Clerks II
Short description
A fire destroys the convenience store where Dante and Randal have spent years working, forcing the two friends to find new jobs. They end up behind the counter of Mooby's, a fast-food chain, where a young employee named Elias and a manager named Becky round out the staff. Dante, meanwhile, is preparing to leave New Jersey for Florida with his wealthy fiancée, Emma, even though he and Becky have grown close. A farewell party that Randal arranges sets off a chain of events that complicates Dante's plans.
Kevin Smith wrote and directed the film, his seventh as director, following Jersey Girl and preceding Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson return as Dante and Randal, with Rosario Dawson as Becky, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith as Emma, and Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob. The film continues the story begun in Smith's earlier Clerks, with the same characters roughly a decade later. Scott Mosier produced.
Made for about 5 million dollars, the film took in roughly 27 million worldwide, a strong return on its budget. On IMDb it holds a 7.3 rating from around 144,000 votes, while on TMDB it stands at 6.9 from a much smaller number of votes. The critics' rating of 6.3 from 165 reviews sits below the audience scores on both sites.
What's left behind the scenes
- Some parts of the original script were incorporated into the script for “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back”.
- The film premiered at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival as part of the non-competitive program. At the end of the screening, the audience in the hall gave an 8-minute (!!!) standing ovation.
- In September 2005, Kevin Smith held an auction on his official website, featuring the following items: a non-speaking role in a sequel to Clerks, a visit to the film set, and an invitation to a barbecue at Kevin's house. All proceeds from the auction were donated to a fund to help victims of Hurricane Katrina.
- Once, Kevin Smith promised his friend Jason Mewes that he would only invite Jason back to the set if the actor could overcome his drug addiction. Smith kept his word, and after Jason defeated his addiction, he happily invited his friend to participate in filming Clerks II.
- The film parodies a scene from "The Silence of the Lambs": the main villain dances nearly naked to "Q Lazzarus & Garvey — Goodbye, Horses"; and says: 'Fuck. Fuck me. I'd fuck myself.' This is repeated exactly by one of the film's main characters, Jay.
- While working on the special DVD edition commemorating the 10th anniversary of the release of “Clerks,” Smith realized how much he had grown to love these characters and decided to put a sequel into production.
- The Clerks logo is entirely composed of symbols found in the logos of various fast-food chains.
- Although many characters created by Kevin appeared in different films, this work became the first 'true' sequel in Kevin Smith's directing career.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
