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When Carlinda is injured in a quad-bike accident, she asks Napoleon and Kip's Uncle Rico to look after the boys while she recovers. The flirtatious, middle-aged Rico arrives in the [[conversion van]] he lives in and takes advantage of the visit to team up with Kip to sell items door-to-door in a [[get-rich-quick scheme]]. Kip wants money to pay for his internet girlfriend, LaFawnduh, to travel from Detroit to see him. Rico, a former high-school athlete, believes wealth will help him get over the recent breakup with his girlfriend and his failed dreams of [[National Football League|NFL]] stardom: Rico constantly dwells on his past as a football player and dreams of [[time travel|going back in time]].
Napoleon becomes friends with two students at his high school: Deb, a shy girl who sells headshots and various knick-knacks to raise money for college, and Pedro, a bold yet calm transfer student from [[Ciudad Juárez|Juárez]], Mexico. With the high school dance approaching, Pedro asks Summer
Pedro decides to run for class president, pitting him against Summer. The two factions put up flyers and hand out trinkets to students to attract voters. To demonstrate their "skills" and increase their respect around the school, Napoleon and Pedro enter a [[National FFA Organization|Future Farmers of America]] competition, grading milk and cow udders. They win medals, but this does little for their popularity.
Napoleon visits a [[Charity shop|thrift store]] and buys an instructional dance videotape called ''D-Qwon's Dance Grooves''. Kip's girlfriend, LaFawnduh, arrives from [[Detroit]] and gives him an urban makeover, outfitting him in [[hip-hop]] regalia. Upon meeting Napoleon and seeing that he is learning to dance, LaFawnduh gives him a [[mixtape]].
Rico's ongoing sales scheme causes friction with Napoleon as he continues to spread embarrassing rumors about Napoleon to prospective customers. Rico tries to sell Deb a breast-enhancement product, claiming it was Napoleon's suggestion, which causes her to break off their friendship. An angry Napoleon confronts Rico and tells him to leave, but Rico refuses. However, his sales scheme ends after the town's self-declared martial arts instructor, Rex, walks in on Rico demonstrating the breast-enhancement product on his wife and assaults him.
On Election Day, Summer gives a speech before the student body, and then presents a dance skit to "[[Larger than Life (song)|Larger than Life]]" by the [[Backstreet Boys]]. A despondent Pedro gives an unimpressive speech after discovering he is also required to perform a skit. To save Pedro's campaign, Napoleon gives the sound engineer LaFawnduh's mixtape and spontaneously performs an elaborate dance routine to "[[Canned Heat (song)|Canned Heat]]" by [[Jamiroquai]] as Pedro's skit. Proving himself to be a skilled dancer, Napoleon's routine receives a [[standing ovation]] from students, stunning Summer and her boyfriend, Don.
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* [[Aaron Ruell]] as Kipland Ronald "Kip" Dynamite
* [[Jon Gries]] as Uncle Rico Dynamite
* [[Haylie Duff]] as Summer
* [[Emily Dunn (actress)|Emily Kennard]] as Trisha Stevens
* [[Shondrella Avery]] as LaFawnduh Lucas
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{{cquote|I feel like the future for Napoleon would be a lot more raw and edgy. So whatever he comes up with would be fun to explore, because I think whatever Jared comes up with wouldn't be your typical, 'Let's do a sequel where they all look the same and they all act the same.' I think it would be an interesting development in their lives.}}
Ramirez improvised a script for a sequel in which Pedro is married to Summer
In January 2023, Heder stated that he believed a sequel was "inevitable" and reiterated his interest in displaying a darker tone for the sequel.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://movieweb.com/napoleon-dynamite-2-would-be-a-dark-real-time-sequel-jon-heder-says/ | title=Napoleon Dynamite 2 Would be a Dark, Real Time Sequel, Jon Heder Says | newspaper=Movieweb | date=January 18, 2023 }}</ref> In October 2024, he stated once again that a sequel was possible, saying "that the door's not closed yet."<ref>https://movieweb.com/napoleon-dynamite-sequel-tease-efren-ramirez/?</ref>
===Animated series===
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[[Category:20th Century Studios franchises]]
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[[Category:Teen Choice Award winning films]]
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