Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
Average Rating: 5.7/10
Reviews Counted: 120
Fresh: 65 | Rotten: 55
Tenacious D fan 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.
Average Rating: 5.5/10
Critic Reviews: 38
Fresh: 18 | Rotten: 20
Tenacious D fan 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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Movie Info
In this musical comedy-adventure starring self-proclaimed greatest band in the world Tenacious D, a pair of aspiring rock superstars attempt to convince the world of their true talents as they embark on a daring quest to acquire the supernaturally powered guitar pick that will finally allow them to fully realize their vast rock & roll potential. JB (Jack Black) is a naďve Midwesterner whose strict Christian parents view his burning passion for heavy metal as a mortal sin. After his dad tears
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Cast
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Jack Black
JB -
Kyle Gass
KG -
JR Reed
Lee -
Troy Gentile
Lil' JB -
Ronnie James Dio
Dio -
Paul F. Tompkins
Open Mic Host -
Ned Bellamy
Security Guard -
Fred Armisen
Security Guard -
Kirk Ward
Car Chasing Cop, Gang L... -
Amy Poehler
Truck Stop Waitress -
Tim Robbins
The Stranger -
Dave Grohl
Satan -
Ben Stiller
Guitar Centre Guy -
Lara Everly
Girl -
Brittany Eldridge
Girl -
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John Ennis
Gang Member -
V.J. Foster
Gang Member -
Jay Johnston
Gang Member -
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Colin Hanks
Drunk Frat Dude -
Stephanie Erb
Al's Bar Waitress -
Amy Adams
Gorgeous Woman -
Milos Milicevic
Tattooed Biker -
Molly Bryant
Ecstatic Woman -
Michael Rivkin
Poopy Guy -
Neil Hamburger
Stand Up Comic -
Patrick Walsh
Exploding Head Guy -
Bevin Kaye
Fainting Woman -
Evie Peck
KG's Mother -
Mason Knight
Young KG -
Erik Walker
Bully -
Dean Marchiano
Bully -
Cynthia Ettinger
Betty Black -
Andrew Caldwell
Billy Black -
Laura Milligan
Tarot Card Reader -
Meat Loaf
JB's Father [Uncredited... -
John C. Reilly
Sasquatch [Uncredited] -
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All Critics (120) | Top Critics (38) | Fresh (69) | Rotten (56) | DVD (16)
Clearly intended to be viewed through a haze of marijuana smoke, it'd be against the law for us to recommend this film.
Top CriticI found it mildly amusing. I didn't hate it.
Begins with flatulence, ends with flatulence and is one big gaseous emission in between.
Strictly for the tenaciously devoted.
Even considering Black's prodigious talents, Pick gets tiresome way too quickly.
A daft, often uproarious rock opera that may become a cult favorite.
Yup, it's Jack Black -- with an "R" ... really.
"Tenacious D" is a movie for fans of the hilarious spoof-rocking duo. You know who you are.
Long may they continue to walk in Ronnie James Dio's short but comforting shadow.
Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny is diverting and fun and a great treat for fans, but it's as forgettable as Chinese dinner at the nursing home.
Little more than a set of sketches strung along a plotline that is gossamer light.
May just win over the rockers of old and new...
I enjoyed it, though as a casual fan who also dug the Tenacious D album and DVD, I don't know how it'll play for newcomers.
While the flick has a few funny moments likely to make the general public laugh, at heart it's a Tenacious D tribute layered with asides and inside jokes scripted with the group's diehard fans in mind.
While the flick has a few funny moments likely to make the general public laugh, at heart it's a Tenacious D tribute layered with asides and inside jokes scripted with the group's diehard fans in mind.
Left to its own devices, the plot is tedious, slow, and unfunny.
Apart from the cameos, the movie limps along from one satiric rock song to another, with only the music to carry it.
Holy ****alukadingdong, stoners, Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny makes a very attractive premiere on DVD.
Being a Jack Black fan is mandatory for this zany, energetic and relentless buddy movie, rock opera and crass low-brow comedy which no doubt has more appeal with mood enhancers - a hyperactive dose of Jack Black in a self-indulgent rock fantasy.
Audience Reviews for Tenacious D in: The Pick of Destiny
Super Reviewer
"The greatest motion picture of all time."
As a lover of Tenacious D and Rock period, this movie is heaven. It's filled from start to finish with awesome references and songs. JB and KG are actually good musicians, so everything in the movie, song wise, works perfectly. Their songs are catchy(I should know as I can now say I know every song in this movie by heart, after my latest viewing), and their guitar playing is good. Then there's amazing cameos from Meatloaf as JB's father. From Dio as a poster of JB's room. From Ben Stiller, as a guitar salesman who knows about the Pick of Destiny. From Tim Robbins, as the Stranger. And from Dave Grohl as none other than Satan. And last but not least from John C. Reilly as Sasquatch. *Fun Fact: John C. Reilly also got a credit as Sasquatch Researcher. I shit you not. Then there's a scene that spoofs A Clockwork Orange. The movie has everything.
We see Tenacious D form and then try to find the Pick of Destiny, which will magically turn them into the best band in the world. In between there's a little adventure to find the pick that feels slightly like the one from Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle. There's a mushroom trip, there's Sasquatch, there's Satan, there's an open mic contest. The movie is just jam packed from start to finish. It's all a very fun ride.
Now I can see this being an easy movie to hate. Its comedy isn't for everyone and its music won't be either. If you're a Tenacious D fan then you're golden, but otherwise it's probably a coin flip. I'll admit that I've never seen this movie sober. It's one that you smoke some weed with your friends and say "Shit, we haven't watched The D lately." It's a funny and amusingly ridiculous film from the greatest band ever, Tenacious D. Those are their words not mine.
Super Reviewer
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- JB: [singing] Wait, wait, wait you motherfucker! We challenge you to a rock-off! Give us one chance to rock your socks off!
- Satan: Fuck! Fuck! [singing] Fuuuuck! The demon code prevents me, from declining a rock-off challenge. What are your terms, what's the catch?
- JB: [singing] If we win, you must take your sorry ass back to hell! And also you will have to pay our rent!
- Satan: [singing] And what if I win?
- JB: [singing] The you can take Kage back to hell.
- KG: What?
- JB: Trust me, Kage, it's the only way.
- KG: What are you talking about?
- JB: [singing] To be your little bitch!
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- JB: Now our masterpiece will never happen because we won't be fueled by Satan!
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- KG: We've been through so much shit.
- JB: Deactivated lasers with my dick!
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- KG: There's just no way that we can win, that was a masterpiece.
- JB: Listen to me...
- KG: He rocks too hard because he's not a mortal man!
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- KG: I said that they all use the same guitar pick...
- JB: Holy shitballs.
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- JB: Can I be a Sasquatch too?
- Sasquatch [Uncredited]: You already are. You're my son, JB. My little baby Sass.
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This film is essential for D fans. Its worth a try for metal music lovers. However, if you don't fit in these catagories, its should be given at least a chance.