Typophile

Display font used in 'Napolean Dynamite'

Alphonse

Hi everyone,

Can anybody help me to find this font ?
It's used in the movie 'Napoleon Dynamite'.

Here is the screenshot. ("Scenic Idaho" in the background)

Thanks in advance !

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Riccardo Sartori

Astron: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/paratype/astronctt/

Mike F

Originally "Gonzales Jeanette" by Francisco Gonzales (Gonzalez?) for Photo-Lettering, 1971.

Riccardo Sartori

Thanks, Mike, I was pretty sure it wasn’t a Paratype’s original design, but hadn’t found any leads to the source.

Mike F

Paratype is pretty good about giving credit ("similar to ... ) on its own website, but that credit doesn't seem to transfer to resellers.

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