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Storyline
Dante Hicks is a clerk at a local convenience store in New Jersey. On one particular Saturday morning, he gets called in on his day off. Once there, he must deal with multiple problems. The shutters outside won't open. His ex-girlfriend, whom he is still in love with, is getting married. His girlfriend, who bugs him about starting college, has revealed certain, uh...stuff about her past. His boss hasn't come in to take his place. He has a hockey game at 2 o'clock. Another ex has died, and today's the last day he can go to her wake. He must deal with customers that aren't so intelligent. His friend, Randal, a clerk at the video store next door, is even less dedicated to his job than Dante, and is always bothering Dante's customers. And the biggest problem of them all: HE'S NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TODAY!! Can Dante manage it all? |
Backdrops
The Director
 Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American screenwriter, actor, film producer, and director, as well as a popular comic book writer, author, comedian/raconteur, and internet radio personality best recognized by viewers as Silent Bob. His films include Clerks, Dogma, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Cop Out, and the upcoming horror film Red State. His films are often time set in his home state of New Jersey, and while not strictly sequential, they frequently feature crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon in what is known by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions.
He is also the co-founder, with Scott Mosier, of View Askew Productions, and owner of Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash comic book and novelty store in Red Bank, New Jersey. He hosts a weekly podcast with Scott Mosier known as SModcast. Sm ith is well-known for participating in long, humorous Q&A sessions that are often filmed for DVD release, beginning with An Evening with Kevin Smith.
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User Reviews
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A movie written and directed by Kevin Smith, one of he's first and a truly original piece of art.
Starring Brian O'Halloran (Dante) and Jeff Anderson (Randal) with a sense of humor that you can never get bored of no matter how many times you'll watch it.
The movie is filmed in black and white and at first glance will seem like a movie that isn't worth watching because of the low budget that was put into it's creation, but it won't take long for the dialogue to capture your full attention.
I strongly recommend this movie to everyone considering this is one of those few that will impress you with it's pure comedic genius.
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reviewed by Jaruba on the 8th of July 2010
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Clerks has some funny moments, a good moral at the end, painfully boring direction, and some of the most deal-breaking bad acting I've ever seen. Most of the interaction between Dante and Randall, which could've been good in the hands of better actors, is painful to listen to because of its artificiality.