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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

"An epic quest. A magical guitar pick. A chance to put the D in Destiny."

2006

1h 33m

6.8(1806 votes)

Comedy

Music

Fantasy

Overview

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.

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Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Red Hour

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Jack Black

Jack Black

JB

Kyle Gass

Kyle Gass

KG

JR Reed

JR Reed

Lee

Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio

Dio

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Open Mic Host

Troy Gentile

Troy Gentile

Lil' JB

Ned Bellamy

Ned Bellamy

Security Guard

Fred Armisen

Fred Armisen

Security Guard

Kirk Ward

Kirk Ward

Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader

Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

Truck Stop Waitress

Creative team

Directed by: Liam Lynch
Written by: Kyle Gass
Jack Black
Produced by: Jack Black
Kyle Gass

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