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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.

20066.81h 33m

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.

Directed by Liam Lynch
Written by Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Liam Lynch
Produced by Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Stuart Cornfeld
Box OfficeBudget: $22.0MRevenue: $13.4M

Top 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

Themes & Keywords

rock 'n' rollguitarrock starmusic competitionsatandevilstoner comedy

About Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a comedy, music, fantasy, adventure film released in 2006 exploring themes of rock 'n' roll, guitar, rock star, music competition, satan, devil. Directed by Liam Lynch, it stars Jack Black, Kyle Gass, JR Reed. 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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