Oh, Dogma WAS indeed heavily protested. Kevin Smith not only anticipated it, he actively PARTICIPATED in the protests :D Incognito, of course. There's footage of this on RUclips.
Yes, this movie was *heavily* protested when it released...Kevin Smith actually joined one of the protests, mostly just for the laughs, and ended up being the guy interviewed by the local news team that showed up to cover the protest. As for Silent Bob, he's mostly silent but usually has 1-2 lines in each movie.
Also worth mentioning that Silent Bob is played by Kevin Smith, the director of the movie. Directors can be seen as a sort of "silent character" in other movies, Kevin just decided to make it literal in Clerks.
It wasn't protested at all. The Da Vinci code was protested, the heresy there is stolen from this film. The idea of a special 'Jesus bloodline', except here, she's just a random person, so it's sort of okay.
Kevin Smith actually helped Affleck and Damon get their big break. Affleck was still an up-and-coming actor when he appeared in Mallrats and Chasing Amy back in 1995 and 1997, and Damon was even less famous (he has the briefest cameo in Chasing Amy). They had sold their screenplay for Good Will Hunting to Rob Reiner's company Castle Rock a few years previous, and Castle Rock wanted to make it but without Damon and Affleck in the lead roles. They gave them a 30-day deadline to find another buyer who would pay Castle Rock back their investment, or Castle Rock would own the script and make it without Damon and Affleck. Affleck gave the script to Smith, who gave it to (yeah, yeah) Harvey Weinstein, who immediately agreed to pay Castle Rock's fee and make the movie with Damon and Affleck playing their parts. They even asked Smith to direct it, but Smith insisted they find a "real director," leading to Gus Van Sant directing instead. In the mid-2000s, when Affleck was married to Jennifer Garner, there was a public falling-out between Affleck and Smith that lasted for several years. Smith is a very candid speaker and acknowledged that he probably told some stories about Affleck that weren't his to tell, and that doing so got him in hot water with Affleck's then-wife Jennifer Garner. A few years ago, Smith suffered a near-fatal heart attack and subsequently got back into shape, and thanks to a reporter who asked Affleck about being interested in working with Smith, the two finally reconnected and Affleck has been in Smith's last two movies.
A lot of people dislike Smith because he has a tendency to be very honest in his public speech. I think him telling Affleck and Damon to "get a real director" for Good Will Hunting is proof that he is a good guy who just puts his foot in his mouth from time to time, lol.
“Specialist Ilario” was Damon’s first major role in courage under fire. But yeah Smith helped them keep their script, which is funny since he wasn’t able to keep THIS particular movie. The reason it isn’t released anywhere is because weinstein still owns it and refuses to do anything with it.
@@zimvader25 Apparently Smith said at an event within the last month and a half that a deal had been offered and it was likely to be accepted, so I think its unavailability is about to end.
I laughed out loud at the moment, the first time I saw the film! I’ve yet to see a reactor make the connection, though - might be a generational thing!
I would've figured it was obvious but I'm old so of course it might not hit the same with younger people. I have to keep reminding myself of that stuff.
@@MysterClark Yup. I remember Kevin Smith saying that he could tell how old his fans were, just by them asking if the comparing-scars scene in Chasing Amy was a reference to Jaws or Lethal Weapon 3! It’s another connection I’ve yet to see these young reactors make… now please excuse me while I go shout at some clouds
@@Daveyboy100880 I still cringe every time I watch someone watching LOTR and they keep making Harry Potter references. Learn your film history, kids! :P
Absolutely. If you've ever heard Kevin Smith talk then his films being dialogue heavy should come as no surprise. I remember when he was one of the first guests on the Arsenio Hall Show when it come back in 2014 after a 19 year hiatus. I think there were two commercial breaks but I distinctly remember Hall asking only like 3 questions. Smith talked the entire time and when the interview was over Hall said "Man you are one talking motherfucker" and the audience rolled 🤣
@@crawdaddy2004 Yep. I'd always imagine if they wrote a film together. It'll be the wordiest, dialogue heavy film in cinematic history. Actors would need cue cards and earpieces to help remember everything just to do the film.
I’d watch the Jay and Silent Bob/View Askew-verse in order. Clerks and Mallrats are hilarious. As is Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. But I think the real jewel is Chasing Amy, that movie is funny but also dramatic and poignant in a way Kevin Smith’s previous films weren’t. I consider Chasing Amy a top ten film for me.
@@worldrummer For me that is Clerks. I don't like to way the two leads are written. I actually really like Clerks 2 however, because it is a much better script.
Another good Kevin Smith movie worth watching is Jersey Girl. It stars Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler and George Carlin. You won't finish it and say "I just wasted two hours of my life".
Alan Rickman as Metatron is delightful and weird. I love how he mentioned the multiple "Adams" they went through before figuring out the whole "Voice of God" thing. Chris Rock as the Thirteenth Apostle is also super fun.
Silent Bob was supposed to be completely silent but ended up speaking one line in Clerks out of necessity. The line was supposed to be Jay's but he was having trouble with it and, due to limited cash and film, Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) did it. From that point it became a running thing that Silent Bob would have a line in every movie
@Dominic Tétrault If I recall correctly, it was before shooting on Clerks 2 started, that Smith forced Mewes to clean up, or else he wouldn't be in the film. So far as I know, he's been clean ever since.
@Dominic Tétrault i thought he was clean for dogma, after kevin told him he needed to shape up because good actors like Alan Rickman would be in it. he then memorized the whole script.
Jay and Silent Bob are generally side characters (Clerks, Clerks 2, Chasing Amy, Mallrats). In the actual "Jay and Silent Bob" movies, they are, of course, the main characters. They're Kevin Smith's comedic version of R2-D2 and C-3PO.
Just in case nobody has mentioned it, Jason Mewes was so nervous to be in a film with all these A-list actors that instead of just memorizing his own lines, he memorized the entire script including everyone else' lines just to be sure he wouldn't mess up
@@CEngelbrechtto be fair you memorizing a fifth grade play and an actor memorizing a whole movie script and being able to act also are two diff things so u probably didn't miss a calling lol
Per your question at 9:27 The "View Askew-niverse" is a series of films that all take place in the same universe but are only tangentially connected. Jay and Silent Bob show up in each of them, but they only really have "starring" roles in three of the films: Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The other films use Jay and Silent Bob as scene transitions, save for Chasing Amy which only has a single scene with the boys. I'm not sure how unaware of the View Askew-niverse you may be, Silent Bob is played by Kevin Smith, the write/director of the View Askew-niverse. And Jay is played by Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith's childhood friend. The films are very well written (and also extremely profane), but they are all shot and composed like an amateur indie film. Kevin Smith (again, the writer/director) will be the first person to tell you he has no idea how to set up a shot and film a scene with kinetic energy. The camerawork in Dogma is significantly better than the rest of the shared universe, only because the studio forced Smith to use a cinematographer.
I'll preface this by saying I've been a huge Kevin Smith fan for many years. But I'm of the opinion that pretty much every film after Clerks II is actually pretty bad. Sometimes embarrassingly bad. Smith has regressed as both a writer and a director, if anything. The directing has been bad for a long while (and something he openly admits to; he says he "got lazy"), but the writing seems to have suffered since he took up smoking weed. Some people can function just as well or better on it; Smith is not one of those people. The cinematography in Clerks III was terrible; the story was disjointed and sloppy. Really weird pacing. Reboot and Yoga Hosiers are honestly two of the worst movies I've ever seen. I've seen worse, but there's on the list. Reboot feels like a badly-written online Jay and Bob fanfic. I've yet to see Tusk or Red State. I've heard Tusk, while a really good idea, was poorly executed. I've only met a few people (including fellow Smith fans) that like the movie. I've heard Red State is actually a decent film, however, though it doesn't feel much like a Smith film. Which was intentional.
