Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKevin Smith
Written byKevin Smith
Produced byScott Mosier
Starring
CinematographyJamie Anderson
Edited by
  • Scott Mosier
  • Kevin Smith
Music byJames L. Venable
Production
companies
Distributed byMiramax Films
Release date
  • August 24, 2001 (2001-08-24)
Running time
104 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$22 million[2]
Box office$33.8 million[2]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is a 2001 American satirical stoner buddy comedy film written, co-edited, and directed by Kevin Smith and produced and co-edited by Scott Mosier. The film is the fifth set in the View Askewniverse, a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of Smith's cult-favorite Clerks. It stars Jason Mewes and Smith respectively as the two eponymous characters. The film also stars Shannon Elizabeth, Jason Lee, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Will Ferrell, Eliza Dushku, Ali Larter, and Chris Rock, among many others, most of which in cameo appearances. The 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/or reprising roles from the previous four entries. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Smith announced in February 2017 that he was writing a sequel called Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and started filming in February 2019[3][4][5][6] and was released on October 15 that same year.[7][8] From February to June 2019, Smith additionally re-adapted the plot of the film to the character of Mindy McCready / Hit-Girl in the relaunched Image comic book series, titled Hit-Girl: The Golden Rage of Hollywood, with Dave Lizewski filling the role of Banky Edwards.[9]

  1. ^ "JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK (18)". British Board of Film Classification. September 4, 2001. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Anderton, Ethan (February 10, 2017). "'Jay And Silent Bob Reboot' Is Kevin Smith's New Film, 'Clerks III' And 'Mallrats 2' Are Dead". SlashFilm. Archived from the original on December 23, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jay And Silent Bob Reboot' Set To Start Filming This Summer". May 28, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jay And Silent Bob Reboot Movie Shooting This Year". July 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Begins Filming in Early 2019". November 13, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "KEVIN SMITH REVEALS 'JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT' DETAILS AND RELEASE DATE". May 29, 2018. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
  8. ^ Mancuso, Vinnie (February 25, 2019). "Kevin Smith Marks 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot' Production Start with Behind-the-Scenes Photo". Collider.com. Archived from the original on August 3, 2019. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "Kevin Smith to Write Hit-Girl Miniseries". CBR. 2019. Archived from the original on December 13, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2018.