Thank you for watching 😈 Video Chapters: Intro 0:00 Early Tenacious D Movie Concept 0:46 Forming "Tenacious D" / Discovered by David Cross 1:30 HBO / Tenacious D Opens for TOOL 2:25 Pick of Destiny Development Begins 4:20 Kickapoo Missouri 5:55 Lee / Ben Stiller 6:40 Re-shoots with Dave Grohl 7:54 Clean Version of "Beelzeboss" 8:45 Why did P.O.D. bomb? 8:59 Bad Release Timing 10:26 JB and KG Take Bets 11:29 David Letterman Disses Kage 12:28 Successful DVD Release 13:15 Potential Sequel 14:02 Outro 14:36

I had no idea this movie failed, literally my entire social circle at the time loved it.

@MediaPastimes

3 ай бұрын

I didn't either, not until Rize of the Fenix came out. All of my buddies and I would quote this movie constantly in freshman year of high school.

@Creationweek

2 ай бұрын

I watched this movie so many times. This is news to me that it was a flop

@tracyomalley9470

2 ай бұрын

I agree 💯💯💯❤❤❤❤

@williamdixon-gk2sk

2 ай бұрын

Ya, like a dozen of us saw this opening night. No idea it wasn't universally loved.

@Tekkarath

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately sitting on a couch with your friends watching a copy you torrented while smoking weed doesn't actually make them any money.

Jack Black's scat singing and vocal improvisation is amazing. Kyle Gass looked ancient even 30 years ago, but hell of a guitarist. LONG LIVE THE D!

@Weirwood256

3 ай бұрын

Idk about ancient

@DukesMusic84

3 ай бұрын

@@Weirwood256He's more like the cool older brother you never had. The bond between Jack and Kyle is lifelong

This movie is one of my favorite Jack Black films, not to mention the soundtrack kills

The movie bombed because, as Jables says, people don't know genius when they see it. This is one of the movies that raised me, and my dad and I still love it to this day. Long live the D \m/

@jamesvan2201

2 ай бұрын

raised you and your dad? how old is your dad? 15?

I loved it. "You're gonna gargle mayonnaise!..Noooo!'

There is not a film in existence that I have seen more times than The Pick of Destiny. I rewatched this movie as a young teenager over and over and over. To this day, I know every word of every song and most of the dialog. I know it’s not for everyone, but if it’s for you, it’s FOR you.

@creatrixZBD

Ай бұрын

🖤🤘🏼

Im shocked by this. I loved it so much, although I didnt see it in theatres. My stepdad downloaded it illegally on a disc. Maybe thats part of the reason it flopped.

@Capicu.

2 ай бұрын

I saw it in theaters and over the years when this movie came up with people (often loving it) virtually none of them saw it in theaters. So I'm sure piracy might have contributed a bit but rather I think it was just the sheer number of people willing to wait to own it or rent it. I wasn't a Tenacious D fan when I saw this, rather just a Jack Black fan. I think perhaps the movie was in a weird spot where typical Jack Black fans thought they needed to be fans of Tenacious D to appreciate the movie and while it might have helped it wasn't at all necessary. I also saw this with someone who was a huge fan of Tenacious D and I do recall them being a bit surprised I was up for seeing it, so maybe that also played a role where fans didn't really feel like they had anyone to go see it with? People generally don't like to go to the movies alone so again they were probably more comfortable waiting to see it.

@michaelblaine6494

2 ай бұрын

That’s very possible(I saw it in the theater as well),that was around the time where bootleg quality vastly improved as well as being at a time where DVD sales themselves were at their peak. I didn’t think of it til I saw your comment and this mini dissertation instantly appeared in my head🤪

I saw the D perform at a bar in NYC in 1995. They did a few songs but I was blown away by Tribute. Spoke with Jack after the show was a huge fan for years.

@Giosuke_Giogashikata

2 ай бұрын

Lucky bastard

That moment of Jack saying "Maybe this flavor's outlasted it's welcome." Is almost heartbreaking.

@ZiddersRooFurry

3 ай бұрын

Yet despite how terrible he must have been feeling he's still doing his best to make it funny. It's sad but it tells you a lot about Jack. He's a natural performer.

@redseaford9426

3 ай бұрын

Did I miss something?

