| Shooting Clerks | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Christopher Downie |
| Written by | Christopher Downie |
| Produced by | Brett Murray Felix Kay Ryan James Sav Rodgers |
| Starring | Kevin Smith Mark Frost Brian O'Halloran Matthew Postlethwaite Chris Bain Scott Schiaffo Harry Mitchell Jason Mewes |
| Cinematography | Christopher Downie |
| Edited by | Christopher Downie |
| Music by | Honah Lee |
Production companies | Auld Reekie Media Pink Plaid Professional Amateur Productions |
Release date | TBA |
| Countries | United Kingdom United States |
| Language | English |
Shooting Clerks is a British-American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Downie and starring Brian O'Halloran, Mark Frost, Jason Mewes, Scott Schiaffo, Matthew Postlethwaite and Kevin Smith.[1] It was produced by Auld Reekie Media.[2] It had a preview screening in Orlando, Florida on October 22, 2016.[3] The film had a special screening in Kevin Smith's home town of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey on November 11, 2016.[4]
The film had an advance UK screening at the Prince Charles Cinema, London on January 16, 2018.[5]
The film was given a special advance screening at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20, 2019, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of Clerks.[6]
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Summary
A biographical dramedy detailing how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and garnered career-making critical attention at the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.[7]
Cast
- Kevin Smith as Larkin Eve[1]
- Mark Frost as Kevin Smith / Silent Bob
- Brian O'Halloran as Elis Heimermann
- Marilyn Ghigliotti as Ali Thomlyn
- Matthew Postlethwaite as Walt Flanagan
- Jason Mewes as Martmeister Lars
- Jake Richardson as Marty Marty
- Scott Schiaffo as Don Smith
- Beverley Longhurst as Grace Smith
- Ernest O'Donnell as Sergeant Svenning
- Brett Murray as Bryan Johnson
- Christopher Downie as Alex Sanderson
- Chris Bain as Jason Mewes / Jay
- Harry Mitchell as Scott Mosier
- Jay Booton as David Klein
- James Rolfe as Leonard James Nash
- Dale Murray as Vincent Pereira
- Bryan Johnson as Comic Book Horndog
- Walt Flanagan as Comic Book Steve
- Ming Chen as Comic Book Clerk
- Mike Zapcic as Comic Book Dave
- Johnny Glasgow as Ernest O'Donnell
- Kit Alexander as Brian O'Halloran / Dante Hicks
- Tom Sullivan as Jeff Anderson / Randal Graves
- Harry Partridge as Usher / Kilgar / Hogstrong
- Lee Bendick as Impatient Customer
- Sanjeev Kohli as Dr. Jared Patel
- Mike Matei as Festival Programmer
- Kyle Hebert as Kay Theater Announcer
- Ashley Grazino as Marilyn Ghigliotti / Veronica Loughran
- Stephanie Price as Lisa Spoonauer / Caitlin Bree
- Bern Cohen as Thomas Burke
Production
The original Indiegogo fundraiser, set up to fund the project, reached 9% (£2,540) of its target.[8] Two additional fundraisers, one for finishing funds, the other for post-production, reached 103% (US$3,605)[7] and 109% (US$2,120),[9] respectively. Filming took place in St Andrews, Scotland; Florida; and New Jersey, respectively.[1]
On March 27, 2016, the teaser trailer was released.[10]
In September 2016, the trailer for the film was released.[11][12]
Reception
Awards
The film won the Orlando Film Festival Indie Spirit Award.[13] The film also won "Audience Choice Feature Film" at Monmouth Film Festival.[14]
Release
Shooting Clerks had a preview screening in Orlando, Florida on October 22, 2016.[3] The film had a special screening in Kevin Smith's home town of Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey on November 11, 2016.[4]
On January 16, 2018, the film had an advance screening at the Prince Charles Cinema, London.[5]
On July 20, 2019, a rough cut of the film was screened at San Diego Comic-Con, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of Clerks' release.[6]
The final cut premiered on August 13, 2023, in Atlantic Highlands.[15]
References
- ^ a b c Labrecque, Jeff (November 26, 2014). "Kevin Smith to cameo in his own biopic". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Bloom, David (March 29, 2015). "'Shooting Clerks' Trailer For Biopic of Kevin Smith Arrives". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- ^ a b "TICKETS (22nd OCT)". m.facebook.com.
- ^ a b "Shooting Clerks - New York Premiere Event". Eventbrite.
- ^ a b "Kevin Smith biopic 'Shooting Clerks' gets UK premiere!". Indie Mac User. 2017-11-13. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ a b "Comic-Con 2019: Shooting Clerks". comiccon2019.sched.com.
- ^ a b "Shooting Clerks - Kevin Smith Biopic". Indiegogo.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ "The Kevin Smith Biopic - Shooting Clerks". Indiegogo.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Shooting Clerks - Post Production Fundraiser". Indiegogo.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ^ "Shooting Clerks Trailer: The Kevin Smith Biopic". /Film. March 30, 2015.
- ^ Nordine, Michael (September 21, 2016). "Shooting Clerks' Trailer: New Movie Goes Behind the Scenes of Kevin Smith's Indie Classic".
- ^ "‘Shooting Clerks’ Trailer: It’s All About Making A Movie With Your Friends","www.slashfilm.com", September 20, 2016
- ^ "FILM AWARDS". ORLANDO FILM FESTIVAL.
- ^ Santos, Ang (15 August 2017). "How A Small Town Clerk Created a Cult Classic". www.wbgo.org.
- ^ "It's finally time! Tickets are ON SALE NOW for..." Facebook. July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
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