Kevin Smith’s Closet Picks

[@Mr.Grimble]

No way he did only 5 minutes. We demand to see the full Snyder cut

[@protolexis]

Yeah bro definitely loves the sound of his own voice 😂

[@alechall7082]

He could probably talk for 5 minutes without breathing once. This must be significantly longer, lol.

[@eruption257]

I see that copy of Working Girls in his hand, they're holdin' out on us

[@ryankelly1840]

He’s still in there, be patient 😆

[@gabrielpierce1985]

YES PLEASE!!!

[@chrisb1236]

"Based on your work, I would've guessed Porky's" 🤣

[@votdfak]

I choked when he said that LOL

[@tennisCharlzz]

At least he's self aware! He may not be a genius filmmaker, but he is a great storyteller.

[@MegaPedro1975]

I prefer Porky’s 2.

[@ClintEatswood]

@@tennisCharlzz Disagree with this. Tusk...UNDERRATED. Such a funny unique idea.

[@matthewjames206]

Love the Porky's 🍻

[@Majoofi]

He's totally right about Baseball movies being better than baseball.

[@johnsmodularjams2123]

I also prefer war movies to war

[@ggthewhale]

watch it

[@aclark903]

Baseball movies (#TheNatural ) got me into #baseball. ⚾️ If you ain’t there on opening day you’re missing out, friend.

[@Ninokimura]

The fact that Kevin Smith made a Porky's reference on Criterion made me happy.

[@84paratize]

A Criterion edition of Porky's would actually be a legit thing to release

[@mrgonzale0978]

@@84paratize the trilogy on criterion would be great.

[@tracydanneo]

And the Bad News Bears!

[@DEggley]

@@tracydanneo The original Bad News Bears is basically a documentary of my childhood, I would love to see a Kevin Smith scene by scene commentary.

[@Ryhan_Beard]

I haven't liked much of his filmography post-Dogma, but I'll usually take time to watch him talk about love for cinema and comics. Always seems like a very nice guy. Love the shoutout to Hollywood Shuffle!

[@AceMoonshot]

Yeah. I like him more than his films. He's a great storyteller and a true geek. He has touted proudly for the geek films of better directors over his own. Who else does that?

[@jon8004]

Clerks and Chasing Amy are pretty great.

[@filmbuff4]

@@jon8004 Mall Rats

[@RandyWhite-e6t]

@@AceMoonshotdo you consider any of his 90s films favorites?

[@maxkproductions]

@@jon8004 Chasing Amy is not great cmon, it's wildly uneven and is shooting for something he can't pull off. The simple-ness of Clerks and heightened comedy of Mallrats are where he shines best.

[@josiahhager4046]

Honestly, shocked this isn’t the longest closet video ever. The man can speak in such a compelling way.

[@DarthD00bius]

The way it ended implied to me that he kept on talking and they just had to cut somewhere.

[@CaseyLaarkamp]

I was definitely surprised when I saw it was only 5 minutes.

[@mm9773]

I heard the other 3 hours and 55 minutes will be released next year.

[@bachpham1783]

Came to say the exact same thing

[@wemartin12]

I remember seeing some DVD special feature that was him talking about the film. It was just him rambling on for 20 minutes and saying very little.

[@Funkyfanfare-py4uh]

Is this the record for most bleeps in a closet video? Lol 😂

[@markrowe8824]

I think Anna Kendrick comes close.

[@TNJX]

I don't think we should bleep it. I can't imagine many 5 year olds are watching

[@andrew77961]

@@TNJXI think KZbin will demonetize videos with too many uncensored curse words from what I’ve seen some other channel runners say.

[@markrowe8824]

@@TNJX yeah it's weird, don't think the Anna Kendrick video was "bleeped" UPDATE, just gone to check and no it wasn't bleeped.

[@tuffs4it]

@@markrowe8824 Is she exclusively droppin' F-bombs like Kev? Perhaps there is a limit like what determines an R-rating in film. 😁

[@BruceWayneBrady]

Kevin Smith shouting out Robert Townsend and The Five Heartbeats just made my whole day

[@renaissancechambara]

Great to see Kevin Smith looking so well

[@KeyshowJi]

❤

[@maryeliason1504]

He was cuter before tho'

[@TTzara]

@@maryeliason1504glad it’s not just me who feels that way

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

“The next summer, I went to the movies and watched a film called Wild Wild West. And I’m thinking, ‘Good Lord, this is a piece of shit.’ But then-all of a sudden-A GIANT FUCKING SPIDER!”-Kevin Smith

[@allys744]

I love that story too! “You and me- were from the streets”

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

@ *lays back on fainting couch, making rectangle with hands to envision screen* Okay, I’m ready.

