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7.4

Clerks

R·1994·92m

Comedy

Summary

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.

Cast

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

Betsy Broussard

Dental School Video Customer

Ernest O'Donnell

Trainer

Kimberly Loughran

Alyssa's Sister Heather

Gary Stern

Tabloid Reading Customer

Joe Bagnole

Cat-Watching Customer

John Henry Westhead

Olaf the Russian Metalhead

Chuck Bickel

Stuck in Chips Can

Leslie Hope

Jay's Lady Friend / Angry Crowd at Door

Connie O'Conner

'Happy Scrappy' Mom

Vincent Pereira

Hockey Goalie / Engagement Savvy Customer

Ashley Pereira

'Happy Scrappy' Kid

Erix Infante

Bed-Wetting Dad / Cold Coffee Lover

Melissa Crawford

Video Confusion / Candy Confusion Customer / Angry Crowd at Door

Thomas Burke

Blue Collar Man

Dan Hapstak

Door Tugging Customer

Mitch Cohen

Leaning Against Wall / Angry Crowd at Door

Matthew Banta

Burner Looking for Weed

Rajiv Thapar

Cut-Off Customer

Mike Belicose

Customer with Diapers

Jane Kuritz

Customer with Vaseline and Rubber Gloves

Grace Smith

Milk Lady

Frances Cresci

Little Smoking Girl

Matt Crawford

Angry Crowd at Door

Sarla Thapar

Angry Crowd at Door

Brian Drinkwater

Hockey Player

Bob Fisler

Hockey Player

Derek Jaccodine

Hockey Player

Matthew Pereira

Angry Smoking Crowd

Frank Pereira

Angry Smoking Crowd

Carl Roth

Angry Smoking Crowd

Paul C. Finn

Angry Smoking Crowd

Crew

Director, Writer

Kevin Smith

Reviews

talisencrw

April 16, 2016

Over the years, I have really enjoyed Smith's comic book writing, but this is the only film so far I have seen him direct. My cinephilic friends tend to dismiss his recent works, but this was very enjoyable. I like the influence he has had on independent cinema. 1994 certainly proved to be an important year for it, with the smash successes that independent studios had with 'Clerks' and 'Pulp Fiction'. I hope he sticks to directing films that he himself writes. I have the feeling he wants to expand his horizons but isn't quite sure how to go about it without alienating his huge fanbase. I have great confidence in him, and feel that if he puts his heart into it, he can be a great filmmaker, instead of a good one. I think for him to do so, he could do himself a great service and read a few less comic books and watch a lot more movies, particularly by the Hollywood greats from the Golden Age, such as Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh and John Ford. It would be quite exciting to see what he comes up with, once his creative juices are recharged.