Clerks II (2006)
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Theatrical Release: 2006
Box Office: $23,951,963
Synopsis: Ten years ago best friends Dante Hicks (BRIAN O'HALLORAN) and Randal Graves (JEFF ANDERSON) were New Jersey mini-mall clerks still slacking off together in their early 20s. Now, Kevin Smith checks back in to see what kind of changes have rocked their lives -- in work, romance and their... Ten years ago best friends Dante Hicks (BRIAN O'HALLORAN) and Randal Graves (JEFF ANDERSON) were New Jersey mini-mall clerks still slacking off together in their early 20s. Now, Kevin Smith checks back in to see what kind of changes have rocked their lives -- in work, romance and their eternally raucous life philosophy. What he discovers is that never before have so many still done so little while having so much fun doing it. Now working in the fast-food universe, Dante and Randal have managed to maintain, and even hone, their in-your-face attitudes, agile skill with vulgarities and unbridled love of screwing with the customers. But they're also faced with such shocking new prospects as marriage, leaving Jersey and finding real careers. Smith ("Clerks," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back") pushes his nothing-is-sacred humor right to the edge and then takes a leap as Dante and Randal invade the world of Mooby's fast food restaurant, where the slogan is "I'm Eating It." Behind the counter, where the only other employees are an uber-nerd (TREVOR FERHMAN) and an entirely too sexy manager (ROSARIO DAWSON), Dante and Randal are free to offend anybody and everybody who so much as orders fries in their inimitably irreverent way. But, even as riotous debates rage between them over such burning matters as George Lucas v. Peter Jackson v. Jesus, change is on the horizon. When Dante announces that he's going to leave Jersey forever and marry Emma Bunting (JENNIFER SCHWALBACH), Randal plots a going-away party so shocking it will draw the police, the fire department and potential protests from PETA, while altering their lives forever. The Weinstein Company and View Askew Productions present "Clerks II," written and directed by Kevin Smith. The producers are Scott Mosier and Smith, and the executive producers are Harvey Weinstein, Bob Weinstein and Carla Gardini. The film features cameos by Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Kevin Weisman ("Alias") and the comedians Wanda Sykes and Earthquake. It also features the triumphant return of Leonardo, New Jersey's inimitable duo Jay (JASON MEWES) and Silent Bob (KEVIN SMITH). -- © The Weinstein Co. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Rosario Dawson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran
Screenwriter: Kevin Smith
Producer: Scott Mosier, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Carla Gardini
Composer: James Venable
DVD Info
Release:
Mar 5, 2008
HD-DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
Additional Release Material:
- Commentaries - 1. Feature Commentary with the Filmmakers and Actors
- Featurettes - 1. "Train Wrecks: A Production Video Diary"
- 2. "Back to the Well: Making Clerks II"
- 3. "The Donkey Show Extended"
- 4. "The Dance Sequence"
- Deleted Scenes & Outtakes
- Trailers
Text and Photo Galleries:
- MySpace Credits
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Reviews
Clerks II will resonate with viewers in Smith's age range (mid-thirties) in a way that goes beyond comedy.
Smith sadly de-evolves much of the groundwork he laid for "Clerks" and its characters and then, like a game of Jenga, smashes it all down by basically setting them up as typical Hollywood concepts...
Smith's attempt to get all introspective about growing up yields a plot that is at core rather mawkish and cliched - but when it comes to writing hilariously juvenile lines, he still has the old magic.
Deliberately disgusting, scatological, profane and vulgar, which makes this critic a bit embarrassed to admit that he found himself frequently laughing out loud at such offensive and obscene material.
While Jay has always introduced Silent Bob as his "hetero life mate," it is actually Randall that is connected to Dante. It's obvious that he will miss his friend, and Anderson makes us miss him too.
...Probably the funniest film Smith has done since the original - it's chock full of childish humour and witty observations on pop-culture - but there's something real beneath all of that as well. Something, dare it be said, touching.
Somewhere underneath the filth, Clerks II is really a very sweet movie about growing up.
While the film is rude and raucous throughout, it doesn’t have a bad bone in its body, providing a joyous, celebratory swansong for the beloved characters.
Despite a handful of great jokes, this is ultimately disappointing - it's badly plotted, badly acted and occasionally downright embarrassing.
...less profound than it is uneven, an intermittently satisfying mix.
Raunch only works well if there is an undercurrent of substance at hand to lift the bottom feeding. "Clerks II" has no problem plunging into its messy depths while also, somehow, generating a groundswell of affection for its messy characters.
A film with both fart and heart, and is highly recommended for the willing and able.
The duds-to-gags ratio is way too high and the general aesthetic (visual and verbal) way too crummy.
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