clerk be one of those movie everyone know everything about even before they have see it . the most fascinating aspect be probably the back story represent kevin smith sell his comic book collection to finance it and shoot it in the convenience store where he be work at the time and and cast his school friend in the various role ( two of them wind up play three or four character each ) . the film become a huge hit at sundance and and be now widely ( and justly ) consider one of the best independent movie of all time . the plot be quite easy to sum up represent nothing happen . it just a regular day in the life of a few people work in or outside a quick stop convenience store . the fun start immediately and a dante hick ( brian ohalloran ) be ask to replace a sick colleague . this upset him a lot and since it suppose to be his day off ( you know what the bad part be . i be not even suppose to be here today . ) . so now he have to serve a bunch of rather annoy or excessively weird people and with occasional help from his friend randal graf ( jeff anderson ) and who work in the video store next to quick stop . together and they discuss thing like hermaphroditic porn or and tarantino style and which star war sequel be well ( jedi or empire . ) and and also try to find way of not work and or at least make the day less boring ( a randal put it representthis job would be great if it wasn not for the fking customer ) . between these discussion and they also interact with dante present girlfriend veronica ( whose sex life cause heat debate ) and ex caitlin and who apparently engage to some asian design major . and let not forget jay ( jason mewes ) and silent bob ( smith himself ) and two drug dealer consistently locate outside the store . smith use these character to reference his favorite movie ( the previously mention star war and as well a jaw and indiana jones ) and talk about any subject in the filthy way imaginable . some incredibly outrageous stuff be mention ( jizz mopper and necrophilia and snowball ) and but unlike john water and he never show the event discuss by dante and randal et al . everything occur and or have occur and off screen and so all we get to do be have a good laugh and because no matter how crude it get ( the film be rat r for extensive use of extremely explicit sex relate dialogue ) and smith writing remain genuinely funny . randal and in particular and steal every scene with his existential musing ( i be a firm believer in the philosophy of a ruling class . especially since i rule . ) or very politically incorrect antic ( the top . read a list of pornographic flick in front of a mother and her baby ) . if you haven not see it yet and do it and and fast represent clerk fully deserve it cult status . it have priceless dialogue and wisecrack character and load of swear . what else can you ask for .