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Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny

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Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny

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Released Nov 22, 2006

1h 37m

Comedy

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Musicians JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) begin a friendship that could lead to the formation of the greatest rock band in the world. To make that dream come true, the righteous duo embark on a quest to find a legendary guitar pick that possesses supernatural powers.

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Critics Consensus

Tenacious D fans will find this movie hilarious; everybody else will see only a low-brow concept movie and a small assembly of jokes stretched past the 100-minute mark.

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David Jenkins

Time Out

Clearly intended to be viewed through a haze of marijuana smoke, it'd be against the law for us to recommend this film.

Dec 30, 2006

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Paul Arendt

BBC.com

The Pick of Destiny ain't going to win any awards, and the girls don't get much of a look-in, but it will strike a few power chords with a certain generation that is too old to disco and too young to die.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 30, 2006

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Simon Crook

Empire Magazine

For fans, a crowd-surf over Tenacious D's best bits. For the unbaptised, a novelty movie of a novelty band, big on spirit but in search of a script.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 29, 2006

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Joshua Ryan

FandomWire

While Black and Gass’ comedic chemistry carries the increasingly absurd humor to new heights, comedy legends round out the supporting cast cameos and bit parts.

Rated: 7/10

Oct 1, 2024

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Kaleem Aftab

The List

It's a fun ride in the puerile style of Kevin Smith, but for non-fans of Black or the D, this will grate like a tone-deaf musician.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 3, 2018

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Dorothy Woodend

The Tyee (British Columbia)

If you put your brain in park, it's all vaguely amusing, in a silly fashion, much like a Ramones song, three chords of dumb fun that blows away like so much dry-ice smoke.

Aug 23, 2017

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Jacob B

This film was hilarious. I'd use the iconic Inward Singing meme in reference to those party-pooping critics if I didn't make it a conscious choice to avoid using such harsh language in my reviews despite having no problem with those kind of bad words in real life. But as someone who has minimal knowledge of Tenacious D beyond "that two-man band Jack Black is in",The Pick of Destiny was a movie that was funny, quotable, filled with cameos and one-scene wonders that are memorable without being distracting and, of course, filled with awesome music that's catchy and with lyrics that induce laughter in a good way. It's quite a fun adventure and a worthy recommendation for when you need something different from all those music biopics and already gotten your fix of The Blues Brothers. Definitely one of Jack Black's more underrated movies. Just be sure that your children can handle it. I'm fully aware that Jack Black's relatively family-friendly image as a movie star, with even School of Rock being on the tamer side of PG-13, has caused some people to find out the hard way that his Tenacious D persona is quite different with his pottymouth being a major source of memes. So I'm just putting that out there.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/19/25

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Ryan T

One of my favorite comedy movies, highly underrated. I really wish Hollywood would do more movies like this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Cheese M

THE KYLE GASS PROJECT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE SOMEDAY, JUST CAUSE YOUR NOT IN THE BAND DOESNT MEAN YOUR NOT IN THE BAND, AND REMEMBER KEEP DOING THOSE C**K PUSH UPS

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Audience Member

this film is better than citizen cane

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/25

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William B

The best musical I've ever seen and that will never change, also one of the best comedy movies I've ever seen. Despite the slapstick-like quality of the film, I will always have nothing but love for this film. The best part was watching it with my mother.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/24

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Oliver B

One of the best music movies with a fantastic storyline

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/28/24

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Synopsis

Musicians JB (Jack Black) and KG (Kyle Gass) begin a friendship that could lead to the formation of the greatest rock band in the world. To make that dream come true, the righteous duo embark on a quest to find a legendary guitar pick that possesses supernatural powers.

Director: Liam Lynch
Producer: Jack Black, Stuart Cornfield, Kyle Gass
Screenwriter: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
Distributor: New Line Cinema
Production Co: Red Hour Films
Rating: R (Pervasive Language|Drug Use|Sexual Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 22, 2006, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 1, 2009
Box Office (Gross USA): $8.3M
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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