Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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| Directed by | Kevin Smith |
| Produced by | Scott Mosier |
| Written by | Kevin Smith |
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| Music by | James L. Venable |
| Cinematography | Jamie Anderson |
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| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $22 million |
| Box office | $33.8 million |
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| Soundtrack album to the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back by Various artists | |
| Released | August 14, 2001 |
| Recorded | Various |
| Genre | Various |
| Length | 56:41 |
| Label | Universal |
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks. It focuses on the two eponymous characters, played respectively by Jason Mewes and Smith. The film features a large number of cameo appearances by famous actors and directors, and its title and logo for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are direct references to The Empire Strikes Back.
Originally intended to be the last film set in the Askewniverse, or to feature Jay and Silent Bob, Strike Back features many characters from the previous Askew films, some in dual roles and reprising roles from the previous entries. The film was a minor commercial success, grossing $33.8 million worldwide from a $22 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics.
Five years later and following the commercial failure of Jersey Girl, Smith reconsidered and decided to continue the series with Clerks II, resurrecting Jay and Silent Bob in supporting roles. Smith has additionally decided to make a second sequel to Clerks, titled Clerks III, in February 2017 Smith announce that when Clerks III or Mallbratz (a tv series based off the original mallrats) didn't come together, he began penning Jay and Silent Bob Reboot which he hope's he will start shooting in the Summer of 2017
After getting a restraining order from Randal Graves (Clerks) for selling drugs outside the Quick Stop, Jay and Silent Bob find out from Brodie Bruce (Mallrats) that Bluntman and Chronic, the comic book based on their likenesses, has been adapted into a film in production by Miramax Films. In response, the two sue Holden McNeil (Chasing Amy), the co-writer of Bluntman and Chronic for the royalties of the film. However, Holden tells Jay and Silent Bob that he sold his part of the creative and publishing rights of the comic over to his former friend Banky Edwards. Upon learning of the film, as well as the negative reaction it has received so far on the Internet, the two set out on a quest to Hollywood, to prevent the film from being made and tainting their image, or at the very least receive the money from the royalties owed to them.
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