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'''''The Flying Car''''' is a six-minute [[2002 in film|2002]] [[short film]] written and directed by [[Kevin Smith]]. It stars [[Brian O'Halloran]] and [[Jeff Anderson]] as the [[View Askewniverse]] characters [[Dante Hicks]] and [[Randal Graves]], who were introduced in ''[[Clerks]]''.
'''''The Flying Car''''' is a six-minute [[2002 in film|2002]] [[short film]] written and directed by [[Kevin Smith]]. It stars [[Brian O'Halloran]] and [[Jeff Anderson]] as the [[View Askewniverse]] characters [[Dante Hicks]] and [[Randal Graves]], who were introduced in ''[[Clerks]]''.

While stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal have another philosophical, pop culture-laden conversation — this one sparked when Randal asks Dante what he would [[Hypothesis|hypothetically]] sacrifice in exchange for marketing rights to a [[Flying car (fiction)|flying car]] from ''[[The Jetsons]].''


The short film was the first commissioned for ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and premiered there on February 27, 2002. It also appears on the 10th anniversary ''Clerks. X'' DVD. The DVD cut is remastered and features an introduction by Kevin Smith.
The short film was the first commissioned for ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' and premiered there on February 27, 2002. It also appears on the 10th anniversary ''Clerks. X'' DVD. The DVD cut is remastered and features an introduction by Kevin Smith.

==Plot==
While stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal have another philosophical, pop culture-laden conversation — this one sparked when Randal asks Dante what he would [[Hypothesis|hypothetically]] sacrifice in exchange for marketing rights to a [[Flying car (fiction)|flying car]] from ''[[The Jetsons]].'' The hypothetical scenarios Randal continues to suggest grow increasingly ridiculous, culminating in Dante agreeing to have his foot cut off, get knocked out, and get molested by the inventor and his friends in exchange for the flying car. Randal expresses disgust that Dante would do it with a bunch of guys to get a car.


==External links==
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Revision as of 20:27, 2 February 2018

The Flying Car
Directed byKevin Smith
Written byKevin Smith
Produced byKevin Smith
Scott Mosier
StarringBrian O'Halloran
Jeff Anderson
Edited byScott Mosier
Distributed byThe Tonight Show
Release date
  • February 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)
Running time
6 minutes
Budget$15,000

The Flying Car is a six-minute 2002 short film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson as the View Askewniverse characters Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, who were introduced in Clerks.

The short film was the first commissioned for The Tonight Show and premiered there on February 27, 2002. It also appears on the 10th anniversary Clerks. X DVD. The DVD cut is remastered and features an introduction by Kevin Smith.

Plot

While stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal have another philosophical, pop culture-laden conversation — this one sparked when Randal asks Dante what he would hypothetically sacrifice in exchange for marketing rights to a flying car from The Jetsons. The hypothetical scenarios Randal continues to suggest grow increasingly ridiculous, culminating in Dante agreeing to have his foot cut off, get knocked out, and get molested by the inventor and his friends in exchange for the flying car. Randal expresses disgust that Dante would do it with a bunch of guys to get a car.