Clerks III [Includes Digital Copy] [Blu-ray]

Director: Kevin Smith Kevin Smith

Overview

Written and directed by Kevin Smith, this third film completes the Clerks trilogy of movies that appeared in 1994 and 2006. Life at the Quick Stop store seems quiet and uneventful until store clerk Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson) suffers a heart attack and survives. With this shot at a new life, Randal approaches fellow store clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) and tells him of his latest plan to shoot a movie about their lives as store clerks. Co-starring Jason Mewes, Ben Affleck, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Long, and Rosario Dawson.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/06/2022
UPC:	0031398336761
Original Release:	2022
Rating:	R
Source:	Lions Gate
Language:	English
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	8,404

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ben Affleck	Actor
Sarah Michelle Gellar	Actor
Justin Long	Actor
Rosario Dawson	Becky
Kevin Smith	Silent Bob
Jason Mewes	Jay
Fred Armisen	Actor
Jeff Anderson	Randal
Trevor Fehrman	Elias
Brian O'Halloran	Dante
Marilyn Ghigliotti	Veronica
Austin Zajur	Blockchain Coltrane
Jennifer Schwalbach Smith	Emma
Scott Schiaffo	Chewlies Gum Rep
Lisa Hampton	Flashback Nurse
Dave Ferrier	ICU Nurse
AJ Wilkerson	Actor
Walter Flanagan	Egg Checker
Robert Hawk	Customer
Jason Szalma	Nurse
Michelle Santiago	Nurse
Setty Brosevelt	Auditioner
Bobby Favoretto	Auditionee
JJ Garvine	Customer
Bob Leszczak	Patient

Technical Credits

Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith	Screenwriter,Director,Producer
Jeff Anderson	Executive Producer
David Gendron	Executive Producer
Matthew Helderman	Executive Producer
Amy Jarvela	Executive Producer
Ali Jazayeri	Executive Producer
Daniel McGilvray	Executive Producer
Brian O'Halloran	Executive Producer
Luke Taylor	Executive Producer
Liz Destro	Producer
Jordan Monsanto	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Clerks III is an American comedy written and directed by Kevin Smith. He also stars in the film along with Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Trevor Fehrman, Jason Mewes, Rosario Dawson, and Marilyn Ghigliotti. After Randal (Anderson) suffers a massive heart attack, he decides to make something of his continued existence on the planet-and that something is a movie about his life at the Quick Stop. Along with his best friend and business partner Dante (O'Halloran), Quick Stop clerk and the constant butt of his jokes Elias (Fehrman), and the neighboring marijuana dispensary owners Jay (Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith), the group embarks on a journey thirty years in the making: from the events of the first Clerks movie, all the way to the present. Randal and Dante have been through a lot together, but will their friendship last through the making of this film? From the lowbrow callbacks, to classic Star Wars references, to the meta banter about the filming of Randal's movie on black-and-white 16mm film stock, Clerks III is a charming homage to a world built from Kevin Smith's humble beginnings. The script went through multiple iterations until Smith suffered an near-fatal heart attack before a comedy show. After his experience, he decided to rewrite the script with Randal having a heart attack himself. If the movie feels familiar to fans, it should: the setting is iconic. The original Clerks was filmed entirely at the actual Quick Stop convenience store in New Jersey. The final days of filming for Clerks II was also filmed there (as well as at a closed and boarded up Burger King in California). Because of this, Smith was determined to get the third and final installment filmed at the original Quick Stop as well. While the movie itself is a comedy, it does touch upon a multitude of deeper themes including grief, finding one's purpose in life, and the growth that comes from trauma. The characters are older now and must deal with situations head-on instead of using fun and games as a means of quick diversion. It also talks about how every new day is a chance to start a new chapter or turn a new page. It is a story about hope as much as it is a story about friendship. While all of the actors (both professional and not) give heartfelt performances, it is O'Halloran that shines particularly bright as he delivers the most heartfelt monologue in the entire series. The passion in his eyes and through his words reverberate through the theater in unexpected ways. Clerks III is an irreverent movie, and yet it has a lot of heart. While viewers who have seen the other two films in this trilogy will get more out of the quips and gags, those who have only a faint understanding of the Jay and Silent Bob universe will still find this movie funny and surprisingly touching. Clerks III is truly the proper send-off the series deserves. The closing credits should not be missed in order to get a little extra behind-the-scenes commentary from Kevin Smith himself.