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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
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.
2006 · Directed by Liam Lynch · 93 min · Comedy · Music · Fantasy · Adventure · 15 frames
Tagline
An epic quest. A magical guitar pick. A chance to put the D in Destiny.
Crew
- Written by: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
- Cinematography: Robert Brinkmann
- Edited by: David Rennie
- Music: John King, Andrew Gross
- Production design: Martin Whist
- Produced by: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Stuart Cornfeld
Cast
- Jack Black as JB
- Kyle Gass as KG
- JR Reed as Lee
- Ronnie James Dio as Dio
- Paul F. Tompkins as Open Mic Host
- Troy Gentile as Lil' JB
- Ned Bellamy as Security Guard
- Fred Armisen as Security Guard
- Kirk Ward as Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader
- Amy Poehler as Truck Stop Waitress
Production
- Country: United States of America, Germany
- Language: English
- Studios: New Line Cinema, Red Hour
- Budget: $22,000,000
- Box office: $13,405,595
- Themes: rock 'n' roll, guitar, rock star, music competition, satan, devil, rock musical, stoner comedy
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