CLERKS (1994) Movie Reaction *FIRST TIME WATCHING* | GREATEST INDEPENDENT FILM EVER MADE?!

[@HelloMellowXVI]

Probably One Of The Best If Not The Best Independent Film I've Seen. Please Share And Like The Video.

[@danpurdy32]

Totally agree. If you get a chance, you should binge-watch the Clerks animated series. It's the source of the deleted scene cartoon (same animation style, same actors, etc). And Alec Baldwin plays the villain!

[@zer0saves]

Made for like $20k and on credit cards. Amazing =D

[@derrickbias3406]

Looks like you're ready for Clerks 2. Warning; it will mess you up (yes it's Randal's fault).

[@mcgilj1]

Actually.. I'd say give Chasing Amy a watch, Smith's third film. He made it for 250k after refusing to make the film with the cast the studio wanted. Smith won the Independent Spirit Award for writing (97).

[@mcgilj1]

@@derrickbias3406 there's at least 5 things in that movie you will never recover from..lol

[@ExhaustedElox]

"In a row?" is maybe the funniest line in cinema history.

[@flibber123]

I think this movie is incredibly funny but yeah, that line is the stand out. In that moment before the actor says it there are all sorts of responses I thought he might say. "In a row?" was something I did not expect. The way he says it makes it funnier too. Like if it was in a row he would be impressed.

[@theronraam23]

Anyone else notice that the guy who said it played Oswald in The Drew Carey Show?

[@theronraam23]

@Matt Murdock you do have to admit, they sound similar.

[@loribernardisunwell9663]

Personally I prefer "37!"

[@herzfeldji]

My brother and i are always quoting those lines in front of strangers

[@inarar5334]

Smiths inspiration: his own experience at those stores. Black and white: it was cheaper. Gum in the locks: they filmed at night when the store was closed, needed an excuse to keep. The shutters down.

[@mercedogre]

actually, thats why they filmed in black and white also, they only had the flourescent lights and no day light, the black and white used the unnatural lighting better

[@ShaDHP23]

Kev worked at this store and filmed the whole film with extra security cameras.

[@martincolleran7109]

He maxed out all his credit cards and sold his comic collection to pay for this movie. It also happened right after his home town was flooded and childhood home was destroyed. He would work at the store during the day and film at night and edit in the video store. This is truly a story of a guy betting on himself and winning. Now you have to watch Mallrats.

[@crujones8025]

My mother would always go in there and ask him what he was always writing about and he'd say my movie.. and she made him give her his autograph so that when he was famous she could say she got it before he was famous lol

[@McSnacks930]

The critics loved the “security camera footage” look. But Smith did it as black and white was cheaper

[@youngThrashbarg]

Silent bob gave some real wisdom there: "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."

[@Ravenforce3]

"This job would be great if it wasn't for all the fucking customers" is a line I constantly use at work.

[@jasonsabbath6996]

Everyone who has ever worked in retail not only says this, but feels it daily! 🤣😂

[@CraigKostelecky]

"Bunch of savages in this town" is another favorite of mine.

[@cardiac19]

This is one of the most useful lines in movie history! It's up there with, " You're killing me Smalls."

[@tconlon251]

There have been at least two occasions where I went in on my day off only to be greeted by absolute chaos. So I definitely had to use “I’m not even supposed to be here today.”

[@wikiwikiwee1]

I have said this line, so many fucking times

[@QuayNemSorr]

Now you're ready for "Chasing Amy", "Mallrats", "Dogma" and "Jay and Silent Bob Strikes back"

[@danpurdy32]

Chocolate-covered pretzel?

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

And the jay and silent bob reboot.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@doogie Five-Four snootchie bootchie. 😂

[@radioactive_moose]

Mallrats is before Chasing Amy

[@johnLennon255]

Lmfao all those movies fucking suck. Clerks was the only good one

[@matthewjaco847]

You know you're getting older when you stop thinking of this movie as an edgy comedy and start seeing it as way too close to real life

[@joehung1552]

I always tell people who have never worked retail/convenience store to watch Clerks.

