Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Hollywood had it coming
Country
Production
Budget
$22 000 000
Box office
$33 788 161
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Camera operator
Jamie Anderson
Composer
James L. Venable
Artist
Robert Holtzman
Audition
Christine Sheaks
Editing
Short description
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that their comic-book alter egos, Bluntman and Chronic, have been sold to Hollywood as part of a big-screen movie that leaves them out of any royalties, the pair travels to Tinseltown to sabotage the production.
What's left behind the scenes
- The costumes of the four female thieves strongly resemble those of Black Widow and Black Cat, well-known characters from Marvel Comics.
- The film ends with a parodic stop-motion frame referencing "Purple Rain" (1984).
- When Chrissy (Ali Larter) points a knife at Jay (Jason Mewes), he says, "Why do you need a knife? Are we going to cut a cake or something?" This line was originally written for a scene on a train in "Dogma" (1999), which was also directed by Kevin Smith.
- Since Ben Affleck returned to the role of Holden (his same character in "Chasing Amy"), Kevin Smith initially wanted to cast other actors in the roles of Affleck and Matt Damon for a parody of "Good Will Hunting" (1997). Potential candidates included Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans. In the end, Kevin cast Ben Affleck and Matt Damon… as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
- The number 37 is frequently referenced in Kevin Smith's films. In this film, you can notice a banner that reads "Congratulations on our 37th robbery." The scene that Jay and Bob stumble upon is labeled "Scene 37, Take 1." Justice's prison number is 373737.
- Sean William Scott, Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, and Shannon Elizabeth were filming this movie and 'American Pie 2' at the same time.
- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon agreed to star in the film because they felt obligated to Kevin Smith. It was Smith who brought the script for "Good Will Hunting" (1997) to Miramax studio, which brought Affleck and Damon to fame.
- Shannon Elizabeth (Justice) suggested the idea of her character wearing glasses herself, saying, 'Justice is blind.'
- The film contains numerous references and allusions to "Star Wars" (1977) and subsequent installments of the popular space saga.
- The names of the security guards at Miramax are references to famous comic book characters. For example, Gordon refers to James Gordon, the Gotham City Police Commissioner; Sho refers to Sebastian and Shinobi Sho; and Akins refers to another Gotham City Police Commissioner.
- The film ends with a parody freeze-frame of Purple Rain (1984).
- After a security guard at Miramax studio (Dietrich Bader) catches Jay and Silent Bob, he asks for "Echo Base" over the radio. "Echo Base" is the code name for the rebel outpost on Hoth in the film "Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back" (1980).
- The canyon scene was filmed in the same location as many episodes of the series 'Star Trek'.
- Mark Hamill provided the voice for Scooby (the dog in the "Scooby-Doo" scene).
- To help promote the commercial success of the film during its opening weekend, Kevin Smith organized an unusual promotion: he personally signed mini-posters of the film for anyone who sent in tickets showing they had seen the film on August 24th or 25th, 2001.
- The film's trailer was shown in theaters before screenings of 'Scary Movie 2' (2001). Devoted fans of Kevin Smith would buy tickets for that movie, only to leave the theater after seeing the trailer.
- While Jay and Bob are walking through the Miramax studio, several men in black suits and one in a police uniform can be seen in the background of one scene. This is a nod to 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992).
- At one stage of the project's development, it was planned that Seth Green would play Jay in the fictional film that Jay and Silent Bob are trying to stop. At one time, the bosses of Gramercy Pictures wanted to replace Jason Mewes with Seth Green for the filming of "Clerks."
- When Jay and Silent Bob randomly encounter Susan on the set of 'Scream 4', the protagonist of the fictional film (Shannon Doherty) expresses extreme surprise that a monkey is hiding under the killer's mask. During the filming of the 'Scream' trilogy, Wes Craven never told the actors who the real killer was.
- Kevin Smith wanted to include a sequel parody of 'Pulp Fiction' (1994) in the film and invite Quentin Tarantino, John Travolta, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurman. Travolta and Jackson were to play characters similar to Jay and Silent Bob, Quentin Tarantino was to play an angry director who is constantly yelling at everyone, and Uma Thurman was to play an actress obsessed with her beauty. All the actors agreed, but unfortunately, the scene was never filmed due to time and budget constraints.
- The cards of Jay and Pumpkin Escobar are signed by Kevin Smith as President and Jason Mewes as Secretary of the 'International Brotherhood of Marijuana Distributors, Crack Wholesalers, and Representatives of Similar Professions of the United States of America and Canada'.
- Initially, Heather Graham was supposed to play Justice, but she declined, stating that she couldn't understand why her character fell in love with Jay.
- Harley Quinn Smith, Kevin Smith's daughter, played young Silent Bob.
- Despite the fact that Randall and Dante appear very early in the film and then again at the very end, the scenes with their participation were filmed last. This was because Kevin Smith initially did not plan to include these characters in the film, but then rightly decided that a film intended to conclude the story of the View Askewniverse should include the heroes with whom it all began. Five years later, Kevin Smith would return to his favorite characters and shoot a postscript – "Clerks 2" (2006).
