Clerks (30th Anniversary)

Often regarded as a cult classic and a landmark in independent filmmaking, Clerks is a black-and-white comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith in his feature directorial debut. Starring Smith along with Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer, Jason Mewes and Scott Mosier (with whom he also produced and edited the film), it presents a day in the lives of stores clerks Dante Hicks (O’Halloran) and Randal Graves (Anderson) as well as their acquaintances. Clerks was well received by critics upon its theatrical release, launching Smith’s career. In 2006, a sequel was released, followed by a third installment in 2022. In 2019, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.