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| View Askewniverse | |
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| Created by | Kevin Smith |
| Original work | Clerks |
The View Askewniverse is a fictional universe created by writer/director Kevin Smith, featured in several films, comics and a television series; it is named for Smith's production company, View Askew Productions. The characters Jay and Silent Bob appear in almost all the View Askewniverse media, and characters from one story often reappear or are referred to in others. Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the same film; Smith himself portrays the character of Silent Bob.
Setting
Smith's recurring characters, settings, and motifs first appeared in his debut film, Clerks. Since then, the main canon has consisted of nine feature films, in addition to several short films, comic books, and a short-lived animated TV series. The View Askewniverse is centered on the towns of Leonardo, Highlands, and Red Bank, all located in Monmouth County, central New Jersey.[1] Chasing Amy also takes place partly in New York City, while Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot involve road trips.
Films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director | Screenwriter | Producer(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clerks | October 19, 1994 | Kevin Smith | Kevin Smith | Kevin Smith & Scott Mosier |
| Mallrats | October 20, 1995 | Sean Daniel, James Jacks & Scott Mosier | ||
| Chasing Amy | April 4, 1997 | Scott Mosier | ||
| Dogma | November 12, 1999 | |||
| Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | August 24, 2001 | |||
| Clerks II | July 21, 2006 | |||
| Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie! | April 20, 2013 | Steve Stark | Jason Mewes & Jordan Monsanto | |
| Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | October 15, 2019 | Kevin Smith | Liz Destro & Jordan Monsanto | |
| Clerks III | September 13, 2022[2] |
Clerks (1994)
The first film in the series of the View Askewniverse, Clerks follows a day in the lives of two store clerks, Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) and Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson). Dante is called into work at the Quick Stop convenience store on his day off until the boss can relieve him at noon. As Dante serves a succession of customers, he repeatedly complains that he is "not even supposed to be here today". Randal works at RST Video next door, although he spends almost the entire day relaxing at the Quick Stop. Dante learns he will be working all day, and decides to close the store for brief periods to play hockey on the roof and to attend a memorial service for his ex-girlfriend. An old flame now engaged surprises him with a visit. The two had been talking on the phone for months and after seeing each other again they are keen to reunite and leave their current relationships.
Mallrats (1995)
Two young men, Brodie Bruce and T.S. Quint, hang out at a mall after being dumped by their girlfriends, while also trying to avoid the wrath of Shannon Hamilton. The film occurs one day before the events of Clerks.
Chasing Amy (1997)
A heterosexual man, Holden McNeil, falls in love with a lesbian woman, Alyssa Jones, causing conflict with his homophobic best friend, Banky Edwards, with whom he has created a comic book called Bluntman and Chronic based upon their friends Jay and Silent Bob.
Dogma (1999)
The world ends if two angels enter a church in New Jersey and Jesus' last scion, Jay and Silent Bob, and the thirteenth Apostle have to stop them.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Jay and Silent Bob embark on a road-trip to Hollywood to try to stop production of a Bluntman and Chronic movie. Within the film, the Bluntman and Chronic movie was to be based on the comic made by the protagonists of Chasing Amy.
Clerks II (2006)
Roughly ten years after Clerks, after an accident destroys the Quick Stop, Dante and Randal are now employed in the fast food industry.
Jay & Silent Bob's Super Groovy Cartoon Movie! (2013)
The animated film depicts the events within the Bluntman and Chronic comic written by the protagonists of Chasing Amy, which was to be adapted into a movie in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Kevin Smith adapted the script from the Bluntman and Chronic comics story he had originally written as a companion piece to the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
After losing the legal rights to their names over a film reboot of Bluntman and Chronic, Jay and Silent Bob travel across the United States to try to prevent the reboot from being made.
