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Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith
Born 2 Aug 1970, in Red Bank, New Jersey – writer/director/producer/actor, and self-confessed comic-book nerd and Star Wars fanatic, Kevin Smith's low-budget, sharp-scripted, character satires have struck a chord with their reflection of the so-called slacker generation.

Clerks, filmed on an absolute shoestring and picked up by an initially reluctant Miramax at the Sundance Film Festival, made Smith’s name in 1994, after which Mallrats, then Chasing Amy and the controversial Dogma cemented his reputation.

Jersey Girl – starring long-time regular Ben Affleck – was Smith’s largest budget and most mainstream offering to date, but disappointed his followers. After which he returned to where it all began with Clerks-.html">Clerks 2.

Quite possibly the biggest fan of comic book guru Stan Lee in the world, Smith has regularly guested for Marvel and DC Comics since 1999, writing Daredevil, Green Arrow and Spider-Man stories.

And if that isn’t evidence enough of his comic-book fanaticism, his daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, is named after a character in the Batman animated series.

Wise words: "I just don't think somebody like me should be in charge of big-budget movies. I'm too interested in dialogue, and dialogue and big budgets just don't blend very well."


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Kevin Smith - news / articles


  • Smith's new success is down to Rogen's weed diet - 11 October 2009
    -Filmmaker Kevin Smith has credited actor Seth Rogen - and a newfound love of marijuana - with pulling him out of a creative downturn.- -The Clerks director was uninspired and unsure where his career was headed until the Pineapple Express star talked him into smoking


  • Smith offended Garner with Affleck gags - 20 June 2009
    -Director Kevin Smith got on the wrong side of his Catch And Release co-star Jennifer Garner - after he ridiculed her husband Ben Affleck when he visited the set.- -Smith, who is a longtime pal of Affleck's after directing him in 1995 cult hit Mallrats, eagerly mocke


  • Smith loves new Captain Kirk - 14 May 2009
    -Moviemaker Kevin Smith knows the secret behind the success of the new Star Trek movie - newcomer Chris Pine.- -The J. J Abrams' blockbuster has beamed up to the top of the global box office following its release last week (09/10May09), taking a staggering £48.3

Kevin Smith - what members say


  • Dogma
  • Dogma review by from Merseyside
    Rated - 5 stars Absolute Brilliance 31 August 2004
    ...One of the best films of the past 10 years. Kevin Smith's script moves along at a frantic pace and a whole crop of talented actors crop up in a variety of roles. Alan Rick...  
  • Mallrats
  • Mallrats review by A customer from Cambridge
    Rated - 5 stars Hilarious 20 September 2003
    ...d installment of the New Jersey Saga in which is directed by comedic mastermind Kevin Smith. I loved this movie; it's a great element of just having fun and it teaches you...  
  • Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters And Marvels
  • Stan Lee's Mutants, Monsters And Marvels review by from North East of England
    Rated - 3 stars Informative 17 February 2004
    ...n is his usual relaxed (and yet somehow energetic) self, and his long chat with Kevin Smith (director of Mallrats, Dogma, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, and Jersey Girl etc...  

