Clerks. Page #5

Synopsis: Dante Hicks is not having a good day. He works as a clerk in a small convenience store and is told to come into work on his day off. Dante thinks life is a series of down endings and this day is proving to no different. He reads in the newspaper that his ex-girlfriend Caitlin is getting married. His present girlfriend reveals to have somewhat more experience with sex that he ever imagined. His principal concerns are the hockey game he has that afternoon and the wake for a friend who died. His buddy Randal Graves works as a clerk in the video store next and he hates his job just about as much as Dante hates his.
Genre: Comedy
Director(s): Kevin Smith
Production: Miramax Films
  5 wins & 10 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
70
Rotten Tomatoes:
88%
R
Year:
1994
92 min
904 Views


Until today, you never even knew...

how many guys l slept with

because you never even bothered to ask.

Then you act all nonchalant

about f***ing 12 girls.

I never had sex with 12 guys !

- No, but you sucked enough dick !

- Yeah, l went down on a few guys.

- A few ?

- One of those guys was you.

The last one, l might add.

Which, if you're too stupid

to comprehend, means that

I've been faithful to you since we met.

All the other guys

I went with before l met you.

If you want to have a complex, go ahead.

But don't look at me like

I'm the town whore, because you

were plenty busy before you met me.

Why did you suck their dick ?

Why couldn't you sleep with them

Like any other decent person ?

Because going down isn't a big deal.

I used to like a guy, we'd make out,

and sooner or later I'd go down on him.

- But l only had sex

with the guys l loved.

- l feel sick.

I love you !

Don't feel sick.

Every time l kiss you,

I'm gonna taste 36 other guys.

- I'm going to school. Maybe later

you'll be a bit more rational.

- I'm 37 ! l just can't--

Good-bye, Dante !

Hey, try not to suck any dick

on the way through the parking lot !

Hey ! Hey, you !

Get back here.

I thought that place was supposed

to be open at 11:00. it's 11:20.

I've already called his house twice.

He'll be here soon.

Hey, it's not like

it's a demanding job over there.

I'd like to get paid

to sit on my ass and watch TV.

I walked in the other day,

that son of a b*tch was sleeping.

- I'm sure he wasn't sleeping.

- Are you calling me a liar ?

- Are you calling me a liar ?

- No ! He was probably

just resting his eyes.

What the hell is that,

""resting his eyes"" ?

- Like he's some air traffic controller?

- Actually, that's his night job.

Wise ass too, huh ?

Go ahead. Keep cracking wise.

That's why you're jockeying a register

in some f***in' convenience store...

instead of working at a steady job.

I've got no time to bullshit around,

waiting for that son of a b*tch.

Make sure he gets that.

The number's 812. My name's Wynarski.

I wanted a movie tonight.

If you tell me the title of the movie,

he'll hold it for you.

Don't hurt yourself, buddy.

I'll go to Big Choice Video instead.

[ Door Opens, Closes ]

You forgot your keys.

- Guy ain't here yet.

- You're kidding ! it's almost 11:30.

- I've been here since 11:00.

- l hate it when l can't rent videos !

I would've went to Big Choice, but the

tape l want is right there on that wall.

- Which one ?

- Dental School.

You came for that too ?

That's the movie l came for.

- l have first dibs.

- Says who ?

Says me. I've been here half an hour.

I'd call that first dibs.

- Ain't gonna happen, my friend.

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Kevin Smith

Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, public speaker, comic book writer, author, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy Clerks (1994), which he wrote, directed, co-produced, and acted in as the character Silent Bob of stoner duo "Jay & Silent Bob". Jay and Silent Bob have appeared in Smith's follow-up films Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back which were mostly all set in his home state of New Jersey. While not strictly sequential, the films frequently featured crossover plot elements, character references, and a shared canon described by fans as the "View Askewniverse", named after his production company View Askew Productions, which he co-founded with Scott Mosier. more…

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