[@cobrocommander1058]

A true all timer Hollywood story, only someone like Kevin could tell a story that tells you so much about the industry but also make you want more.

[@OldLadyReacts]

Haven't watched that in years but I swear I will never forget that story!

[@HoNow222]

where is this from lol

[@GuruRahmKnigas]

"His Girl Friday" is still so culturally relevant, perhaps even more now than when it was first made. Genius first choice!

[@Chris-lt7ry]

I got it in the CC40 set and saw it for the first time recently. I was absolutely astounded by the dialogue. What a film!

[@richardyoung3462]

Lucasfilm just dropped a mini-documentary about Ben Hecht that gives a nice quick look into his roots as a writer who would go on to write that movie and many others.

[@RandyWhite-e6t]

Arguably the best remake ever

[@GuruRahmKnigas]

@Chris-lt7ry Indeed, the dialog and it's delivery directly inspired the creators and cast of "Moonlighting," which I'm fondly rewatching now. Cheers!

[@GuruRahmKnigas]

@@RandyWhite-e6t Gasp! I have yet to see "The Front Page." I'm adding it to my bag!!

[@HaleXF11]

Slacker was a game changer for movies in the '90s, much like Nirvana was a game changer for music in that same era. The entire culture of the '90s came into fruition seemingly overnight and suddenly everything felt new and amazing. It was truly a magical time to be alive. I miss those days immensely.

[@BeeBenson]

It really was unreal. It was almost like 9/11. The change was so sudden and unavoidable.

[@danielmcclure4947]

Elitist take: Slacker was more like Pixies while Clerks was more like Nirvana

[@RoryStarr]

For the younger generation: I was alive in the 90s and it sucked as much as every generation. You didn't miss much but beige walls, mumblecore, and like 6 bands you've definitely still heard today in a mall.

[@UrbanNoizeMusic]

@RoryStarr Well too bad for you 😂

[@danielmcclure4947]

@@BeeBenson I mean no offense to Slacker, Linkletter, Smith, or anyone else involved in this video or that movie but it was in no way unavoidable like 9/11. 99.5% of people alive at that time have never heard of Slacker

[@robertdegiorno8690]

Im gonna use the phrase “as the kids probably dont even say anymore” instead of “as the kids say” from now on

[@ElectricNippleTorture]

He did it! He picked Slacker (late spoiler alert), this is an excellent closet pick from our quintessential Gen X movie addict.

[@PeterZeeke]

thats the movie that set him on the path. talks about it all the time

[@daltonlee5839]

People surprised to see Smith here may not be aware that Chasing Amy was released on Laserdisc and DVD by the Criterion Collection

[@scottfrenz]

I had both 😊

[@frankpeter6851]

Maybe people should go look up the definition of criteria

[@itsiwhatitsi]

1) 0:20 “His girl friday”by Howard Hawks 2)0:48 “Citizen Kane” by Orson Welles 3)1:17 “Hollywood Shuffle” by Robert Townsend 4)2:24 “Bull Durham” by Ron Shelton 5)2:54 “The Prince of Tides” by Barbra Streisand 6)3:23 “Deep Cover” by Bill Duke 7)3:49 “Slacker” by Richard Linklater

[@jordil6152]

Thank you.

[@TomVCunningham]

He's also holding "Working Girls" (1986) while talking about "Deep Cover".

[@itsiwhatitsi]

@@TomVCunninghamnice detail 👍

[@PianoVampire]

I've been waiting for someone to pick Deep Cover - such a great film

[@southwestkinema9149]

Yes sir.

[@deltahomicide9300]

Very noir could've sworn Michael Mann directed it

[@harrisonmccartney4878]

This deserved to be a lot longer. Kevin Smith is a legend. He probably has the most "nobody to somebody" career trajectory out of anyone in Hollywood in the current day besides Quentin Tarantino. Absolute inspiration for every amateur filmmaker in the world. We love you Kevin!

[@Lownly1]

If he was allowed extra time, he would be in there for hours.

[@mctapoutos7426]

Did you really put him next to Tarantino 😂😂😂

[@akfreed6949]

​@@mctapoutos7426what's wrong with that ? They're buds . Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez are two guys he looks for opinions of his movies .

[@sonicleaves]

Overrated imo

[@hardcoreep]

Ya'll been killing it over the past few months with these awesome guests.

[@drawnrobots]

Kevin Smith was one of the biggest influences on teenage me getting deeper into film. I'll admit that I don't love his entire filmography, but I always want him to succeed, and his classics still work for me. Also, extremely glad to see someone pick up Deep Cover. Went into that with no expectations and looooved it.

