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Clerks.

  • TV Movie
  • 1995
  • 22m
IMDb RATING
4.6/10
513
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Jim Breuer in Clerks. (1995)
Comedy

Another day in the life of Dante and Randal, from Kevin Smith's indie film.Another day in the life of Dante and Randal, from Kevin Smith's indie film.Another day in the life of Dante and Randal, from Kevin Smith's indie film.

  • Director
    • Michael Lessac
  • Writers
    • Richard Day
    • Kevin Smith
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lowery
    • Jim Breuer
    • Rick Gomez
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    4.6/10
    513
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Michael Lessac
    • Writers
      • Richard Day
      • Kevin Smith
    • Stars
      • Andrew Lowery
      • Jim Breuer
      • Rick Gomez
    • 14User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Andrew Lowery
    Andrew Lowery
    • Dante Hicks
    Jim Breuer
    Jim Breuer
    • Randal Graves
    Rick Gomez
    Rick Gomez
    • Todd
    Noelle Parker
    Noelle Parker
    • Veronica
    André Nemec
    André Nemec
    • Cliff
    Bodhi Elfman
    Bodhi Elfman
    • Ray
    Keri Russell
    Keri Russell
    • Sandra
    Jack Plotnick
    Jack Plotnick
    • Cop
    Larry Brandenburg
    Larry Brandenburg
    • Dante's Dad
    Tony Lopresti
    • Customer
    • Director
      • Michael Lessac
    • Writers
      • Richard Day
      • Kevin Smith
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    5champ-2000

    The Pilot Episode

    Well it was very cheap set, "Saved by the Bell" type sets (That was Brian O'Halloran quote) and was horrible.

    They ditched Jay and Bob, added other reoccurring clerks like the ice cream man and took everything good out of clerks and added in plots that involved like people in the store talking about their lives and horrible lines like that.

    It was awful and if your lucky you can find the 3 minutes of footage running around the net somewhere.

    Well "lucky" isn't really the right word. But yeah, After Miramax sold the rights to WB, WB then sold them out again for a sitcom. The sitcom was made into a pilot that Brian, Jeff, and Marlin tried out for and got rejected. Horrible, Horrible stuff.
    1planktonrules

    Three annoying losers...'nuff said.

    A slacker works at a convenience store with two other slackers who might actually be even dumber and more annoying than he is. The slacker is considering getting a better job, as his father keeps pushing him to make something of himself....but down deep he likes being a complete loser.

    "Clerks" is a show named after the famous independent film, though the characters are different...and really, really annoying. So annoying that you can see why the networks refused to approve this for a series. There were two MAJOR problems with the show...the characters were completely unlikable and the writing was, at its best, craptastic. Rarely have I seen a failed pilot that screamed "I know why this one was NOT picked up" like "Clerks".
    2Sandcooler

    The pilot nobody wants you to see

    I'm not quite sure how this would even work, but this sitcom pilot was made without prior knowledge (let alone consent) of Kevin Smith. He did write and direct the movie this is supposedly based on, but informing him about this spin-off seemed a bridge too far. In all fairness though: this barely has anything to do with the movie, which begs a lot of questions. "Clerks" was an underground hit, but is it really so famous that merely using its name gets you great ratings? And wouldn't actual fans of the movie turn this of after five minutes, noticing that the only thing it has in common is a store setting and characters named Dante and Randall (they don't even have Jay and Silent Bob)? There are really only two quite fascinating things about this pilot. The constant waves of canned laughter after lines you didn't even identify as jokes, and the fact that SNL alumnus Jim Breuer is in this playing Randall. Apart from that, this might just be the longest half hour of your life.
    ktyson9426

    Didn't even try

    Just saw this on youtube...not sure why anyone would confuse this with the movie Clerks... There's no Jay or Silent Bob.... They seem to replace those two with some some random ice cream store employee... Dante's obsessions are gone... I guess the original Dante & Randal auditioned for the show but didn't get the parts (How that happens is beyond me)... The humor is lame and that 90's G rated type humor that came with a laugh track at the most un-funny moments.... It came off more like an episode of Save By The Bell set in a strip mall... It even had the same sort of oddball half ass moral message at the end of the show like an episode of Save By The Bell ... The only thing that remotely reminded me of the original Clerks was they had "Can't Even Tell" by Soul Asylum at the end
    Dougie B

    Don't be confused... this is NOT the animated series

    Very few people are lucky (or unlucky) to have seen this pile garbage. They took the names and that was about it.

    This sitcom looks like it was whipped up in about 3 days... the production values were extremely low and the plot looked like it had been re-written from a million other sitcom plots.

    Finding a copy is real hard, even on the collectors market. Primarily, because no one wants to see it. Who knows? Maybe this will become the "Star Wars Holiday Special" of the Kevin Smith films.

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    Comedy

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    • Trivia
      Filmed during the production of Kevin Smith's follow-up film Mallrats (1995). Smith had no involvement in this attempt at a series.
    • Goofs
      When Veronica says, about Cliff, "He's an adult" in the convenience store, the boom mic can be seen over her head.
    • Quotes

      Veronica: Oh yeah, I don't know how you top off a night like this... oh wait... sex in a car.

    • Connections
      References The Wizard of Oz (1939)
    • Soundtracks
      Ice Ice Baby
      Written by Vanilla Ice and DJ Earthquake

      Performed by Jim Breuer

      [playing in the background at Cliff's party]

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    • Release date
      • May 31, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Clerks
    • Production company
      • Touchstone Television
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    • Runtime
      • 22m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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