Clerks III (2022)
Following the release of Clerks II, Smith reported that, for several years after, a script was finished but production was delayed in favor of other projects.[3] By February 2017, he announced via his social media page that development had stopped, and the film would not be made, when Jeff Anderson dropped out of the project.[4]
By September 2019, Smith announced that he had scrapped the previous draft, and had begun working a whole new script for the project. The filmmaker confirmed that many of the creatives from the previous films would return, including Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson and Brian O'Halloran.[5] The new Clerks III would follow Dante and Randal, after surviving a heart attack, making a movie at the store.[6] The plot was initially conceived for a film adaptation of Clerks: The Animated Series titled Clerks: Sell Out. Principal photography began on August 2, 2021, in Red Bank, New Jersey.[7][8] Filming wrapped on August 31, 2021.[9] The film was released on September 13, 2022, by Lionsgate and Fathom Events.[10][11]
Upcoming
Twilight of the Mallrats (TBA)
On March 12, 2015, Kevin Smith confirmed that Mallrats 2 was being written and was slated to begin shooting in May 2016.[12][13] In April 2015, Smith announced that Mallrats 2 would be his next film, instead of Clerks III as originally intended, and would begin production the following year.[13] In January 2020, Smith announced that development on Mallrats 2 has started up again, under a new title Twilight of the Mallrats.[14]
Related films
| Film | U.S. release date | Director(s) | Screenwriter(s) | Producers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawing Flies | November 24, 1996 | Matt Gissing & Malcolm Ingram | Kevin Smith, Matt Gissing, Scott Mosier & Malcolm Ingram | |
| Scream 3 | February 4, 2000 | Wes Craven | Ehren Kruger | Cathy Konrad, Kevin Williamson & Marianne Maddalena |
| Zack and Miri Make a Porno | October 31, 2008 | Kevin Smith | Scott Mosier | |
| Madness in the Method | August 2, 2019 | Jason Mewes | Dominic Burns & Chris Anastasi | Rob Weston, Jason Mewes, Dominic Burns & Mickey Gooch Jr. |
- Drawing Flies: Much of the cast of Mallrats featured in a simultaneous View Askew Productions film titled, Drawing Flies. A couple of actors portray the same characters, with Kevin Smith credited as Silent Bob. Smith also wore the same wardrobe within the two films.
- Scream 3: Jay and Silent Bob appear in Scream 3, during a scene which shows the pair in-studio. Jay comedically mistakes one of the main protagonists, named Gale Weathers-Riley, for television reporter Connie Chung and sarcastically asks her about Maury Povich.
- Zack and Miri Make a Porno: Though Smith previously stated that the film is not set within the Askewniverse,[15] he later added the character of Brandon St. Randy as a part of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The character features as the lawyer of Jay, Silent Bob, and Saban Films.[16]
- Madness in the Method: Directed by Jason Mewes, from a script co-written by Chris Anastasi and Dominic Burns, the film features the characters Jay and Silent Bob. The film was released on August 2, 2019.
Short films
- The Flying Car: A short film featuring Dante and Randal, that was produced for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno in 2002.
- Clerks: The Lost Scene: An animated short, that was produced in 2004 for Clerks X (10th anniversary DVD). The release is based on a scene previously off-screen from Clerks, that had previously been depicted in the comics.
Television
- Clerks: The Animated Series: A traditionally animated series, that consisted of six episodes featuring the main characters from the Clerks film. The series aired on ABC in 2000, only to be discontinued after two episodes were released on network television. The entire series was later released directly to DVD in 2001.
- Clerks: A live-action pilot episode, for a television series adaptation, based on Clerks. Kevin Smith had no involvement with the television series' adaptation.
- Jay and Silent Bob Shorts: A series of short skits, which aired on MTV.
- Jay and Silent Bob Rename Your Favorite TV Show: Released throughout 2005, as a portion of I Love the '90s. The routine was released on VH1.
- I Love the '90s: Part Deux: The second release from VH1, as a part of the I Love the '90s series. The show released in 2005.
- Degrassi: The Next Generation: The series adapted a fictional filming of Jay and Silent Bob Go Canadian, Eh?, over the span of three of its episodes.
- My Name Is Earl: The series, which stars Jason Lee and Ethan Suplee who have co-starred in numerous films directed by Kevin Smith, made references to the films.