[@festeringfingerprintvicodin]

kevin is single-handedly the reason i got into filmmaking and the world of cinema. my mom would watch our vhs of mallrats on repeat over and over when i was wayyyy too young to even understand any of it. some of my first memories are of Kevin and Jay being silly together. had the hugest crush on Jason Mewes when i was little lmao Love you Kevin!! 😂❤

[@AtomicBuffalo]

A five-minute Kevin Smith video? Give the editor a raise. As for Kevin Smith's choices, I'm especially happy he started with His Girl Friday and included Deep Cover.

[@codyinthecinema]

Alright, we need that Clerks boxset in the collection now!

[@gnalkhere]

Clerks, option to play it as Clerks X, the first cut, and the series. Accept no substitutes, no trilogy, just a celebration of the first one

[@Njbear7453]

I Just want a clerks X criterion version

[@loudenlaffnite246]

No, we really, really don't.

[@FuzzyDlop]

@@loudenlaffnite246 Yes, we do, as Clerks and Clerks 2 perfectly fit the Criterion Collection. We're talking about 2 of the Top 5 comedies in the history of cinema, particularly Clerks 1. Stop being an edgy moron, it's not fun, nor interesting.

[@HakimsChannel-js7sr]

Met this dude irl, so humble 🙏

[@hereliessteven]

mentioning meteor man in the criterion closet is very kevin smith.

[@TheChillennial]

I love Dogma. And, if you've never seen Clerks 2, that whole jail scene is just such a real, stick with you, emotional working class American moment in an otherwise crazy movie.

[@Gen-yh1jz]

Hollywood Shuffle and Slacker. Two of my all time favorites. Kevin still representing us Gen Xers well.

[@GuruRahmKnigas]

So easy to listen to this man talk. ❤

[@DarthD00bius]

The "Sneakin' into the Movies" segments in Hollywood Shuffle are hilarious.

[@robertchambers6344]

Prince of tides is a criminally underrated film

[@postmodernrecycler]

That confessional flashback in the end 😬. . . . Hoo boy!

[@RandyWhite-e6t]

It’s not underrated

[@reesebn38]

Nick Nolte had the hardest acting job a man would ever have to do. Telling someone that THAT happened to him in his life. For a man to have to say that. And of course Nolte crushed it!! One of those movie moments I'll never forget. Like that scene in Warrior with Nolte. I think if anything is underrated it is Nick Nolte. I remember when he got famous from Rich Man Poor Man. I've watched him ever since. I saw The Deep in the theatre.

[@Njbear7453]

Nick nolte rocks lol just watched 48 hours a few nights ago

[@thevoid99]

man, that is a great movie. people egg on barbra because of who she is but the woman CAN DIRECT. i wish she did more films as a director.

[@robertchambers6344]

Hollywood shuffle rocks. Hysterical film.

[@AmyASpaceOdyssey]

What I like about Criterion is that they aren’t super picky about what filmmakers are allowed to be part of it. The last two closet videos are Kevin Smith and Francis Ford Coppola.

[@RB-.-]

Whats with the pfp

[@jwa007]

I was also surprised when Pamela Anderson got invited to the Closet.

[@mmayer1558]

Hey you dissing my boy, Kevin? Are you insinuating that he's not the type of guy that should be part of things like these?!!!

[@juand1rection]

@@RB-.-you literally have a blue circle why are you judging

[@wallygropius4451]

Yeah it's hard to believe they'd allow one of the most influential and respected directors of all time and Francis Ford Coppola in their closet

[@nintendfriendspod]

This was a perfect Christmas gift,I just wish we had more time with Kevin in the closet.

[@jsniff2112]

Never clicked on a video so fast

[@drewmcgill5290]

The new “First” lol

[@jamestsitiridis5172]

Literally!

[@Maztuhmind]

Same lol

[@heynowls3058]

Yep!

[@jeshkam]

Yes, you did.

[@Dumballa]

My guy has never looked healthier. Keep going, Kevin. Big fan.

[@mr.ultrafino6891]

Following Kevin's carreer helped me understand art. It showed me that an artist does not have to be consistently good but they need to evolve - be it in a direction that resonates with my aestetics preferences or not. I don't like any of his movies past Clerks II but I will forever respect him as an artist.

[@wayfarervisual]

Always time for this guy. This channel has gotten hot over Xmas.

[@yowatchie]

Without question my favorite one so far. Will always have a spot for Kevin Smith. How this isn’t at least 10 minutes, if not an hour long is criminal.

