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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

R  104 min  -  Comedy   -  24 August 2001 (USA)
6.8
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The comic 'Bluntman and Chronic' is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation they set out to wreck the movie.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writers:

Kevin Smith (characters), Kevin Smith
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Mewes ...
Jay
Kevin Smith ...
Ben Affleck ...
Holden McNeil / Himself
Jeff Anderson ...
Brian O'Halloran ...
Dante Hicks (as Brian Christopher O'Halloran)
Shannon Elizabeth ...
Eliza Dushku ...
Ali Larter ...
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith ...
Missy (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
Will Ferrell ...
Jason Lee ...
Judd Nelson ...
Sheriff
George Carlin ...
Hitchhiker
Carrie Fisher ...
Nun
Seann William Scott ...
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Storyline

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a tale of adventure on the open road. When Dante and Randal (of Clerks fame) get a restraining order to keep the punchy Jay and his hetero life-mate, Silent Bob, from selling drugs in front of the Quick Stop convenience store, their lives are suddenly empty. They find new purpose when their friend, Brodie, informs them a movie is being made featuring two infamous characters based on their likenesses. After visiting one of the creators of the Bluntman and Chronic, Holden McNeil, they set out to get what fat movie cash they deserve and hopefully put an end to people slandering them on the Internet. Along the way, they learn the rules of the road from a hitchhiking George Carlin, ride with a group of gorgeous jewel thieves, and incur the wrath of a hapless wildlife marshal for liberating an orangutan named Suzanne. The quest takes them from New Jersey to Hollywood where a showdown involving the police... Written by Lordship  

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Plot Keywords:

Jay And Silent Bob | Internet | New Jersey | Police | Drugs  | See more »

Taglines:

Someone is making their life story into a movie, and they haven't been paid. So they're on their way to Hollywood to get even. See more »

Genres:

Comedy

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong language, and drug content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Jay und Silent Bob schlagen zurück See more »

Filming Locations:

Camarillo, California, USA See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$11,018,543 (USA) (26 August 2001) (2765 Screens)

Gross:

$30,059,386 (USA) (7 October 2001)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

Heather Graham was originally offered Shannon Elizabeth's role, but she turned it down because she couldn't figure out why her character would fall in love with Jay. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jay and Silent Bob are beating up the clerk at a store at the end of the movie, they hit him and a sign falls down onto the counter. In the next shot, the sign is gone. In the third shot, the sign returns. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Silent Bob's Mother: Bobby Boy, stay here while mommy picks up the free cheese, kay? Here, this will keep the sun out of your eyes.
[puts a baseball cap on his head backwards]
Silent Bob's Mother: You be good, now.
[walks in store, then Jay and his Mom arrive]
Jay's Mother: Alright, don't you fuckin' move you little shit machine. Your Momma's going to try to score.
Passerby: What the hell? 'Scuse me. Who's watching these babies?
Jay's Mother: Uh... the fat one's watchin the little one?
Passerby: Oh yeah, nice parenting. Leave 'em out here like that and see what happens.
Jay's Mother: YO, FUCK YOU YOU FUCKING SQUARE!
Passerby: Oh yeah, keep on truckin'!
Jay's Mother: [to infant Jay] Did ya hear that fuckin' guy tellin' me how to fuckin' raise ya? What a motherfucker, man! Who the fuck does that fuckin' guy think he is? What's the worst fuckin' thing that can fuckin' happen to ya just standing outside a fuckin' store, right? Fuck!
[Jay's mother walks into the record store, leaving infant Jay and Silent Bob in their strollers]
Baby Jay: [his first words] Fuck... fuck... fuck... fuck...
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Crazy Credits

The Director Would Like to Thank...
GOD - He Who makes it all possible
JEN - She who picks up His slack with patience, love and lust
SCOTT - Without whom, I'm nothing
JAY - Without whom, there's no movie
BOB - For Saying "Take'em out of Jersey"
HARVEY - For Saying "Kevin and Scott are making a movie where?!?"
MOM AND DAD - The best parents a guy ever had
GAIL AND BYRON - A close second
HARLEY - For her never-ending fascination with poo-poo
GORDON - For the same
JAMIE - For shooting the best looking flick we've ever made
JIM - For scoring the best looking flick we've ever made
SLOSS - who coined the phrase "It's Dogma without the religion."
RASKIND - who coined the phrase "I'd fire Sloss for saying that."
AFFLECK - Once more into the breach, dear friend
MATTY - who didn't charge nearly as much as the breach guy
LEE - who did double-duty
BRIAN AND JEFF - who did it yet again
PHILBERT - for sound editing advice
VORDO - for sound editing advice
TIM - who kept it all running smoothly
LAURA - who kept it all running smoothly and under budget
GOOSEBERG - for C.G.I., there's no better man out there
SUE - for you, there are better men out there
THE CAST - who elevated a bunch of dirty words with their talents
THE CREW - who elevated everything else, with a smile
BRYAN - who laughed at "Give me the map Scott!"
WALT - who laughs at Bryan's expense
GINA - for coming back
MONICA - who makes Scott come - to work, you pigs. To work.
MING - He's the deejay, I'm the rapper
BRAD AND CHRIS - they're the wheels of steel
JIM MCLAUCHLIN - the wizard of Wizard
AINT IT COOL MIKE - the Cool of Ain't It Cool
CHAPMAN - who's merchandising my kid right into private school
CAROL - who's keeping it all accounted for
MATT WAGNER - for the logo we've gotten a lot of mileage out of
OEMING - for the artwork we'll milk to death
THE FOLKS WHO POST AT WWW.VIEWASKEW.COM - for the never-ending kind words
THE FOLKS WHO POST AT AINT-IT-COOL-NEWS.COM - for the never-ending abuse
HAWK & PIERSON - for starting this whole mess
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MALCOLM - the best sport outside of hockey See more »

Connections

Spoofs Stardust Memories (1980) See more »

Soundtracks

"Jackass"
Written by Jimmy Pop
Performed by Bloodhound Gang
Used by permission of Universal Music Publishing (BMI)
Courtesy of Republic/Geffen Record
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises See more »