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An independent comedy film that was finished in 1993, but not theatrically released until 1994. It was written and directed by [[Kevin Smith]] and is his first film. ''[[Clerks]]'' cost $27,000 to make, roughly the same price as a new car at the time. The film's final cost was $230,000 after the rights to the film's grunge and punk oriented soundtrack is added in, making it one of the few films in history where the rights to the soundtrack actually cost more than the film.

 

The earliest part of [[The View Askewniverse]] (though ''[[Mallrats]]'', which came out later, is actually set the day before the events of ''Clerks''). With the obvious exception of Jay and Silent Bob, Dante and Randal are the most frequently recurring characters in the verse, having starred in an [[Animated Adaptation]], ''[[Clerks the Animated Series]]'', several comics and more recently in a true sequel in the film, ''[[Clerks II]]''.

 

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* [[Call Back]]:

**Olaf sings the lyrics to "Berserker" outside the Quick Stop; later on, when Jay sticks the speech bubble on the window of the Quick Stop, the song, presumably performed by Olaf's "band", appears on the soundtrack. (1h10m)

* [[Can't You Read the Sign?]]: Many of the two stores' customers.

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I'm not even supposed to be here today!"

* [[Dismotivation]]: Dante.

* [[Downer Ending]]: In the original cut, {{spoiler|an armed robber enters the store right after closing, shoots Dante dead and empties the cash register.}} The protests of the film's agent John Pierson, as well as those of damn near everyone else involved (most prominently supporter Bob Hawk and star Brian O'Halloran), led to Smith cutting the ending short, and he professes to liking the final version better.

{{quote|'''Silent Bob''': You know, there's a million fine-looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of 'em just cheat on you.}}

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: In the music video "Can't Even Tell", there's a little boy with a ball (just like the View Askew bumper) wearing a helmet.

** Made even more meaningful when {{spoiler|the Quick Stop [[Stealth Pun|burns down]]}} in ''[[Clerks II]]''.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: The jolly guy who reads the tabloids gets extremely pissed when Randal spits his drink at him to shut up.

** "In a row?"

** ''"slurp, slurp, slurp"''

** Also works if you consider [[Jerkass|Randal]] a protagonist.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Dante and Randal do this to each other at the end of the movie.

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[[Category:Independent Films]]

[[Category:Films With Recuts]]