Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Nov 22, 2006

1h 33m

★ 6.8

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

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.

Genres

Comedy

Music

Fantasy

Adventure

Production Companies

New Line Cinema

Red Hour

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Trailers

Cast

Jack Black

Kyle Gass

Lee

JR Reed

Dio

Ronnie James Dio

Open Mic Host

Paul F. Tompkins

Lil' JB

Troy Gentile

Security Guard

Ned Bellamy

Security Guard

Fred Armisen

Car Chase Cop / Gang Leader

Kirk Ward

Truck Stop Waitress

Amy Poehler

The Stranger

Tim Robbins

Satan

Dave Grohl

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