Clerks II (2006)

7.3R97 minDirector: Kevin Smith

2006 film directed by Kevin Smith

Clerks II is a 2006 American black comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the sequel to Clerks (1994) and the sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Jason Mewes, and Kevin Smith, and picks up with Dante Hicks, Randal Graves and Jay and Silent Bob ten years after the events of the previous film. Unlike the first film, which was shot in black and white, this film was shot mostly in color.

The film screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival before receiving a theatrical release on July 21, 2006 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer to critical and commercial success, grossing $27 million worldwide from a $5 million budget. A third film was released in 2022.

Plot summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What is Clerks II about?
Clerks II (2006) — A calamity at Dante and Randal's shops sends them looking for new horizons, but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional fast-food restaurant. Free from his dead-end job and lodged in a new one, Dante begins to break free of his rut, planning to move away with his clingy fi
Is Clerks II based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Clerks II scary?
Content rating: R. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.