The foul-mouthed Jay is hilarious, and Silent Bob provides not so subtle feedback through body language alone. Jay and Silent Bob, who before this movie were side characters in Kevin Smith’s four previous films ( Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy and Dogma), are the perfect stoner buddies. The stoner comedy is a genre that I as an ex-stoner can definitely appreciate. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001, USA)Ĭast: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck Clerks is clever, original and very, very re-watchable. Some movies are good ( Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back!), but like with Bond Girls, the first one is still the best. Clerks started a whole franchise of Kevin Smith comedies with many of the cast members frequently returning. Now Smith is no Spielberg, but two things he can do: write a screenplay that is funny as hell and find the boys and girls who know how to deliver these great lines. Clerks follows Dante’s and Randall’s misadventures as they deal with weird customers, (ex-) girlfriends and two deaths happening that very same day. His partner is the foul mouthed Randall who ‘runs’ the video store next door, which means bitching about movies, abusing customers and playing hockey on the rooftop. He hates the store, the stupid customers and basically his whole existence. An appropriate name because Dante literally thinks he’s in hell. The protagonist is Dante ‘I’m not even supposed to be here today’ Hicks. “A bunch of guys talking about movies and making dick jokes, that counts?!?” So he maxed out his credit cards, sold his comic book collection and filmed at night at the quick stop grocery store where he worked. Writer-director-comedian Kevin Smith once said in an interview that Reservoir Dogs influenced him to make Clerks. FilmDungeon’s Chief Editor JK sorts through the Dungeon’s DVD-collection to look for old cult favorites….Ĭast: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti
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