@Randyplaysguitars

2 ай бұрын

​@@redseaford9426 It would appear so

@redseaford9426

2 ай бұрын

@Randyplaysguitars care to elaborate? Something happen to Jack or Kyle?

@Weewoo12

2 ай бұрын

I'm glad he made it out the other end alright. hard to believe that 20 years later he'd be a bigger megastar than he was at this point in his career

The way Stiller says "Satanus. That's Latan for Satan." Is stuck in my head forever.

@fuzznugget246

2 ай бұрын

Latin*

@arthurfrayn7619

2 ай бұрын

That and "nobody makes me bleed my own blood" in Dodgeball; Stiller commits to absurd one liners like a pro.

@vipermad358

2 ай бұрын

I frequently say it to myself!

@MediaPastimes

2 ай бұрын

@@arthurfrayn7619 "JOANIE LOVES CHACHI!!!"

@jackmehoff6701

Ай бұрын

It's supra-natural a whole other level above super

I've never been a Tenacious D fan, but there was a time in my life where I knew every single word in this film (probably still do tbh).

Kyle Gass is Paulie’s quote Something along the lines of “When I was a kid you were old but now that I’m old you’re still old”

This movie holds a special place in my heart. In 2005 my father died and I was 20. My friend and I played guitar and wrote music together. We started playing acoustic shows in NYC. I would sing and play rhythm guitar and he played lead guitar. We would watch this movie and get really stoned pretty often. Along with Freddy Got Fingered. Those were some good times when I was in a sort of dark place. My highschool girlfriend didn't show up to my dad's funeral like she was supposed to with my best friends girlfriend. So things ended shortly after that also.

I have many fond memories of watching this movie with my metalhead friends. We saw in theaters, I bought the dvd, and we watched it several times together. It's still one of my all-time favorite musicals and I can sing most of the songs by heart

Sometimes things are just ahead of their time. The D had a small but tenacious following who loved the movie and told their friends about it. Through streaming the movie ended up being the vehicle that made them a worldwide sensation. You can never predict this stuff

I went to Download Festival in 2016, one day they were playing this movie in a huge tent. It was so crowded i had to sit in the back by the door, but as the movie played every single person was singing along to each song. It was beautiful man. Honestly a magical moment i'm glad i got to witness

@Tinylittledansonman

3 ай бұрын

Im cringing in my seat just reading this. I cant imagine the smell of that tent, and to be honest, I dont want to.

@killingtimeonline

3 ай бұрын

@@Tinylittledansonman okay

@drugsdelaney2907

3 ай бұрын

@@Tinylittledansonmannobody loves you.

@itzs0weezee

2 ай бұрын

@@Tinylittledansonmanbro you just sound pretentious asf lmao. Reddit will welcome you with open arms

@lildad559

2 ай бұрын

@@Tinylittledansonmanyea it probably smells a lot better than your room

I just got this on bluray, it took almost 20 years to hit the format. Had no idea it bombed, but I didn't realize it cost that much to make

I saw this movie opening weekend in a packed theater, and was shocked to hear it flopped. the whole room was in stitches from start to finish.

I vaguely remember watching the TV edit of this movie and got really confused when I heard Beelzebub censored with different words rather than cutting the lines.

Shit I used to sing Tenacious D songs with all my friends acapela in the high-school hallways during breaks. Seen the movie like 500 times. It's a cornerstone of my life.

I love this movie, the chaotic energy to the soundtrack to Tim Robbins to how committed Jack & Kyle were to the finale, this is a favorite of mine to this day.

Ah a Van Damme Conneisour, you sir, are a great man.

I still quote this movie. It's just effin' great is what it is. "Two air vents, on the roof! That's what the guy was talkin' 'bout-sheeeeeeit!"

Man, I LOVE this movie! And the final rock off against the Devil is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I was in 3rd grade when my babysitter introduced me to Tenacious D. I was immediately taken in by everything that was going on in the movie, along with all of the different actors that were in it, and thus making it one of my favorites growing up, lol

Thank you for this greatest and best upload in the world, been a huge D fan for a long time and this video has ton of info I didn't even know it exists!

