Tenacious D In The Pick Of Destiny Apr 2026

Released in 2006, Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny is a musical fantasy comedy that serves as a fictionalized origin story for the real-life comedy rock duo, Tenacious D . Written, produced by, and starring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, the film follows their "epic quest" to steal a magical guitar pick—fashioned from the tooth of Satan—from the Rock and Roll History Museum . Despite the star power of Jack Black, who took a significant pay cut from $12 million to $1 million to get the project made, the film was initially a major box office bomb , grossing only about $13.9 million against a $20 million budget. Plot and Musical Themes