He defended himself by saying i always cast my friends in my movies, why wouldnt i cast my best. For some time, kevin smith was adamant that he would not do a direct sequel to clerks, feeling the first film said everything that needed to be said. Jul 28, 2006 trying to make clerks ii a movie in color with modern references and a seriously shitty 1990s altrock soundtrack including alanis morisette and motherfucking soul asylumwe kid you not is a lot like when one of those high school goth kids suddenly starts wearing abercrombie and backwards baseball caps. However, this title was met with some backlash, as fans felt it sounded too gimmicky.
Silent bob breaks his silence at the end of the movie and offers dante some advice, but the line he speaks was actually meant to be said by jay. From movie quotes and mixed movie quizzes to specific quizzes on individual movies, there is something for every movie fan here. Clerks ii is a more than worthy display of smiths ear for dialogue, popculture intelligence, and ability to push the envelope of decency to the breaking point, and, yes, it is utterly hilarious in an alternately gutbusting and wry sort of way. One of kevin smiths good friends, walter flanagan plays four separate roles in clerks 1994, the eggobsessed guidance counselor, the cigarette protester who bought the cigarettes immediately after the protest, the customer offended by the lewd jizz mopper discussion, and the customer to whom randal said the resident cats name was annoying customer. There are 15,073 quizzes and 150,730 trivia questions in this category. He reads in the newspaper that his exgirlfriend caitlin is getting married. Hardly anybody ever works in the movies, except at jobs like cops, robbers, drug dealers and space captains. Ook het inmiddels voor smithfilms kenmerkende duo jay en silent bob ontbreekt niet.
Willem black was supposed to be a collegiate type, but the original actor for the role, dan hapstak, changed his mind and opted out of the role scott mosier was then cast as the role, but since he didnt look collegiate, they reworked the character into an idiot man chi. The sequel shifts the focus from young clerks trying to determine what to do with their lives to clerks approaching middle age trying to figure out why theyre still in their deadend jobs. Clerks is a 1994 american independent blackandwhite buddy comedy film written, directed, and coproduced by kevin smith. Parents need to know that this film is not for kids. Kevin smith actually hated the idea of having silent bob speak, but the fans. This is the first film in kevin smiths intricately interconnected view askewniverse series the others being dogma 1999, mallrats 1995, chasing amy 1997, jay and silent bob strike back 2001 and clerks ii 2006. Thus, smith retitled the film clerks ii and finally went into production.
In the original clerks 1994, no cigarette brands are ever named, although many packs are sold throughout the film. At the end of this movie, the quick stop only carries nails cigarettes, a fictional brand shown in some of kevin smiths previous movies. Dec 04, 2010 i do not own any rights to this footage view askew productions does slight bit of adult language at the very start great, hilarious scene from clerks 2 that answers kevin smiths. In the film, the jokes and pop culture debates are uproariously funny, but when theyre heard outside of the cramped convenience store where the film. He is also the cofounder, with scott mosier, of view askew productions and owner of jay and silent bobs secret stash comic and novelty store in red bank, new jersey. Which of the kevin smith films is actually a prequel to clerks.
Clerks ii is a 2006 american comedy film written and directed by kevin smith, the sequel to his 1994 film clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the view. Apr 06, 2006 picking up ten years after clerks left off, clerks ii looks in on dante and randals seminew life or lack thereof. From the start it was just so boring and poorly written. Dante thinks life is a series of down endings and this day is proving to no different.
The dialogue is rife with obscenities over fwords, to start, as well sexual talk including references to oral sex, bestiality, masturbation, homosexuality, and pornography and brief images tonguekissing, visual suggestion of a man about to masturbate and then penetrate a donkey. So this movie is essentially reading the clerks 2 movie. He has legions of fans, but we bet a bunch of them dont know all 10 of these facts. Overall, clerks ii is not a bad movie and there are a bunch of legitimately funny scenes. The story of dante whining about his life and randall putting him in his place is rehashed from the first movie, but with a sudden afflatus, dante is finally able to do something about it. Kevin patrick smith born august 2, 1970 is an american filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. The clerks 2 screenplay by kevin smith is the complete shooting script to the movie clerks 2. Earlymorning hours a dog sleeps on a neatly made bed.