As someone raised Catholic and who did 12 years in Catholic schools, the last 4 in Supermax; this movie is pure gold. Also Loki (Damon) became human and died...but IIRC he did NOT go through the arch. So Heaven is not on his itinerary.
Honestly, I like to think he got in anyways. Because frankly, if anyone is allowed to go "Eh", it would be God. Besides, Loki made a 180 at the end even before turning human. It's kind of depressing that he would still go poof after that.
@@davidcorriveau8615 while true, when Hayak's character is talking to him, she specifically asks if he went through the arch yet and and Bartleby lands and says 'no, we were awaiting your arrival'
Fun fact! The scene where we meet the angels in the airport, they say it is Wisconsin, but it is actually Pittsburgh International. Also, the scene were Metatron and Bethany go to get tequila, that is a taco place around the corner from my mom's in Pittsburgh! This is my favorite Kevin Smith film. And Silent bob only has one line in every film. Originally, Kevin Smith wrote the roll of Jay for himself and Bob "When this came out, were there protests?" Yes, even one that Kevin Smith went to himself to join in. The news recognized him and interviewed him, but he said he was someone else.
The scene when Alan Rickman first appears felt so Pratchett-esque, for years I thought this movie was going to be the nearest we'd ever get to an adaptation of Good Omens
Did anyone catch the Indiana Jones reference on the train? After Silent Bob throws the angels off, he turns to the lady and says "No ticket". That's from The Last Crusade. Indiana punches a man hard and throws him off a blimp, turns to a couple and says "No ticket". Then everyone on board starts showing their tickets.
As Kevin Smith said, Jay Mewes was totally on his game for Dogma. Mewes was told that Alan Rickman was a proper thespian and wouldn't take any funny stuff, so Jay learned all his lines perfectly, and also learned everybody else's lines. His reasoning? "I didn't want to piss off that Rickman dude".
Clerks was Kevin's big break, it's filmed in black and white but you don't really notice because the dialogue is so colourful, I highly recommend you check that out next.
In the case of Kevin Smith, New Jersey plays a big role in his movies because that's were he's from and he likes to write about the places he knows well.
When I was like 6 or 7 in the early 80s I mistook "Euthanasia" for "Youth in Asia". I remember overhearing the news and my parents and aunts and uncles discussing it. Debating whether or not it should be allowed. I thought they were complete sociopaths even questioning if youths existing in Asia should be legal or not. My little brain imagining asian kids being sent to camps or having to move to a non-asian country. Tricky word for a Kindergartner.
@@robthomas2330 The only thing that saved me from the guerrilla/gorilla confusion was that my dad - a Vietnam vet - had a book on guerrilla warfare that happened to be at eye level on our bookshelf to younger me. I read everything I could get my hands on as a kid.
A LOT of this movie was actually filmed in my hometown, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Kevin dated a girl who went to college here before he started making movies. So he had spent a good amount of time here visiting her and developed some affection for the city and surrounding neighborhoods. I believe some of his other movies have bits that were filmed here too, but arguably most of this one was. The most notable locations filmed at probably being the church, the skyscraper the Mooby headquarters was in as well as the boardroom interior, ALL of the restaurant scenes including the Moobys (it was an old Burger King), and the Airport. Kevin did a premiere here for his last Jay and Silent Bob movie a few years ago and he actually stopped in the comic store I manage. He was SUPER nice. He let all of our staff ask questions, took pictures with us, and he even let me pitch him on my favorite graphic novel at the time and he actually bought it. It’s my proudest accomplishment as comic book store manager. lol I love you guys, keep up the great work on your great channel!
He Set Zack & Miri Make a Porno there as well! Had a few Shots of the Monroeville Mall (The Mall from the original Damn of the Dead) and even had Tom Savini in a cameo as well.
One of the great little (ie. long but good) stories I just had to share about this movie. Kevin talking about Jason learning all the lines in the script and for what reason. Pieced together from the words of Kevin Smith himself, give or take. (Hes such a great story teller, really sucks you in. I loved his "Evenings with Kevin Smith") - For months, I’d impressed upon him the importance of learning all of his lines in advance, as this time around, we were gonna have real actors in the flick. “What, like Ben?” Mewes asked. “I said REAL actors,” I corrected. “Like Alan Rickman.” "Who the fuck's that?" "Alan Rickman. You know, from Die Hard, yippee-kai-yay?" "Bruce Willis?" "No. The other guy. Alan Rickman, he's the villain." “What’s so special about him??" “He’s British. And Brits invented acting. So he won’t put up with any of your ‘Snootchie Bootchies’ bullshit. He’ll tear you up if you’re not excellent, because he’s Alan fucking Rickman. So you’ve gotta know all your lines. We can’t be asking people to leave the set because you’re nervous, like we did on ‘Clerks’. This shit’s serious - because Rickman will go ballistic if he smells blood in the water. You’ve gotta come correct.” - As with all the other films, I rehearse with all the actors separately... and Mewes I start with by himself and then work him into the group. So I sit down with Mewes to start rehearsing. And he comes in, no script. I'm like, “Where’s your fucking script, asshole?” “I don’t need it.” “You don’t need your script for rehearsals? Right. Take mine and let’s get going.” “I’m telling you, I don’t need it. Go ahead. Try me.” - So I turned to the first Jay and Silent Bob scene and fed him Bethany’s lines, and without looking at my script, Mewes delivered Jay’s lines in a letter-perfect fashion. “Alright, so you’ve got the first scene down,” I allowed. “Let’s mix it up and try a scene from later in the flick.” - So I fed him his lead-in lines from the church exterior scene, and Mewes spits out the Jay responses without hesitation. “You memorized all your lines already?!” I demanded, shocked. “Uh-huh.” “All of ‘em?!” “Yeah. Everyone else’s, too.” “Yeah, right” “Try me.” - I read him Loki’s lines from a Jay-less scene, and amazingly, he responded with Bartleby’s lines. I was dumbfounded, to say the least. “You memorized ALL the lines in the script?!?!” “Even the girl parts.” “What’re you, fucking ‘Rain Man’?! Why’d you memorize the whole goddamn script?!” “I don’t wanna piss off that Rickman dude.” .
The "Jay & Silent Bob" thing started as an inside joke, as Jason Mewes (Jay) was actually very shy in real life, and Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) never shuts up. 😁 And yes, you two absolutely do need to delve further into the View Askewniverse!
Fun fact: The nun that Loki "de-converts" at the beginning of the movie is played by Betty Aberlin, who played Lady Aberlin on _Mr. Roger's Neighborhood_ .
The film was protested like Life of Brian, and again by people who hadn’t seen it. Though religious institutions were gently mocked, Christianity was treated with nothing but love and respect. In the film God is real, Jesus existed on earth, and the Holy Bible is mostly true (errors inserted by flawed human beings, who brought their own prejudices or pandered to the prejudices of others). There’s very little for a religious person to be offended by (unless they’re very thin skinned) and lots that makes religion attractive. God is nice, faith is rewarded, weaknesses are forgiven.
Far too gently mocked. Smith probably knew that he and all the actors would have to hire a lot more bodyguards for the rest of their lives, if he went any more roughly.
Trivia bit from memory; Kevin Smith wanted to be in his first movie "Clerks", but he didn't like the sound of his own voice. That's how Silent Bob was created.
Janeane Garofalo played "The Bowler" (daughter of Carmine The Bowler) in the superhero movie "Mystery Men". It was also stocked with improbably good actors playing improbable heroes and villains. You should try it if you haven't seen it.
