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Official Discussion Official Throwback Discussion – Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back [SPOILERS] Spoiler
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Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Summary
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that a Bluntman and Chronic movie is being made featuring their comic book counterparts, they set out to sabotage the film after discovering they won't receive any royalties.
Director Kevin Smith
Writer Kevin Smith
Cast
- Jason Mewes as Jay
- Kevin Smith as Silent Bob
- Ben Affleck as Holden McNeil / Himself
- Jeff Anderson as Randal Graves
- Brian O'Halloran as Dante Hicks
- Shannon Elizabeth as Justice
- Eliza Dushku as Sissy
- Ali Larter as Chrissy
- Will Ferrell as Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly
- Jason Lee as Brodie Bruce / Banky Edwards
- Chris Rock as Chaka
- Seann William Scott as Brent
- Joey Lauren Adams as Alyssa Jones
- Jason Biggs as Himself
- Matt Damon as Himself / Will Hunting
- Mark Hamill as Cock-Knocker
- George Carlin as Hitchhiker
- Carrie Fisher as Nun
Rotten Tomatoes: 52%
Metacritic: 51
VOD / Release Theatrical — August 24, 2001
Trailer Official trailer
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u/jigga_04e 1d ago
Affleck you the bomb in phantoms yo!!
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u/blackliqour 1d ago
Word, Phantoms like a motherfucker!
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u/AvailablePaper 1d ago
That line actually made me look up and watch Phantoms, I'm sure it worked for others too, no regrets.
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 1d ago
I’m so glad that Kevin and Ben made up
Such a random but great friendship that made some great movie moments
Like in the back of a Volkswagen?
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u/LoganCube400 1d ago
You are the ones who are the Ball Lickers!
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u/billyBIGtyme 1d ago
We're gonna make them eat our shit, then shit out our shit, and then eat their shit that's made up of our shit that we made em eat!
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u/EIDuderino 1d ago
Do you post as MagnoliaFan on moviepoopshoot.com?
Did you say "Fuck Jay and Silent Bob. Fuck them up their stupid asses!"?
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u/NicklAAAAs 1d ago
The way he yells “YOU are the ones,” has stuck with me since I first saw this movie when I was like 12.
I leave off the ball lickers part and say “YOU are the ones who [insert bad thing they did]!” to my kids all the time.
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u/Papa_Zit 1d ago edited 23h ago
What the fuck is the internet
Edit: because no one else has said it yet… Yobabyyouevergetyourassholelickedbyafatmaninanovercoat
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u/Mabvll 1d ago
The internet is a place where people come together to bitch about movies and share pornography.
25 years later.....yeah, not much has changed.
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u/savage86lunacy 1d ago
'This is a site populated by movie buffs. Sad bastards living in their parents' basements, downloading scripts and sharing insight they have about movies and actors they claim to despise yet can't stop talking about.'
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u/Empty_Lemon_3939 1d ago
This sub having a discussion about this movie is peak meta bullshit and I’m here for it
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u/NozakiMufasa 1d ago
Watching View Askewniverse for the first time some years ago as a 20 something, seeing how while a lots changed since the 90s, somehow a lot of the stupidest stuff never does change.
The ridiculousness of ice in hot coffee in Clerks tho. Wow Im amazed how that changed
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u/themaskedcanuck 1d ago
Sure it has. Now it's a place where bots come together to bitch about movies, share porn and spread misinformation.
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u/BirdLawSpecialist 1d ago edited 1d ago
Arguably my favorite line in any comedy movie.
Edit to clarify: it's the incredulous delivery that really puts it over the top for me, not specifically the writing.
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u/Shiroiken 1d ago
Who would watch a movie about Jay and Silent Bob?
turns towards the audience
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u/Fishman465 1d ago
The movie took so many potshots at itself
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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 1d ago
No, noo!! I wasnt WITH a hooker today, ah HAAA!
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u/Wiskoenig 1d ago
People always talk about how great Heat is during those firefights, how authentic everything is. No one ever mentions brave Federal Wildlife Marshal Willenholly’s by the book handling of firearms in the final firefight.
