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Clerks

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Clerks II

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Shooting Clerks

Original title

Clerks

Year

1994

Running time

99 min.

Country

United States

Director

Kevin Smith

Screenwriter

Kevin Smith

Cast

Cinematography

David Klein (B&W)

Producer

Miramax, View Askew Productions. Producer: Kevin Smith

Genre

Comedy | Teen/coming-of-age. Black Comedy. One Location. Cult movie. Independent Film (US)

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Clerks | View Askewniverse

Synopsis

Dante Hicks is a clerk at a local convenience store in New Jersey. On one particular Saturday morning, he gets called in on his day off. Once there, he must deal with multiple problems. The shutters outside won't open. His ex-girlfriend, whom he is still in love with, is getting married. His girlfriend, who bugs him about starting college, has revealed certain, uh...stuff about her past. His boss hasn't come in to take his place. He has a hockey game at 2 o'clock. Another ex has died, and today's the last day he can go to her wake. He must deal with customers that aren't so intelligent. His friend, Randal, a clerk at the video store next door, is even less dedicated to his job than Dante, and is always bothering Dante's customers. And the biggest problem of them all: HE'S NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO BE THERE TODAY!! Can Dante manage it all?

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Awards: 1994: Cannes Film Festival: Youth Award for Best Foreign Language Picture.

1994: Sundance Film Festival: Filmmakers Trophy

1994: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best New Director

1994: Independent Spirit Awards: 3 Nominations including Best First Feature

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Critics' reviews

"Smith shows great invention, a natural feel for human comedy, and a knack for writing weird, sometimes brilliant, dialogue (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The comedy event of the year for the slacker in all of us. Savvy, smartass and screamingly funny"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"The story is a series of anecdotes about hockey, shopping and loving the one you're with. But it's worth loitering in this shop."

Richard Corliss: Time
"A slice of life that is designed to prove there is nothing so unordinary as the ordinary"

Derek Malcolm: The Guardian
"One of the funniest American movies of the 90s (...) an era-defining portrayal of Generation X. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Nev Pierce: BBC

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