Kevin Smith - filmography


  • F*ck on DVD (2009)
    Starring: Steven Bochco,  Pat Boone,  Drew Carey
    Director: Steve Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In F*ck Steven Anderson takes an entertaining and provocative look at how everyone's favourite F-word has variously enriched or infected Western culture and how it is now a staple part of film, comedy, music and television. He knocks the theory that it stands for 'Fornication Under the Consent of ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 353 members
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  • An Evening With Kevin Smith 2 - Evening ... (2 discs) on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Kevin Smith
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Cult film director Kevin Smith (CLERKS, CHASING AMY) and his sidekick Jason Mewes visit college campuses in London and Toronto to answer any and all questions the kids might have about himself, his films, and pop culture in general. Irreverent and spot-on, the program also follows the duo as they ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 1,783 member
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  • Clerks 2 on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Kevin Smith,  Ethan Suplee,  Jason Mewes
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In 1994, writer-director Kevin Smith scored a surprise indie hit with the low-budget, black and white CLERKS, which won awards at the Sundance and Cannes Film Festivals and has attracted a growing cult audience over the years. Following such movies as MALLRATS, CHASING AMY, and DOGMA, Smith returns ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 12,637 members
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  • Jersey Girl on DVD (2004)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Liv Tyler,  George Carlin
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Breaking from his signature slacker-underdog films like CLERKS, MALLRATS, and CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith delivers the feel-good family movie JERSEY GIRL. While Smith's pert one-liners and wryly ironic sense of humour are clearly present in the script, his casting choices (Jennifer Lopez and Ben ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 12,577 members
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  • An Evening With Kevin Smith (2 discs) on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Spend an insightful, humorous, and no-holds barred evening with independent film director Kevin Smith--director of CLERKS, MALLRATS, CHASING AMY, DOGMA, and JAY & SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK. Smith openly, unashamedly discusses everything from his films and how he got them made to religion, sex, and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 3,454 members
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  • Dogma on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Matt Damon,  Linda Fiorentino
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Imaginative theology and a bigger-than-usual budget make Kevin Smith's (CHASING AMY, CLERKS) fourth film a kind of post-Catholic fantasy that only a comic-book enthusiast of his caliber could dream up. It concerns banished angels, Loki (Matt Damon) and Bartleby (Ben Affleck) who, after a few ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 18,469 members
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  • Starwoids on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Kevin Smith
    Director: Dennis Przywara
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    On 7th April 1999 - 6 weeks prior to release -fans startde queuing at Los Angels' Village and Mann Chinese movie theatres to guarantee themselves opening day tickets to the first Star Wars film in 16 years. Filmmaker Dennis Przywara stood in line with these fans for 42 days capturing their ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 150 members
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  • Romance and Rejection on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Victoria Smurfit,  Reece Dinsdale,  Clara Bellar
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Mike, a talented musician, is on a quest to find true love but has had somewhat of a disastrous love life in the past. However, things take an unexpected turn when two beautiful women enter Mike's life which ultimate leads to him to believe that there's a thin line between love and rejection.
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 37% from 62 members
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  • Chasing Amy on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Ben Affleck,  Joey Lauren Adams,  Jason Lee
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    When handsome young comic book creator Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) meets cute young comic book creator Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), romance seems preordained. But Holden is soon confronted with Alyssa's complex sexual history, as well as his friend and colleague Banky's (Jason Lee) conflicted ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 12,015 members
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  • Mallrats on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Shannen Doherty,  Jeremy London,  Jason Lee
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The "sophmore jinx" hit hard for this second film by Kevin Smith, whose debut Clerks transcended the limits of its setting and budget to become memorably funny and a cult classic. (Smith followed Mallrats with the wonderful Chasing Amy, only to be cursed again with the appalling Dogma. Clearly he's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 12,157 members
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  • Clerks - BLU-RAY Version (1993)
    Starring: Brian O'Halloran,  Jeff Anderson,  Jason Mewes
    Director: Kevin Smith
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Chronicling a day in the life of Quick Stop clerk Dante Hicks, CLERKS captures the hilarity of the humdrum even as it raises slackerdom to existential proportions. From behind his counter, Dante desperately tries to exert some power over the crazy customers, his own love life, and his incorrigible ..read more »
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Kevin Smith facts

5 most recent films

F*ck - 2.5 stars
Zack And Miri Make A Porno - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
Zack and Miri Make a Porno - 3.5 stars
Catch And Release - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
Die Hard 4.0 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Reaper - Season 1 - 4.0 stars
Clerks - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Clerks - The Animated Series - 3.5 stars
Die Hard 4.0 - BLU-RAY Version - 3.5 stars
An Evening With Kevin Smith 2 - Evening Harder - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Drawing Flies - 3.0 stars
Riverworld - 3.5 stars
Jay & Silent Bob Do Degrassi - 4.0 stars
Romance and Rejection - 2.0 stars
Warriors Of Virtue - The Return To Tao - 2.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jason Mewes - 26 times - show films
Brian O'Halloran - 15 times - show films
Jeff Anderson - 15 times - show films
Ben Affleck - 11 times - show films
Marilyn Ghigliotti - 10 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Susannah Grant - 2 times - show films
none - 2 times - show films
Michael Vickerman - 1 times - show films
Len Wiseman - 1 times - show films
Kari Skogland - 1 times - show films