Clerks. (1994)

Clerks.
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Release Date	01 January 1994
US Box Office	$3,000,000
Tagline	Just Because They Serve You... Doesn't Mean They Like You.
Genre	Comedy
Country	USA
Filming Locations	Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, USA
Language	English
Sound Mix	Dolby, Mono
Color	Black and White
Film Type	Feature
Film Class	Buddy Film, Workplace Comedy
Mood	Strictly Speaking, Comedy on the Edge
Themes	Men's Friendship, Twentysomething Life, Work Ethics
Tones	Talky, Cynical, Wry, Witty, Irreverent, Matter-of-Fact, Quirky, Literate
Tags	Clerk, Ex Girlfriend, Friendship, Girlfriend, Hockey, Slice Of Life, Store, Storekeeper, Video Store

Clerks (sometimes stylised as 'Clerks.') is a 1994 independent comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also appears in the film as Silent Bob. Starring Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks and Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves, it presents a day in the lives of two store clerks and their acquaintances. Clerks was the first of Smith's View Askewniverse films. It introduces several characters, notably Jay and Silent Bob, who reappear in his later works.

Cast and Crew

Cast

Brian O'Halloran

Dante

Jeff Anderson

Randal

Marilyn Ghigliotti

Veronica

Lisa Spoonhauer

Caitlin

Jason Mewes

Jay

Kevin Smith

Silent Bob

Scott Mosier

Willam the Idiot Manchild, Angry Hockey-Playing Customer, Angry Mourner

Scott Schiaffo

Chewlies Rep

Al Berkowitz

Old Man

Walter Flanagan

Cat-Admiring Bitter Customer , Offended Customer, Woolen Cap Smoker, Egg Man

Ed Hapstak

Angry Mourner, Sanford

Lee Bendick

#812 Wynarski

David Klein

Low I.Q. Video Customer, Hubcap Searching Customer, Angry Mourner, Angry Crowd at Door, Hunting Cap Smoking Boy

Pattijean Csik

Coroner

Ken Clark

Administer of Fine, Orderly

Donna Jeanne

Indecisive Video Customer

Virginia Smith

Caged Animal Masturbator

Betsy Broussard

Dental School Video Customer

Ernest O'Donnell

Trainer

Kimberly Loughran

Alyssa's Sister Heather

Gary Stern

Tabloid Reading Customer

Joe Bagnole

Cat-Shit-Watching Customer

John Henry Westhead

Olaf the Russian Metalhead

Chuck Bickel

Stuck in Chips Can

Leslie Hope

Jay's Lady Friend, Angry Crowd at Door

Connie O'Connor

'Happy Scrappy' Mom

Vincent Pereira

Engagement Savvy Customer, Hockey Goalie

Ashley Pereira

'Happy Scrappy' Kid

Erix Infante

Bed-Wetting Dad, Cold Coffee Lover

Melissa Crawford

Angry Crowd at Door, Candy Confusion Customer, Video Confusion

Thomas Burke

Blue Collar Man

Dan Hapstak

Door Tugging Customer

Mitch Cohen

Leaning Against Wall, Angry Crowd at Door

Matthew Banta

Burner Looking for Weed

Rajiv Thapar

Cut-Off Customer

Mike Belicose

Customer with Diapers

Jane Kuritz

Customer with Vaseline and Rubber Gloves

Grace Smith

Milk Maid

Frances Cresci

Little Smoking Girl

Matt Crawford

Angry Crowd at Door

Sarla Thapar

Angry Crowd at Door

Brian Drinkwater

Hockey Player

Bob Fisler

Hockey Player

Derek Jaccodine

Hockey Player

Matthew Pereira

Angry Smoking Crowd

Frank Pereira

Angry Smoking Crowd

Carl Roth

Angry Smoking Crowd

Paul Finn

Angry Smoking Crowd

Haiku

Dog

Lenin's Tomb

Cat

Director

Kevin Smith

Writer

Kevin Smith

Producer

Scott Mosier

producer

Kevin Smith

producer

Cinematographer

David Klein

Editor

Scott Mosier

Kevin Smith

Makeup Department

Leslie Hope

makeup artist

Production Manager

Charlie McClellan

post-production supervisor

Sound Department

Scott Mosier

sound editor, sound mixer

Joia Speciale

sync fix

James Von Buelow

sound editor, master sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department

