"Clerks" (1994) Directed by Kevin Smith

“I’m not even supposed to be here today!”.

Set almost entirely within the “Quick Stop” and adjoining “RST Video” store, this Black and White debut from Kevin Smith is 92 minutes of joyous humour, observation, fantastic characters and more swear words than you can shake a stick at! Dripping with sarcasm, yet with straight talking characters who have gained cult and enduring status and an eminently quotable film that has spawned so many classics since release. The film is a joy throughout. Very much a personal film for Smith, and the film reflects this in every way.

Based around a single day, “Dante Hicks” (a superb Brian O’Halloran) is a tired, put upon clerk who had rather different plans for the day. Joined by “Randal Graves” (the film’s heartbeat and star, played excellently by Jeff Anderson), we enjoy their polar opposite views on virtually every subject of discussion, and there are many, often obtuse subjects, and always very, very funny. Randal, free spirited and carefree, manages the adjoining video store to where Dante runs the general store. Their daily dichotomy and conversations with their customers cover everything, from sex, to life, to the abuse of power and their very tall tales. Oh, and Star Wars. And Star Wars again! And meaningless jobs, incontinent customers, and generally hating their customers thoroughly! Darkly comedic, flat out hysterical at times. This is just a small sample of the topics for the day.

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The above opening paragraphs are taken from my original spoiler free review of "Clerks" penned and published over a decade ago, transferred to my Medium blog site on 5th January 2023 and which can now be read in full and for free via my Substack blog site and original updated article linked immediately below. I've also linked my original opus blog article on the entire cinematic career of Kevin Smith too:

https://ramblingmusings666.substack.com/p/clerks-1994-a47a7369a53e

https://medium.com/@stephenblackford561/kevin-smith-an-appreciation-1f1a3e272741

This spoiler free review is also integral to volume 1 of my 7 volumes of "essential film reviews collection". Currently only available as an e-book with each volume priced at £4.99, however each and every volume can be read for free should you have an Amazon Kindle "Unlimited" package:

Volume 1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4HHDL56

All 7 Volume Series

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0C4HZSTTH?binding=kindle_edition&ref=dbs_dp_rwt_sb_pc_tukn

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