Purely History on Instagram: "The famous steak conversation between Uncle Rico and Kip in Napoleon Dynamite wasn’t scripted. Jon Gries, who played Rico, improvised the lines using his own natural way of speaking, while director Jared Hess let the cameras keep rolling to capture the moment. Made on a budget of only $400,000, the film leaned heavily on improvisation and local talent. That stripped-down approach gave it an unpolished charm, and unscripted moments like Gries’ performance helped ceme