When Jay and Silent Bob discover that Hollywood is rebooting an old movie based on them, the clueless duo embark on another cross-country mission to … Editorial Reviews. Following Clerks II, news has appeared often of other titles to be released in the View Askewniverse; these would include Clerks III and Mallrats 2. Title: The site's critical consensus reads, "Fans can expect a good laugh as the cast from Smith's previous films reunite for Jay and Silent Bob's last bow. While there, Brodie eats cookies, hangs out with Willam, Gwen and Jay & … Clerks 3, which will serve as a meta riff on the first film, seems to be well on its way, while Mallrats 2: Twilight Of The… "[18], The film was released on October 15, 2019, as part of two night Fathom Events showings. Smith announced he was working on the Jay & Silent Bob Reboot in 2017. The stoner icons who first hit the screen 25 years ago in CLERKS are back! Such a shame as I expected more. The story line with the daughter and group of girl friends just made it crap then it went down hill from there. Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda. [8] It is the first film in the View Askewniverse not to be produced by Scott Mosier, and the first film in the View Askewniverse since Mallrats not to be produced by Harvey and Bob Weinstein. Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash didn't go far — its new home is just a block away at 65 Broad St., the former home of Red Bank Rugs and Home Furnishings. “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” isn’t just a sequel to “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.” Kevin Smith’s latest reference- and callback-heavy movie satirizing Hollywood and … But it's also a sequel, and kind of a remake, too. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes take their podcast, 'Jay and Silent Bob get Old', to Ireland. Referring to his 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith has described the film as "literally the same fuсking movie all over again". "[17] After hearing about that interview, Smith reached out to Affleck and wrote in a scene for Affleck's character Holden McNeil from his 1997 film Chasing Amy. "[22] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". In addition to playing the roles of Dante and Grant Hicks, Brian O'Halloran also appears as himself alongside Marilyn Ghigliotti, Ernie O'Donnell, Scott Schiaffo, and John Willyung for a Clerks 25th Anniversary panel at Chronic-Con. Smith became excited that not only did he get Affleck in the film, but that he also got his "... BOYFRIEND BACK! The song makes a re-appearance in Smith's 2001 film Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, as well as its 2019 reboot Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, both times introducing the character Holden McNeil. The comic "Bluntman and Chronic" is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation, they set out to wreck the movie. They hide in an empty panel room where they are met by Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck), who has just finished recording a podcast with Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams). [5][3] Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is the first movie to have per-screen averages over $60,000 four different times in its domestic run.[6]. Acting was really good just a bad storyline and writing.. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. [13], During the filming of the movie, Smith released a weekly documentary called Road to Reboot, showing what is being filmed that week. Comic book writer Stan Lee was initially cast as himself in the film in July 2017,[16] but due to his death on November 12, 2018, was instead given a tribute within the film at Brodie Bruce's comics shop while additionally appearing in the mid-credits through archival footage. [19], The movie was released by Universal Pictures in the United Kingdom. Reboot is infinitely more enjoyable after all of these, along with Clerks II. The film also stars Jason Mewes, … The film became available on Blu-ray, DVD, and streaming on January 21, 2020. Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Two teenage yoga enthusiasts must do battle with an evil presence that is threatening to rise from its underground lair and endanger their major party plans. Ben Affleck was initially not involved in the film. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Plot details unknown. Along the way Jay discovers that he is a father. Jay and Bob have three days to get to Los Angeles to stop the film from being completed and win back their identities. View production, box office, & company info, Rated R for pervasive strong crude sexual content, language throughout, drug use and some nudity, 10 Best Performances In Non-View Askewniverse Kevin Smith Films, Ranked, Saban Films Takes ‘The Vault’ as TF1 Studio Closes U.K., Italy (Exclusive), Saban Films Acquires Constantin’s Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Tides,’ Horror Reboot ‘Wrong Turn’ (Exclusive), Editors' Picks: Our Favorite Reboots and Remakes, October Picks: The Movies and TV Shows You Can't Miss. The two also learn they have lost their naming rights, and can no longer self-identify as "Jay and Silent Bob". The depressing stoner comedy sequel “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” makes “Jay and Silent Strike Back” look like “Clerks.”If that sentence reads like