Taglines: Hollywood had it coming.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a tale of adventure on the open road. When Dante and Randal (of Clerks fame) get a restraining order to keep the punchy Jay and his hetero life-mate, Silent Bob, from selling drugs in front of the Quick Stop convenience store, their lives are suddenly empty. They find new purpose when their friend, Brodie, informs them a movie is being made featuring two infamous characters based on their likenesses.
After visiting one of the creators of the Bluntman and Chronic, Holden McNeil, they set out to get what fat movie cash they deserve and hopefully put an end to people slandering them on the Internet. Along the way, they learn the rules of the road from a hitchhiking George Carlin, ride with a group of gorgeous jewel thieves, and incur the wrath of a hapless wildlife marshal for liberating an orangutan named Suzanne. The quest takes them from New Jersey to Hollywood where a showdown involving the police, the jewel thieves, and the Bluntman and Chronic filmmakers will decide the fate of Suzanne, Jay, Silent Bob, and their good names.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the fifth to be set in his View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of his cult favorite Clerks. It focuses on the two eponymous characters, played respectively by Jason Mewes and Smith. The film features a large number of cameo appearances by famous actors and directors, and its title and logo for Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back are direct references to The Empire Strikes Back.
Originally intended to be the last film set in the Askewniverse, or to feature Jay and Silent Bob, Strike Back features many characters from the previous Askew films, some in dual roles and reprising roles from the previous entries. The film was a minor commercial success, grossing $33.8 million worldwide from a $22 million budget.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Directed by: Kevin Smith
Starring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Brian OHalloran, Shannon Elizabeth, Ben Affleck, Jeff Anderson, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Carrie Fisher
Screenplay by: Kevin Smith
Production Design by: Rob Lowe Gonzales-Gomez, Robert Holtzman
Cinematography by: Robert Holtzman
Film Editing by; Scott Mosier, Kevin Smith
Costume Design by: Isis Mussenden
Set Decoration by: Jeff MacIntyre, Douglas A. Mowat
Art Direction by: Elise G. Viola
Makeup Department: Mark Alfrey, Patricia Androff
Music by: P.J. Harvey, James L. Venable
MPAA Rating: R for nonstop crude and sexual humor, pervasive strong language, and drug content.
Distributed by: Miramax Films
Release Date: August 24, 2001
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