Tag Archive: Jeff Anderson
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Clerks III
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Clerks is probably on the unlikeliest franchises ever to come to screen. The first movie was a black and white indie hit that gathered a cult following on home video and paved the way for the View Askew Universe. A series of interconnecting movies long before Marvel did it. Writer, director and Silent Bob actor…
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Clerks 2
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While having crafted a small universe in which all of his movies are connected, writer/director Kevin Smith has never made a direct sequel to one of his movies. Much like the Marvel movies nowadays characters from one movie would show up in another movie. But the movies themselves all stand on their own. You can…
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Clerks
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Clerks shows us a day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal. They annoy customers, discuss a variety of topics and play hockey on the store roof. It’s an independent movie. Shot in black and white for a mere $27,000 by then newcomer Kevin Smith. What the movie lacks in visual…
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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sThe end of the movie Mallrats already teased a story about Jay and Silent Bob having an adventure that includes an ape. But after the critical failure of that movie, director Kevin Smith went back to his more indie roots by making Chasing Amy and Dogma. Both movies which also had supporting roles for the…
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Dogma
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Dogma was Kevin Smith’s launch into main-stream movie making despite the controversial content. Clerks was an underground hit, Mallrats a teen comedy that was a flop and Chasing Amy a low-key romantic comedy. With Dogma, Smith had a lot of well known actors to his disposal which really helped him sell this movie to a…
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