker who goes on a journey to learn the craft and art of heavy metal.I'll leave it there.The movie is a heavy comedy and lot's of fun.If your are old enough to remember when Heavy Metal dominated the music scene in the eighties you are going to love this film.Jack Black is an amazingly talented comedian and actor and assuming he really wrote and performed the songs in this film he is also a talented musician.

Tenacious D is definitely worth a look!