Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

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

Stars:

Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Mewes	...	Jay
Kevin Smith	...	Silent Bob
Ben Affleck	...	Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
Jeff Anderson	...	Randal Graves
Brian O'Halloran	...	Dante Hicks (as Brian Christopher O'Halloran)
Shannon Elizabeth	...	Justice
Eliza Dushku	...	Sissy
Ali Larter	...	Chrissy
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith	...	Missy (as Jennifer Schwalbach)
Will Ferrell	...	Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
Jason Lee	...	Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
Judd Nelson	...	Sheriff
George Carlin	...	Hitchhiker
Carrie Fisher	...	Nun
Seann William Scott	...	Brent

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, the jewel thieves, and the Bluntman and Chronic ...

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Plot Keywords:

independent film | silent bob character | jay character | time bomb | jay and silent bob | 

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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.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong language, and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 August 2001 (USA)

Also Known As:

VA5

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$22,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$11,018,543, 26 August 2001, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$30,059,386, 7 October 2001

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dimension Films,View Askew Productions,Miramax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon mention that one reason to do a film is because they owe the director a favor. It was Writer and Director Kevin Smith who brought the script of Good Will Hunting (1997) to the attention of Producer Harvey Weinstein at Miramax.

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Goofs

During the final shoot-out, the girls empty their magazines (the slides on their guns lock back)... but they continue to fire anyway, with CG muzzle-blasts and all.

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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: ...
[...]

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Crazy Credits

There is a credit for "That Woman" played by Alanis Morissette.

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Connections

References All the Pretty Horses (2000)

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Soundtracks

Bad Medicine
Written by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, Desmond Child
Performed by Bon Jovi
Used by Universal-Polygram International Publishing, Bon Jovi Publishing, Aggressive Music EMI April Music Inc.,
Desmobile Music (ASCAP)
Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group, under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

An awesome "end" to Smith's Jersey series...

This is one of the funniest movies I have seen in a long time. I say this because it is the only movie I have ever laughed out loud at in a theater. I know a lot of people complain because the movie is toilet humor, vulgar language, and sex jokes. But so what? Kevin Smith took on serious topics before, this is his chance to kick back. If you go into this movie expecting to be enlightened, then there is something seriously wrong with you.

In the film, Jay and Silent Bob discover that Miramax will be making a movie based on "Bluntman & Chronic", the comic based on themselves. Soon after discovering the insults people are slinging about the movie on the internet, Jay and Silent Bob head to Hollywood to shut the movie down and protect their "good" names. This movie ties together all of Smith's other Jersey crew films, with appearances by characters from "Clerks" through "Chasing Amy".

While it is true that you won't get all the jokes unless you've seen Smith's other movies, that won't stop a person from enjoying it if they haven't. When I first saw "Jay & Silent Bob Strikes Back" in theaters, I had only seen "Dogma" beforehand and I thought it was hilarious. Everyone in this movie puts on an awesome comedic performance, though I think my favorite comes from Will Ferrell as an inept wildlife marshal. If you don't mind some distasteful humor, you've got to see this movie.