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u/Wakkichewy 1d ago
Will Ferrel ended up playing Marshal in Land of the Lost too
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u/Black_Velvet_Band 1d ago
Sounds like maybe you knew this, but Will Ferrell’s character was named Federal Wildlife Marshall Willenholly because the three main characters in Land of the Lost are named Marshall, Will, and Holly.
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u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson 1d ago
I didnt know, what a weird joke to hide in there
Like the Lorenzo’s Oil joke in Paul. That one was a bit more obvious because how weird of a name Zorenzo Zoil is though
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u/JonnyActsImmature 1d ago
I can't wait for Good Will Hunting 2: Hunting Season to finally premier
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u/Iamnotanumber_4721 1d ago
I have to say, the bully was actually amazing in this scene. I think he and will ferrell stole the movie honestly, but I couldn't explain why, I think it's just the absolute earnestness from both of them in the bits while everyone else is great in a more of a "wink and a nudge" kind of way
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u/sliperiestofthepetes 1d ago
YO BABY, EVER HAD YOUR ASSHOLE LICKED BY A FAT MAN IN AN OVERCOAT?
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u/saadbabu 1d ago
True story: I watched this movie every day for summer break between grade 11 and grade 12.
That’s right. 62 times.
IN A ROW
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u/krak_is_bad 1d ago
I always carried it in my backpack in college. I can't count the number of times it came in handy as the background movie.
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u/jambajew42 1d ago
I am the master of the C.L.I.T. Remember this fucking face. Whenever you see C.L.I.T., you'll see this fucking face. I make that shit work. It does whatever the fuck I tell it to. No one rules the C.L.I.T like me. Not this little fuck, none of you little fucks out there.
I AM THE C.L.I.T. COMMANDER! Remember that, commander of all C.L.I.T.s! When it comes down to business, this is what I do. I pinch it like this. OOH you little fuck. Then I rub my nose with it.
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u/radar_backwards 1d ago
Oh the clit is real! The female orgasm, that's the myth! Silent Bob points in agreement
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u/corbinplethora 1d ago
This movie will always hold a special place in my heart. One of the first rated R movies I watched as a kid. Didn't understand half of the jokes, but thought it was hilarious Jay said fuck a lot in the opening scene. I choose to ignore any criticisms of this movie and this movie will always be hilarious and endlessly rewatchable. 10 out of 10
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u/Tr0nLenon 1d ago
Taste it, taste the booger flavor, I know it's in there
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u/eyehatetofu 1d ago
Fifteen bucks little man, put that shit in my hand. If that money doesn't show, you're going to owe me owe me owe.
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u/carson63000 1d ago
To this day, I still find it impossible not to belt that one out when something has a $15 price tag.
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u/omicron7e 1d ago
My jungle love
That’s right
Oh-e-oh-e-oh
I think I wanna know ya know ya
Yeah. What?
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u/TheGaz 1d ago
"What if they pick you up and you don't make with the head, don't they get mad?"
"Suuuuure...if you don't make with the head"
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u/IndianaJonesDoombot 1d ago
Don’t be so suburban
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u/Tr0nLenon 1d ago
Gay, straight.. it's all the same now.. there are no more lines..
Well there's a line.. and on this side.. we ain't gay
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u/Bruhbuhdubdub 1d ago
The Carlin part of this quote is one I use regularly
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u/HEYitzED 1d ago
Back to back brilliant cameos with George Carlin and Carrie Fisher.
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u/ericpiatkowski52 1d ago
Moviepoopshoot.com
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u/DeepBacon 1d ago
i was the only person in my theater opening night howling with laughter at that joke, as it was a reference to the movie site Ain’t it Cool News (which at the time i was active in comments)
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u/Mysterious_Curve3163 1d ago
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u/angrydeuce 1d ago
Its on wayback machine :)
Here's the original incarnation with the forum posts from the movie lol
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u/Majora101 1d ago edited 1d ago
I'll always love Kevin Smith and the Jay and Silent Bob stuff. My friend's parents took us to Jersey for the Quik Stop, the closed down RST video, the diner from Chasing Amy, and the Secret Stash comic book store.