[@barryallen6775]

Thats the beauty of Kevin's early stuff: let your experiences in life tell the story.

[@julianaFinn]

Ain't that the truth!!

[@mcgilj1]

@@barryallen6775 which is much like most artists why most, not all, lose their edge. Comedians are the worst. They hit hard with that first special but as they get older and now successful what made they great gets filed down by success. Not that they don't deserve their success but their fight is what made them special. I think about Chris Rock in "Bring the Pain" or Dennis Leary in "No Cure for Cancer" even John Leguizamo in "Freak" there's a combination of youthful rebellion, anger and even just hard truth.. then look at specials 5-10 years later. Not saying they can't still be funny but that energy is greatly dissipated.

[@theninja117jd]

The actor playing Randall had issues with how vulgar the porno title scene was because he knew his mom would see the movie, so he told Kevin and he took the list back and he added more to it 🤣🤣

[@3rooklyn]

What a jerk!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@ItDoesntMatterReally]

The animated scene wasn't in the original movie. It was part of the much, much, later cartoon adaptation of Clerks that ran on Fox for a criminally short time. That scene also references Malrats, another great Kevin Smith films. Most of them are interconnected within the same universe.

[@Vaishino]

Actually the animated series was on ABC but yeah, I was super surprised to see it here, my dvd must be out of date

[@sashen6678]

@@Vaishino This version is the ten year anniversary edition of the dvd, it was titled "Clerks.X"...

[@BlueSunHiredGun]

To give you an idea of the kind of humor: The second episode of the entire series was a clip show of stuff that happened in the first episode.

[@SuddenReal]

The scene was originally in a Clerks comic before it was in the cartoon. I think I still have it somewhere.

[@John_Locke_108]

Back in 1997, in college, I watched this movie almost daily. I can still recite it from memory. But before tonight I had no idea that this animated scene existed. Not sure how I feel about it. Kinda like the original version where the whole funeral scene is left to your imagination.

[@mcgilj1]

Funny bit: during the "jizz mopper" scene the customer is buying glass cleaner and paper towels. Lol

[@donnya.oryankingdonny230]

we never knew how much money the jizz mopper makes.

[@syzyphyz]

I mean there are about a million reasons to buy glass cleaner and paper towels

[@mcgilj1]

@@syzyphyz fair.. But considering this is a movie. It was definitely intentional that the character was to be shown with those particular items and the over the top pearl clutching reaction.

[@alexandriafaith2258]

Never noticed this!

[@popothemailman117]

“Clerks 2”and “Jay and silent bob strike back” will make your stomach hurt from laughing

[@greenpeasuit]

Hopefully he will hit all Jay and Silent Bob films in the order thru came out. Clerks II was a fitting sequel. I think my favorite two, however, are still Mallrats and Dogma!

[@aceambling7685]

@@greenpeasuit Dogma is a gem.

[@Yugioh420]

@@greenpeasuit yes DOGMA someone said it. Lol

[@CraigKostelecky]

Agreed, but only if he builds the foundation of the other View Askew movies in the order they were released first.

[@charlesderosas5577]

Jay and silent bob reboot was a great successor.

[@EverettB74]

This is Kevin Smith's first movie. He sold his comic book collection to fund this movie. Most of the actors in Clerks were first timers.

[@DaviniaHill]

He also got money from the government

[@pillar81]

He sold his entire comics collection and maxing out his credit cards. I'm pretty sure Kev said he sold some of the comics to Walt Flanagan during a May 2021 podcast episode.

[@jimtatro6550]

I used to work in a small video store back in the late 80’s, Randall is my hero.😂

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

He carries the movie for me. There are other good parts, but he seemed the most comfortable in his role.

[@slimbrady6691]

@@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer Yea his dialog came out much smoother and more natural. At times, you can tell that some of the other actors were just reading from a script.

[@alfredthegreatkingofwessex6838]

*“BOUT THE BIGGEST PAIR YOU’VE EVER SEEN, DINGLEBERRY!”*

[@crashacid1]

"I'm not even suppose to be here today" and "37" are my favorite lines in this movie

[@adamsgrad93]

In a row? 😂

[@JnEricsonx]

When I turned 37, god knows I heard a lot of that joke.