I believe the sneeze was an intentional attempt to get an excuse to kill EVERYONE in the board room at Mooby's, but Bartleby still wouldn't let Loki kill the woman who was free of sin even though she never said "Bless You" when he sneezed.
Kevin as Silent Bob usually says two lines per Jay and Silent Bob movie (there are exceptions). One is usually a joke line (“no ticket”) and the other is usually thoughtful, sometimes helpful and important for to the protagonist to hear, and in the instance of the first Clerks movie he basically says the moral of the story as his one utterance towards the end of the film.
I love this movie. I saw it in the theater, and an older couple left during the start when it was just the text on the screen. I assume they thought it would be a more wholesome, biblical movie when they entered. One of my favorite scenes is when Affleck and Damon exit the bus, and Damon has that satisfied smile on his face and starts singing "who's house? RUN's house" :D
Good to know-although this raises the question:how could Linda Fiorentino’s character be descended from Yeshua ha-Notsri(Jesus of Nazareth)when Jesus,as l understand it,had no children.Unless the idea is she’s descended from a relative of Jesus.
@@BarryHart-xo1oy They literally explain it in the movie, they even include a clip of it in this review. Chris Rock's character explains that while Jesus was the immaculately conceived son of God. Joseph and Mary were still a married couple, and married couples are going to have sex. Jesus is basically the main character's Great Great Great Great (there's more 'greats' but you get it) Grand Uncle.
Jesus, himself, had no children, but Mary and Joseph had at least six other kids: four named brothers, and sisters (plural). These would be Jesus' step-siblings. (Mark 6:3) Bethany is apparently descended from one of these.
Harvey Weinstein owns the rights to this movie which is why it isn't available any longer. Kevin Smith has offered him millions for it and the SOB won't sell.
I think you guys would like all of the movies that Jay and Silent Bob are in. They all exist in the "View Askew-niverse". They're mostly just side characters early on, like in "Clerks", "Mallrats", and "Chasing Amy", but the movies themselves are great and fantastically well-made, because Kevin Smith is just a great film maker. Even the non- Askew-niverse movies are great. Although, I haven't seen "Tusk" or "Yoga Hosers". I've been watching his films and have been such a huge fan of his since I saw "Mallrats" when I was 15, in ol' '97.
Matt Damon had pretty well no comedic acting experience at this point and was actually nervous about taking the part, worried he wouldn't be funny enough. His friends Ben Affleck and Kevin Smith assured otherwise and Damon of course knocked it out the park.
Yes, finally! This movie is still hilarious. Arguably, Kevin's best film. Harder to find these days, too. As for the tagline, Touched by an Angel is a reference to the popular CBS drama that aired for nine seasons and 211 episodes from 1994-2003. Angels would appear to people who were at a crossroads in their lives and provide guidance from God.
Silent Bob only has 1 voice line per movie. It's also a gag why at the end of THIS movie when Bob says "thanks" - Jay hits him because that's the 2nd time he's spoken (the first time being the train with "no ticket")
The carpark scene between Loki and Bartleby is possibly my favourite scene ever in cinema. Besides the viewer's sudden realisation that they are talking about Lucifer, and that these two would have been present for that event, but there are so many little details. "Morningstar", another name for Lucifer, is not well known (at least before the TV series Lucifer). The speech echoes but also in the background there is a roiling noise that sounds like many voices in torment, almost demonic. Plus the framing puts the carpark lights over their heads, like halos. It's such a well made scene with two great actors.
Years ago in my teens one Sunday after church I showed this movie to my parents. My dad who I get my sense of humor from I knew would enjoy it but I was expecting my mom to hate it. I dont know if she was in some weirdly good mood that day but she laughed to the point of tears at several points. Apparently her favorite character was Jay, the one I expected her to dislike the most due to constant swearing 😂
Silent Bob’s gimmick is that he’s silent throughout the whole film, save for one time, in which he either delivers a comedic line or a moral lesson. In Dogma, he breaks that rule and speaks a second time, for which Jay immediately hits him. But as others have already told you, you need to watch the Askewniverse in order to get the full effect. Clerks Mallrats Chasing Amy Dogma (you skipped way ahead) Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Clerks II Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Clerks III There’s also an animated Jay and Silent Bob movie, but I think you be better off watching Clerks: The Animated Series.
YESSSS! My favorite film in the ViewAskew-iverse. And yeah the church they filmed at was cool with everything, they actually kept all the carnage and blood for a Sunday and used it for a sermon. Alannis Morissette gave everyone a heart attack when she did that handstand cuz that silver outfit was SUPER EXPENSIVE😂😂
I went to High School across the street from Buena Vista studios (a catholic school) and the protesters outside Disney were the reason I found out about the movie. I don’t know why people suddenly started reacting to it, but I’m all in. I hope this means the movie will be out of rights hell soon and start streaming somewhere. Edit: The protesters were dressed like angels as well, so they really stood out.
So my grandma has always been a huge Christian but this movie and paul she loved with a passion, buddy christ is actually a hit to almost anyone with proper faith, even in paul she called out the jesus chick with "humans arent the only life in the universe just the only ones with sin" and it made me realize the difference between faith and religion as a sophmore 😂
One of my favorite stories from the shooting of this movie involves Carlin and his love for his wife Sally. He wanted to keep his wedding band on while still portraying the cardinal. Kevin allowed it and Carlin wore a band aid over it, to hide it. It's sweet af.
Honestly, you guys should have watched clerks first, but this movie is incredible. I'm so happy you guys watched it. I hope clerks is next on the list. 😊
"There's a lot of dialogue in this movie" You'll find that Kevin Smith is a big talker, and he writes all his movies in the same way as very dialogue heavy.
I love, love, love this movie! But HOW did you get your hands on this?! You can’t rent/buy it ANYWHERE anymore…due to copyright issues about the soundtrack, I have heard. Is it back on the market somewhere?
The opening scene is shot on the Boardwalk between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. Ocean Grove is part of my hometown. And our graduation ceremony was a few blocks away in Ocean Grove. Though when I was a teen, Asbury Park was where to go to get beer without ID or where friends went for their drugs. Kevin Smith is from NJ, about 20 miles or so from where I grew up. He's only a year behind me. We actually know a couple of the same people as he went to school with a fraternity brother of mine. Bem was in Kevin's second film, Mallrats. He read their script for Good Will Hunting and gave it to Harvey Weinstein. If you look he and his producer Scott Mosier are executive producers of Good Will Hunting.
Kevin Smith did do a Body Horror movie called "Tusk". Never seen it, but the few scenes I have been exposed to still give me nightmares to this very day.
I really don't understand that. It's more a weird comedy than anything. Yeah the "idea" is horrrific, but it's pretty damn goofy, and he looks pretty stupid/fake
I literally got kicked out of catholic school for writing a report on the Carpenter and the walrus as being an indictment of organized religion. This was in 1982, and I was 11.
It actually is an indictment of the idea of blind followers to those they see as superiors and the the advantage the leaders will always take of their supporters.
"I wanna get little horns" -- Simone, are you a tiefling player? And George, man, give yourself some credit for your singing! I'm not a religious person, but I like it when a religious person makes a film about their beliefs (or ideas, as might suit Smith's mentality better) in a way that has universal appeal. I didn't like it quite as much as I did 20+ years ago, but still, not a bad time. And little by little, going through Matt Damon's filmography, I've come to realize that he's become one of my favorite actors.
Since everyone's chiming in their opinions of Kevin Smith's earlier films: Clerks - I used to love it, but I wasn't too thrilled this time around. But my guess is that the jokes would make George wheeze. Mallrats - Couldn't finish it. Something about the tone made it unbearable for me. Chasing Amy - The best of the four, a unique romcom.
