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Clerks

  • 19941994
  • RR
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
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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
221K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,490
383
  • 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 production, box office & company info
    • 668User reviews
    • 124Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 6 wins & 11 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)
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    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 more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    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
      Jay's costume is different in nearly every scene in the movie because the jacket he wore on the first day of shooting was his girlfriend's and he had a hard time borrowing it for the entire length of the shooting.
    • Quotes

      Indecisive Video Customer: They say so much, but they never tell you if it's any good. Are either one of these any good? Sir?

      Randal Graves: What?

      Indecisive Video Customer: Are either one of these any good?

      Randal Graves: I don't watch movies.

      Indecisive Video Customer: Well, have you heard anything about either one of them?

      Randal Graves: I find it's best to stay out of other people's affairs.

      Indecisive Video Customer: You mean you haven't heard anybody say anything about either one of these?

      Randal Graves: Nope.

      Indecisive Video Customer: [turns around, then shows Randal the same movies] Well, what about these two?

      Randal Graves: Oh, they suck.

      Indecisive Video Customer: These are the same two movies! You weren't paying any attention!

      Randal Graves: No, I wasn't.

      Indecisive Video Customer: I don't think your manager would appreciate it if...

      Randal Graves: I don't appreciate your ruse, ma'am.

      Indecisive Video Customer: I beg your pardon?

      Randal Graves: Your ruse. Your cunning attempt to trick me.

      Indecisive Video Customer: I was only pointing out that you weren't paying any attention to what I was saying.

      Randal Graves: And I hope it feels good.

      Indecisive Video Customer: You hope *what* feels good?

      Randal Graves: I hope it feels so good to be right. There's nothing more exhilarating than pointing out the shortcomings of others, is there?

      Indecisive Video Customer: Well, this is the last time I rent here.

      Randal Graves: You'll be missed.

      Indecisive Video Customer: Screw you!

      [leaves]

      Randal Graves: [runs to the door] Hey! You're not allowed to rent here anymore!

      Jay: [outside; has no idea what's going on] Yeah!

    • Crazy credits
      Jay and Silent Bob will return in "Dogma"
    • 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 reviews668

    Review
    Top review
    10/10
    A witty, hilariously profane cult picture
    Clerks is one of those movies everyone knows everything about even before they've seen it. The most fascinating aspect is probably the back-story: Kevin Smith sold his comic-book collection to finance it, shot it in the convenience store where he was working at the time, and cast his school friends in the various roles (two of them wound up playing three or four characters each). The film became a huge hit at Sundance, and is now widely (and justly) considered one of the best independent movies of all time.

    The plot is quite easy to sum up: nothing happens. It's just a "regular" day in the lives of a few people working in or outside a Quick Stop convenience store. The fun starts immediately, as Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) is asked to replace a sick colleague. This upsets him a lot, since it's supposed to be his day off ("You know what the worst part is? I'm not even supposed to BE here today!"). So now he has to serve a bunch of rather annoying or excessively weird people, with occasional help from his friend Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson), who "works" in the video store next to Quick Stop. Together, they discuss things like hermaphroditic porn or, Tarantino-style, which Star Wars sequel is better (Jedi or Empire?), and also try to find ways of not working, or at least make the day less boring (as Randal puts it:"This job would be great if it wasn't for the f**king customers"). Between these discussions, they also interact with Dante's present girlfriend Veronica (whose sex life causes heated debates) and ex Caitlin, who's apparently engaged to some Asian design major. And let's not forget Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith himself), two drug dealers consistently located outside the store.

    Smith uses these characters to reference his favorite movies (the previously mentioned Star Wars, as well as Jaws and Indiana Jones) and talk about any subject in the filthiest way imaginable. Some incredibly outrageous stuff is mentioned ("jizz moppers", necrophilia, "snowballing"), but unlike John Waters, he never shows the events discussed by Dante, Randal et al. Everything occurs, or has occurred, off-screen, so all we get to do is have a good laugh, because no matter how crude it gets (the film is rated R for "Extensive Use Of Extremely Explicit Sex-Related Dialogue"), Smith's writing remains genuinely funny. Randal, in particular, steals every scene with his existential musings ("I'm a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class. Especially since I rule.") or very politically incorrect antics (the top? Reading a list of pornographic flicks in front of a mother and her baby).

    If you haven't seen it yet, do it, and fast: Clerks fully deserves its cult status. It has priceless dialogue, wisecracking characters and loads of swearing. What else can you ask for?
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    • MaxBorg89
    • Oct 15, 2006

    FAQ4

    • How many versions of "Clerks" are there?
    • Why is the movie in black and white?
    • Where does this movie take place?

    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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    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
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
      • Mono(original Sundance cut)

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