[@jlog1c]

Silent Bob is such an amazing character. Just vibing, and on the rare occasion he speaks in any of the movies he's in, it's always something profound, lol.

[@jscan4442]

Too bad Kevin Smith in real life is the exact opposite.

[@jlog1c]

@@jscan4442 Ah so you're one of *those* guys.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

"No ticket"

[@deathmetal271]

JLog1c yeah, someone who can think for themselves? Chh, who needs that?

[@markwillis675]

Next in the series is "Mallrats."

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

I hear Kevin is making mallrats 2, and clerks 3. Apparently he's already finished the scripts.

[@adamo.1319]

Agreed

[@rondoiron6907]

Thought Chasing Amy then Mallrats. Although Mallrats was the first that I saw and is my favorite.

[@jasondaniels640]

This.

[@greenpeasuit]

@@rondoiron6907 I clearly remember hearing Chasing Amy was coming out and being excited because I was already a fan of Mallrats, but didn't really like Clerks much at the time. So I sm certain Amy was third. Mind you, that being said, I also clearly remember being excited about news that a Shazaam movie was coming out because I grew up on the cartoon and was a fan of Sinbad at the time. Soooooo...

[@corruptor54]

The reason the acting seemed like it was from an acting classi s because most of the people in the movie were Kevin Smith's friends and not actually actors. And if I remember correctly Dante and the 2 love interests were the only ones with any actual acting experience

[@bracejuice7955]

His friend Walter plays like six roles in this, he’s the egg guy

[@joshuakramer9833]

Also due to the low budget of the film ($23k) they only had so much film to use per take. If I heard right in an interview with Smith, it was 2 takes per scene.

[@nopewmopan]

This movie changed how I saw the Death Star's destruction.

[@LA_HA]

Just like that roofing contractor told them

[@FilthAndRuin]

"IN A ROW?!" always cracks me up.

[@ItsAllBallBearings]

HEY YOU GET BACK HERE!

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Kevin said he's making clerks 3, and also mallrats 2. I can't wait.

[@johnLennon255]

Why? That’s such a bad idea. Clerks 2 sucked so bad.

[@richardrobbin2225]

Well, let's just Reboot the whole thing. 😉

[@juankusoff]

@@johnLennon255 I honestly enjoy clerks 2 more than this one

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@@richardrobbin2225 I see what you did there sir.😂

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

@@johnLennon255 seems like he's been working on the scripts for years, so who knows, could something great. Here's hoping anyway. 🤷‍♂️

[@inarar5334]

Liked before I even watched. So glad reactors are hitting up early Smith lately.

[@PresentsCinema]

"I'm not even supposed to be here today!"

[@John_Locke_108]

Being in my twenties at the end of the 90's made this film so freaking relevant. But it made me feel better about dealing with the realization that the Bachelors Degree I was earning was going to be worth the same as a High School diploma ten years prior.

[@GD-tt6hl]

I grew up on the early 90s and this movie perfectly frames that era of my life.

[@Ashwgun]

Kevin Smith does great dialogue, especially with Randall and Dante. Silent Bob usually has one moment where he spews some smart, insightful line.

[@TrekBeatTK]

He was a better writer when he wasn’t toking all the time.

[@levishackelton4437]

I have to admit that I’m a little jealous of you right now. Oh how I wish I could go back to the first time I watched this movie. It was literally my friend groups favorite movie that year. And I’m not even supposed to be here today.

[@jdog6620]

Worked at Blockbuster Video in the stores and this was a movie EVERYONE in the stores had to watch because there's SO MUCH relatable material in here. It's a classic. :)

[@dabe1971]

The VHS order scene is one of the funniest ever committed to film. Smiths best movie though is Chasing Amy.

[@CraigKostelecky]

I strongly agree. Chasing Amy stands all by itself. But I do hope he watches the rest of the movies in order they were released for maximum effect.

[@BDRmongoose]

My vote would be for Dogma

[@Ami_E_Bowen]

@@BDRmongoose Same. RIP Alan Rickman.

