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Clerks (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 44

Fresh: 38

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 7.4/10

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Made for less than the cost of an SUV, Kevin Smith's first film finds 22-year-old Quick Stop clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) called into work on his precious day off. There he is besieged by customers ranging from the agitated to the... Made for less than the cost of an SUV, Kevin Smith's first film finds 22-year-old Quick Stop clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) called into work on his precious day off. There he is besieged by customers ranging from the agitated to the insane, not to mention Randal (Jeff Anderson), the clerk from the video store next door whose commitment to service is made clear when he observes, "This job would be great if it wasn't for the f@&%!#* customers." Dante's love life is a shambles, and the situation at the store goes from bad to worse, but he and Randal are never so beleaguered that they can't find time to discuss why the destruction of the Death Star in RETURN OF THE JEDI may have been morally dubious (uninvolved contractors were probably aboard). In fact, it was the clerks' clever dialogue, saturated with pop-culture references, that elevated CLERKS to cult-hit status among Generation-Xers and transformed Kevin Smith from film school dropout to indie auteur. Smith himself plays Silent Bob, while Jason Mewes plays Jay, his drug-dealing other half. Together the duo provide added comic relief, continuity, and wisdom in each of the the director's films. [More]

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes

Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes

Director: Kevin Smith

Director: Kevin Smith
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier

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DVD Info

 
 
 
 
Release:

Jun 29, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterboxed - 1.85: 1

Additional Release Material:

  • Audio Commentary
  • Music Videos
  • Theatrical Trailer
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Alternate Endings

Interactive Features:

  • Scene Access
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Reviews for Clerks

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06/10/08
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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09/01/07
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times
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...the film's inherent deficiencies are generally overshadowed by the distinctly earnest vibe.

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07/23/06
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews
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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
07/22/06
Film Threat
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Smith dogpiles absurdity and obscenity on top of each other. The dullness of the dead-end jobs is brightened by bizarre bits--a fat guy asking for softer toilet paper, drops dead on the toilet.

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06/01/06
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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02/09/06
Time Out
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Kevin Smith actually pulled it off.

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12/06/05
Brad Laidman
Film Threat
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05/21/05
Film Threat
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It comes from bad stock, curses like a longshoreman and doesn't bring a gift. Nevertheless, it's the life of the party.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
01/21/05
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star
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It's not John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), but what Kevin Smith's Clerks, lacks in subtlety it makes up for in laughs

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
09/13/04
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
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Cheap, touching, and downright nasty, Kevin Smith’s first feature still remains the ultimate cinematic tribute to slackers.

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09/10/04
Chris Barsanti
Slant Magazine
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...it is the ability to identify with the characters that makes the story so universal. I mean, we've all known people like these who have annoyed us all our lives.

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09/04/04
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com
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Smith's dialogue sounded groundbreakingly realistic at the time -- wore out its welcome eventually, but the initial blast was gleeful and significant.

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05/22/04
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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A wonderfully funny film debut; from the outset Kevin Smith takes us into his askewed world, and we love it. And I wasn't even supposed to be at work today.

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02/25/04
Bob Bloom
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN)
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If you dig low-brow humor and a high volume cynical slacker take on things, then this film delivers the goods.

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02/18/04
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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...an utterly profane and amusing movie by first-time filmmaker Kevin Smith.

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02/05/04
Lori Hoffman
Atlantic City Weekly
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Fresh, funny.

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01/11/04
Michael Dequina
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01/06/04
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)
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12/01/03
Brian Gibson
Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)
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