Clerks
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Clerks
Intro info written by Swedish Marcus.
Written, Directed, and Produced by: Kevin Smith
Starring:
Brian O'Halloran
Jeff Anderson
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Jason Mewes
Kevin Smith
Released: 19 october 1994
Budget: $27,575K ($51,875.61K in 2021)
Box Office: $3.2M ($6,020,016.19M in 2021)
Ratings: IMDb 7.7/10 Rotten Tomatoes 89%
Metacritic 70% Google Users 90%
Clerks was shot for $27,575 in the convenience and video stores where director Smith worked in real life. Upon its theatrical release, the film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $3 million in theaters, launching Smith's career. The film is considered a landmark in independent filmmaking and, in 2019, was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, who deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant
Nominated for Ten Awards and won six awards.
First time you saw the movie?
Plot:
The View Askew Productions intro was creepy...with the clown?
-The whole smoking scene was terribly acted
-Dude says he spends $53 a month on cigarettes, that's $102 today. The average price of cigarettes is $6.96 according to https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/cigarette-prices-by-state; that works out to 14.7 packs of cigarettes a month, 3.7 packs a week. or 1/2 a pack a day.
-So it's supposed to be, like, 7 am...and two losers like Jay and Silent Bob are already out in front of the store? Those two would still be sleeping off last night of not getting laid.
-The sex discussion was a lot of dialoge - Yall ever discuss with your significant other your sexual past? 37 dicks does sound like a lot of dicks.
-The vhs return guy was a dick for no reason... it's not Dantes fault dude wasn't there.
-All the dialoge is very Kevin Smith
-There is leterally nothing happening... The whole Star Wars discussion reeks of over thought
-The egg bit was weird
-This job would be great if it wasnt for the customers... very fucking true
-Super 90's move of roller hockey..I actually played roller hockey for a minute in the 90's.
-The scene where they talk about the girl who died, I realized I was really bored.
-Ever tried to suck their own dick...
-The scene where Dante confronts Caitlin about her engagement to an Asian design major in the video store is done in one shot, which lasts for over five minutes. It was shot on the first night of filming.
-The fight scene was terribly choreographed
-Kind of a lack luster ending... There is no resolution.
Top Five Trivia of the movie:
Marcus Facts
SMITH MAXED OUT HIS CREDIT CARDS TO MAKE THE FILM
Smith sold his comic book collection, received donations from family, and contributed a $3000 FEMA check from the loss of property in a nor’easter to make Clerks.
SMITH PLANNED AHEAD TO GET A SHOT OF A CAT DEFECATING.
In one scene, the cat that hangs around the store leaps onto the counter and defecates into a litter box in front of a customer. According to the DVD commentary track, Smith borrowed a friend’s cat for the scene.
THE QUICK STOP IS STILL OPERATING.
You can still buy eggs, milk, and cigarettes at The Quick Stop at 58 Leonard Avenue in Leonardo, New Jersey.
There is Over 130 f-words, plus other obscenities and sexual slang.
Clerks is loosely based on "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri hence the name of the protagonist, Dante Hicks. Also, there are nine breaks in the movie to represent the nine rings of hell.
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