Dogma is in my top-10-films-ever list - love love love the entire vibe of it. Also, Jason Lee (Azrael) is as close as you can get to Ryan Reynolds without being Ryan Reynolds.
Matt Damon's character is named Loki in this. And I just now realized that Matt Damon's only appearance in the MCU is as an Asgardian actor in the last two Thor movies. In Ragnarok, the actor appears in a stage play... portraying Loki. ITS ALL CONNECTED PEOPLE
Kevin Smith is from New Jersey. His first 3 films are known as the Jersey trilogy and are set in Red Bank New Jersey. Near Asbury Park New Jersey (The Boardwalk at the beginning of the film). Kevin also has a Comic book store in Red Bank called Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. They used to film the TV series Comic Book Men there. Ohhh! Kevin Matt and Ben are friends. Kevin was coming off his success with Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. The last two staring Affleck. Kevin had a good relationship with Miramax. He helped get Good Will Hunting made. Since than both Matt and Ben have at least a cameo in Kevins films.
There's a pretty hilarious hidden joke in this movie that most people miss.... "Somebody sold their soul to Satan to get the grosses up on that piece of s*&!" She's talking about Home Alone.... which was written by..... John Hughes.
They needed to be human, go through the arched way, and then die. They both became human but died before they went through the archway. So they both went to Hell. They had to go to heaven to end the world.
Big props to George for gettint the Six Million Dollar Man reference! Kevin is from Jersey but has spent a lot of time in Canada starting with a short stint at the Vancouver Film school.
As someone from NJ, I will attest to North NJ being the armpit of NYC, as you go further south, you get away from the armpit...until you get to south Jersey, which is the armpit of NJ.
"Touched by an Angel" was a sentimental tv show in the 80s and 90s where Angel's came to help people with their troubles in life. So the movie is poking fun at that. I am from New Jersey. It's a beautiful place, best beaches on the East Coast. I got the gell out of there az soon as I could anyway. There is a reason that the unofficial state anthem is "Born to Run."
Some more film history is that Kevin Smith has one of the all time great first film stories. He wanted to be a writer all his life and hated film school as it was mostly academic with them never actually making or even watching films just reading about them. He goes home to New Jersey where his friends start taking him to see obscure independent films and after raising the money using credit card debt he decided to make his debut CLERKS which was shot entirely in the grocery store he worked just before it opened and the second they closed the doors. No one had seen a smart film about nerds at that point so it bacme a big hit at film festivals mostly because it was a typical low-budget movie that was actually funny even if its just people sitting around and talking
I saw this in the theater. The place was packed, and it was so crazy how many people used to flock the theater for movies like this. I love George Carlin! Believe it, or not, I was lucky enough to see him 3 times live before he passed. R.I.P. George Also, wanna see an insane Kevin Smith flick, watch "Red State" (2010). That
Definitely a 90's credits thing, not just this and Con Air. Became a thing during both TV intros and Movie outros where they would show the cast smiling along with their name drops.
This is probably Kevin Smith's best-made film. My favorite of his is Chasing Amy, which is the film right before this one. You should definitely watch the rest of the View Askewniverse/Jay and Silent Bob films. They are very entertaining! Start from Clerks, because they do roughly build on one another.
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Oh, Dogma WAS indeed heavily protested. Kevin Smith not only anticipated it, he actively PARTICIPATED in the protests :D Incognito, of course. There's footage of this on RUclips.
Yeah it’s awesome lol
He held up a big sign saying "Dogma is Dog Shit!"
“Bryan Johnson” “from what I’ve heard not good”🤣
@@jkhoover ...what do you think "incognito" means?
"Dogma is Dog? That makes no sense!"
Yes, this movie was *heavily* protested when it released...Kevin Smith actually joined one of the protests, mostly just for the laughs, and ended up being the guy interviewed by the local news team that showed up to cover the protest.
As for Silent Bob, he's mostly silent but usually has 1-2 lines in each movie.
And they are usually insightful lines.
No ticket is a direct line from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Heavily I would not say... In the same clip he showed there were like 6people xD
Also worth mentioning that Silent Bob is played by Kevin Smith, the director of the movie.
Directors can be seen as a sort of "silent character" in other movies, Kevin just decided to make it literal in Clerks.
It wasn't protested at all. The Da Vinci code was protested, the heresy there is stolen from this film. The idea of a special 'Jesus bloodline', except here, she's just a random person, so it's sort of okay.
Kevin Smith actually helped Affleck and Damon get their big break. Affleck was still an up-and-coming actor when he appeared in Mallrats and Chasing Amy back in 1995 and 1997, and Damon was even less famous (he has the briefest cameo in Chasing Amy). They had sold their screenplay for Good Will Hunting to Rob Reiner's company Castle Rock a few years previous, and Castle Rock wanted to make it but without Damon and Affleck in the lead roles. They gave them a 30-day deadline to find another buyer who would pay Castle Rock back their investment, or Castle Rock would own the script and make it without Damon and Affleck. Affleck gave the script to Smith, who gave it to (yeah, yeah) Harvey Weinstein, who immediately agreed to pay Castle Rock's fee and make the movie with Damon and Affleck playing their parts. They even asked Smith to direct it, but Smith insisted they find a "real director," leading to Gus Van Sant directing instead.
In the mid-2000s, when Affleck was married to Jennifer Garner, there was a public falling-out between Affleck and Smith that lasted for several years. Smith is a very candid speaker and acknowledged that he probably told some stories about Affleck that weren't his to tell, and that doing so got him in hot water with Affleck's then-wife Jennifer Garner. A few years ago, Smith suffered a near-fatal heart attack and subsequently got back into shape, and thanks to a reporter who asked Affleck about being interested in working with Smith, the two finally reconnected and Affleck has been in Smith's last two movies.
A lot of people dislike Smith because he has a tendency to be very honest in his public speech. I think him telling Affleck and Damon to "get a real director" for Good Will Hunting is proof that he is a good guy who just puts his foot in his mouth from time to time, lol.
Wow that’s dope and something long I wanted to read haha
“Specialist Ilario” was Damon’s first major role in courage under fire. But yeah Smith helped them keep their script, which is funny since he wasn’t able to keep THIS particular movie. The reason it isn’t released anywhere is because weinstein still owns it and refuses to do anything with it.
@@zimvader25 Apparently Smith said at an event within the last month and a half that a deal had been offered and it was likely to be accepted, so I think its unavailability is about to end.
You have to watch all the viewaskew movies now lol
17:58 "No ticket" is a reference to the airship scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
I laughed out loud at the moment, the first time I saw the film! I’ve yet to see a reactor make the connection, though - might be a generational thing!
I would've figured it was obvious but I'm old so of course it might not hit the same with younger people. I have to keep reminding myself of that stuff.
@@MysterClark Yup. I remember Kevin Smith saying that he could tell how old his fans were, just by them asking if the comparing-scars scene in Chasing Amy was a reference to Jaws or Lethal Weapon 3! It’s another connection I’ve yet to see these young reactors make… now please excuse me while I go shout at some clouds
@@Daveyboy100880 I still cringe every time I watch someone watching LOTR and they keep making Harry Potter references. Learn your film history, kids! :P
@@MysterClark Reminds me of a film critic that panned John Carter for its unoriginal story and stealing so many sci-fi tropes.
I've never felt that culturally different than Canadians but the fact that neither of you know what skeeball is is making my head spin
Agreed!
Canadian here. Most know skeeball. I would judge that comment on the fact that these two also have not seen Jay and silent Bob in anything but this.
