In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
It is often regarded as a cult classic and a landmark in independent filmmaking. Additionally, a third installment was released in 2022. Upon its theatrical release, it was well received by critics and grossed over $4 million in theaters, launching Smith's career.
It is the first of Smith's View Askewniverse films, and introduces several recurring characters, notably Jay and Silent Bob (Mewes and Smith respectively).Ĭlerks was shot for $27,575 in the convenience and video stores where director Smith worked in real life. It presents a day in the lives of store clerks Dante Hicks (O'Halloran) and Randal Graves (Anderson) as well as their acquaintances. Clerks is a 1994 American black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith (in his feature directorial debut), who also produced and edited the film with Scott Mosier, and starring Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonhauer, Jason Mewes, Smith, and Mosier.
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