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Clerks, model employees ( Clerks. ) is an American film carried out by Kevin Smith, left in 1994.

Synopsis

Dante and Randall are two employees, one of a grocer, the other of a store of hiring of video. One Sunday, its owner calls Dante to oblige it to come to open the grocer, his colleague arthur being sick. The day of the two accomplices will be marked out unforeseen, all more cocasses and catastrophic the ones that the others.

Data sheet

Title: Clerks, model employees
original Title: Clerks. (with a typographical point)
Realization: Kevin Smith
Scenario: Kevin Smith
Production: Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith
Budget: 27.000 dollars (20 000 euros)
Music: Greg Graffin, Scott McCloud, David Pirner and Stabbing Westward
Photography: David Klein
Assembly: Scott Mosier and Kevin Smith
Country of origin: the United States
Format: Black and white - 1,37:1 - Dolby - 16 mm
Kind: Comedy
Lasted: 92 minutes
Comings out date: January 1994 (festival of Sundance), October 19th 1994 (the United States), November 9th 1994 (France)

Distribution

Brian O'Halloran : Dante Hicks
Jeff Anderson : Randal Low registers
Marilyn Ghigliotti: Veronica Loughran
LISA Spoonhauer: Caitlin Bree
Jason Mewes : Jay
Kevin Smith: Silent Bob
Scott Mosier : Willam Black/Hockey player in anger/Relative of late in anger
Walter Flanagan: Smoker with the wool hat/the man who compares eggs/Client offended
Al Berkowitz: Old man
David Klein: Smoker with the cap/Customer of the videoclub/Relative of late in anger
ED Hapstak: Sanford/Relative of late in anger
Pattijean Csik: Coroner
Ernest O'Donnell: Rick Derris
Kimberly Loughran : Heather Jones, the sister of Alyssa

Around film

Kevin Smith, the author, worked with the store which was called " Quick Stop" at the same time as it carried out film. It has turned major part of scenes on the spot but it could to make it only evening when the store was closed (22:30 with 5:30), which explains why in film, " somebody broke the rideau".
In the film Mallrats , when Brodie and T.S. go to the " Dirt Mall" , T.S. puts a cap with the word " Clerks".
original script made 168 pages.

Original soundtrack

Can' T Even Such , interpreted by Soul Asylum
Big Problems , interpreted by Corrosion off Conformity
Go Your Own Way , interpreted by Seaweed
Clerks , interpreted by Coils Among Freaks
Kill The Sex Player , interpreted by Girls Against Boys
Got Me Wrong , interpreted by Alice in Chains
Making Me Sick , interpreted by Bash & Pop
Chewbacca , interpreted by Supernova
Panic In Cicero , interpreted by The Jesus Lizard
Shooting Star , interpreted by Golden Smog
Leaders And Followers , interpreted by Bad Religion
Violent Mood Swings (Thread Mix) , interpreted by Stabbing Westward
Berzerker , interpreted by Coils Among Freaks

Distinctions

Price of best first foreign film and Mercedes-Benz Price at the time of the Cannes festival 1994.
Price of the public and nomination at the price of criticism at the time of the Festival of Deauville 1994.
Horse of bronze at the time of the Festival of film of Stockholm 1994.
Trophy of the Scenario writers and nomination to the Grand Prix of the jury, at the time of the Festival of film of Sundance 1994.
Nomination at the price of the best young person most promising young actor (Jeff Anderson), better first film and better first scenario, at the time of the Independent Spirit Awards 1995.

External bond

Clerks, model employees on Internet Movie Database

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