Honestly a lot of my love of film is because of how good the dialog in Mallrats is (or was to me in high school).
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u/njseahawk 1d ago
Jersey local 101 represent!!
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u/robbiekomrs 1d ago
I was just thinking about this scene at work today! Jay is all kinds of stupid but the man knows class solidarity.
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u/rushandblue 1d ago
Mallrats was like nothing I'd ever seen before. It was my first exposure to Kevin Smith films and it absolutely captivated me. I haven't enjoyed his more recent stuff, but Clerks through Clerks 2 is all aces as far as I'm concerned.
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u/angrydeuce 1d ago
We're gonna make them eat our shit, then shit out our shit, and then eat their shit that's made up of our shit that we made 'em eat! And then all you motherfucks are next!
Love - Jay and Silent Bob.
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u/golden_rhino 1d ago
“Shutup, Pacy.”
“You wouldn’t last five minutes on the Creek.”
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u/GoodMythicalHangover 1d ago edited 1d ago
No ... BULLSHIT! Cuz I wasn't with a hooker today. HA HAA!
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u/RoseliaValentine 1d ago
I’m sorry but Kevin Smith doesn’t get the respect he deserves for making the jewel heist scene with the girl squad as bad ass as he did.
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u/MikeGalactic 1d ago
COCKNOCKER!
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u/evel333 1d ago
“Hey kids, it’s Mark Hamill!” It was a more spoiler free age and we did not know he was even in the movie. So pleasantly surprised.
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u/MikeGalactic 1d ago
I find his massive hand hilarious.
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u/evel333 1d ago
And so theatrically over-the-top evil. At the time, I didn’t remember seeing much Mark Hamill outside of his voice work and maybe Wing Commander, so watching him on screen was delightful.
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u/casual_creator 1d ago
He plays a detective with a wonderfully terrible mustache in The Guyver!
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u/sodaflare 1d ago
He also played a farm boy on a desert planet who becomes a knight or something across three films, kinda obscure
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u/Shiroiken 1d ago
Why do they call you Cocknocker?
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u/casual_creator 1d ago
“Don’t fuck with a Jedi master, son.”
First time I watched the movie I was high as shit and that line hit so damn hard lol.
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u/Even-Cow-1213 1d ago
One of the best comedies of the 2000s. Perfectly paced. Will Farrell is excellent, Sean William Scott, Carrie Fisher, GC - some of KS's best writing across the board. Just a blast. Genuinely, an excellent film.
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u/Petrol_in_my_eyes 1d ago
There isn’t really a great translation for “snooch to the motherfuckin booch”, is there?
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u/log28 1d ago
"Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms, yo!"
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u/lanceturley 1d ago
There's a Papa John's in my town that has had "Affleck was the bomb in Phantoms" on their big sign out front for over a year now. I have no idea why it's up there, or whether the management at that location has even noticed or cares.
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u/IamRachelAspen 1d ago edited 1d ago
The scene with James Van Der Beek and Jason Biggs before the monkey beats them up is one of my favorites.
Love when Jay yells out to him: Holy shit! YOU’RE THE DAWSON!!
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u/DrLaughNStalk 1d ago
This was the first View Askewniverse film I had ever seen. I understood NONE of the references to the previous films, and still absolutely loved it.
I watched the reboot, and oh my god, even having seen all of Kevin Smiths other films, I can't imagine how lost & aloof a newbie would feel watching that.
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u/TaylorDangerTorres 1d ago
Thought this movie was a sequel for the longest time because of the title.
I mean I guess it technically is, if you count the other movies in the universe.
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u/zurenarhhhhh 1d ago
Still love this movie. Went with a big group of friends and had a blast in the theatre.