[@smashbrandiscootch719]

Mallrats/Dogma for me

[@GeorgeEugeneBarrett]

This was still the pre-digital era, so he shot this on 16 mm B&W film for budget reasons. I love the grittiness of the 16 mm.

[@ThomasVanhala]

Yes that is what I heard. B&W was cheaper so it was not a artistic choice.

[@spleenzen]

Yes, when film critics were praising the black and white film stock and locked down camera angles as being an artistic choice to mimic security camera footage, he agreed with them for a while because it sounded smart, but he has later been very open about it just being a budget choice. B&W 16mm was just way cheaper.

[@willwalker6894]

That opening seen with the salesmen is the Twitter mob in a nutshell. “Get out of here, go commute! You oughta be ashamed of yourselves. Bunch of easily-led automatons. Try thinking for yourselves before you pelt an innocent man with cigarettes!” Classic....

[@LA_HA]

Twitter rots your brain

[@RyTrapp0]

@@LA_HA Social media is the 'big tobacco' of the internet - getting you addicted so it can give you cancer

[@LA_HA]

@@RyTrapp0 And that, my friend, is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth

[@themidianite1645]

In the original movie, there was no animated episode spliced in. This is very cool on its own. You were left to wonder what happened at the funeral. Now that you've seen that scene, you really need to see the animated series. And don't skip anything, even the beginning and ending. I think you'd really like it. It's great.

[@VinzClorthokeymasterofGozer]

Lots of movies in the 90’s tried to catch the indie-cool feel this has. So few even came close.

[@meheuck]

You were correct in identifying the voice of Joey Lauren Adams from BIG DADDY; she appears in MALLRATS and CHASING AMY and when Smith did the animated "CLERKS" series which this segment was created for, came back to reprise her MALLRATS character. For a pivotal time, she and Smith were a couple. She's since become a great writer/director as well.

[@monster-man666]

Glad to see more people into Clerks, it’s a solid significant film , Kevin Smith wrote the movie basing it on his life at the time some notes feel pretty relevant

[@joey_dangerously]

You should watch Kevin Smiths "Askewniverse" films in order. Next would be Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Clerks 2, Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. I also suggest throwing the Clerks 6 episode cartoon in there.

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Snootchie bootchie

[@CraigKostelecky]

Why not all 6 Clerks cartoons? Together they add up to about the length of this movie.

[@krxahfb]

Thanks so much for reacting to Clerks! Love Kevin Smith’s work in the 90’s and early 2000’s

[@julianaFinn]

I scrolled down and saw you reacted to this!! So thrilled you did! Kevin Smith at his writing peak! Please do Dogma??? Great content dude!! Xxxx

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Randall was the star of this move. :D Jay & Silent Bob really became popular with the next movie, Mallrats.

[@PhantomShadow224]

One thing I enjoy about Kevin smith is that he’s super positive and appreciates all kinds of movies.

[@72melmo]

I love that Silent Bob never talks unless he has something to say. Easily my favourite character.

[@gamerbob2007]

The whole collection of this universe is amazing.

[@cosmicorder2]

Clerks really helped shape the my teenage years. I rented it on VHS from my local video store.

[@Ami_E_Bowen]

I still have the screener vhs of it. (My boyfriend worked at a convenient/video store at the time and he would bring home screeners of new movies to watch. Screeners are basically full movies given to video stores at the time for the owners to watch to see if they wanted to order the regular versions for rental purposes and came out a few months before the rental ones were available and a little bit after they left theaters. He got to keep some of them. Clerks being one.)

[@christopherschreiber5805]

Great choice! Love this movie. Randall: You're never allowed to rent here again! Jay: Yeaahhhh!!

