Peluca (2003)
Directed by Jared Hess
The short film that Napoleon Dynamite was based on shows a day in the life of Seth, supernerd extraordinaire, rocking the megalopolis of Preston, Idaho, and soon the world, with his illegal ninja moves and his sweet fanny pack. GOSH!
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The Blu-ray edition also features an interview with casting director Jory Weitz, audition videos for three of the co-stars, the 2002 short film “Peluca” that served as inspiration for the film, and a ton of “Napoleon Sightings” including the “Tankman Begins” MTV Movie Awards spoof, Jon Heder’s intro from his hosting gig on “SNL,” Utah State Fair TV spots and more.
Napoleon Dynamite is an outgrowth of a short film by director/co-writer Jared Hess; Peluca, which also starred Jon Heder, had a similar story and a nine-minute running time.
Writer-director Jared Hess, expanding on his short film “Peluca,” has created a high school that rings truer than most -- NO-ONE looks like a movie high schooler; even Hilary Duff’s sister Haylie, as the class hottie, is dolled down enough to look like a real person who happens to be slightly pretty.
Originally a short film entitled Peluca, the spectacle of Heders gangly frame and orange fro (he towers over his classmates like a chess-club Bill Walton) make it easy to see why husband-and-wife writing team Josh and Jerusha Hess couldnt wait to spend some more time with their protagonist.
Hess, expanding on his short film "Peluca," has created a wonderfully quaint, dull little town and a passel of entertaining characters to populate it.