They were probably just blanking on the name. Skeeball is pretty common to find at prize arcades and such in Canada
JackRabbi is right. If it's there, we kinda just say "Wanna go play that one""
Hello, why Trudeau?
"There's a lot of dialogue in this movie" Yes, Kevin Smith movies are all about the dialogue.
Absolutely. If you've ever heard Kevin Smith talk then his films being dialogue heavy should come as no surprise. I remember when he was one of the first guests on the Arsenio Hall Show when it come back in 2014 after a 19 year hiatus. I think there were two commercial breaks but I distinctly remember Hall asking only like 3 questions. Smith talked the entire time and when the interview was over Hall said "Man you are one talking motherfucker" and the audience rolled 🤣
He’s basically the Quentin Tarentino of comedy films.
@@crawdaddy2004 Yep. I'd always imagine if they wrote a film together. It'll be the wordiest, dialogue heavy film in cinematic history. Actors would need cue cards and earpieces to help remember everything just to do the film.
He hates doing action scenes. You can tell with the scene when the gang fights the shit demon.
@@antoniochasten3192 If Tarantino could forgive Kevin for being such a fan of the MCU. :-)
I’d watch the Jay and Silent Bob/View Askew-verse in order. Clerks and Mallrats are hilarious. As is Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. But I think the real jewel is Chasing Amy, that movie is funny but also dramatic and poignant in a way Kevin Smith’s previous films weren’t. I consider Chasing Amy a top ten film for me.
Chasing Amy is the outlier to me. It's the only one I'm happy to never bother watching again.
@@worldrummer For me that is Clerks. I don't like to way the two leads are written. I actually really like Clerks 2 however, because it is a much better script.
@@Brian-qn7fn clerks 2 I can watch a hundred times. That and dogma to me are the most rewatchable. :)
Another good Kevin Smith movie worth watching is Jersey Girl. It stars Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler and George Carlin. You won't finish it and say "I just wasted two hours of my life".
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Yes, it's out of order, but for me, it's a way to get you invested into the Kevin-verse.
Alan Rickman as Metatron is delightful and weird. I love how he mentioned the multiple "Adams" they went through before figuring out the whole "Voice of God" thing. Chris Rock as the Thirteenth Apostle is also super fun.
Silent Bob was supposed to be completely silent but ended up speaking one line in Clerks out of necessity. The line was supposed to be Jay's but he was having trouble with it and, due to limited cash and film, Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) did it. From that point it became a running thing that Silent Bob would have a line in every movie
The “No ticket.” line in this movie is an homage to Indiana Jones.
@Dominic Tétrault If I recall correctly, it was before shooting on Clerks 2 started, that Smith forced Mewes to clean up, or else he wouldn't be in the film.
So far as I know, he's been clean ever since.
@Dominic Tétrault i thought he was clean for dogma, after kevin told him he needed to shape up because good actors like Alan Rickman would be in it. he then memorized the whole script.
Jay and Silent Bob are generally side characters (Clerks, Clerks 2, Chasing Amy, Mallrats). In the actual "Jay and Silent Bob" movies, they are, of course, the main characters. They're Kevin Smith's comedic version of R2-D2 and C-3PO.
Just in case nobody has mentioned it, Jason Mewes was so nervous to be in a film with all these A-list actors that instead of just memorizing his own lines, he memorized the entire script including everyone else' lines just to be sure he wouldn't mess up
He was specifically fearful of Rickman 🤣
>> _he memorized the entire script including everyone else' lines just to be sure he wouldn't mess up_
That... isn't the normal way to do it?
@@CEngelbrechtNot when it’s scenes and dialogue your character is not involved in, no
@@starvinggamer
That one school play I was in in the fifth, I did it that way. Damn, I missed a calling...
@@CEngelbrechtto be fair you memorizing a fifth grade play and an actor memorizing a whole movie script and being able to act also are two diff things so u probably didn't miss a calling lol
"One strip club in a middle of nowhere just has Salma Hayek as a stripper"
Two, actually. You haven't seen "From Dusk Till Dawn" yet, I guess.
Exactly! I'd tell them to watch "Fools Rush In" as well. Salma Hayek was on a roll from 1995-2002.
Fools Rush In is a great movie. No strip club in the middle of nowhere with Salma as a stripper though, which was the comment.
Per your question at 9:27
The "View Askew-niverse" is a series of films that all take place in the same universe but are only tangentially connected. Jay and Silent Bob show up in each of them, but they only really have "starring" roles in three of the films: Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. The other films use Jay and Silent Bob as scene transitions, save for Chasing Amy which only has a single scene with the boys.
I'm not sure how unaware of the View Askew-niverse you may be, Silent Bob is played by Kevin Smith, the write/director of the View Askew-niverse. And Jay is played by Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith's childhood friend. The films are very well written (and also extremely profane), but they are all shot and composed like an amateur indie film. Kevin Smith (again, the writer/director) will be the first person to tell you he has no idea how to set up a shot and film a scene with kinetic energy. The camerawork in Dogma is significantly better than the rest of the shared universe, only because the studio forced Smith to use a cinematographer.
I'll preface this by saying I've been a huge Kevin Smith fan for many years. But I'm of the opinion that pretty much every film after Clerks II is actually pretty bad. Sometimes embarrassingly bad. Smith has regressed as both a writer and a director, if anything. The directing has been bad for a long while (and something he openly admits to; he says he "got lazy"), but the writing seems to have suffered since he took up smoking weed. Some people can function just as well or better on it; Smith is not one of those people. The cinematography in Clerks III was terrible; the story was disjointed and sloppy. Really weird pacing. Reboot and Yoga Hosiers are honestly two of the worst movies I've ever seen. I've seen worse, but there's on the list. Reboot feels like a badly-written online Jay and Bob fanfic. I've yet to see Tusk or Red State. I've heard Tusk, while a really good idea, was poorly executed. I've only met a few people (including fellow Smith fans) that like the movie. I've heard Red State is actually a decent film, however, though it doesn't feel much like a Smith film. Which was intentional.
This is my favorite Kevin Smith movie, the entire cast is great. R.I.P. George Carlin, Alan Rickman
Jason Mewes memorized this entire script because he didn't want to disappoint Alan Rickman.
And when Kevin Smith found out he asked him, "Who are you? F**kin' Rain Man?"
So did Kevin Smith :P
@@zotharr underappreciated comment
"I didn't wanna piss off that Rickman dude"
I like the first part of your screen name.
As someone raised Catholic and who did 12 years in Catholic schools, the last 4 in Supermax; this movie is pure gold. Also Loki (Damon) became human and died...but IIRC he did NOT go through the arch. So Heaven is not on his itinerary.
A lot of people seem to get confused on that detail.
@@CanadianCarlos There is a fair bit going on there at the end.
Honestly, I like to think he got in anyways. Because frankly, if anyone is allowed to go "Eh", it would be God. Besides, Loki made a 180 at the end even before turning human. It's kind of depressing that he would still go poof after that.
@@davidcorriveau8615 while true, when Hayak's character is talking to him, she specifically asks if he went through the arch yet and and Bartleby lands and says 'no, we were awaiting your arrival'
If you’re saying that Loki goes to Hell,l find that quite sad and depressing.
Fun fact! The scene where we meet the angels in the airport, they say it is Wisconsin, but it is actually Pittsburgh International. Also, the scene were Metatron and Bethany go to get tequila, that is a taco place around the corner from my mom's in Pittsburgh! This is my favorite Kevin Smith film.
And Silent bob only has one line in every film. Originally, Kevin Smith wrote the roll of Jay for himself and Bob
"When this came out, were there protests?" Yes, even one that Kevin Smith went to himself to join in. The news recognized him and interviewed him, but he said he was someone else.
