Synopsis
They're too old for this shift.
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.
2022 Directed by Kevin Smith
After narrowly surviving a massive heart attack, Randal enlists his old friend Dante to help him make a movie immortalizing their youthful days at the little convenience store that started it all.
Jeff Anderson Brian O'Halloran Jason Mewes Kevin Smith Rosario Dawson Marilyn Ghigliotti Trevor Fehrman Austin Zajur Jennifer Schwalbach Smith Harley Quinn Smith Amy Sedaris Justin Long Michelle Buteau Marc Bernardin AnnaMarie Brown Yassir Lester Freddie Prinze Jr. Sarah Michelle Gellar Danny Trejo Chris Wood Ethan Suplee Donnell Rawlings Ben Affleck James Murray Joe Gatto Sal Vulcano Brian Quinn Bobby Moynihan Anthony Michael Hall Show All…
Clerks 3, Dependientes 3, Commis en folie III, 점원들 3, Clerks - Sprzedawcy III, O Balconista 3, Nunca Tantos Fizeram Tão Pouco 3, Funcționarii 3, Клерки 3, เซอร์ แสบ ป่วน 3, 疯狂店员3, 瘋狂店員3
Some notes:
- The emotional high point of this movie for me came in its opening seconds, when Dante (Brian O’Halloran) arrives to open the Quick Stop and Randal (Jeff Anderson) strolls out of the neighbouring cannabis store (formerly, of course, a video store). I loved Kevin Smith’s original 1994 Clerks when I was a teenager and watched it many times. If you show me the guys from that movie looking older, I’m going to feel a little emotional.
- Kevin Smith’s early films were dominated by scenes in which actors arranged in simple visual compositions delivered reams of dialogue in long, static takes. In the process, he developed a reputation for being a careless and unimaginative visual stylist. The…
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