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Clerks
Just because they serve you doesn't mean they like you.
( Comedy )


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MPAA Rating:
R
[extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue]

US Runtime: 92 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Oct 19, 1994   [France]
 
Director: Kevin Smith
 
Writer: Kevin Smith   [Writer]
 
Producers: Scott Mosier   [Producer]
Kevin Smith   [Producer]
 
Cinematography: David Klein
 
Edited by: Scott Mosier
Kevin Smith
 
Production Companys: Miramax Films
View Askew Productions   (US)
 


Plot Summary:

    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.

Cast: (First 20, for the rest click 'Show All Cast & Crew' below.)

Brian O'Halloran
Dante
Jeff Anderson
Randal
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Veronica
Lisa Spoonauer
Caitlin
Jason Mewes
Jay
Kevin Smith
Silent Bob
Scott Mosier
William the Idiot Manchild / Angry Hockey-Playing Customer
Scott Mosier
Angry Mourner
Scott Schiaffo
Chewlie's Rep
Al Berkowitz
Old Man
 
Walt Flanagan
Woolen Cap Smoker / Egg Man / Offended Customer
Walt Flanagan
Cat-Admiring Bitter Customer
Ed Hapstak
Sanford / Angry Mourner
Lee Bendick
#812 Wynarski
David Klein
Hunting Cap Smoking Boy / Low I.Q. Video Customer
David Klein
Hubcap Searching Customer / Angry Mourner / Angry Crowd at Door
Pattijean Csik
Coroner
Ken Clark
Administer of Fine / Orderly
Donna Jeanne
Indecisive Video Customer
Virginia Smith
Caged Animal Maturbator
 
 

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Miscellaneous Companies:

Hartley, Hal
special thanks
Jarmusch, Jim
special thanks
Lee, Spike
special thanks
 
Linklater, Richard
special thanks
Mewes, Jason
special thanks
Weinstein, Harvey
special thanks
 
 

Filming Locations: (Now With Clickable Links To Location On Google Maps)

 

Tech Info:

Budget:
$27,575
Revenue:
$3,151,130
Camera:
Arriflex 16 SR2
Color Info:
B&W
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
Film Negative Format:
16 mm
Printed Film Format:
35 mm - blow-up

Quotes:

  • Randal Graves: There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?
     
  • Jay: I've had some girlfriends too, but all they wanted from me was weed and shit.
     
  • Randal Graves: Oh, hey Caitlin, break his heart again this time, and I'll kill ya, nothing personal.
     
  • Randal Graves: Melodrama coming from you is about as natural as an oral bowel movement.
     
  • Customer: Cute cat. What's his name?
    Randal Graves: Annoying customer.
    Customer: [grabs pack of cigarettes] Fuckin' dickhead.
     

Trivia:

  • No cigarette brands are ever named. Primarily, it was to avoid lawsuits over royalty payments, but also to avoid associating any manufacturer with the "cancer Nazis".
     
  • The offended "jizz mopper" customer was originally written as a woman.
     
  • Despite there being no violence, sex or nudity in the film, it was originally given an NC-17 rating by the MPAA based solely on its graphic dialogue. The film's distributor Miramax hired attorney Alan Dershowitz to petition the MPAA to lower its rating to R. The rating was successfully appealed without any cuts.
     
  • The "smoker's lung" that the Chewlie's Gum rep slams on the counter is actually a calf's liver.
     
  • The offended customer in the "jizz mopper" scene is buying paper towels and glass cleaner.
     

Credits Fun:

  • "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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