The entire film is fantastic, but my favorite line is Loki reassuring the woman in the elevator at the start. Damon delivers it perfectly.
The scene when Alan Rickman first appears felt so Pratchett-esque, for years I thought this movie was going to be the nearest we'd ever get to an adaptation of Good Omens
Matt Damon sneezing trying to give Anyone a chance at that office meeting to say “God Bless You” was hilarious, the look of “well, I tried” 🤣
I never realised that until now! 😮
I love how much George appreciates George Carlin.
Did anyone catch the Indiana Jones reference on the train? After Silent Bob throws the angels off, he turns to the lady and says "No ticket".
That's from The Last Crusade. Indiana punches a man hard and throws him off a blimp, turns to a couple and says "No ticket". Then everyone on board starts showing their tickets.
As Kevin Smith said, Jay Mewes was totally on his game for Dogma. Mewes was told that Alan Rickman was a proper thespian and wouldn't take any funny stuff, so Jay learned all his lines perfectly, and also learned everybody else's lines.
His reasoning? "I didn't want to piss off that Rickman dude".
Clerks was Kevin's big break, it's filmed in black and white but you don't really notice because the dialogue is so colourful, I highly recommend you check that out next.
Clerks is a chore to get through. The writing and acting are pretty bad.
In the case of Kevin Smith, New Jersey plays a big role in his movies because that's were he's from and he likes to write about the places he knows well.
Very true-l was rather surprised and a little disappointed to hear Simone claim he was Canadian.
There were protestors for the movie, and as a joke Kevin Smith protested with them without telling them who he was. You can see it online
When I was like 6 or 7 in the early 80s I mistook "Euthanasia" for "Youth in Asia". I remember overhearing the news and my parents and aunts and uncles discussing it. Debating whether or not it should be allowed. I thought they were complete sociopaths even questioning if youths existing in Asia should be legal or not. My little brain imagining asian kids being sent to camps or having to move to a non-asian country. Tricky word for a Kindergartner.
Ironically so is "kindergarten".
When you were a kid and you heard on the news about "guerrilla warfare" .....you did too huh?
@@robthomas2330 The only thing that saved me from the guerrilla/gorilla confusion was that my dad - a Vietnam vet - had a book on guerrilla warfare that happened to be at eye level on our bookshelf to younger me. I read everything I could get my hands on as a kid.
Benny Hill had a brief skit on that very same thing.
I love that the nun at the beginning is played by Betty Aberlin, who played Lady Aberlin on Mr Rogers' Neighborhood for years.
Wondrous to know-thank you for the information.
A LOT of this movie was actually filmed in my hometown, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Kevin dated a girl who went to college here before he started making movies. So he had spent a good amount of time here visiting her and developed some affection for the city and surrounding neighborhoods.
I believe some of his other movies have bits that were filmed here too, but arguably most of this one was. The most notable locations filmed at probably being the church, the skyscraper the Mooby headquarters was in as well as the boardroom interior, ALL of the restaurant scenes including the Moobys (it was an old Burger King), and the Airport.
Kevin did a premiere here for his last Jay and Silent Bob movie a few years ago and he actually stopped in the comic store I manage. He was SUPER nice. He let all of our staff ask questions, took pictures with us, and he even let me pitch him on my favorite graphic novel at the time and he actually bought it. It’s my proudest accomplishment as comic book store manager. lol
I love you guys, keep up the great work on your great channel!
He Set Zack & Miri Make a Porno there as well! Had a few Shots of the Monroeville Mall (The Mall from the original Damn of the Dead) and even had Tom Savini in a cameo as well.
@@pumkinheadfanvhsforever6087 Huck it! Chuck it! Football! All night!
Wonderful to know-Pittsburgh is a fascinating and multifaceted city (as l understand it)and so l’m glad that Mr. Smith has such an affection for it.
I am so excited for this! Thank you both so much for watching! Thanks so much to the patreons, y’all are the real heroes.
One of the great little (ie. long but good) stories I just had to share about this movie. Kevin talking about Jason learning all the lines in the script and for what reason.
Pieced together from the words of Kevin Smith himself, give or take. (Hes such a great story teller, really sucks you in. I loved his "Evenings with Kevin Smith")
- For months, I’d impressed upon him the importance of learning all of his lines in advance, as this time around, we were gonna have real actors in the flick.
“What, like Ben?” Mewes asked.
“I said REAL actors,” I corrected. “Like Alan Rickman.”
"Who the fuck's that?"
"Alan Rickman. You know, from Die Hard, yippee-kai-yay?"
"Bruce Willis?"
"No. The other guy. Alan Rickman, he's the villain."
“What’s so special about him??"
“He’s British. And Brits invented acting. So he won’t put up with any of your ‘Snootchie Bootchies’ bullshit. He’ll tear you up if you’re not excellent, because he’s Alan fucking Rickman. So you’ve gotta know all your lines. We can’t be asking people to leave the set because you’re nervous, like we did on ‘Clerks’. This shit’s serious - because Rickman will go ballistic if he smells blood in the water. You’ve gotta come correct.”
- As with all the other films, I rehearse with all the actors separately... and Mewes I start with by himself and then work him into the group.
So I sit down with Mewes to start rehearsing. And he comes in, no script.
I'm like, “Where’s your fucking script, asshole?”
“I don’t need it.”
“You don’t need your script for rehearsals? Right. Take mine and let’s get going.”
“I’m telling you, I don’t need it. Go ahead. Try me.”
- So I turned to the first Jay and Silent Bob scene and fed him Bethany’s lines, and without looking at my script, Mewes delivered Jay’s lines in a letter-perfect fashion.
“Alright, so you’ve got the first scene down,” I allowed. “Let’s mix it up and try a scene from later in the flick.”
- So I fed him his lead-in lines from the church exterior scene, and Mewes spits out the Jay responses without hesitation.
“You memorized all your lines already?!” I demanded, shocked.
“Uh-huh.”
“All of ‘em?!”
“Yeah. Everyone else’s, too.”
“Yeah, right”
“Try me.”
- I read him Loki’s lines from a Jay-less scene, and amazingly, he responded with Bartleby’s lines. I was dumbfounded, to say the least.
“You memorized ALL the lines in the script?!?!”
“Even the girl parts.”
“What’re you, fucking ‘Rain Man’?! Why’d you memorize the whole goddamn script?!”
“I don’t wanna piss off that Rickman dude.”
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The "Jay & Silent Bob" thing started as an inside joke, as Jason Mewes (Jay) was actually very shy in real life, and Kevin Smith (Silent Bob) never shuts up. 😁 And yes, you two absolutely do need to delve further into the View Askewniverse!
Fun fact: The nun that Loki "de-converts" at the beginning of the movie is played by Betty Aberlin, who played Lady Aberlin on _Mr. Roger's Neighborhood_ .
The film was protested like Life of Brian, and again by people who hadn’t seen it. Though religious institutions were gently mocked, Christianity was treated with nothing but love and respect. In the film God is real, Jesus existed on earth, and the Holy Bible is mostly true (errors inserted by flawed human beings, who brought their own prejudices or pandered to the prejudices of others). There’s very little for a religious person to be offended by (unless they’re very thin skinned) and lots that makes religion attractive. God is nice, faith is rewarded, weaknesses are forgiven.
From what I understand, Kevin Smith is a practicing Catholic.
@@ianrastall Was. At the time this was released. He's been an atheist for many years now.
Far too gently mocked.
Smith probably knew that he and all the actors would have to hire a lot more bodyguards for the rest of their lives, if he went any more roughly.