[@Insaneian]

Ah, you watched the anniversary edition of the movie! That animated section was added after the 10th anniversary of the flick, and the art style was from the Clerks animated series, which came out years later (and is awesome) because they couldn't film at a real funeral home when they made the movie. Also, all the dialogue in that scene about the gameshow ties into Mallrats, and the girl Dante is talking to is Alyssa from Chasing Amy. Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse was the original connected film universe, before the MCU. (Also, he wasn't wearing his glasses in the funeral because he only wears those to drive)

[@madebyme7075]

Watch Mallrats for your next Kevin Smith movie. It happens at the same time as this movie. It’s referred to in the cartoon scene with the dating show and girl dying in the pool

[@johnLennon255]

I’ve never seen that cartoon part and I’ve seen this movie a million times

[@dianem8544]

18:35 Ha, "that stupid game show they did at Eden Prairie yesterday" happens in Mallrats, which is the next movie you should watch. But Clerks, I love it, it really holds up.

[@robertlew3577]

I love this movie, but Clerks 2 is a real masterpiece.

[@mcgilj1]

I'm glad to see opinion is changing on C2. I remember a ton of hate when it came out . I love it but still give the edge to the original.. But there's a bit more heart in the sequel.

[@robertlew3577]

@@mcgilj1 Hate? Really? Everyone I know in my age bracket absolutely loved it when it first came out. Honestly I do not want a Clerks 3 since I feel it may take away from the nice clean ending of 2.

[@mcgilj1]

@@robertlew3577 I was hoping we'd have a new entry every decade.. Following their 20, 30s, 40s, etc. Having said that though. Hearing the idea for 3 sounds like a plot from the animated series. Not really a worthy follow up to the first two. But I'd be happily proven wrong.

[@andysutcliffe3915]

Not a fan of clerks 2, it’s too clean and commercial, it lacks the edge of this. But then, it does have Rosario Dawson in it (sometimes it’s ok to go ass to mouth) 😂

[@auntiecreeps1414]

@@robertlew3577 I heard he has made part 3 and it’s an utter abomination. He fucked Dante over in the worst ways possible. I won’t be seeing it because it’s a huge 🖕🏻to Clerks fans.

[@yg713]

You are just beginning with your usual intro and I clicked the like button already. I came to let you know about the animated scene being on a different DVD but then laughed out loud when I realize that your source had included it.

[@deano2506]

About time someone reacted to this classic & I couldn't have picked a better person myself.

[@toecutterjenkins]

Original ending had someone come in and kill Dante at the end. Another film maker recommended he remove the ending. Personally I think he should of kept it, he was complaining about life all day . It would have put things in perspective.

[@endless013]

I'm one of very few people that saw that ending it was originally screened with that ending, I wouldn't be opposed to it existing in an alternate cut that was added onto a special edition blu-ray today but for the theatrical cut at the time it was a bit dark.

[@bighuge1060]

@@endless013 True. If there was a little foreshadowing and the humor was mixed with something with a little more gravity, the alternate ending would appear organic to the rest of the film. I don't know if the analogy is spot on but it would have been like Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2 ending with Harry's death, sans "afterlife" scene. The viewers have invested their time with the characters of Clerks and I think the alternate ending alone would have seemed a betrayal of that time invested. Still, I'm glad it exists as an extra on the DVD leaving the debate on its inclusion to continue.

[@AFMountaineer2000]

I prefer this ending compared to that one. We probably never would've gotten Clerks 2 if he kept that one

[@shainewhite2781]

That ending was on a list of Top 10 Alternative Endings that you never seen.

[@tajbaber9425]

I've seen that ending. It's dark, gritty, and ominous. He gets shot and the credits roll over his dead body in silence. IFC played in on cable once years ago

[@frozenlake1215]

The animated portion was created WAY later, like 20+ years. The style is the same as the Clerks animated series from 2000. Bonus: 18:02 the Angels on the card are based on Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's angel characters in Kevin Smith's 1999 movie, Dogma.

[@HobGungan]

Hot take: neither of them should have gotten mad at the number of people the other fooled around with. It shouldn't matter to anyone how many times you did what with who as long as it was safe and consensual between everyone involved.

[@nathansossai]

Had to scroll too much to get to this. Dante was completely out of line screaming at her. And that was a lesson of the movie, specially with silent bob's talk in the end. was really disappointed by mell's reaction to that first part.

[@BlackRoseImmortal]

Loved watching you react to this movie. The Clerks movies helped me get through a really rough patch in my life. And yes, Silent Bob usually talks one time in each Kevin Smith film, and it's always a huge nugget of wisdom.

