Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

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2001 film by Kevin Smith

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Kevin Smith
Produced by	Scott Mosier
Written by	Kevin Smith
Starring	Ben Affleck Eliza Dushku Shannon Elizabeth Will Ferrell Ali Larter Jason Lee Jason Mewes Chris Rock
Music by	James L. Venable
Cinematography	Jamie Anderson
Edited by	Scott Mosier Kevin Smith
Production companies	View Askew Productions Dimension Films Miramax Films
Distributed by	Miramax
Release date	August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24)
Running time	104 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22 million[2]
Box office	$33.8 million[2]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American buddy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks. It focuses on the two eponymous characters, played respectively by Jason Mewes and Smith. The film features cameo appearances from Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams and Shannen Doherty among many others. The title and logo for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are direct references to The Empire Strikes Back.

Originally intended to be the last film set in the Askewniverse, or to feature Jay and Silent Bob, Strike Back features many characters from the previous Askew films, some in dual roles and reprising roles from the previous entries. The film was a minor commercial success, grossing $33.8 million worldwide from a $22 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics.

Five years later and following the commercial failure of Jersey Girl, Smith reconsidered and decided to continue the series with Clerks II, resurrecting Jay and Silent Bob in supporting roles.

Smith announced in February 2017 that he was writing a sequel called Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and started filming in February 2019^[3][4][5][6] and was released on October 15 that same year.^[7][8]

Contents

• 1 Plot
• 2 Cast
• 3 Production
• 4 Release
  • 4.1 Box office
  • 4.2 Critical reception
  • 4.3 Home media
• 5 Soundtrack
• 6 MPAA rating and GLAAD controversy
• 7 See also
• 8 Notes
• 9 References
• 10 External links

Plot[edit]

Upon receiving a restraining order from Randal Graves (Clerks) for selling drugs outside the Quick Stop, Jay and Silent Bob learn from Brodie Bruce (Mallrats) that Bluntman and Chronic, the comic book based on their likenesses, is being adapted by Miramax Films. The pair visit Holden McNeil (Chasing Amy), co-writer of Bluntman and Chronic, and demand royalties from the film, but Holden explains he sold his share of the rights to co-creator Banky Edwards. Seeing the negative reaction the film has received online,^[9] the pair set out for Hollywood to prevent the film from tainting their image, or at least to receive the royalties owed them.

En route, they befriend an animal liberation group: Justice, Sissy, Missy, Chrissy, and Brent. The organization is a front; Brent is a patsy, who will free animals from a laboratory as a diversion while the girls rob a diamond depository. Jay throws Brent out of the van to get closer to Justice, with whom he is attracted to. Justice is fond of the pair, but reluctantly accepts them as new patsies.

While the girls steal the diamonds, Jay and Silent Bob free the animals, taking an orangutan named Suzanne with them. They escape as the police arrive and the van explodes, which they believe has killed the girls.

Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly (whose name is taken from Land of the Lost characters