when in rome

the year: 2010

the genre: comedy


the cast: Kristen Bell (Beth); Josh Duhamel (Nick Beamon); Anjelica Huston (Celeste); Will Arnett (Antonio); Jon Heder (Lance); Dax Shepard (Gale); Danny DeVito (Al Russo)


the plot: Beth is a young, ambitious New Yorker who is completely unlucky in love. On a whirlwind trip to Rome, she impulsively steals some coins from a reputed fountain of love, and is then aggressively pursued by a band of suitors.


don't miss: Gale. He's a humble son-of-a-gun.


listen for: "This is crazy. I don't know whether to look at my own reflection or to look at you. That's how beautiful you are!"


watch for: all of the coins in the Roman fountain-they are US currency.


watch for: the swingin' ending credits:




also watch for: the cameo appearance by Efren Ramirez (Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite).


also listen for: "...the padre cleaned me out at the poker table. Yeah."

napoleon dynamite

the year: 2004

the genre: comedy


the cast: Jon Heder (Napoleon Dynamite); Jon Gries (Uncle Rico); Aaron Ruell (Kip); Efren Ramirez (Pedro); Diedrich Bader (Rex); Tina Majorino (Deb); Haylie Duff (SUmmer Wheatly); Shondrella Avery (Lafawnduh)


the plot: Preston, Idaho's most curious resident, Napoleon Dynamite, lives with his grandma and his 32-year-old brother Kip (who cruises chat rooms for ladies). Pedro moves to town from Mexico with an awesome bike and a moustache. Napoleon and Pedro become friends, and with the help of Deb, work to snatch the Student Body President title from Summer Wheatley.



don't miss: the talent part of the student council presentations:



listen for: "I see you're drinking 1%. Is that 'cause you think you're fat? 'Cause you're not. You could be drinking whole if you wanted to."



also listen for: "Well, things are getting pretty serious right now. I mean, we chat online for, like, two hours every day so I guess you could say things are gettin' pretty serious."


did you know: Jon Heder helped to make the boondoggle keychains between scenes.


did you also know: every dish shown during the opening credits is eaten by a character later in the movie.


extra bonus points: if you know why the movie features one of the longest credited cast lists in history.