[@jimtatro6550]

Now watch the rest of the View Askew movies, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks 2.

[@NefariousKoel]

Absolutely this.

[@tconlon251]

I did that while I was laid off last year; even explored Smith’s Great North series. Tusk and Yoga Hosers…they were weird Dogma may be hard to find; ever since the rights reverted back to the Weinsteins it’s been practically erased from existence. I had to buy a DVD off eBay

[@GKinslayer]

Funny fact - Clerks was the first film ever to get a NC-17 rating at first and all due to dialog. Also this was Kevin Smith's first film that took some time to shoot due to him doing it on a shoestring budget.

[@lbjones2030]

love the independent contractor starwars conversation

[@3DJapan]

Man I've been baking for someone to react to this. Every time I search all I find is trailers and clips from Clerks 2.

[@CodyRob52]

Clerks 2, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mallrats. All are hilarious, and worth checking out.

[@XavierXSims]

Dogma's another good one to check out.

[@Ami_E_Bowen]

Yes Dogma. Love that one.

[@iChristyD]

I absolutely adore Kevin Smith, nicest dude ever!! I even have his autograph tattooed on my arm. Since you love Randal you should react to “The Flying Car”. It’s absolutely hysterical!! You should definitely continue to go down the Kevin Smith rabbit hole, it’s epic.

[@Grimium]

The cartoon came out years later it's pretty funny they added to the movie.

[@adamgill5495]

I remember renting the VHS in 1994, loved at first watch and still amazed by its greatness! great video! you're funny.

[@Vaishino]

Clerks The Animated Series is only 6 episodes long, you could probably react to that too if you're doing more Kevin Smith

[@catewright1575]

Randall is my favorite character! He is that Ahole friend you have and keep for those brutally honest moments you need in your life. I kinda like the abrupt and mundane ending bc it makes sense and goes with the rest of the movie, i mean life goes on and tomorrow is just another day.

[@tubetv8142]

One of my favorite movies for an independent movie! Same with Napoleon Dynamite

[@NefariousKoel]

Ever see the second movie from the people who made Napoleon Dynamite? Called 'Gentleman Broncos'? I liked it more than N.D. Didn't even know it existed until I happened upon it somewhere years ago. Hilarious.

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

So glad you watched this. One of my favorite comedies ever. You should also check out Clerks II, Chasing Amy, the Jay and Silent Bob Movies, and Zack and Miri Make a Porno. All great Kevin Smith movies. He made a great drama/thriller with Red State. Surprisingly good.

[@peterwilson1663]

I used to work in a 1 hour photo lab, I have met these customers. I came home one day and my brother said watch this movie.

[@dianem8544]

I just got out of work (where I wasn't supposed to be today) and find this gem? Amazing, amazing. Haven't watched yet, already hit like.

[@dgs5809]

He filmed in black in white to save money. The film is much cheaper.

[@John_Locke_108]

Everything about this movie was done to save money. The story of how this movie was made is just as amazing as the film.

[@ShaDHP23]

Fun fact, the scene where he asks on the phone for all the porno tapes, Jeff's parents were on set that day and he didn't want to record the scene with them watching. Kevin extended the list and made him do the scene anyway.

[@vovindequasahi]

Oh no you DIDN'T fucking CLERKS! Jay and Silent Bob! Dude you rule bro. Now I need to get stoned...

[@TheRetroManRandySavage]

Snootchie bootchie

[@TheJabbate1]

There were two reasons why the ending was changed. One was because Kevin himself didn't like the ending once he first saw the movie after editing it. The other reason was because the Miramax talent scout, who was one of a handful people who saw the movie in the New York film festival, also didn't like the ending and asked Kevin if he was willing to change it if Miramax decided to distribute the film.

[@nicotti]

If you like the dialog in this movie, you'll probably like Smith's other movies. He loves doing scenes of dialog between characters.

[@PB-tr5ze]

Lol this was my brother's favorite movie back in high school, I had to listen to him and his buddies quoting it for like a year.

