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Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

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

Genres

ComedyMusicFantasyAdventure

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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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Budget

$22000000

Revenue

$13405595

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

93 mins

Rating

6.782/10

Release Date

22 November 2006

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

The Stranger

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

Satan

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Guitar Center Guy

Lara Everly

Lara Everly

Girl

Brittany Eldridge

Brittany Eldridge

Girl

Melissa-Anne Davenport

Melissa-Anne Davenport

Girl

John Ennis

John Ennis

Gang Member

Vincent Foster

Vincent Foster

Gang Member

Jay Johnston

Jay Johnston

Gang Member

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Drunk Frat Dude

Stephanie Erb

Stephanie Erb

Al's Bar Waitress

Amy Adams

Amy Adams

Gorgeous Woman

Milos Milicevic

Milos Milicevic

Tattooed Biker

Molly Bryant

Molly Bryant

Ecstatic Woman

Michael Rivkin

Michael Rivkin

Poopy Guy

Gregg Turkington

Gregg Turkington

Stand Up Comic

Patrick M. Walsh

Patrick M. Walsh

Exploding Head Guy

Bevin Kaye

Bevin Kaye

Fainting Woman

Evie Peck

Evie Peck

KG's Mother

Mason Knight

Mason Knight

Young KG

Erik Walker

Erik Walker

Bully

Cynthia Ettinger

Cynthia Ettinger

Betty Black

Andrew Lewis Caldwell

Andrew Lewis Caldwell

Billy Black

Laura Milligan

Laura Milligan

Tarot Card Reader

Jason Segel

Jason Segel

Frat Boy #1 (uncredited)

Meat Loaf

Meat Loaf

Bud Black (uncredited)

John C. Reilly

John C. Reilly

Sasquatch (uncredited)

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