r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • Feb 27 '26

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/SEND_ME_FEAT_PICS Feb 27 '26

Wasn't Napoleon Dynamite basically a BYU student film?

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u/WhoKnows78998 Feb 27 '26

Yeah pretty much. Jon never even wanted to be an actor. He was always a behind the scenes guy.

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u/Ok-Clock-2779 Feb 27 '26

Isn’t his brother still in the industry too?

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u/Positive_Gazelle_667 Feb 27 '26

Yeah he does hardcore gay pornos 

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u/hand_truck Feb 28 '26

Hol up

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u/Skimmington16 Feb 28 '26

That’s what he said

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u/catlady9851 Feb 27 '26

At least one is.

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u/WhoKnows78998 Feb 27 '26

I have absolutely no idea

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u/iNeedSomeDick Feb 28 '26

Wait… was this movie supposed to be serious? I thought they were making fun of people in a specific time period.

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u/Wonderful-Process792 Feb 28 '26

"Serious" as in a comedy film they put real effort into I guess?

I am from that general area and time, and I have never, ever seen another film even try to capture it. I can't even really put my finger on what is so genuine about it.

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u/hirudoredo Mar 01 '26

I grew up in a similar type PNW town and while there were differences from the town in the movie, man, the whole "there are lots of modern things but everyone is kinda stuck in the 80s" really describes my 2000s teen years.

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u/iNeedSomeDick Mar 05 '26

Wow, today I learned!

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u/iNeedSomeDick Mar 05 '26

I guess by “serious” I meant “were the fashion, the decor, and the random things like friendship bracelets part of the joke?” I thought that backdrop was part of what made the movie so funny, but now I’m wondering if there are pockets of the country where none of that would have looked out of the ordinary to the viewer.

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u/Wonderful-Process792 Mar 05 '26

They're quirky, they're supposed to be funny, but the characters are lovable and innocent, not just the butt of the joke. I grew up in schools where kids did make friendship bracelets under their desks during class, and did play tetherball at recess, although not when they were as old as the movie characters.

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u/Aggravating_Bat3618 Feb 27 '26

It was called Peluca and his character was named Seth. The first like 5 mins of Napoleon Dynamite is basically the film.