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    Clerks

    • 19941994
    • RR
    • 1h 32min
    IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    216K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    938
    1,012
    • Cast & crew
    • User reviews
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    Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)
    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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    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.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.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.

    IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
    216K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    938
    1,012
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • Stars
      • Brian O'Halloran
      • Jeff Anderson
      • Marilyn Ghigliotti
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • Stars
      • Brian O'Halloran
      • Jeff Anderson
      • Marilyn Ghigliotti
    • See more at IMDbPro
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 662User reviews
    • 130Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos8

    Clerks
    Trailer 1:23
    Clerks
    Clerks
    Trailer 1:28
    Clerks
    Jay and Silent Bob: Rebooted & Revealed
    Clip 2:58
    Jay and Silent Bob: Rebooted & Revealed
    A Guide to the Films of Kevin Smith
    Clip 6:52
    A Guide to the Films of Kevin Smith
    Jay and Silent Bob Get Rebooted, and Jason and Kevin Test Their Friendship
    Full Episode 8:41
    Jay and Silent Bob Get Rebooted, and Jason and Kevin Test Their Friendship
    Kevin Smith Answers 26 Burning Questions
    Video 3:31
    Kevin Smith Answers 26 Burning Questions
    Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Test Their Friendship
    Video 2:31
    Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Test Their Friendship
    How Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Stuck Together Through It All
    Video 3:45
    How Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes Stuck Together Through It All

    Photos189

    Brian O'Halloran in Clerks (1994)
    Marilyn Ghigliotti and Brian O'Halloran in Clerks (1994)
    Jeff Anderson and Brian O'Halloran in Clerks (1994)
    Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)
    A1 movie poster -  59 x 84 cm or 23 x 33 inches
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    Clerks (1994)
    Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)
    Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)
    Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)
    Kevin Smith, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, and Lisa Spoonauer in Clerks (1994)
    Clerks (1994)

    Top cast

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    Brian O'Halloran
    Brian O'Halloran
    • Dante Hicksas Dante Hicks
    Jeff Anderson
    Jeff Anderson
    • Randal Gravesas Randal Graves
    Marilyn Ghigliotti
    Marilyn Ghigliotti
    • Veronicaas Veronica
    Lisa Spoonauer
    Lisa Spoonauer
    • Caitlin Breeas Caitlin Bree
    Jason Mewes
    Jason Mewes
    • Jayas Jay
    Kevin Smith
    Kevin Smith
    • Silent Bobas Silent Bob
    Scott Mosier
    Scott Mosier
    • Willam the Idiot Manchildas Willam the Idiot Manchild…
    Scott Schiaffo
    Scott Schiaffo
    • Chewlies Repas Chewlies Rep
    Al Berkowitz
    • Old Manas Old Man
    Walter Flanagan
    Walter Flanagan
    • Woolen Cap Smokeras Woolen Cap Smoker
    • (as Walt Flanagan)
    • …
    Ed Hapstak
    • Sanfordas Sanford…
    Lee Bendick
    • #812 Wynarskias #812 Wynarski
    David Klein
    David Klein
    • Hunting Cap Smoking Boyas Hunting Cap Smoking Boy…
    Pattijean Csik
    • Coroneras Coroner
    Ken Clark
    • Administer of Fineas Administer of Fine…
    Donna Jeanne
    • Indecisive Video Customeras Indecisive Video Customer
    Virginia Smith
    • Caged Animal Masturbatoras Caged Animal Masturbator
    Betsy Broussard
    • Dental School Video Customeras Dental School Video Customer
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • All cast & crew
    See production, box office, & company info

    Storyline

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    Dante Hicks is not having a good day. He clerks in a small convenience store and is told to come into work on his day off. Dante thinks life is a series of down endings and this day proves to be no different. He reads in the newspaper that his ex-girlfriend Caitlin is getting married. His present girlfriend reveals to have somewhat more experience with sex that he thought. His principal concerns are the hockey game he has that afternoon and the wake for a friend who died. His buddy Randal Graves works as a clerk in the video store next door and he hates his job as much as Dante hates his. —garykmcd
    friendshiplow budget filmfriendconvenience storestupidity188 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • [Christmas theme] Jingle bells, the bathroom smells, the coffee's cold and stale. We're overworked and underpaid but it keeps us out of jail.
    • Genre
      • Comedy
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R on appeal for extensive use of extremely explicit sex-related dialogue
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kevin Smith, a keen comic book fan, sold a large part of his collection to help fund this film. He has since been able to buy most of them back.
    • Goofs
      When Veronica chases the gum salesman and the customers, she says "Don't you have jobs to commute to?" She also is supposed to be in class all day. Later when Randal and Dante go to the wake, Randal says to Dante "It's 4 o'clock on a Saturday afternoon - how many people come to the store at four on a Saturday afternoon?" If it's a Saturday, how can there be classes all day, and why are the customers supposed to commute to their jobs? And we are told that the funeral is tomorrow which would be a Sunday. Funerals are not usually held on a Sunday.
    • Quotes

      Silent Bob: [His only line] You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you.

    • Crazy credits
      Jay (Jason Mewes) is heard at the end of the credits, chanting "Noinch, noinch, noinch, shmokin' weed, shmokin' weed, doin' coke, drinkin' beers...".
    • Alternate versions
      In the original theatrical and early home video versions, the scene where the mom comes in with her kid to rent "Happy Scrappy Hero Pups" had a different child voice dubbed in saying "happy scrappy". However, starting with the 10th anniversary Clerks X DVD, the audio for the girl's line of dialogue was replaced with the girl's actual voice, rather than the dubbed version in the earlier releases.
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies: Radioland Murders/I Like It Like That/Bullets Over Broadway/Imaginary Crimes/Clerks (1994)
    • Soundtracks
      Clerks
      Written by Steve Smyth (as S. Smyth) and S. Angley

      Performed by Love Among Freaks

    User reviews662

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    One Day in a Convenience Store
    On his day off, the clerk of a convenience store Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) is summoned by his boss to be the substitute for his coworker that is ill. He is worried since he has a hockey game. Along the day, his friend Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) that works in a video store on the next door stays most of the time with Dante. He is visited by his girlfriend Veronica (Marilyn Ghigliotti) that discloses intimacy to him; he learns that his former girlfriend Caitlin Bree (Lisa Spoonauer); he gives a break and plays the hockey game with Randal; he goes with Randal to a wake. Meanwhile the drug dealers Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) sells drugs on the sidewalk.

    In 1994, the low-budget "Clerks" is a milestone to the career of Kevin Smith. Divided in nineteen chapters in black-and white, using a few locations and with unknown cast, the witty "Clerks" is a very funny comedy even twenty-two years after its release. My vote is eight.

    Title (Brazil): "O Balconista" (The Clerk")
    helpful•10
    3
    • claudio_carvalho
    • Dec 16, 2016

    FAQ4

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    • Why is the movie in black and white?
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • November 9, 1994 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • cLeRKs
    • Filming locations
      • Quick Stop Groceries - 58 Leonard Avenue, Leonardo, New Jersey, USA
    • Production companies
      • View Askew Productions
      • Miramax
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $27,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $3,151,130
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $31,665
      • Oct 23, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $3,151,130
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 32min
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Mono(original Sundance cut)

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