Of the 50 actors credited, only two had at least one film credit before appearing in this movie gary stern and mitch cohen. You may actually enjoy clerks 2 a lot more, its more of a straightforward r rated silly raunchy movie and it has an actual budget so it looks better. Starring brian ohalloran and jeff anderson, it presents a day in the lives of titular store clerks dante hicks ohalloran and randal graves anderson, along with their acquaintances. Clerks ii basics 10 question trivia quiz, authored by emj23. On september 7, 2004, a tenth anniversary edition of clerks was released. Apr 28, 2009 even tho they are the same family of movies, they are really 2 different movies. One of the many charms of kevin smiths clerks is that it clocks a full day on the job.
So when i read this not only to i get the joy of watching the movie in my head, but i also get to learn how to write a type of screenplay. Smith clerks, chasing amy, dogma, jay and silent bob strike back pushes his nothingissacred humor right to the edge and then takes a leap as dante and randal invade the world of moobys fast food restaurant, where the slogan is im eating it. Clerks ii basics quiz 10 questions fun trivia quizzes. A rarity for a kevin smith movie, wanda sykes and earthquake improvised all of their. Clerks 2 king diamond king diamond welcome home duration.
Behind the counter, where the only other employees are an ubernerd trevor ferhman and. Containing 2 of smiths films, arguably his best, with extra scenes that went. When filming the last shot, kevin smith had the soul asylum song misery cued up on a boom box offcamera to fit the mood when the film goes back to blackandwhite. Director kevin smith is incredibly talented, as he not only wrote, produced, and directed this hugely acclaimed and influential comedy, he also stars in it as well. Even while braving a nonstop parade of unpredictable shoppers, the clerks manage to play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and straighten out their. It was just last week that director kevin smith hinted that he was developing a mallrats 2, and while he has three movies lined up to film before working on that project, that hasnt stopped him from starting to get a cast together. Oct 24, 2019 clerks is structured episodically, driven more by dialogue than plot, and the acting is a bit amateurish at times. God, i love this film about the beautiful relationship between 2 sets of hetero life mates. Blackandwhite indie comedy from the mind of kevin smith which centers on the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks was released on bluray on november 17, 2009, as a 15th anniversary edition. Clerks ii is a 2006 american comedy film written and directed by kevin smith, the sequel to his 1994 film clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the view askewniverse. He has legions of fans, but we bet a bunch of them dont know all 10 of these. A shelf of books holds such classics as dantes inferno, beyond good and evil, the catcher in the rye, and the dark knight returns.
The new jersey mini mart has burned down, and dante hicks and his best friend, randall graves, have been working at a fastfood place called moobys for two years. The clerks ii dvd was released on november 28, 2006. Jason mewes kept on messing up that last line, and being such a low budget movie they couldnt afford to waste any more film, so kevin smith decided to take the line. The new jersey mini mart has burned down, and dante hicks and his best friend, randall graves, have been working. It has the same special features as clerks x, below, along with a new documentary, oh, what a lovely tea party, as well as an introduction to the documentary by kevin smith. Kevin smiths view askewniverse franchise was one of the biggest indie filmmaking success stories of the 90s. Smith maxed out credit cards and sold his comic book collection to fund the production of clerks, and this turned into a decadeslong career in hollywood. Picking up ten years after clerks left off, clerks ii looks in on dante and randals seminew life or lack thereof.
Scott mosier also plays willem and the angry customer who challenges dante during the hockey game, leading to the films only special effect where the two characters talk to each other via a cut in the first cut of the movie, smith himself. I do not own any rights to this footage view askew productions does slight bit of adult language at the very start great, hilarious scene from clerks 2 that answers kevin smiths. He came to prominence with the lowbudget comedy clerks 1994, which he wrote, directed, coproduced, and acted. Im stuck in this pit, working for less than slave wages. There didnt appear to be any quizzes yet on this fantastic sequel to clerks, so i thought id write one. The film stars brian ohalloran, jeff anderson, rosario dawson, trevor fehrman, jennifer schwalbach smith, jason mewes, and smith. The tone of the movie is very different, but i would recommend smoke. Kevin patrick smith is an american screenwriter, director, as well as a comic book writer, author, and actor. From director kevin smith comes clerks one wild day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys whose razorsharp wit and onthejob antics give a whole new meaning to customer service. Rosario dawsons dancing, and to a lesser extent, jays directed by castmember. Find out where clerks ii is streaming, if clerks ii is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. No clue how it is rated so high on rotten tomaotes, it is mind blowing. It premiered in its entirety at the school of the art institute in chicago, illinois from january 31 to february 3, 1987, in one continuous showing.