[@BigGator5]

Oh YES! I love this movie! I always ask "37?!" like Randal does whenever says that number. Trivia: This is the first film in Kevin Smith's intricately interconnected View Askewniverse series. The others being Dogma (1999), Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997), Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), Clerks II (2006) and Jay & Silent Bob Reboot. These movies are all linked by characters, themes and events and each contains numerous references to the others.

[@endless013]

Don't forget Captain Marvel, Stan Lee is reading the Mallrats script in that so in between periods of crying Kevin considers that a connection. (side note: it's so sad seeing him in this condition, he gave up sugar lost all the weight and now he's always crying.)

[@BigGator5]

endless013 ...You are the third person that I have to deal with that has done enough drugs to seriously cripple their mind. Can you please rewrite that comment that makes any sense? Thanks.

[@endless013]

@@BigGator5 how is this hard to understand, Stan Lee was reading the Mallrats script in the MCU movie Captain Marvel ok you still with me? Goooood. Stan Lee was also IN Mallrats, I'm not confusing you am I? Because of this connection in a Q&A Smith said it is a connection to the Askewniverse.

[@BigGator5]

endless013 ...Much better. And no. If I add Captain Marvel, then I have to add Scream 3 and I am not humoring insulting or terrible movies.

[@NathanWind99]

"In a row?"

[@MrRSCHECK]

Ahhh the way to my Gen X, college heart... ❤️ . I remember first time watching we broke a dictionary out for some of those big words in between scenes. 😅

[@richardrobbin2225]

"I wasn't even supposed to be here today.."

[@David_C_83]

Glad to see this here, such an independent film classic, I don't know if I've ever seen someone else react to it! Definitely a budget movie but with some good messages mixed in with comedy, I should really watch the whole thing again!

[@8967Logan]

That missing scene is a nod to the movie "Mall Rats", really funny movie btw.

[@DaviniaHill]

Mallrats not Mall Rats

[@8967Logan]

@@DaviniaHill Thanks Karen, next time you should include your address, so I can send out your spelling bee trophy. Does that mean you agree or disagree with the comment, or are you content to be a spelling Nazi?

[@donaldclark8086]

Love this movie.. Kevin Smith sold a comic book collection and financed 10 grand on a credit card to make this movie.. And its one of the best movies ever.

[@hazysummersky]

Kevin Smith plays Silent Bob, in case you weren't aware.

[@NathanWind99]

This movie was so influential, it kicked off a wave of low budget DIY films. None of them as good but it was something. Great casting for a no-budget movie too.

[@DaviniaHill]

No, Slacker did that.

[@ProfPyncheon]

Kevin Smith marathon: "Chasing Amy" should be next.

[@DaviniaHill]

Mallrats is next

[@chrisbloomfield3350]

I can't believe someone actually reacted to this movie! Thank You! It's my favorite movie of all time! Kevin Smith changed my life! There is so much to say about this movie. But I'll say this one thing to answer your question...the reason it is black and white is for budget purposes. Smith put his savings and maxed out his credit cards to make this. He and Scott Mosier (who had a role in this film as well) signed up for a single class to get the school's discount on cameras and film. Again....Thank you for reacting to this! So freaking cool!

[@jmhaces]

Kevin Smith definitely caught lightning in a bottle with this one. I like his work but he never really did anything as good as this one, and I think it's fair to say that his movies became progressively worse as time went one, and I say this not as a hater but as someone who has watched and enjoyed pretty much anything he's ever done but is trying to be fair about it. For me, this is his best movie, followed by "Chasing Amy" and "Red State" (his only non-comedy), and finally by "Mallrats." The rest are not in the same ballpark. Also, another cool thing is that he did the whole Shared Cinematic Universe long before anybody else, since some characters they mention in this one actually appear on his other movies and vice versa, and Jay and Silent Bob have at least minor roles or cameos in pretty much every movie he's done. Some other characters also pop us as cameos in other movies. For example, the whole bit with the lost scene here that it's added as a cartoon where they go to the funeral of a girl who drowned trying to lose weight because she was gonna be at some game show plays directly into the plot of "Mallrats," where the girl whose voice you recognized in the cartoon plays one of the main characters. It wasn't part of the original movie. And yes, you're right. I've seen the version with the real ending and Dante gets shot by a guy who holds up the store and had appeared earlier as a customer. Kevin Smith thought it was too depressing after all that happened in the movie, but I think it served to really bring home how Dante's day basically sucked and got progressively worse. He wasn't supposed to even go to work that day and he ended up nuking his relationship and maybe even dying, all of which wouldn't have happened if he'd stayed home.

