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.

2006•1h 33m•6.8/10

ComedyMusicFantasyAdventure

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.8/10(2K)

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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Production

New Line Cinema, Red Hour

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

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

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins

The Stranger

Dave Grohl

Dave Grohl

Satan

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller

Guitar Center Guy

Lara Everly

Girl

Brittany Eldridge

Girl

Melissa-Anne Davenport

Melissa-Anne Davenport

Girl

John Ennis

John Ennis

Gang Member

Vincent Foster

Vincent Foster

Gang Member

Jay Johnston

Jay Johnston

Gang Member

Colin Hanks

Colin Hanks

Drunk Frat Dude

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