Back in the day I gifted a Buddy Jesus figure to my mother, who was working for the church. She loved it. 😇
Trivia nugget: The Nun at 3:20 is Betty Aberlin, Lady Aberlin from Mr Rogers’ Neighborhood.
Yes Kevin Smith is from jersey but he loves Canada
You have to watch all the movies in order... but I'm dying for yall to see JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK
I wanna see their reaction to just one line in Clerks.... "In a row?" 😅
First time I saw Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, I laughed so hard at the opening scenes, I nearly pissed my pants!
one of my favourite films. personally i think the platypus text should be added to the begining of every religious comedy
Trivia bit from memory; Kevin Smith wanted to be in his first movie "Clerks", but he didn't like the sound of his own voice. That's how Silent Bob was created.
I met Jason Mewes manyyy years ago and he was just the sweetest and so kind.
Janeane Garofalo played "The Bowler" (daughter of Carmine The Bowler) in the superhero movie "Mystery Men". It was also stocked with improbably good actors playing improbable heroes and villains. You should try it if you haven't seen it.
I believe the sneeze was an intentional attempt to get an excuse to kill EVERYONE in the board room at Mooby's, but Bartleby still wouldn't let Loki kill the woman who was free of sin even though she never said "Bless You" when he sneezed.
Kevin as Silent Bob usually says two lines per Jay and Silent Bob movie (there are exceptions). One is usually a joke line (“no ticket”) and the other is usually thoughtful, sometimes helpful and important for to the protagonist to hear, and in the instance of the first Clerks movie he basically says the moral of the story as his one utterance towards the end of the film.
No ticket. Also a reference to Raiders of the Lost Ark. one of the Indiana Jones movies.
@@Brophyd78 it was Last Crusade
You know, there's a million fine looking women in the world, dude. But they don't all bring you lasagna at work. Most of them just cheat on you.
kinda spoilerish.
@SamuraiBeluga right? Like, very much so
I love this movie. I saw it in the theater, and an older couple left during the start when it was just the text on the screen. I assume they thought it would be a more wholesome, biblical movie when they entered. One of my favorite scenes is when Affleck and Damon exit the bus, and Damon has that satisfied smile on his face and starts singing "who's house? RUN's house" :D
17:19 "I didn't c-m in you Pete, I swear."
Simone: "WHAT?!"
George: laughs hysterically
A scion is a descendent of a notable or aristocratic family. In this case, she is the last descendent of the line of Jesus.
Good to know-although this raises the question:how could Linda Fiorentino’s character be descended from Yeshua ha-Notsri(Jesus of Nazareth)when Jesus,as l understand it,had no children.Unless the idea is she’s descended from a relative of Jesus.
@@BarryHart-xo1oy Last Scion legends are usually predicated on Jesus having secretly married and had a child with Mary Magdelene.
@@BarryHart-xo1oy They literally explain it in the movie, they even include a clip of it in this review. Chris Rock's character explains that while Jesus was the immaculately conceived son of God. Joseph and Mary were still a married couple, and married couples are going to have sex.
Jesus is basically the main character's Great Great Great Great (there's more 'greats' but you get it) Grand Uncle.
Jesus, himself, had no children, but Mary and Joseph had at least six other kids: four named brothers, and sisters (plural). These would be Jesus' step-siblings. (Mark 6:3)
Bethany is apparently descended from one of these.
Clerks, Clerks 2 and Mall Rats are all pretty solid View Askew films.
I am a rare owner of a physical copy of Dogma not only that over hours worth deleted and expanded scenes
Harvey Weinstein owns the rights to this movie which is why it isn't available any longer. Kevin Smith has offered him millions for it and the SOB won't sell.
Glad I still have my DVD copy of it.
seeing alan rickman just brings me so much joy
I think you guys would like all of the movies that Jay and Silent Bob are in. They all exist in the "View Askew-niverse". They're mostly just side characters early on, like in "Clerks", "Mallrats", and "Chasing Amy", but the movies themselves are great and fantastically well-made, because Kevin Smith is just a great film maker. Even the non- Askew-niverse movies are great. Although, I haven't seen "Tusk" or "Yoga Hosers". I've been watching his films and have been such a huge fan of his since I saw "Mallrats" when I was 15, in ol' '97.
Definately watch Clerks and Jay and Silent Bob Strike back. Clerks has sequels to!
1:00 “Faith is a funny thing.” Is another tagline I remember being part of this film.
"Yes, Gale. Gag us ALL with a spoon."
- Mr. Handerson, 1985
I love the reference to this short lived and long lost 1980s show 'You've got Gale' starring child actress Ashley Johnson LOL
Matt Damon had pretty well no comedic acting experience at this point and was actually nervous about taking the part, worried he wouldn't be funny enough. His friends Ben Affleck and Kevin Smith assured otherwise and Damon of course knocked it out the park.
Yes, finally! This movie is still hilarious. Arguably, Kevin's best film. Harder to find these days, too. As for the tagline, Touched by an Angel is a reference to the popular CBS drama that aired for nine seasons and 211 episodes from 1994-2003. Angels would appear to people who were at a crossroads in their lives and provide guidance from God.
Silent Bob only has 1 voice line per movie. It's also a gag why at the end of THIS movie when Bob says "thanks" - Jay hits him because that's the 2nd time he's spoken (the first time being the train with "no ticket")
27:47 You actually reacted to two 80s movies that had those same end credits style: Top Gun & Predator.
Thank you for being the first ones to notice the genious of george carlin cast as a cardinal 😊
I love Kevin Smiths dialogue
The carpark scene between Loki and Bartleby is possibly my favourite scene ever in cinema. Besides the viewer's sudden realisation that they are talking about Lucifer, and that these two would have been present for that event, but there are so many little details. "Morningstar", another name for Lucifer, is not well known (at least before the TV series Lucifer). The speech echoes but also in the background there is a roiling noise that sounds like many voices in torment, almost demonic. Plus the framing puts the carpark lights over their heads, like halos. It's such a well made scene with two great actors.
Gotta hand it to Jason Mewes, his firing a sub machine gun face always cracks me up
"No ticket" - it's from "Indiana Jones"
Years ago in my teens one Sunday after church I showed this movie to my parents. My dad who I get my sense of humor from I knew would enjoy it but I was expecting my mom to hate it. I dont know if she was in some weirdly good mood that day but she laughed to the point of tears at several points. Apparently her favorite character was Jay, the one I expected her to dislike the most due to constant swearing 😂
Your parents seem like hip hip people maan
Silent Bob’s gimmick is that he’s silent throughout the whole film, save for one time, in which he either delivers a comedic line or a moral lesson.
In Dogma, he breaks that rule and speaks a second time, for which Jay immediately hits him.
But as others have already told you, you need to watch the Askewniverse in order to get the full effect.
Clerks
Mallrats
Chasing Amy
Dogma (you skipped way ahead)
Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back
Clerks II
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
Clerks III
There’s also an animated Jay and Silent Bob movie, but I think you be better off watching Clerks: The Animated Series.
This
YESSSS! My favorite film in the ViewAskew-iverse.
And yeah the church they filmed at was cool with everything, they actually kept all the carnage and blood for a Sunday and used it for a sermon.
Alannis Morissette gave everyone a heart attack when she did that handstand cuz that silver outfit was SUPER EXPENSIVE😂😂
I wonder what the sermon was about.
I went to High School across the street from Buena Vista studios (a catholic school) and the protesters outside Disney were the reason I found out about the movie.
I don’t know why people suddenly started reacting to it, but I’m all in. I hope this means the movie will be out of rights hell soon and start streaming somewhere.
Edit: The protesters were dressed like angels as well, so they really stood out.
"What's Skee-ball?"