@MediaPastimes

2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it, I tried to keep it balanced for casual and diehard D fans 🫡

This is my favourite movie of all time rewatched it god knows how many times and my Dad even has the PoD. Great video man

How does this only have 1k views and 100 likes?! THIS is quality content.

Their movie bombed because people are stupid and it was terribly mismanaged. This film is amazing. It's right next to Spinal Tap and School of Rock in my ultimate rock film list.

@ennuiblue4295

2 ай бұрын

no Pink Floyd 'The Wall'? 🧱

@ZiddersRooFurry

2 ай бұрын

@@ennuiblue4295 I like The Wall. Both the record and film are pretty amazing as far as rock records and movie musicals go. It's just as I've gotten older I've come to realize that Roger Waters is batshit insane, and that most of David Gilmour's criticism about the record and film are true. It was Roger pretty much taking all his issues and blaming them on people in his life and on the fans. Plus it fetishizes Nazi ideology in a really sus way. There's just too much about it that is problematic for me to really enjoy listening to it the way I used to before I really started looking at the messages it attempts to convey.

@ZiddersRooFurry

2 ай бұрын

@@ennuiblue4295 I'll add that despite my issues with it, it doesn't change the fact that when I was a kid 'Comfortably Numb' was the first song that made me realize songs were more than just melodies with a beat. I was 9 years old, dealing with a really bad flu, and the song and meds I was on literally took me to another universe. It was a once in a lifetime event that has never strayed far from my mind. I never got into drugs or alcohol, fortunately so what I did to chase that high was get into writing my own songs, poetry, and stories. I owe Roger's writing that much. He's still batshit bonkers insane, though.

@goldylover1000

2 ай бұрын

I put pick of destiny as my favorite jack black movie And my favorite rock duo comedy next to Both bill and Ted films (part 3 sucked.) Beavis and butthead do America And Wayne’s world.

@drcgamer6

2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, there are far too many stupid people to recognize greatness.

I'm very surprised to hear this movie failed. It is one of my all-time favorite movies and all of my friend and me use one liner from it all the time. It was an amazing movie. I bought at least seven copies on DvD because when I would want to watch the movie again, it wouldn't be here because one of my friends had borrowed it and then they lost it, so I would rush out and buy another copy.

Movies freaking great and broke my heart when I found out it bombed and how it hurt them. Til this day, at the karaoke bar I go to, there's always a Tenacious D song being sung. ❤

this is one of my favorite movies of all time.

Thank you for reminding me of this movie, I haven't seen it in ages.

I remember watching School of Rock as a child and then spent the rest of my childhood wondering why everything I saw after from Jack Black was so measurably worse.

I think I saw this movie in the theater more than any other movie. I was taking everyone I could to it I absolutely loved this movie when it came out. I had no idea it was so unsuccessful that's really disappointing.

This is one of my favorite movies of all time, but I'd never heard of it till years after it was released.

Great video as always!

It somehow never clicked with me that Liam Lynch directed this. As a Sifl & Olly fan, that makes me love this movie even more.

The Pick of Destiny was my childhood, I love it and always have. It makes me sad that it was a flop, I thought it was the best movie ever at the time.

Pick of Destiny is a work of genius and someday the world will know.

I remember having to travel an hour to a different part of London to get to a cinema that was actually showing this movie. I was thrilled when I finally saw the D live (Rise of the Phoenix tour) and they performed at least 6 songs from POD including Beelzeboss.

My best friend and I saw this opening weekend and shared the theater with two other people, still had a blast

I first saw this movie when it came out on DVD, and immediately fell in love with its base theme of escaping mediocrity, pursuing your dream when no one supports you, and having the perseverance to keep going when all you see around you is consistent failure, and you have every reason to give up. Turns out, when you're being faced with an insurmountable amount of adversity alone, what's perceived as being highly delusional is sometimes someone having the faith in themselves that they aren't receiving from an external support system. Sometimes, you need to be crazy enough to keep pursuing seemingly futile personal endeavors till you eventually find success. It's only then you're no longer crazy & delusional; you've fulfilled what you believed you were personally destined for. 💪

literally one of my favorite movies to watch as a kid,its made me a life long jack black fan

My goodness, what a beautiful ending to a phenomenal video.

One of my all time favorite movies, I was shocked to find it bombed!

