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With: Shannen Doherty, Jeremy London, Jason Lee, Claire Forlani, Priscilla Barnes, Michael Rooker, Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Renee Humphrey, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ethan Suplee, Brian O'Halloran, Stan Lee
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Written by: Kevin Smith
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Directed by: Kevin Smith
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MPAA Rating: R for strong language, including sexual dialogue, and for some scenes of sexuality and drug content
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Running Time: 94
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Date: 10/20/1995
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Sailboat
By Jeffrey M. Anderson
Kevin Smith's movie was considered the textbook case for the "sophomore slump," made for just over $6 million — his debut Clerks legendarily cost $27,575 to shoot — and grossing about a third of that. And, truthfully, he was still learning how to direct his own screenplays and how to direct actors reading his dialogue, and the result can be a bit stiff and awkward sometimes. But for the most part, it's a funny, irreverent movie, and certainly among Smith's better films. T.S. (Jeremy London) and Brodie (Jason Lee) both break up with their girlfriends (improbably, Claire Forlani and Shannen Doherty) on the same day. They decide to hang out at the mall. They encounter Jay (Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith), and William (Ethan Suplee), who spends the entire movie trying to find a sailboat in a Magic Eye poster. And they cross paths with Ben Affleck, a slimy retail manager who is trying to score points with Brodie's ex. And they try to sabotage a silly dating show. And they meet Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee. Mostly they talk and yell at each other, and there's a lot of likable silliness.
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