Kevin Smith
Deep with in the New Jersey shore limits, in a down town like any other, there is a shop that draws people both young and old to this little town like lemmings to the sea. The town Red Bank; the shop Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash; and the man behind it all is Kevin Smith. This hometown boy has created a devoted following of fans since his first movie "Clerks" hit the big screen in 1994. "Clerks" was so low budget that Kevin maxed out his credit cards. Shooting the film in a convenience store in Leonardo, NJ; a shop where he once held a job, before working at the video rental store that was next to the convenient store. Who would have thought that this film school drop out from Vancouver film school which he attended for four months would one day have a cartoon series named after his first movie? Action figures for his second movie, his third written as an apology to a girlfriend, and the fourth would send him at least two or three death threats a day? And some of the scr!ipts he co-wrote such, as "Coyote Ugly" would have become big hits? No one did but the phenomenon still builds. Recently Smith locked himself away in an editing room in order to make the August tenth deadline for his next movie "Jay and Silent Bob Strike
Jay and Silent Bob go home, Kevin Smith returns to Leonardo to complete his Jersey Chronicles - by Lisa Rose Star-Ledger StaffApril 12, 2001Star-Ledger, Newspaperwww. For the entire run of the film, people where out side the area theaters, they were urging people not to see the film. With this all-star cast Smith casts George Carlen as the Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, and Alanis Morrisette as none other then god, and much to some peoples dismay she does not utter a word for the entire film. Before the film was even released there was much controversy surrounding this film due to it's in your face content of the views of the roman catholic church. While another character, Hooper, are his thoughts about the politics of the gay community. " This cast may prove to be very amusing and lets hope that the Jersey chronicles end on a good note. This film marks the end of the chronicles as well as the interwoven sub-plots of his previous movies. Inspired by the success of Richard Linklater's 1991 movie "Slacker", he contacted his friend Scott Mosier, together the duo began discussing and producing their own feature. A few sad faces will be seen when the move comes to an end, this marks the end of new jersey's own little film saga, that far beats the "Soprano's". The film received great reviews from both movie critics and moviegoers alike, starting Smiths rise to movie fame. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**BibliographyFor Kevin Smith biography and film reviewswww. Re: Dogma Too bad you still cannot comprehend why Hitler was necessary, but you understand the virginity of Mary. Some of the actors even donated their own clothing and doubled as crewmembers. "That's what I've been feeling the last six years.
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