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Costello Claims He's the Original 'Napoleon Dynamite'
- Posted on Dec 4th 2008 10:00AM by John D. Luerssen
Elvis Costello isn't happy with filmmaker Jared Hess, who, Costello says, refused to credit him for the name to his smash 2004 film, 'Napoleon Dynamite.' Costello fans have long recognized the moniker as Costello's mid-'80s alter-ego.Hess maintains that the name of his outcast movie character was something he dreamed up, but Costello firmly disputes that notion. "The guy just denies completely that I made the name up," Costello tells Spin in its December issue. "But I invented it."
"Maybe somebody told him the name and he truly feels that he came about it by chance," Costello continues. "But it's two words that you're never going to hear together."
Kind of like Costello and modest.
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dumbasilook1
Thought I remembered that name. Obvoiusly you folks aren't fans. Elvis Costello's a cool dude....
December 05 2008 at 5:12 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
kahnelover101
lol he just wanna be important... retard
December 05 2008 at 4:57 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Tony
wtf? haha its been like 4 years since the movie was made
and you are saying it now?-_-
sigh.. if you want so much attention just do something else that actually makes ppl laugh or enjoy.
Jeremy
Who cares dude? Time to make up another name so you can have a smash movie about it in the year 2020!
December 05 2008 at 2:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
ktpolkadots
Has-beens always try to find a way to claim they did this or that just so they can have a tiny glimmer of importance.
December 05 2008 at 1:38 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
mariksrarehunter
What a load, Shut up Elvis Costello. You are just like the barbie company just NOW whineing about Bratz dolls. Kinda to late they have been on sale for years you know, and the MOVIE came out years ago to! So you kinda missed the boat there dude, Shut up and go hug your money, you wont miss the little bit you wont get from a stupid name you say you made up in the 80's!
December 05 2008 at 11:47 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
mariksrarehunter
OH BULLSHIT, get over it. First the Barbie company bitching about BRATZ dolls after they have been on sale for a few YEARS NOW and now this idiot, if he wanted to complain he should have done it when the movie first came out. To late now, Shut up Elvis Costello and get over yourself. You are acting like a fool, its just a freaking name.
December 05 2008 at 11:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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