no-brow hieroglyphics, you are probably not the target audience for “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,” which is for Kevin Smith fans only. Brodie's girlfriend Rene breaks up with him at the beginning of Mallrats and gives him a letter explaining all the reasons for doing so. Referring to his 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith has described the film as "literally the same fuсking movie all over again". Holden gives them VIP badges, which grants him and the girls access to the panel with Kevin Smith. The group makes it to Chronic-Con and sneak in. Jay and Bob visit Justice, who tells Jay he left her heartbroken by never visiting her in jail. They agree to part ways, with Jay hugging Milly and letting her know he is proud of her. Acting as this site’s designated Kevin Smith apologist, it is my duty to report that “Jay … It was theatrically released with sessions around North America on October 15 and 17, 2019, and had the second highest per-screen average of 2019 (behind Parasite), thanks to its ongoing travelling roadshow. Lots of lols. Filming was initially set to begin mid-2017,[9] then moved to August 2018,[10] then to November of that same year. The titular reboot of the latest Jay and Silent Bob road trip is the in-universe Bluntman v Chronic, which is a dark and gritty reimagining of the superhero movie that the resident stoners inspired in Chasing Amy and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. As a fully Kevin Smith/Jay and Silent Bob comedy with a hefty amount of laughs and heart, this View Askew flick rates among his better works and cemented my resolve to happily revisit these wacky Jersey boys in another decade or so with pleasure. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (yes, that's the actual title) is the 2019 sequel to 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, written and directed by Kevin Smith and distributed by Saban Films.It's both the second sequel to a film in and the first installment of The View Askewniverse after Clerks II.. As half of the dopey duo in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Jason Mewes plays a rebel without a pause They arrive in Chicago, where Jay learns his former girlfriend Justice (Shannon Elizabeth) works as a local weatherperson. Although Smith announced that Jay and Silent Bob Reboot was happening back in 2017, filming didn’t begin late February 2019, exactly one year after Smith suffered a … The film also stars Jason Mewes, and features cameos from Brian O'Halloran, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Shannon Elizabeth, Rosario Dawson, Val Kilmer, Melissa Benoist, Craig R… [11] After the various delays, filming finally began on February 25, 2019, in New Orleans[12] exactly one year after Smith suffered a massive and near-fatal heart attack. Title: Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Bob is thrown out of the hall and Shan Yu reveals herself to be a Russian spy, bent on destroying American pop culture conventions. They throw a portable toilet at the Klansmen and flee. Saban Films has acquired North American rights to Kevin Smith’s “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot,” the sequel to the 2001 comedy “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.”. The film also stars Jason Mewes, and features cameos from Brian O'Halloran, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Shannon Elizabeth, Rosario Dawson, Val Kilmer, Melissa Benoist, Craig Robinson, Tommy Chong, Matt Damon, and Ben Affleck. The location is planning a soft opening . Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. In a post-credits scene, Jay tells Milly that for the past twenty-five years, he and Bob have been pranking Dante by jamming gum in the locks. Actors Chris Wood, Jesse Rath, Ben Gleib, Impractical Jokers’ Brian Quinn and Fatman Beyond co-host Marc Bernardin appear as convention attendees. Jay reveals to Milly that he is her father. The Weed Kids Are Back in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Jake Richardson, Nick Fehlinger and Ralph Garman have all joined the cast of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as filming nears completion. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a 2019 American buddy comedy film written, directed, edited by, and starring Kevin Smith.Referring to his 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith has described the film as "literally the same fuсking movie all over again". Jay and Silent Bob are the connective tissue for the entire View Askewniverse. They find it in a vacant area, where the Ku Klux Klan have kidnapped the girls and are having a rally. Walt Flanagan, Bryan Johnson, Ming Chen, and Mike Zapcic appear as themselves during a Comic Book Men reunion panel. Kevin Smith will continue to play the hits following last year’s abysmal Jay And Silent Bob Reboot, with the filmmaker persisting in his years-long quest to make sequels to Mallrats and Clerks. A calamity at Dante and Randal's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at the fast food empire Mooby's. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Is the "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot" actually a reboot. A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof. Both dumped by their girlfriends, two best friends seek refuge in the local mall. 