This is one of my 10 out of 10s. I waited years for it to come out on blu-ray and couldn't understand why it took so long. I never new how badly it flopped. Thanks for the vid.

great video. one of my favorite movies. need to watch all of the stuff from before it

I watched this movie like a hundred times when it started playing on HBO. My brother and I still always say “then I will have nothing” from time to time in reference to JB ordering one glass of carrot juice at the diner from Amy Poehler. Absolute classic and the songs are amazing.

This is the ONLY movie I’ve ever seen alone. Literally nobody else was in the theatre room that day except me. I lost my mind laughing. And the cameos! Who can get mad that they constantly battle demons with their metal?

One of the best goofy commedies of all time and with fantastic soundtrack. I've seen it about 10-15 times I think.

man... I loved that movie. I still watch it from time to time.

PoD and Grandma's Boy were both huge bombs that are classics to me.

@MediaPastimes

2 ай бұрын

Both movies thrived on DVD though, at least.

But one thing no one thought about was The D would rise again just like the FENIX!

Me and my friends were like 13ish when this came out. We got stoned and went to the theaters to watch it. Granted there was like 8 people at the theaters but it was so much fun.

The most shocking thing I have learned from this video is the timeframe in which this film was released. I've never wondered about the year it was released, but I've always thought it was way older than some of the films mentioned in this video (like Kong and School of Rock). And that it came out a week after Casino Royale.

this movie came out right when i graduated high school me and my buds got are first place together and we played this movie on repeat as we partied every night was great times

I saw this in theaters. I bought the dvd. It finally came to blu ray and I bought that too.

This movie IS the greatest of all time! Never laugh so hard watching a musical comedy. It shows every band's struggle to be a music band in such a fun way. Its alson nice to sing those songs in bar's karaoke night!

Dude, I don't even know what else was in theaters. I went to Tenacious D like 3 times. I almost cried at how much I loved that movie. I bought the album immediately after we watched the movie the first time.

Gosh can’t stress enough how much I love this movie! In my top 5!

this came out and while i was only 10 i got to watch with my brothers and his friends and it was amazing, he who held the pick was king

I have watched this movie way too many times since 2006. One of my friends rented this after we got our first paycheck, and we got so baked with our old crew. We had to keep pausing to catch our breath laughing. I can't explain what a great experience it is while in the right mind frame for the first time. I guess I'll watch the video now.

Something doesn’t have to make a lot of money to be good, the two doesn’t always correlate

Love this movie, still watch it to this day

Whenever someone meantions this movie, my go-to thought is of Ben Stiller as Sebastian... absolutely spot on parody of a GC manager. This movie is far more hilarious than its balance sheet would have you believe.

The soundtrack got me to watch the movie. It was a fun watch

I love Pick of Destiny so much. This should've been a cult classic by now.

@MediaPastimes

3 ай бұрын

It absolutely is. The Blu-ray finally came out a few weeks back! Glad to see that more people can discover it now.

It didn't play in ANY theatre within a 2 hr drive for me. And then finding a physical copy once it released to home media was near impossible (managed to find a dvd dual-pack of PoD and Be Kind, Rewind. STILL one of my favourite musicals. Kyle Gass is an underrated guitar master

What a bummer. I remember this not doing well but my friends and I lived on this movie through junior high/ high school.

I watched this movie so many times, Tenacious D was pivotal. Top tier cameo’s I always do Fred Armisen’s a cappella drum solo.

I remember seeing the D for the first time playing Tribute on Conan O’Brian and was a fan for life after that.

I was into Jack Black and Tenacious D in my early teens. Before I could afford to go to see movies realiably. Later on in my early 20's when I had some money, I learned I wasn't into JB and his style nearly as much anymore. Even now, I feel like his shtick got pretty old. I still have a soft spot for his stuff. It was awesome in my early and late teens. I'm pretty sure I'd still find PoD funny too. The songs still kickass. I'll probably give it a way later :)

Sadly that's where the Hecklers and the haters starts to poison the industry But this movie was awesome! Time for a rewatch

This film is unironically one of my favorites of all time, me and my friends would quote it all the time growing up! no idea how it could’ve bombed in its day but either way it has aged like fine wine!

@MediaPastimes

Ай бұрын

I think a lot of us were too young to buy a ticket. I was 14 and anyone I knew who was 17 didn't care for the D so I had to wait until home video like many others.

