Land of 10,000 Lakes … and Uncle Rico's van from "Napoleon Dynamite"
Mark Shields, a Minneapolis programmer, is now the proud owner of the 1975 Dodge Tradesman van used in the filming of the 2004 indy hit “Napoleon Dynamite.” And guess what? You can rent the orange beauty to impress all your geeky friends. In case you haven’t memorized every line and every scene from the cult [...]
read moreThe "Napoleon Dynamite" Problem
I was jamming out to Pandora radio recently and a particular song choice reminded me of a quirky and eccentric cult film hero who has posed an interesting little predicament for a company. What is this predicament, you ask? Well, back in November 2008 The New York Times Magazine ran an article about Netflix and the challenge that it was presented with when it came [...]
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