Clerks Collection

Comedy

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View Askew Productions

United States of America

English

Brian O'Halloran

Jeff Anderson

Marilyn Ghigliotti

Lisa Spoonauer

Jason Mewes

Kevin Smith

Scott Mosier

Scott Schiaffo

Al Berkowitz

Walt Flanagan

Ed Hapstak

Lee Bendick

David Klein

Pattijean Csik

Ken Clark

Donna Jeanne

Virginia Smith

Betsy Broussard

Ernest O'Donnell

Kimberly Loughran

Gary Stern

Joe Bagnole

John Henry Westhead

Chuck Bickel

Leslie Hope

Connie O'Conner

Vincent Pereira

Ashley Pereira

Erix Infante

Melissa Crawford

Thomas Burke

Dan Hapstak

Mitch Cohen

Matthew Banta

Rajiv Thapar

Mike Belicose

Jane Kuritz

Grace Smith

Frances Cresci

Matt Crawford

Sarla Thapar

Brian Drinkwater

Bob Fisler

Derek Jaccodine

Matthew Pereira

Frank Pereira

Carl Roth

Paul C. Finn

Brian Vancho

Benji Gordon

James von Buelow

Tara Daust

Charlie McClellan

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

**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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