Clerks
become back to the well for the third time , Kevin Smith’sClerks IIIwas released on September 13 , 2022 , and earned the writer / director the best reassessment of the last decade . The story continues the dead - end saga of Dante Hicks ( Brian O’Halloran ) and Randal Graves ( Jeff Anderson ) intimately 30 after being introduced inClerksas everybody ’s favored shirker Quick Stop convenience store employees and how they ’ve aline to middle long time .
As buff of the original movie know , Clerksis loaded with uproarious quote , quips , and long - winded fulmination that reveal a lot about the case underlie nature . Before witnessing how Dante , Randal , and the others have evolve inClerks III , it ’s worth reliving each main character ’s most apt lines to see how the past tense will inform the present .
“I’m Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today!”
Dante Hicks
A comedic chorus expressed time and again to relay the abject pain of being in the wrong office at the wrong clock time , Dante Hicks constantly laments how he is n’t even scheduled to work on what essentially becomes the worst 24-hour interval in convenience store story . The windowpane shutters wo n’t afford , the political boss wo n’t come in to relieve his duty , his ex-husband - girlfriend sleeps with a remains in the bathroom , and he learns his current girlfriend has a longer sexual history than he expected . How can this materialize , he thinks , " I ’m not even supposed to be here today ! "
It ’d be one thing if the cable was said once , but the verbal motif becomes a secern augury of how the defeatist Dante is unwilling to take duty for his stagnant lot in life . He ’s quick to range inculpation elsewhere , and even though he is correct in that he should not be in the store in the first place , the self-justification can only be study so far . Luckily , Randal recognizes such and gives his best friend the heavy advice he call for to get word . It ’s reprize callbacks like these lines that makeKevin Smith ’s movie so rewatchable .
“You Should S*** Or Get Off The Pot”
Randal Graves
EveryClerksfan knows that Randall has the funniest quotation mark , the near rants , and the most colorfully profane argument in the flick . Yet , when it comes to revealing his true nature , the true conversation he and Dante have after their fistfight in the store straighten out the departure between how they see their station in aliveness .
Once Dante evince the crushing indignities of his current site in life , Randal pep up him to " s * * * or get off the peck , " fundamentally meaning make a determination and act on it with or intercept complaining . Dante is passive and unwilling to make change while Randal is aggressive and self - actuating . It ’s why they make such a great partnership as best friends , and why the advice is so salient . True friend tell their ally what they need to discover , not what they desire to take heed . Randal does just that , with Smith having him iterate the phone line double to hammer the point home .
“But They Don’t All Bring You Lasagna At Work.”
Silent Bob
Clerksintroduced Jay ( Jason Mewes ) and Silent Bob ( Kevin Smith ) to the globe , the lovable stoner couple defined by Jay ’s motor lip and Bob ’s unremitting quietude . However , the unremitting theme through Kevin Smith ’s movies is that whenever Silent Bob does open up his mouth , a riches of soundness inevitably spews forth as the other characters expect on in shock . As such , he ’s arguablythe fresh theatrical role in many Kevin Smith movies .
At the goal ofClerks , just as Dante is feeling deflate before locking up the computer memory for the night , Bob finally break away his secretiveness and gives salvia advice regarding his relationship with Veronica ( Marilyn Ghigliotti ) . Bob senses Dante at his lowest and pass , " You sleep together , there ’s a million amercement - looking women in the world , dude . But they do n’t all bring you lasagna at work . Most of ‘em just cheat on you , " before slowly stroll out of Quick Stop . Dante immediately include " He ’s right . I love her , " relate to Veronica , who indeed bring him to lasagna for tiffin despite their heated row in the first place in the picture show . tacit Bob as the wakeless philosopher is indeed a repeat personality motive in all of Smith ’s movies , not justClerks .
“Time To Kick Back, Drink Some Beers, Smoke Some Weed.”
Jay
The truth is , most of the memorable quotation mark inClerksare too profane and XTC - rat to repeat . This is most notable with Jay , the foul - mouthed drug trader who spends hour in front of Quick Stop poaching customers and huckster his gear along with Silent Bob . Jay lives for nothing more than to " kick back , drink some beers , and fume some weed , " a refrain he literally sings as he enters the store for the final clip in the picture .
While Jay is a character who tardily evolves over time throughout Kevin Smith ’s filmography to become slightly more mature and less ego - destructive , the introduction to the grapheme is as crass and deprave as he ’s ever been . Of naturally , much like the way that the passive Dante balances the aggressive Randal , Jay ’s freewheel nature is countered by Bob ’s more measured personality .
“What Can I Say, He Does Weird Things To Me.”
Caitlin Bree
No matter what they do for a living , the character in the ViewAskewniverse are as pithy , witty , and articulate as can be , withClerksestablishing Kevin Smith ’s filmmaking mode . enrol Caitlin Bree ( Lisa Spoonauer ) , Dante ’s ex - girlfriend who jockey on him multiple times and is now put to wed a collegiate Design major . By the end of the film , Caitlin show regret over her conclusion to get married and tries to bring home the bacon Dante back by making a surprise sojourn to Quick Stop . Alas , she end up having sexual urge with a stiff in a lavatory , mistaking the utter body for Dante .
But before the traumatic experience provide her mute and sends her to a genial institution to recover , Caitlin has a candid heart - to - heart conversation with Randal . The two trade wind witty banter , which lead to Caitlin revealing that she was drop out of the house for terminate her conflict . Randal says , " Wow , you got thrown out for Dante , " to which she playfully reply " What can I say , he does weird thing to me , " before Randal comes back with " Ooh , can I watch ? " Caitlin is being true about how she feels about Dante but uses racy diction to get her dot across , absolutely encapsulating her personality .
“I’m Not The One Trying To Patch Things Up With My Ex.”
Veronica Loughran
InClerks , a immense engagement for Dante is getting over Caitlin and remain together with Veronica . When Veronica is infix , she berates Dante for verbalise to his ex on the headphone . But when Dante learns of Veronica ’s long intimate account , he is n’t sure who to go after . fortuitously , Veronica showcases her tough , intelligent , and close personality by get candid with Dante in a lengthy excited rant in which she says , " I ’m not the one attempt to patch up thing up with me ex , " a savagely fair admission price that arrest Dante in his path .
Later in the same monologue , Veronica earn another telling statement , adding " Damn decently it is n’t like that , because I wo n’t lease it be like that , " referring to Dante expect for the right moment to break up with her . Veronica is strong - willed and unafraid to go after what she wants , and while it takes the whole movie for him to realize it , Dante ultimately decides to attempt to reconcile with Veronica precisely because she verbalize from the meat . With Veronica come out alongside Dante inClerks III , melodic line in to find out how their personalities have evolve over the past 28 years .
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