[@tastyneck]

COME ON DUDE. That intro tongue action again! luuuul Also, that video store customer who was all "do you have that one movie with the one guy... I worked at Blockbuster and that shit absolutely happened. Also, also the Clerks Animated Series is pretty good, as well.

[@supdawg2559]

Clerks 2 to me is just as random when it comes to the dialogue and i thought it was funny af!

[@danieldunlap4077]

That guy with the beard who tried to give Silent Bob a burger is Scott Mosier. He has produced almost everyone of Kevin Smith's movies and was the director for the recent the Grinch Stole Christmas animated movie.

[@isaacgarcia771]

Why is there an animated scene? You aren't watching the original version.

[@adamfike9730]

I clicked so fast! Do Chasing Amy!!

[@Daggersong]

If you intend to do the whole Smith series wait till ya get to chasing Amy.

[@christinahilt2978]

You need to see all of these! Kevin Smith’s (AKA Silent Bob) writing and directing ability has really grown over the years.

[@phousefilms]

The animated scene was a special scene from the "Clerks"animated series that came out sometime in the 2000's, but we never see what happens at the funeral in the film proper. The original ending of the movie was going to be Dante being killed by a robber who loots the cash register and runs away, but Smith decided it was too depressing an ending. In all the "View Askew"movies, Silent Bob usually speaks only once, usually with something profound(though not always).

[@blytheguy7510]

Having worked years of retail, this movie just gets more relative the older I get. Randall has such good line delivery. "Balls resting on his lips" line cracks me up every time. This is a cult classic. Just wait for Mallrats and Jason Lee. He's easily my favorite actor to come out of the Kevin Smith films. He was a pro skateboarder before he started acting. Jay and SB are awesome of course too.

[@TheStefan6969]

Ahhhhh THE Gateway drug into the View Askew-verse!!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 😁❤✌

[@DigiMega351]

The Clerks Animated series is a fun watch! Best line - "Nothing can kill the Grimace."

[@EvHervey]

The first time I watched this, I was hanging out at a friend's house with about 4 other people. I was the only one watching, until about 1/3 of the way through, and I was like: "Hold on, this is GOOD"! We watched it twice that night.

[@Thrui]

Thats how i was with Blazing Saddles

[@williammccollom6847]

The Quick Stop was a store Kevin Smith actually worked at and maxed out 10 credit cards and sold his comic book collection to shoot this movie. He alternated between working at the store and shooting the movie which is why the shutters were closed, because he could only shoot at night, so he wrote in that the locks were jammed with gum and Dante couldn't open them. Also initially Kevin Smith wrote the lines for Randal because he was going to play him which is why he's got all the best lines, but he realized that he sucked at memorizing lines so he hired Jeff Anderson to play the role.

[@angelastumbaugh2870]

Sorry in advance, this is going to be a long one. So, Kevin was doing this for his final exam on film school that wond up going to the Canne Film festival that got him 3 awards. He had to come up with all the expenses himself, so he had to pawn his entire collection of factory condition comic books to fun the whole thing. He only had a budget of $27k for it. Which explains the black and white film. That kind of film was the cheapest. The script was all tales of his own life as a real clerk at the same for real convenience store that the film was made in, in which he was given permission from his boss to film there as long as it was after closing. He filmed this whole thing in a short 22 days. All of his friends from school and his real life long friend Jason Mews(Jay) on top of his own sister ( the woman talking about the egg Nazi) , his own brother ( the aforementioned egg Nazi), and his own mother ( the woman checking on the milk dates) to be in the film. One again, sorry for the long one.

[@BAYBAY_316]

I have to say thanks. I'm a pretty big fan of Kevin Smith but I had never seen that animated lost scene. Too funny.