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07/28/08
Clerks (1994)
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Reviews Counted: 44
Fresh: 38
Rotten:6
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Made for less than the cost of an SUV, Kevin Smith's first film finds 22-year-old Quick Stop clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) called into work on his precious day off. There he is besieged by... [More]
Starring: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes
Director: Kevin Smith
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09/01/07
...the film's inherent deficiencies are generally overshadowed by the distinctly earnest vibe.
07/23/06
Smith dogpiles absurdity and obscenity on top of each other. The dullness of the dead-end jobs is brightened by bizarre bits--a fat guy asking for softer toilet paper, drops dead on the toilet.
06/01/06
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02/09/06
It comes from bad stock, curses like a longshoreman and doesn't bring a gift. Nevertheless, it's the life of the party.
01/21/05
It's not John Cassavetes' Shadows (1959), but what Kevin Smith's Clerks, lacks in subtlety it makes up for in laughs
09/13/04
Cheap, touching, and downright nasty, Kevin Smith’s first feature still remains the ultimate cinematic tribute to slackers.
09/10/04
...it is the ability to identify with the characters that makes the story so universal. I mean, we've all known people like these who have annoyed us all our lives.
09/04/04
A wonderfully funny film debut; from the outset Kevin Smith takes us into his askewed world, and we love it. And I wasn't even supposed to be at work today.
02/25/04
If you dig low-brow humor and a high volume cynical slacker take on things, then this film delivers the goods.
02/18/04
...an utterly profane and amusing movie by first-time filmmaker Kevin Smith.
02/05/04
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