Clerks
Kevin Smith’sJay & Silent Bob Rebootpays off a gag that was adjust up 26 years ago in the director ’s first movie , Clerks . Jay & Silent Bob Rebootis a cameo - heavylove missive to one of the first cinematic universes to adorn our screen ; Kevin Smith ’s View Askewniverse ( discover for his yield fellowship , View Askew ) . FromClerks , Smith retain characters likeJay ( Jason Mewes ) & Silent Bob ( Smith ) , and his New Jersey setting to separate more narration true to his own life . MallratsandChasing Amywere next , before actuate onto zanier fare likeDogmaandJay & Silent Bob Strike Back .
After a short stint try out with consistence horror in picture show likeTusk , Smith returned to theView Askewniverseto declare oneself a parody on Hollywood ’s obsession with reboots : Jay & Silent Bob Reboot . Itself a recap ofJay & Silent Bob Strike Back , the movie follows the titular character as they take on a route trip to Hollywood . Along the room , Jay divulge he has a teenage girl , Milly , work by Smith ’s real - living daughter , Harley Quinn Smith . Jay & Silent Bob Rebootalso pay homage to many of the retiring films in Smith ’s body of work , include characters such asLoki ( Matt Damon)fromDogmaand Holden McNeill ( Ben Affleck ) fromChasing Amy . There ’s even a special recall toClerks .
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After the credit have rolled onJay & Silent Bob Reboot , rooter are treated to one final scene . The film swop back to Jay , Silent Bob , and Milly hanging around outside the Quick Stop ( a positioning fans were late promise areturn to inClerks 3 ) . Dante attempts to once again unlock the padlock to the shutters on the shopfront , but again finds gum in the locks . He leave a restrained , frustrated exclamation of " f*ck … " as Jay turns to Milly and state ;
" Oh , you see that bozo over there ? For twenty five twelvemonth we ’ve been coming here every night and putting gum in the lock . "
Clerkswas based onKevin Smith ’s own retail experience , and he even blast the film at the very grocery store he worked at - the Quick Stop Grocery Store in Red Bank , New Jersey . Due to only being able-bodied to film in the store overnight , the new Smith concocted an in - film reason for the shutters being down . An unnamed vandal had patently localize gum in the locks , leading to main shop assistant Dante ( Brian O’Halloran ) draping an iconic tarp over the shutters , the content ' I control YOU , WE’RE OPEN ' scrawl over it in shoe polish .
Thisreference inJay & Silent Bob Rebootis a bright callback that lands well . As long - clip fans of Kevin Smith will know , the gumwood in the lock of the Quick Stop shutter have been haunting Dante for well over two decade , and now thanks toJay & Silent Bob Rebootwe lastly lie with the rightful culprits : Jay and Silent Bob themselves . The ridiculousness of their dedication to putting gum in the locks is the icing on the cake of Smith ’s late entry into his self - made franchise .
Jay & Silent Bob have come a tenacious way betweenClerksandJay & Silent Bob Reboot- even pass as far as spawn a video game - so it ’s nice that the movie wind up with a great gag regarding their origination .
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