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In 2017, Kevin Smith had confirmed that those projects were cancelled for several reasons, but revealed he had written a new film starring Jay and Silent Bob titled Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Now they head to Hollywood to stop the film from being made. Use the HTML below. The roadshow began on October 19 in Asbury Park, New Jersey and continued until February 26, 2020, in New Orleans, Louisiana. I gave it a second watch, and it grew on me a little bit, but the ending is hard to swallow and left me completely confused. Controlling the suit, Bob incites a riot at the panel and disarms Shan Yu and her henchmen. The United States home media releases were distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is an upcoming 2019 American comedy film written, directed, edited, and starring Kevin Smith. There were a few funny spots, the cameos were as expected, but not as before, and the soundtrack, which usually is awesome, completely lacked. Take a look back at the talented actors and actresses who took home a Golden Globe for Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama since the category was created in 1951. Jay and Silent Bob inadvertently sign away their names and rights to the new Bluntman and Chronic movie. Was this review helpful to you? The film's original third act was to revolve around Lee, with an extended performance from him as a main character; however, given principal photography on the film did not commence until three months after Lee's death, the entire third act of the script was rewritten and was based on an unused draft from Mallrats 2. This inspires Jay to abort their mission and be a father to Milly. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian. Smith and Affleck have a long history together and after being on the outs for ten years, they reunited when Affleck made a new cameo in Jay & Silent Bob Reboot. After attempting to sneak past a familiar security guard (Diedrich Bader), Jay and Bob are pursued throughout the con. (2019). On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 39 reviews, with a weighted average of 6.40/10. A number of Hollywood stars make cameos as themselves, including Jason Biggs and James Van Der Beek, similar to their appearance in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Method Man and Redman in Jay and Silent Bob's hallucination, Chris Hemsworth via a holographic projection at Chronic-Con, Robert Kirkman during the credits, Keith Coogan, and Stan Lee, who makes a posthumous appearance in a mid-credits scene through the use of archive footage of himself and Smith taken from San Diego Comic-Con. With Joey Lauren Adams, Ben Affleck, Fred Armisen, Diedrich Bader. The website's critical consensus reads: "Fan-focused to a fault, Jay & Silent Bob Reboot tries to mock the same audience nostalgia it's mining -- and pulls it off often enough to satisfy the faithful. In a mid-credits scene, Jake Richardson and Nick Fehlinger reprise their roles from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as two persistent young boys who buy weed from the titular duo. It started off really good. Jay and Bob are abandoned by the group and set off in search of the van. [4] It is the eighth film in the View Askewniverse. Holden tells Jay that fatherhood gave him a new purpose. They bring Milly and Shan Yu on stage to film the scene, but Shan Yu sees through their ruse and knocks Bob unconscious, bringing out the real Kevin Smith. The first showing on October 15 gave away a limited edition poster of the film, and the second on October 17 was a double feature with Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. The tour expanded internationally near the beginning of 2020.[21]. In the reboot’s teaser scene, a familiar fist breaks down a wall before cutting to black. Now they head to Hollywood to stop the film from being made. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 52% based on 153 reviews, with an average rating of 5.61/10. Jay and Bob plan to ruin the shoot, while the girls want to be extras in the film to fulfill Shan Yu's dream. They steal a van and drive to California. [23], JoBlo.com's Paul Shirey gave the film an 8/10 and stated, "As comedy is so exceptionally subjective and this film so clearly tied to a somewhat niche appeal, I can only grade it as a fully biased fan of Smith, even if some of his flicks never worked for me, while others touched my cinematic nerve. A widower must look after his precocious daughter and rebuild his life and career after he's sidelined by an unexpected tragedy and a personal blowup. After making their way back home, Jay shows Milly the Quick Stop and tells her the stories of his and Bob's adventures, including meeting Justice. "[24], Writing for The A.V. Mewes and Smith were attached to star as early as the film's announcement. Great to see the original cast and Jay and Kevin at their best. This came no way even close to Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a 2019 American buddy comedy film written, directed, edited by, and starring Kevin Smith. The continuing adventures of clerks Dante and Randal, who try to make the best of their menial labor, with no help from Jay and Silent Bob. They tell Jay that they want to visit Chronic-Con because Shan Yu is a huge fan of the first Bluntman and Chronic film and it is her dream to attend Chronic-Con. Milly admits to Jay that her bad behavior is attributed to her never knowing her father. It is intended to be the seventh film in the View Askewniverse. