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1. Synopsis (Opening paragraphs) DONE
2. Description of Characters CURRENT WORK
   1. Jay
   2. Silent Bob
3. In Media
   1. Filmography
   2. Television
   3. Comics
   4. Cameo
   5. References in popular culture
4. Notes
5. References
6. Further Reading
7. See Also
8. External Links

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Description of Characters

Jay and Silent Bob start with Kevin Smith's first movie, Clerks. They are infact incidental characters to the story, but prove to be great comic foils. Their gags run along standard lines, but prove comic in delivery and timing. The gags include bad mouthing pop culture and pop artist, homophobics, beastiality and ..

Jay

Jay is played by Jason Mewes. Jay is boisterous, obnoxious, and often preoccupied with receiving affiration on his vocal thoughts.

Silent Bob

Silent Bob is play by Kevin Smith. Bob is unspoken, deliberate, confused and at time bewildered.

In Media

Filmography

• Clerks (1994)

This movie was shot for US$27,575, then grossed over US$3 million in theaters. It launched Smith's career and reinvigorating the field of independent film.

During most of the movie Jay and Silent Bob remain outside to peddle their goods and harrass passerbys. They only go into the store to steal things, and to climax the story. This climax give Silent Bob his only line in the movie,

• Mallrats (1995)

Shot for $6.1 Million, the movie flopped at box office with $2.1 Million . Critics derided it, but the movie has since become a 'cult hit'. The movie launch the movie career of Jason Lee. The cast included Shannen Doherty, Ben Affleck, Priscilla Barnes, and Stan Lee (cameo).

The roles of Jay and Silent Bob are more active in this movie in that the try several times to destroy a stage vital to a local game show being filmed at the mall. In the end, they succeed in their original goal by getting one of the contestant stoned, and hijacking the video system to play video tape that incriminates the other contestant.

• Chasing Amy (1997)

Shot for $250,000, the movie revived Smith's career, making $12 Million in gross revenues, and garnering two (2) 1998 Independent Spirit Awards (Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actor).

Ben Affleck and Jason Lee reappear as comic book artists, Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards, respectively. Jay and Silent Bob return in this movie to console Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) about his romantic relationship with a self-identified-lesbian. Silent Bob speaks again to relate his lose of a similar relationship, thereby inspiring Holden to action.

• Dogma (1999)

Budgeted $10 Million, with $30 Million in Domestic revenues, the movie created sufficent contraversy to have the original production house, Miramax (Disney), sell the movie to Lions Gate Films. The movie was nominated for several awards.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon appear as two fallen angels, Loki and Bartleby, who attempt to get back into Heaven in an attempt to prove that God is fallible. Thus, the last scion, Bethany Sloane (Linda Fiorentino) and two prophets, Jay and Silent Bob, are sent by the Voice of God to stop them. In the end the do help save the world.

• Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)

Budgeted $22 Million, with $33.7 Million in total revenues, the movie lots of hype and mixed reviews it faired well enough.

Jay and Silent Bobfind out that Bluntman and Chronic, the comic book based on their likenesses, has been adapted into a film. The two set out to prevent the movie from being made and tainting their "good name", or at the very least get the royalties due them. Along the way, Jay falls in love with a diamond thief, and a Federal Wildlife Marshall Willenholly (Will Ferrell) chases them.

• Clerks II (2006)

The entire gang (Dante, Randall, Jay and Silent Bob) are back.

• Clerks III

Television

• Clerks: The Animated Series (2000)
• Clerks: Sell Out (2008)

Cameo

• Film
• Television
• Comics
• Music videos