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Plot Summary:
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A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof. |
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Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)
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Miscellaneous Companies:
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- Hartley, Hal
- special thanks
- Jarmusch, Jim
- special thanks
- Lee, Spike
- special thanks
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- Linklater, Richard
- special thanks
- Mewes, Jason
- special thanks
- Weinstein, Harvey
- special thanks
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Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)
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- Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA
- Comic World - 1690 Route 38, Mount Holly, New Jersey, USA
- Leonardo, New Jersey, USA
- Middletown, New Jersey, USA
- Quick Stop - 58 Leonard Avenue, Leonardo, New Jersey, USA
- Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
- RST Video - 60 Leonard Avenue, Leonardo, New Jersey, USA
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Tech Info:
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- Budget:
- $27,575
- Revenue:
- $3,151,130
- Camera:
- Arriflex 16 SR2
- Color Info:
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B&W
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- Aspect Ratio:
- 1.85 : 1
- Film Negative Format:
- 16 mm
- Printed Film Format:
- 35 mm - blow-up
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Quotes:
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Randal Graves: There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?
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Randal Graves: My mom's been fuckin' a dead guy for 30 years. I call him dad.
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Caitlin Bree: I'm offering you my body and you're offering me semantics.
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Randal Graves: Melodrama coming from you is about as natural as an oral bowel movement.
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[After losing a hockey ball from the roof.]
Dante Hicks: Are there any balls down there?
Jay: About the biggest pair you ever seen, dingleberry!
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Trivia:
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- The original cut of the film ended with Dante getting shot in a robbery. This was cut out of the release version, but can be seen on the supplementary section of the Laserdisc and DVD.
- The "Clerks" logo is made out of letters cut from various magazines and food items. The C is from Cosmopolitan Magazine, the L is from Life, the E is from Rolling Stone, the R is from Ruffles potato chips, the K is from Clark Bar and the S is from a Goobers box.
- Filmed at the same store in which director Kevin Smith was working at the time. As he was only allowed to film outside of business hours, the plot included an explanation for the shutters being always down.
- The cost of obtaining the rights to the soundtrack (approx. US $27,000) outweighed the entire production costs for this film (approx. US $26,800) - a first in motion picture history.
- The offended customer in the "jizz mopper" scene is buying paper towels and glass cleaner.
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Credits Fun:
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- "For Uncle Al".
- Accomplished Sound Editor ... James Von Buelow
- Boom ... Whoever grabbed the pole
- Czar of Representation ... John Pierson
- Initial Incompetent Sound Editor ... Scott Mosier
- Jay and Silent Bob will return in "Dogma"
- Jay is heard at the end of the credits, chanting "Noinch,
noinch, noinch, shmokin' weed, shmokin' weed, doin' coke, drinkin'
beers...".
- Legal Eagle ... John Sloss
- Occasional Continuity ... Tara Daust
- Special Thanks To
God - Without whom I couldn't have done it
Mom and Dad - For years of support
Scott - For acception an invitation to lunch
John "My Hero" Pierson - For having second thoughts
Bob Hawk - For having nothing better to do on 10/3/93
Walt - For a copy of "Darko Knight Returns"
Ed - For being a little Magpie
Kristin - For patience, perseverance, and love
Dave - For all the pretty pictures
Vincent - For the inspiration
Jason - For being Jason
Kim - For seven Years
Bry - For taking nothing seriously
Mark "Doctor Love" Tusk - For not giving up
Virginia - For saying "Be a Filmmaker."
Brother Don - For always picking up the check
Mr. and Mrs. Thapar - For being as understanding as parents
Ann and Andy - for the long-term loan
Mrs. Lapointe - For the Note
Harvey Weinstein - For an unforgettable order of potato skins
and Richard Linklater, Hal Hartley, Spike Lee
and Jim Jarmusch - For leading the way.
- Wrangling Supervisor: Randal
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