JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK (2001) ¢ ¢ ¢
D: Kevin Smith
Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck,
Shannon Elizabeth, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter,
Will Ferrell, Jason Lee, Carrie Fisher,
George Carlin, Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran,
Jon Stewart, Jennifer Schwalbach, Mark Hamill,
Shannen Doherty, Chris Rock, Ever Carradine,
Joey Lauren Adams, Matt Damon, Alanis Morissette
Everybody's favorite New Jersey stoners hit the road for Hollywood, where somebody at Miramax is making a movie about them. Along the way, they kidnap an orangutan, get framed for a diamond heist, learn the rules of hitchhiking from George Carlin, and catch on as extras in the sequel to "Good Will Hunting". It's about as loose as a comedy can get, but it's also pretty darn funny, thanks to some nutty cameos and movie references, and Jason Mewes' id-gone-berserk presence as the pussy-obsessed Jay. Smith can take an iffy joke too far - the bit with Carlin is a case in point - and Jay and Silent Bob probably work better as part of an ensemble than they do as the stars of the show. There's a real sense that Smith was ready to cut them loose after this one. A title at the end reads "Jay and Silent Bob have left the building," and a few seconds later, God (Alanis Morissette) literally closes the book on them. They would come back, of course, in "Clerks II" (2006). Thank God and Kevin Smith for that.
Carrie Fisher
(1956-2016)