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u/Meph616 1d ago
This might have been the last time I bought a movie on VHS. I think I started buying DVDs with the special edition LotR box sets in 2002.
I remember finding the movie funny in 2001. I haven't watched it since probably like 2003/4. I'm still irked at how much emphasis on each syllable Judd Nelson put into "orangutan."
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u/Hobbithiztorybuffbro 1d ago
How the fuck does this only have 52% on rotten tomatoes? Fucking bullshit!
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u/Sea_Spend_8008 1d ago
Its probably the most I laughed in a theater. Just an awesome film. Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher used better here than in the Sequels.
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u/peterpantsles 1d ago
I'm going to bed. Please God, if there is a God, please make this the most upvoted post on Reddit of all time. Then the world can be happy again.
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u/killjoy95 1d ago
The Planet of the Apes riff is pure comedy gold! That segment puts me in stitches every time I see it.
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u/burkidty 1d ago
Too bad the funniest scene in the movie was cut.
Jay and Silent Bob get Nasty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jt2FKNBg3Vs
When I first saw the deleted scene on the DVD, I ended up laughing so hard I went into a laughing fit that can be hard to stop until one is close to passing out.
Side story - Back when this was released, there was some other movie playing at the multiplex I wanted to see. The multiplex was very new at the time, and the way it was set up, I accidentally went into the wrong theater, as the doors for each theater were very close together. I ended up staying for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, as I hate missing any part of a movie. Best mistake ever made when it came to watching movies.
This movie was so good and funny that I forgot what the other movie was that I was originally trying to see. (Most likely just a standard crime drama or action flick). While I had seen Dogma and Chasing Amy, this movie got me hooked on Kevin Smith movies.
THE SIGN ON THE BACK OF THE CAR SAID "CRITTERS OF HOLLYWOOD"! YOU DUMB FUCK!
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u/yothisguypoops 1d ago
Watched this at 14 right before high school and thought it was the coolest shit ever. Would make my name CLITCMDR at all lan parties, then made a group of friends watch it at 18 and it was entirely embarrassing. The difference in humor from 2004 to 2008 was intense, and I had to pretend I liked it ironically to hide my shame. Now I think it’s cute and fun and cringey but that’s fine :)
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u/PunyParker826 1d ago
Did your friends watch/enjoy Kevin’s other stuff? I first saw it in my twenties and thought it was great, but easily half the appeal is all the callbacks/loose ends from the earlier movies. Otherwise it’s kinda just two stoners running around bumping into celebrities.
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u/PermanentNirvana 1d ago
"Now I gotta go beat the shit out of two sucker punchin little bitches. Remember. Don't pull your dick out until she asks. Or until she's sleepin. Bong!"
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u/tamass18 1d ago
I remember my buddy and I buying tickets to Hardball and trying to sneak into a showing of it. Got caught by the theater employees and forces to watch Hardball. Ended up going home and torrenting it and watching on the computer. Watched 2 good movies that day
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u/voivod1989 1d ago
The dvd for this was awesome. It had so many special features. Dogma too. One two punch of my sick day movies.
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u/Spiritual-Bobcat5635 1d ago
everyone is gonna quote this and it's much deserved, but I'll just chime in on the soundtrack. For whatever reason, so many of the songs on it stuck with me, did an excellent job of capturing the zaniness of the movie (and of course the little bits of scenes from the movie in between songs also helped)
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u/PvtHudson093 1d ago
The C.L.I.T. is an offshoot of the L.A.B.I.A. Oh, you mean the Liberate Apes Before Imprisoning Apes movement?
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u/VRomero32 1d ago
The montage of them beating the shit out of their internet trollls made me laugh so hard.
That and Jay being the CLIT Commander
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u/Something_More 1d ago
Lol I just told my bf I wanted to watch this movie this weekend. Jesus christ it's funny. So fucking quotable.
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u/Chet_Randerson 1d ago
The shot of baby Jay saying "fuck," dissolving to adult Jay just saying "fuck" repeatedly is probably my favourite part of the whole movie.