Clerks
Convenience and video store clerks Dante and Randal are sharp-witted, potty-mouthed and bored out of their minds. So in between needling customers, the counter jockeys play hockey on the roof, visit a funeral home and deal with their love lives.
Critics Sentiment
Caitlin has sex with dead customer in bathroom
Dante and Randal flee Julie Dwyer's memorial service
The film recovers from its weakest moment at the funeral to deliver its most shocking and memorable scene with the bathroom incident.
Clerks maintains consistently strong audience reception throughout most of its runtime, with reviewers particularly praising the crude but honest dialogue and memorable customer interactions. The film peaks with its most outrageous moments like the '37' conversation and bathroom incident, while slightly stumbling during scenes that take the characters away from their natural convenience store environment. Critics consistently celebrated Smith's authentic portrayal of dead-end retail jobs and the surprisingly profound insights hidden within the vulgar humor.
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Brian O'Halloran
Dante
Jeff Anderson
Randal
Marilyn Ghigliotti
Veronica
Lisa Spoonauer
Caitlin
Jason Mewes
Jay
Kevin Smith
Silent Bob
Scott Mosier
William the Idiot Manchild / Angry Hockey-Playing Customer / Angry Mourner
Scott Schiaffo
Chewlie's Rep
Al Berkowitz
Old Man
Walt Flanagan
Woolen Cap Smoker / Egg Man / Offended Customer / Cat-Admiring Bitter Customer
Ed Hapstak
Sanford / Angry Mourner
Lee Bendick
#812 Wynarski
David Klein
Hunting Cap Smoking Boy / Low I.Q. Video Customer / Hubcap Searching Customer / Angry Mourner / Angry Crowd at Door
Pattijean Csik
Coroner
Ken Clark
Administer of Fine / Orderly
Donna Jeanne
Indecisive Video Customer
Virginia Smith
Caged Animal Masturbator
Betsy Broussard
Dental School Video Customer
Ernest O'Donnell
Trainer
Kimberly Loughran
Alyssa's Sister Heather
Crew
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