Clerks

1994 92 min ★ 7.4 Comedy

Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.

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Cast

Brian O'Halloran

Dante

Jeff Anderson

Randal

Marilyn Ghigliotti

Veronica

Lisa Spoonauer

Caitlin

Jason Mewes

Jay

Kevin Smith

Silent Bob

Scott Mosier

William the Idiot Manchild / Angry Hockey-Playing Customer / Angry Mourner

Scott Schiaffo

Chewlie's Rep

Al Berkowitz

Old Man

Walt Flanagan

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

Details

Director

Kevin Smith

Tagline

"Just because they serve you doesn't mean they like you."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Budget

$27,575

Revenue

$3,158,707

Production

View Askew Productions, Miramax

Reviews

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talisencrw

April 16, 2016

★ 9/10

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 Ficti...

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Filipe Manuel Neto

March 2, 2023

★ 5/10

**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 understan...