Clerks

Clerks

22/1/1994 1h 32m 7.4/10

Overview

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.

Director

Kevin Smith

Top Billed Cast

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

Silent Bob

Jason Mewes

Jason Mewes

Jay

Brian O'Halloran

Brian O'Halloran

Dante

Jeff Anderson

Jeff Anderson

Randal

Marilyn Ghigliotti

Marilyn Ghigliotti

Veronica

Lisa Spoonauer

Lisa Spoonauer

Caitlin

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

3/2/2023

5/10

**A rude but understandable film.** I just saw this film, and honestly I was hoping for a slightly different comedy, with a more elaborate, more conventional structure and not based so much on endless dialogues. It is, however, an independent film, made a little outside of what traditional circuits and big studios are, and the budget is limited. If we consider all this, I think we can understand the film better. The film basically accompanies a day in the life of two commercial employees who hate their jobs but need them, like any mortal. They work closely together and are friends, but the day promises not to be easy for either of them. The film is based on jokes of a very rude nature, sometimes also on the inelegant manners of the characters. There are a lot of allusions to pop culture throughout the movie as well, and I didn't always get that. It's not the kind of humor I really enjoy, though the film has its moments. Perhaps this style of humor works better with young people and teenagers than with someone more adult... The cast features a number of actors that I don't really know. Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson had their most relevant work in this film, from what I've seen. The film is quite restrained in terms of costumes and scenery, and I believe that real stores were used for the production. What can be considered a weakness, the low budget, was to some extent an advantage, taking into account the type of film they preferred to make here. The cinematography is very good and well used, and is perhaps the film's most artistic feature.

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