Clerks Page #13

Synopsis: Dante Hicks is not having a good day. He works as a clerk in a small convenience store and is told to come into work on his day off. Dante thinks life is a series of down endings and this day is proving to no different. He reads in the newspaper that his ex-girlfriend Caitlin is getting married. His present girlfriend reveals to have somewhat more experience with sex that he ever imagined. His principal concerns are the hockey game he has that afternoon and the wake for a friend who died. His buddy Randal Graves works as a clerk in the video store next and he hates his job just about as much as Dante hates his.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Kevin Smith
Production: Miramax Films
  5 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1994
92 min
1,331 Views


JAY:

He knows some English, but he can't

not speak it good like we do.

GIRL 2

Is he staying here?

JAY:

He's moving to the big city next

week. He wants to be a metal singer.

GIRL 1

No way!

JAY:

Swear.

(to OLAF)

Olaf, metal!

OLAF makes a metal face.

JAY:

That's his f***ing metal face.

(to OLAF)

Olaf, girls nice?

OLAF looks the girls up and down.

OLAF:

Skrelnick.

JAY:

(laughs)

That's f***ed up.

GIRL 1

What did he say?

JAY:

I don't know, man. He's a f***ing

character.

GIRL 2

He really wants to play metal?

JAY:

He's got his own band in Moscow.

It's called "F*** Your Yankee Blue

Jeans" or something like that.

GIRL 1

That doesn't sound metal.

JAY:

You gotta hear him sing.

(to OLAF)

Olaf, "Berserker!"

OLAF laughs and shakes his head.

JAY:

Come on, man, "Berserker!"

GIRL 2

Does he sing in English or Russian?

JAY:

English.

(to OLAF)

Come on, "Berserker!" Girls think

sexy.

OLAF:

(relents)

Da. Da.

JAY:

He's gonna sing it. This is too funny.

OLAF:

(in broken English)

MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A TRUCK

BERSERKER! WOULD YOU LIKE SOME MAKING

F***? BERSERKER!

JAY:

(laughing)

That's f***ing funny, man!

GIRL 1

Did he say "making f***?"

JAY:

Wait, there's more.

(to OLAF)

Olaf:
sing...

(makes pot-smoking

face)

OLAF:

(nods in understanding)

MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A ROCK

BERSERKER!WOULD YOU LIKE TO SMOKE

SOME POT? BERSERKER!

OLAF busts a crimson metal sneer and cackles deeply.

CUT TO:

INT:
VIDEO STORE. DAY

RANDAL leans back in his chair, staring up at the TV. The

theme to Star Wars plays. He stands, points the remote, clicks

the TV off, and ponders.

CUT TO:

EXT:
VIDEO STORE. DAY

RANDAL locks the door and walks away, while OLAF sings for

the small crowd.

OLAF:

MY LOVE FOR YOU IS TICKING CLOCK

BERSERKER!WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUCK MY

COCK? BERSERKER!

CUT TO:

INT:
CONVENIENCE STORE. DAY

DANTE is tugging at a can of Pringles potato chips. The can

is stuck on a MAN'S hand.

DANTE:

You hold the counter and I'll pull.

MAN:

Usually I just turn the can upside

down.

DANTE:

(pulling)

Maybe we should soap your hand or

something.

MAN:

(straining)

They oughta put some kind of warning

on these cans, like they do with

cigarettes.

DANTE:

I think it's coming now...

The can pops off and DANTE staggers back a few steps. The

man rubs his hand.

MAN:

Thanks. I thought I was gonna have

to go to the hospital.

DANTE:

I'll throw this out. Precautionary

measure.

MAN:

It stings a little.

DANTE:

A word of advice: Sometimes it's

best to let those hard to reach chips

go.

DANTE steps behind the counter.

MAN:

Thanks.

The MAN exits as RANDAL enters. DANTE throws the canister

away.

DANTE:

Do you know that article is accurate?

Caitlin's really getting married!

RANDAL:

You know what I just watched?

DANTE:

Me pulling a can off some moron's

fist.

RANDAL:

Return of the Jedi.

DANTE:

Didn't you hear me? Caitlin really

is getting married.

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Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo "Jay & Silent Bob". Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which were mostly all set in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. more…

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