Ed Hapstak

gaffer, photographer: production stills, lighting assistant

David Klein

camera operator

Vincent Pereira

grip: occasional, camera assistant: occasional

Rajiv Thapar

grip: occasional

Animation Department

Frank Gabriel

animator

Brad Graeber

animator

Samantha Inoue Harte

animator

Bruce Tinnin

animator

Editorial Department

Bobbie Thomas

dailies colorist

Music Department

Benji Gordon

music supervisor

Other Crew

Tara Daust

continuity: occasional

Ed Hapstak

trouble shooter

Vincent Pereira

cat wrangler

John Pierson

czar of representation

John Sloss

legal eagle

Thanks

Peter Broderick

thanks

Walter Flanagan

special thanks: for a copy of 'Dark Knight Returns'

Geoff Gilmore

thanks

Ed Hapstak

special thanks: for being a little Magpie

Hal Hartley

special thanks: for leading the way

Robert Hawk

special thanks: for having nothing better to do on 10/3/93

Tim Hill

thanks: the Borough of Highlands

Jim Jarmusch

special thanks: for leading the way

Bryan Johnson

special thanks: for taking nothing seriously

Laurence Kardish

thanks

Butch King

thanks

Marylou King

thanks

David Klein

special thanks: for all the pretty pictures

Traci Lapanne

thanks

Spike Lee

special thanks: for leading the way

David Linde

thanks

Richard Linklater

special thanks: for leading the way

Kimberly Loughran

special thanks: for Seven Years

Jason Mewes

special thanks: for being Jason

Carol Mosier

thanks

John Mosier

thanks

Kristin Mosier

special thanks: for patience, perseverance, and love

Scott Mosier

special thanks: for accepting an invitation to lunch

Vincent Pereira

special thanks: for the inspiration

Janet Pierson

thanks

John Pierson

special thanks: for having second thoughts

Kenneth Schneider

thanks

Bubba Shea

thanks

Virginia Smith

special thanks: for saying "Be a Filmmaker."

Amy Taubin

thanks

Mark Tusk

special thanks: for not giving up

Harvey Weinstein

special thanks: for an unforgettable order of potato skins

Production Company

View Askew Productions

Miramax Films

Distributor

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Cinemussy

Filmfreak Distributie

Gativideo

Miramax Films

New Vision Films

PlayArte Home Vídeo

RCV Film Distribution

RCV Home Entertainment

UPLINK Company

Miscellaneous

Borough of Highlands, The

thanks

Choice Video

thanks

Columbia Records

soundtrack album available on

DC Comics

thanks

Doonesbury Company, The

thanks

FilmVideo Arts

thanks

First Avenue Playhouse

thanks

Henry Hudson Regional High School

thanks

Jan Film Labs

thanks

Leonardo First Aid

thanks

Magno Sound

thanks

Maysle's

thanks

New School for Social Research

thanks

Posten's Funeral Home

thanks

Pro Camera

cameras by

Quick Stop Convenience

catering, thanks

R.S.T. Video

thanks

REI Media Group

titles by

Residents of Leonardo, The

thanks

Sound Hound

sound mixed at

Sound One

thanks

Spera Corporation

post-production equipment

Related Lists

American films

Black-and-white films

English-language films

Directorial debut films

American comedy films

Buddy films

Miramax films

1994 films

Independent films

Films shot in New Jersey

Films set in New Jersey

Sundance Film Festival award winners

1990s comedy films

Films directed by Kevin Smith

View Askewniverse films

Necrophilia

Black-and-white films

Films which are set within one day

Films about suburbia

View Askew productions

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