Clerks (1994)

★ 7.4 1h 32m 2,731 votes IMDb
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Clerks

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Cast

Brian O'Halloran
Brian O'Halloran as Dante Age 56 · New York City, New York, USA ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Brian Christopher O'Halloran (born December 20, 1969) is an American actor best known for his roles in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse films, notably as Dante...
Jeff Anderson
Jeff Anderson as Randal Age 56 · Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jeffrey Allan "Jeff" Anderson  (born April 21, 1970) is an American film actor, film director, and screenwriter best known for starring as Randal Graves in Cle...
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Marilyn Ghigliotti as Veronica Age 64 · New York City, New York, USA Marilyn comes from a Puerto Rican family background in New York, born the middle child to Jeronimo and Luisa Ghigliotti and raised in NY, Long Island and New Jersey with her siblings, Evelyn and Leona...
Lisa Spoonauer
Lisa Spoonauer as Caitlin Died 2017 · Rahway, New Jersey, USA Lisa Spoonauer (December 6, 1972 - May 20, 2017) was an American former actress, best known for the role of Caitlin Bree in Clerks (1994)..
Jason Mewes
Jason Mewes as Jay Age 51 · Highlands, New Jersey, USA Jason Mewes (born June 12, 1974) is an American actor and comedian best known for portraying Jay, one-half of the duo Jay and Silent Bob, in Kevin Smith’s View Askewniverse films. Since his debut in C...
Kevin Smith
Kevin Smith as Silent Bob Age 55 · Red Bank, New Jersey, USA Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy film Cl...

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talisencrw 9/10 Apr 16, 2016
Over the years, I have really enjoyed Smith's comic book writing, but this is the only film so far I have seen him direct. My cinephilic friends tend to dismiss his recent works, but this was very enjoyable. I like the influence he has had on independent cinema. 1994 certainly proved to be an important year for it, with the smash successes that independent studios had with 'Clerks' and 'Pulp Fiction'. I hope he sticks to directing films that he himself writes. I have the feeling he wants to expand his horizons but isn't quite sure how to go about it without alienating his huge fanbase. I have great confidence in him, and feel that if he puts his heart into it, he can be a great filmmaker, instead of a good one. I think for him to do so, he could do himself a great service and read a few less comic books and watch a lot more movies, particularly by the Hollywood greats from the Golden Age, such as Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Raoul Walsh and John Ford. It would be quite exciting to see what he comes up with, once his creative juices are recharged.
Filipe Manuel Neto 5/10 Mar 02, 2023
**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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