- The Flash (2014 TV series): Jay and Silent Bob cameo as security guards in the episode "Null and Annoyed".
Digital
Jay and Silent Bob VR
In 2018, STX Entertainment announced that their Surreal division was working with Kevin Smith on a VR series that would star Jay and Silent Bob.[17]
Recurring cast and characters
Smith often casts the same actors for multiple characters in the universe, sometimes even in the same film. This is most notable in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, in which several actors play multiple characters from earlier View Askewniverse films.
Smith and Jason Mewes are the only actors to appear in every film as the same characters. Two other actors have appeared in every film, as different characters: Walt Flanagan and Brian O'Halloran, with O'Halloran always appearing as a member of the Hicks family (most notably Dante).
The more notable recurring actors include:
| Actor | Clerks | Mallrats | Chasing Amy | Dogma | Clerks: The Animated Series | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back | Clerks II | Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie | Jay and Silent Bob Reboot | Clerks III |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Mewes | Jay | |||||||||
| Kevin Smith | Silent Bob | Silent Bob Himself |
Silent Bob | |||||||
| Walt Flanagan | Woolen cap smoker various unnamed characters |
Walt the Fanboy | Walt the Fanboy (deleted scene) |
Walt the Fanboy (Protester #2) |
Walt the Fanboy | Woolen cap smoker | Shower Bully 3 Giagra ad narrator |
Walt the Fanboy Himself |
Hockey player Egg checker | |
| Brian O'Halloran | Dante Hicks | Gil Hicks | Jim Hicks | Grant Hicks | Dante Hicks | Dante Hicks Grant Hicks Himself |
Dante Hicks | |||
| Scott Mosier | Willam Black angry hockey-playing customer |
Roddy | Tracer collector | Bus passenger | Willam Black (uncredited) |
Willam Black Extras Wrangler |
Concerned Father | The General Quick-Stop hipster guy |
Willam Black (Auditioner 14) | |
| Jeff Anderson | Randal Graves | Gun shop clerk | Randal Graves | Randal Graves | ||||||
| Ernest O'Donnell | Rick Derris | Bystander | Reporter (deleted scene) |
Cop | Himself | Hockey player Rick Derris | ||||
| Vincent Pereira | Various unnamed characters | Startled pinball player | Quick Stop customer | |||||||
| John Willyung | Dante's killer (deleted scene) |
Cohee Lundin | Passerby | Himself | Cohee Lundin | |||||
| David Klein | Various unnamed characters | Bald comic fan | ||||||||
| Virginia Sheridan (née Smith) | Animal masturbator customer | Comic-Con woman | Alyssa's Wife | Caged animal masturbator | ||||||
| Grace Smith | Milk Maid | Milk Maid | Chronic Con Attendee | Auditioner 18 | ||||||
| Marilyn Ghigliotti | Veronica Loughran | Herself | Veronica Loughran | |||||||
| Scott Schiaffo | Chewlies Rep | Himself | Chewlies Rep | |||||||
| Lisa Spoonauer | Caitlin Bree | Caitlin Bree | ||||||||
| Kimberly Gharbi (née Loughran) | Heather Jones | Woman in elevator (uncredited) |
Heather Jones | |||||||
| Ed Hapstak | Sanford | |||||||||
| Joey Lauren Adams | Alyssa Jones (2004 special edition) |
Gwen Turner | Alyssa Jones | Alyssa Jones | Alyssa Jones | |||||
| Bryan Johnson | Steve-Dave | Steve-Dave (deleted scene) |
Steve-Dave (Protester #1) |
Steve-Dave | Shower Bully 2 Travis the Comic-Hating Bully |
Himself | Hockey player | |||
| Jason Lee | Brodie Bruce | Banky Edwards | Azrael | Brodie Bruce Banky Edwards |
Lance Dowds | Brodie Bruce | ||||
| Ben Affleck | Shannon Hamilton | Holden McNeil | Bartleby | Holden McNeil himself |
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