[@hillarytt1154]

Love that his choices are so relatable and not poser art films like most people choose 🥰

[@daffyrwt]

OMG that climax joke about if Streisand sang the commentary hit me hard, my mom was the same way with Streisand back in the day, especially Prince of Tides.

[@tacobell4542]

I finally got the chance to watch The 4:30 Movie last night because I got it for Christmas, and I gotta say I think Kevin Smith is on a really good run. His last 3 films have all been really good to great

[@Advent3546]

I do miss Kevin's early days when he tried harder as a filmmaker but he's so cool a guy I can only ever be so mad at him

[@svicciarelli]

Ha, that was a fun one. Loved his reactions to seeing the movies on the shelf.

[@OldBluesChapterandVerse]

Never thought I would enjoy a Kevin Smith closet video so much. 😄

[@anthonyparkinson4517]

You can say what you like about his movies (I like 'em) but surely few could deny he's an entertaining talker. He did a solo 4.5 hour livestream recently and there wasn't a dull moment in it.

[@erakfishfishfish]

I haven’t seen a movie of his since Zack and Miri (which I did love), but I’ll click on any video he does.

[@ahunt1054]

FINALLY someone mentioned Hollywood Shuffle. So underrated!!

[@montgomeryramone9655]

All films become old-timey. His Girl Friday and Citizen Kane? Respect. Worth getting on the stepladder for.

[@readymade83]

Right out the gate with His Girl Friday!!! I love that movie, my parents used to watch it all the time so my sister and I had dialogue memorized. I actually picked up the copy he found this past summer and watched it again for the first time in like 20 years. This was great, Mr Smith goes to the closet.

[@Marcus_K]

He may seem "low-brow" compared to some of the other people in this series, but his movies like Clerks portrayed something true as well.

[@nunyabizness6595]

"It took me 20 seconds to reference Clerks". Ok i gotta admit that made me laugh.😂😂😂

[@Njbear7453]

His Girl Friday has my personal choice as THE singular greatest performance by a female in an acting role ; the incredible Rosalind Russell

[@ctttt7019]

Not so much a fan of Kevin's movies but love Kevin himself. So laid back and chill. I bet it'd be fun to sit and talk with him. Yeah right not a fan of "old timey" movies. I bet he likes more than His Girl Friday. Great choice though.

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

It’s amazing that his own Chasing Amy is out of print through Criterion and it only got a DVD release.

[@NicCageFan]

It started as a Criterion laserdisc, which is why one of the first lines in the commentary is "Fuck DVD"

[@excelsiormoviereviews]

@ Laserdisc was so overpriced. I know that Criterion is where Criterion started, but on their website only the DVD is listed as Out Of Print.

[@KRhetor]

W.C. Fields's It's A Gift needs a Criterion edition with a Kevin Smith commentary. It's about a New Jersey grocery store owner putting up with all sort of jerks and idiots. Sound familiar?

[@ianbeach8516]

We need Clerks in the collection, stat. One of the best indie comedies of all time

[@al201103]

For me, this was a much more "populist" approach to picking films (and to be clear, I appreciated it just as much as those who choose more obscure titles) but I realise that this is because I'm old as dirt and younger generations would have no clue about many of his choices. Brilliant segment, could have happily watched an hour of this (not for the first time with a closet picks video)

[@garyx5x]

He's holding Working Girls also with Deep Cover. Great movie.

[@gabrielpierce1985]

God I love his excitement at seeing all these movies (the majority of which I never would have thought he'd choose)!

[@radiowatcher]

His Girl Friday and Prince of Tides, both, surprised me. I knew Kevin Smith loved movies, but I didn't know his love for movies covered so many eras and genres. Love it.

[@NickPiers]

Now that Smith has the rights to Dogma again, it should absolutely be entered into the Criterion Collection. Of any of his movies, that one deserves it the most.

[@whimbird6538]

been sort of down and feeling a bit lonely lately. this made me feel good. good energy vibes.

[@Dec4AllTimeAlways]

The irony to Kevin Smith is he's such a great talker who won't shut up but his most famous movie character is Silent Bob.

[@nicklager1666]

im glad we still have Kevin around, The podcast talk with Joe Rogen was really great.

[@JP47471]

Bull Durham and Citizen Kane some great picks.

[@bobbysveen391]

Dude Kevin this has to be dream come true on so many levels much love

[@clintstewart5545]

I agree with him baseball sucks but there are some good movies about it

[@heynowls3058]

Love baseball & baseball movies.

[@brianhelsing2114]

Love the call out to Slacker, blew my mind when i saw it at the local art film cinema, so good.

[@heynowls3058]

Finally! Been waiting for Kevin’s picks. Btw… this Jersey guy loved his latest The “430 movie”!