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot is a 2019 American buddy comedy film written, directed, edited by, and starring Kevin Smith. Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran) arrives to open Quick Stop and bemoans the fact that the steel shutters are once again jammed closed. Noticing that Bob bears a resemblance to Smith, Milly sneaks backstage and knocks out Smith, giving Smith's clothes to Bob as a disguise. [5] It is the eighth film in the View Askewniverse.The film also stars Jason Mewes, and features … Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back received mixed reviews from critics. Jay and Silent Bob inadvertently sign away their names and rights to the new Bluntman and Chronic movie. The script was already finished when it was announced and it was said that Miramax would produce it. The title of Jay and Silent Bob Reboot tells audiences exactly what it is — a reboot of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. [14], Production wrapped on March 27, 2019, after 21 days of shooting, which was the same number of days it took Smith to film his first movie, Clerks, 26 years earlier.[15]. Strike Back is like the first Avengers movie. Referring to his 2001 comedy Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Smith has described the film as "literally the same fucking movie all over again". Jay and Silent Bob were able to squeeze their share of the royalties out of Banky in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, but with a reboot now in the works more than 15 years later, the … Jay and Silent Bob Reboot feels somewhat similar, reaching back to the 2001 comedy that itself was reaching back on a half-decade of inter-connected Smithian characters. The Comic Book Men Cast Kevin Smith's band of proud comic geeks made a grand return for the Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. Third installment of Kevin Smith's 'Clerks' franchise centering on a group of friends in New Jersey. Directed by Kevin Smith. [20], Following the Fathom showings, Smith embarked on a North American roadshow tour with a presentation of the film, followed by a Q&A session. Milly drugs Jay and Bob with a strong edible, and they wake up on a highway in New Orleans, where they meet Milly's two other friends, Jihad (Aparna Brielle) and Shan Yu (Alice Wen). JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT Official Trailer Movie in theatre Soon.© 2019 - Saban Films Back between Oct. 18-20, a little underseen sequel called Jay and Silent Bob Reboot had its opening weekend in domestic theaters. Along the way Jay discovers that he is a father. It is the eighth film in the View Askewniverse. When Affleck was asked in an interview if he got the call for Reboot, he said that "Your guess is as good as mine. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Own the official theatrical poster from Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back - Signed by Kevin Smith & Jason Mewes. An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loop-hole and reenter Heaven. After getting dumped, he and his friend T.Sdecide to go to Eden Prairie Center. Jay and Silent Bob Strikes Back is more enjoyable after seeing Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, and Dogma. The film is largely completed, but a major scene is to be shot at the annual fan convention "Chronic-Con" in Hollywood. The film was also dedicated to his memory. Holden has donated his sperm to Alyssa and her wife (Virginia Smith) so they may have a child, whom he helps co-parent. Club, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky called this installment "crude and lazy", giving it a D+ for crass humor and summing up the plot as "a succession of crudely drawn-out puns, painfully winking self-references, and underwhelming, listlessly directed cameos". She introduces Jay to their daughter and her best friend Sopapilla (Treshelle Edmond), but urges him to never reveal his identity to her. Bob regains consciousness outside and steals a large metal "Iron Bob" suit that was to be used in the filming of the scene. Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Justice leaves for vacation, and Milly forces Jay to take her and Sopapilla to Hollywood with him and Bob. Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith) lose a court case to Saban Films, who are making a new Bluntman and Chronic film, Bluntman V Chronic. Jay and Bob visit Brodie Bruce (Jason Lee), who tells them about the Bluntman and Chronic reboot, which is being directed by Kevin Smith. 3 of 3 people found this review helpful. She has since married Reggie (Rosario Dawson) and given birth to their love child, Millennium "Milly" Faulken (Harley Quinn Smith). It was announced on January 25, 2019, that Saban Films had acquired distribution rights to the film in association with Universal Pictures. The music video for the song "Have You Seen Mary" performed by the band Sponge features several scenes of the film. The two depart for California. Bob steals a klan hood and passes himself off as the new Grand Dragon to distract them while Jay rescues the girls. 27x40 inches. In a mid-credits scene, Jake Richardson and Nick Fehlinger reprise their roles from Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as the two young men that used to buy marijuana from Jay and Silent Bob.