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Bonus Poll: The Dante Girlfriends (and Randal) Edition

Randal

Caitlin

Veronica

Emma

Becky

Voting ended onDec 25, 2025

to quote @fern3031, may the best girl win

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Clerks, 1994

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Clerks(1994) turns 30!

Kevin Smith’s Clerks is the quintessential indie movie that looks at a day in the life of convenient store clerks, Dante and Randal. I first saw this movie when I was 17, in high school, and thought “that was pretty good, it’s funny”. Then I saw it a second time when I was 21 and had a bigger appreciation for it. By then, I had dropped out of college, had no profits and was faced with the realization that, like it or not, I’m not gonna be around forever, let alone stay 20. The conversations between Dante and Randal and convincingly well written and reflect the same talks I had with my friends as we slowly realized that we no longer have safety nets being teenagers and have to face our present and future. Dante definitely represents the hesitation of committing to something and Randal has the spontaneity and deep cuts we all wish we possessed from time to time.

The film is also a testament to independent filmmaking. With a budget of under $30K, Kevin Smith shows what a wordsman he is and how creative you can get with multiple characters in one set. The making of this movie has been covered extensively, especially by Smith himself, and I encourage anyone who’s interested in filmmaking to seek it out. It’s an absolute must for filmmakers. Though the colorful language certainly hasn’t aged well, it’s characterization of lost 20 year olds confronting the unexpected mundaneness of life and fighting to take control of whatever destiny they have still resonates. Shit or get off the pot.

-Jose Barr (10/19/24)

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Images from the official Clerks webpage

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Clerks (1994)

This is a Movie Health Community warning. It is intended to inform people of potential health hazards in movies, and does not reflect the quality of the film itself.

Clerks has no flashing light hazards.

Most of the film is shot with a handheld camera, and the operator does their best to achieve a steady shot at all times. There is one scene inside a moving vehicle where the camera darts back and forth between the driver and passenger in rapid succession.

Flashing Lights: 0/10. Motion Sickness: 3/10.

ADDITIONAL NOTE: There is some homophobic humor in this film, as well as “slut-shaming.”

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Clerks (Kevin Smith, 1994, Estados Unidos)