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

Clerks had the same effect on Redlettermedia's Jay Bauman that Slacker had on Smith. In tandem with Pink Flamingoes.

[@warlockofwordschannel7901]

Starting to bug me how he calls his audience 'kids'. Most of his demo are 20 somethings and up, anyway.

[@wc6046]

If you didn't catch it, this is the guy who made "Clerks"

[@lobabobloblaw]

Kev’s a treasure, glad to see him here.

[@JusttoTalk-o7j]

Kevin Smith's movies and work have helped me so much. True story. I was going through a tough period once and watching his filmography got me through it. I will always be a proud Smith fan. Love ya Kevin!

[@gnalkhere]

Ok NOW It's christmas!

[@tommyt1971]

Deep Cover is a SCARY flick!

[@TheCheapNomad]

Just the fact that Porky's and Meteor Man were mentioned makes this legendary.

[@peteparker22]

I loved that he picked such a great variety of movies. I don't think anyone else will ever talk about Deep Cover lol

[@phaze29]

Man grabbing and loving HOLLYWOOD SHUFFLE as much I do,made my whole life!

[@josephodriscoll8299]

I’ve been waiting for someone to pick Bill Durham and Kevin Smith finally did it!

[@TheKKVB]

Say what you want about his new movies, Kevin Smith is always inspring! He's one of the few people that makes me proud to be a film buff!

[@maryeliason1504]

I love you Kevin❤ loved you in CATCH & RELEASE

[@StrongODonnell]

First time Slacker has been picked in the closet. Saved up $60 from summer work in 8th grade to buy the Criterion version on DVD two decades ago.

[@SalmiakAlert]

Woot! So glad too see Kevin Smith here.

[@TNTkeynine]

Please put the original Clerks in the Criterion Collection 🥺

[@damiangray2271]

Hollywood Shuffle mentioned! Loved this movie as a kid

[@ElectricNippleTorture]

Hey Criterion, can you do something to get DOGMA on Blu-Ray? The prices on a OOP Blu-Ray copy of this film are super lame.

[@heynowls3058]

Right!

[@joeb2151]

As I understand it, rights were held by Weinstein, so they were tied up which is why it was free on KZbin. But I believe I read that the situation is resolved and Dogma4K is on the table for 2025. We will see how that ends up, but that's what I could swear I read at DigitalBits a little bit ago.

[@andrew77961]

Kevin was able to get the rights to Dogma this year so I’d expect to see some kind of release in 2025 according to what he said this last summer.

[@ElectricNippleTorture]

@@andrew77961 - @criterioncollection Please work with Kevin to re-release this on 4K+Blu-ray, I'm begging you. Okay, I'll admit it, I pirated the movie many times, but I want to actually buy it now for safekeeping.

[@erakfishfishfish]

In the meantime, someone keeps uploading the full movie in HD on YT, so you can watch it there.

[@Xcalator35]

Have to love Kevin, man!!

[@RoosterCogburn1008]

This was such a joy.

[@Boldsoliloquy]

Kevin has still got it! This has been the best part of my day, funniest closet video yet. 😂

[@EqualOpportunityDestoroya]

Hollywood Shuffle the Jheri Curl movie within a movie is just awesome. It's a great one for those who love film noir and Batman: TAS.

[@RyanMaher-d5o]

I’m not the biggest fan of Kevin Smith but I feel so happy for him. He’s turned his life around and he looks great! - and the world is a better place with film nerds in it! 🙏😎

[@tysonsaner2527]

Mr. Smith never dissapoints. ... I need to see the 3 out of the 7 he picked.

[@scottv8124]

This video was supposed to be here today

[@sysiphuspeart9012]

36 picks!?

[@Mike-fd1lq]

@@sysiphuspeart9012 In a row?

[@AvidCat5000]

Love most Kevin's filmography. Clerks changed my attitude about film. Quotable and rent-free in my head. ✌️

[@JEHNLEROY]

Brought a wonderful energy

[@MojoeWhirligig]

Funny, I saw Clerks at The Angelika opening weekend. Loved it.

[@OldLadyReacts]

I can't believe he picked Prince of Tides! That has always been one of my favorites. A bit hard to watch in certain moments, but just a wonderful movie.

[@shaunhayward3700]

Genuinely surprised how much I like him.

[@passengertonight]

Chasing Amy and Mallrats are great movies. Not a fan of his other comedies but I love his indie spirit and passion.

[@marcoesquandolez4737]

I totally forgot about Deep Cover! I need to watch that again after all these years!

[@JAF729]

Like his films or not, Kevin Smith has a lot to say that is worth listening to.