I loooooved this movie own the dvd and the soundtrack on cd and phone. I love Tenacious D and this movie was freaking GOLD!!!

I saw it and the theater opening weekend. I love The D.

I wish I saw this in theaters luckily I got it on dvd and watched it over and over again.

Damn I love this movie so much I remember being a kid and renting it from the library and just never returning it I ended up watching it so much the dvd got badly scratched god man this video took me back to some good memories Jack Black is definitely on my top 10 actors

I remember watching this as soon as it was released on DVD in 2007 and I felt like a like the HBO mini series was better. I think Tenacious D as a band is more famous then ever and the 2006 movie has got a large cult following after all these years.

I don't like musicals but I love the pick of destiny it's so funny it's still funny now. Awesome movie.

This movie came out when I was in college and IDGAF, this is still one of my favorite movies. And the soundtrack is still amazing

So, a friend of mine and myself have this running joke about us not ending up seeing Pick of Destiny in theatres. What had happened was that we first decided to go see Casino Royal together with some friends. A week or so, our intention was to go see Pick of Destiny. The problem was that the group that we were with had a slightly different rotation of friends than the week prior, so some of them hadn't seen Casino Royal yet. What's worse is that my friend had basically been hyping up Casino Royal while we were hanging out before seeing the movie. By the time we got to the theatre, the group decided to go see Casino Royal instead of Pick of Destiny and I begrudgingly went along with it. Despite my best efforts, I was unable to find time with friends to actually see Pick Of Destiny while in theatre. Thankfully, due to it's DVD release, I was able to see it. Nowadays, I joke with my friend that I'm totally not bitter at all for the last minute change of plans that happened that fateful night. Thank you for listening to my Ted Talk.

@hamsandwich6685

Ай бұрын

Lame excuse for bailing on the D..

I tried to see it in theaters but I was underage at the time and couldn't get a ticket, which sucks bc I love the movie

This is one of my top 5 movies!

@delugesofgrandeur

3 ай бұрын

Says more about you than the movie.

Not only did I see this movie opening day. I bought the soundtrack too. I loved it when it came out.

I love this movie! Saw it in theaters. I got the DVD.

i gotta admit that scene when the devil yells F**** makes me fall over laughing

I love this movie. I bought the dvd and play it whenever I need a good laugh. I was surprised that it did do well in the box office. The music is great and JB and Kyle did an awesome job on it. It's funny as hell and the cameos are really cool. I'm not a big fan of Ben Stiller, but his part in this movie was spot on and he just nailed it. This is my favorite Jack Black movie and Kyle Gass is the perfect pairing. Not only does he do a terrific job as a supporting actir, but he brings his own comedy talent to the movie. But, just like in music getting a recording contract doesn't mean jack if they don't promote it properly. That's why some movies do much better on DVD.

Theres not a lot of movies i watch every year let alone a few times a year but i watch this movie every couple months because its an absolute masterpiece

I love this movie. When this was in theaters my buddies and I went and saw it and the entire time we were singing all the songs. There must have been five other people in there with us but we managed to piss them off and have them yell at us to shut the fuck up. Talk about a meta experience.

Tenecious D is what got me into them. The movie might have done bad in the box office but in the long run it was a success 🙌

Mentioning and showing Sifl & Olly needs to happen in more videos.

I watched this movie constantly when I got it on DVD. I can still quote it word for word to this day. My favorite musical of all time.

Since we all loved it when I was a teen, makes sense that no adults really were into it. It was far too silly for a lot of people but it truly is a classic. I sing lines from it all the time still.

Great movie and soundtrack!

I LOVED this movie as a young metal head this was like holy to my friends and I. You can never tell me Jack Black isn't one of the most talented human beings to walk the planet earth. Anyone who beat the Devil in ROCKING is a God in my book.

I have the soundtrack that came with a replica pick of destiny and the chapter cards from the movie! The CD cover looks like a bible! It's amazing

I remember finding that clean version of Beelzeboss years ago and just absolutely dying. "Dang! Drat! Fuuuuuudge!"

@goldylover1000

2 ай бұрын

And “He’s gonna make you his best slave.” As if, that sounded cleaner than sex slave XD