"I don't know either"
I have never felt older in my life.
So my grandma has always been a huge Christian but this movie and paul she loved with a passion, buddy christ is actually a hit to almost anyone with proper faith, even in paul she called out the jesus chick with "humans arent the only life in the universe just the only ones with sin" and it made me realize the difference between faith and religion as a sophmore 😂
One of my favorite stories from the shooting of this movie involves Carlin and his love for his wife Sally. He wanted to keep his wedding band on while still portraying the cardinal. Kevin allowed it and Carlin wore a band aid over it, to hide it. It's sweet af.
One of my favorite films! I've had my own little Buddy Christ mini-fig since the movie came out. It reminds me never to take anything TOO seriously.
One of my favorites from my childhood. I’ll always love this film, so incredibly quotable.
Honestly, you guys should have watched clerks first, but this movie is incredible. I'm so happy you guys watched it. I hope clerks is next on the list. 😊
Clerks is a chore to get through. The writing and acting are pretty bad.
"There's a lot of dialogue in this movie"
You'll find that Kevin Smith is a big talker, and he writes all his movies in the same way as very dialogue heavy.
I love, love, love this movie! But HOW did you get your hands on this?! You can’t rent/buy it ANYWHERE anymore…due to copyright issues about the soundtrack, I have heard. Is it back on the market somewhere?
They might have used one of the RUclips uploads.
It's not easy to find because of Weinstein. The guy refuses to give up the rights to Smith.
The opening scene is shot on the Boardwalk between Asbury Park and Ocean Grove. Ocean Grove is part of my hometown. And our graduation ceremony was a few blocks away in Ocean Grove. Though when I was a teen, Asbury Park was where to go to get beer without ID or where friends went for their drugs.
Kevin Smith is from NJ, about 20 miles or so from where I grew up. He's only a year behind me. We actually know a couple of the same people as he went to school with a fraternity brother of mine.
Bem was in Kevin's second film, Mallrats. He read their script for Good Will Hunting and gave it to Harvey Weinstein. If you look he and his producer Scott Mosier are executive producers of Good Will Hunting.
Kevin Smith did do a Body Horror movie called "Tusk". Never seen it, but the few scenes I have been exposed to still give me nightmares to this very day.
@@josephamesdacey6442 SPOILERS!!!
@@josephamesdacey6442 I know, but still...🤣
I really don't understand that. It's more a weird comedy than anything. Yeah the "idea" is horrrific, but it's pretty damn goofy, and he looks pretty stupid/fake
@@josephamesdacey6442 Yeah, I think Simone would be perfectly fine with it.
@@josephamesdacey6442 Oh, way worse, lol!
Angels wearing hoodies, they're their halos
I literally got kicked out of catholic school for writing a report on the Carpenter and the walrus as being an indictment of organized religion. This was in 1982, and I was 11.
It actually is an indictment of the idea of blind followers to those they see as superiors and the the advantage the leaders will always take of their supporters.
Thanks for the review!
My personal highlight is that Alanis Morissette played God, that was soooo sweet.
"I wanna get little horns" -- Simone, are you a tiefling player? And George, man, give yourself some credit for your singing!
I'm not a religious person, but I like it when a religious person makes a film about their beliefs (or ideas, as might suit Smith's mentality better) in a way that has universal appeal. I didn't like it quite as much as I did 20+ years ago, but still, not a bad time. And little by little, going through Matt Damon's filmography, I've come to realize that he's become one of my favorite actors.
Since everyone's chiming in their opinions of Kevin Smith's earlier films:
Clerks - I used to love it, but I wasn't too thrilled this time around. But my guess is that the jokes would make George wheeze.
Mallrats - Couldn't finish it. Something about the tone made it unbearable for me.
Chasing Amy - The best of the four, a unique romcom.
Dogma is in my top-10-films-ever list - love love love the entire vibe of it. Also, Jason Lee (Azrael) is as close as you can get to Ryan Reynolds without being Ryan Reynolds.
please please please do the rest of the Askewniverse! they're all awesome movies and a real good time
Clerks and Chasing Amy are not very good. Clerks 2 and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are worth watching.
On the DVD commentary, Kev said that he cast Alanis because he felt that if there were a God, he was sure that it would be a Canadian.
Matt Damon's character is named Loki in this. And I just now realized that Matt Damon's only appearance in the MCU is as an Asgardian actor in the last two Thor movies. In Ragnarok, the actor appears in a stage play... portraying Loki.
ITS ALL CONNECTED PEOPLE
Kevin Smith is from New Jersey. His first 3 films are known as the Jersey trilogy and are set in Red Bank New Jersey. Near Asbury Park New Jersey (The Boardwalk at the beginning of the film). Kevin also has a Comic book store in Red Bank called Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. They used to film the TV series Comic Book Men there.
Ohhh! Kevin Matt and Ben are friends. Kevin was coming off his success with Clerks, Mallrats and Chasing Amy. The last two staring Affleck. Kevin had a good relationship with Miramax. He helped get Good Will Hunting made. Since than both Matt and Ben have at least a cameo in Kevins films.
Honour Amongst Thieves is a BRILLIANT movie.....& an amazing D&D film.
There's a pretty hilarious hidden joke in this movie that most people miss.... "Somebody sold their soul to Satan to get the grosses up on that piece of s*&!" She's talking about Home Alone.... which was written by..... John Hughes.
They needed to be human, go through the arched way, and then die. They both became human but died before they went through the archway. So they both went to Hell. They had to go to heaven to end the world.
I wish you showed more of the parking lot scene. Thats speech was incredible
Big props to George for gettint the Six Million Dollar Man reference! Kevin is from Jersey but has spent a lot of time in Canada starting with a short stint at the Vancouver Film school.
The film tagline was a riff on the show 'Touched by an Angel'
As someone from NJ, I will attest to North NJ being the armpit of NYC, as you go further south, you get away from the armpit...until you get to south Jersey, which is the armpit of NJ.
"Touched by an Angel" was a sentimental tv show in the 80s and 90s where Angel's came to help people with their troubles in life. So the movie is poking fun at that. I am from New Jersey. It's a beautiful place, best beaches on the East Coast. I got the gell out of there az soon as I could anyway. There is a reason that the unofficial state anthem is "Born to Run."
Some more film history is that Kevin Smith has one of the all time great first film stories. He wanted to be a writer all his life and hated film school as it was mostly academic with them never actually making or even watching films just reading about them. He goes home to New Jersey where his friends start taking him to see obscure independent films and after raising the money using credit card debt he decided to make his debut CLERKS which was shot entirely in the grocery store he worked just before it opened and the second they closed the doors. No one had seen a smart film about nerds at that point so it bacme a big hit at film festivals mostly because it was a typical low-budget movie that was actually funny even if its just people sitting around and talking
I saw this in the theater. The place was packed, and it was so crazy how many people used to flock the theater for movies like this. I love George Carlin! Believe it, or not, I was lucky enough to see him 3 times live before he passed.
R.I.P. George
Also, wanna see an insane Kevin Smith flick, watch "Red State" (2010). That
Definitely a 90's credits thing, not just this and Con Air. Became a thing during both TV intros and Movie outros where they would show the cast smiling along with their name drops.
This is probably Kevin Smith's best-made film. My favorite of his is Chasing Amy, which is the film right before this one. You should definitely watch the rest of the View Askewniverse/Jay and Silent Bob films. They are very entertaining! Start from Clerks, because they do roughly build on one another.
Death at a Funeral (2007) is a great movie. Alan Tudyk is brilliant in it
Kevin Smith is American from New Jersey. He went to film school in Vancouver and was (is?) a huge Canadaphile.