Clerks ii 2006 now in their 30s, slackers dante brian ohalloran and randal jeff anderson find that they must change their lives and expand their horizons beyond pop culture and sex. The movies are all linked by characters, themes and events and each contains numerous references to the others. It wasnt until a few years later that he once again decided to make clerks ii, which was then to be titled the passion of the clerks. Jul 31, 2017 kevin smiths view askewniverse franchise was one of the biggest indie filmmaking success stories of the 90s. But when dialogue like randalls monologues piercing and brutally fresh are presented to the audience, all is forgiven. Love the originalearlier movies, loved clerks 2, was excited with major hesitations for the reboot and finally saw it last night. Clerks is structured episodically, driven more by dialogue than plot, and the acting is a bit amateurish at times. Working on my day off, the goddamn steel shutters are closed, i deal with every backward ass fuck on the planet. A framed diploma, dusty and unkempt, hangs askew on the wall. Contains the script from clerks ii together with a small section of photos. Another thing is the low budget both films had to work wit. There was a point when i wanted to write a movie that i realized was basically just clerks set at a movie theater.
Clerks script by kevin smith daily script movie scripts. Jay and silent bob have become cult legends as modern cinematic characters, and their greatest moments come in the movie clerks. The cure for insomnia 1987 is the longest movie ever made at a total running time of 85 hours 5,220 min. He works as a clerk in a small convenience store and is told to come into work on his day off.
The continuing adventures of quick stop clerks dante and randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from jay and silent bob. In the spirit of reservoir dogs, the soundtrack to the hip independent comedy clerks is filled with little clips of the movies dialogue, which only proves how important context is to comedy. Clerks ii 2006 cast and crew now in their 30s, slackers dante brian ohalloran and randal jeff anderson find that they must change their lives and expand their horizons beyond pop culture. Clerks was filmed using a 16mm arri sr2 camera and used kodak plusx film. It is something a lot of people can relate to and not something that a mainstream movie is ever really like. Plus, there a full five minutes of rosario dawson tits bouncing up and down as she dances to the jackson five, which is cool. Clerks ii is een film uit 2006 en het vervolg op regisseur kevin smiths debuutfilm clerks. That means this has the opening nothing but flowers where david byrne mournfully reminiscences that he once was an angry young. Clerks one is rated much better, because it came out a while ago i believe 1990. Wie sonst soll man sich einen film wie clerks 2 erklaren.
This isnt a reference to the web spots that were done for the movie, but to the band he plays in. Kevin smith was criticized for casting his wife in the movie. Its hero, dante hicks, is a clerk in a convenience store, and his friend randal works next door in the video store. Kevin smith movies are known for many things, but great soundtracks are not among them.
Clerks ii was released on hd dvd on january 16, 2007. The heart of clerks ii is the power of friendship, which is buried deep deep down underneath several layers of potty humor. I say a type because this is the shooting script i believe it said. Clerks official trailer hd its one wild day in the life of a pair of overworked counter jockeys, whose razorsharp wit and onthejob antics give a whole new meaning to customer service. Mar 31, 2009 clerks one is rated much better, because it came out a while ago i believe 1990. Jeff anderson and brian ohalloran star, along with rosario dawson, trevor. Finally, during production of dogma, he settled on an idea for a sequel that he titled clerks ii. It was the first film in smiths view askewniverse series which introduced recurring characters such as jay and silent bob. Clerks ii boldly attempts to break from that tradition, chiefly in its careful selection of a couple of key tunes that are either pertinent to the plot or theme of the film. Clerks 3 movie trailer, cast, plot, and release date. Randall and dantes friendship is more developed this time around, and it pretty much had to be, back when it was believed that clerks ii was going to be the final hurrah for the view askewniverse. The shot of the cup scooping ice from a urinal was directed by jason mewes enforced method acting. Clerks ii basics 10 questions easy, 10 qns, emj23, nov 06.
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