- Harley Quinn Smith, Kevin Smith’s daughter, played little Silent Bob.
- Ben Affleck and Matt Damon agreed to act in this film because they felt they owed Kevin Smith. It was Smith who brought the script for 'Good Will Hunting' (1997) to Miramax, which brought Affleck and Damon fame.
- In 1999, Kevin Smith posted an extremely negative review of 'Magnolia' (1999) on his forum, which sparked an all-out war between fans of Paul Thomas Anderson and Kevin Smith. 'Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back' contains a nod to this feud: one of the users on the forum that Jay and Silent Bob are reading has the nickname 'Magnolia-Fan'.
- At one stage of the project's development, it was planned that Seth Green would play Jay in a fictional movie that Jay and Silent Bob were trying to stop from being filmed. At the time, the bosses at Gramercy Pictures wanted to replace Jason Mewes with Seth Green for the filming of 'Mallrats'.
- The word 'fuck' is spoken 248 times throughout the film.
- "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" was the fifth film in the so-called View Askewniverse. Other films include "Clerks" (1994), "Mallrats" (1995), "Chasing Amy" (1996), "Dogma" (1999), and "Clerks 2" (2006).
- When the van where Justice is supposedly located explodes, a song plays in the background containing the phrase: "Justice is dead... or so Jay thinks."
- Shannon Elizabeth (Justice) herself suggested the idea of her character wearing glasses, saying: "Justice is blind" (the word "justice" translates from English as "правосудие").
- Originally, the plot was going to revolve around Jay and Silent Bob trying to save their favorite store.
- 'Provazik' is the name of the pharmaceutical company that Jay and Bob break into. The exact same name was used for the 'magic medicine' in 'The Fugitive' (1993).
- The same photograph of Chris Rock was used for the posters and DVD cover as was used for *Dogma* (1999).
- Sean William Scott, Jason Biggs, Eli Marienthal, and Shannon Elizabeth filmed simultaneously for this film and "American Pie 2".
- Alanis Morissette played the same role as she did in 'Dogma' (1999). In this film, her character appears for the first and last time... after the final credits.
- After a Miramax studio security guard (Didrich Bader) catches Jay and Silent Bob, he calls 'Echo Base' over the radio. 'Echo Base' is the code name for the rebel outpost on Hoth in the film 'Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back' (1980).
- The film contains numerous references and allusions to "Jaws" (1975).
- The name of one of the characters, Marshall Willenhollie, is a combination of the names of three characters—Marshall, Willie, and Hollie—from the series 'Land of the Lost' (1974).
- In one scene, Jay asks Jason Biggs (playing himself) if he 'hooked up with that Russian chick.' This is a reference to Nadia from 'American Pie' (1999), played by Shannon Elizabeth (Justice).
- The 'Joe’s Marvelous Pizza' delivery man is Joe Quesada, the editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics.
- The number 37 is frequently mentioned in Kevin Smith's films. In this movie, a banner can be seen that reads "Congratulate us on our 37th robbery." The scene that Jay and Bob wander into is marked as "Scene 37, Take 1." Justice's prison number is 373737.
- The pizza delivery guy for “Joe’s Marvelous Pizza” is Joe Quesada, Marvel’s Editor-in-Chief of comics.
- Shannon Elizabeth was initially intended to play a small role, but her audition impressed Kevin Smith so much that he offered her the lead female role.
- The canyon scene was filmed in the same location as many episodes of the "Star Trek" series.
- In 1999, Kevin Smith published a highly negative review of "Magnolia" (1999) on his forum, which sparked a real war between fans of Paul Thomas Anderson and Kevin Smith. The film "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" contains a nod to this feud: one of the usernames on the forum that Jay and Silent Bob are reading is Magnolia-Fan.
- Since Ben Affleck returned as Holden (his character from 'Chasing Amy'), Kevin Smith initially wanted to cast other actors as parodies of Affleck and Matt Damon to mock 'Good Will Hunting' (1997). Potential candidates included Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, and Shawn and Marlon Wayans. In the end, Kevin cast the roles of Affleck and Damon... as Ben Affleck and Matt Damon.
- "Provazik" is the name of the pharmaceutical company that Jay and Bob break into. The same name was used for a "miracle drug" in "The Fugitive" (1993).
- When Jay and Silent Bob are fleeing from security guards at the Miramax studio, they run past people filming "Daredevil." The person directing the shoot is Mark Steven Johnson, who later directed "Daredevil" (2003). And Kevin Smith was the author of several episodes of the "Daredevil" comic book.
- Kevin Smith's wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, played Missy.
- The film contains numerous references and nods to 'Star Wars' (1977) and the subsequent sequels of the popular space saga.
- The name of one of the characters, Marshall Willenholly, is a composite of the names of three characters: Marshall, Willie, and Holly from the series "Land of the Lost" (1974).
- When the van supposedly containing Justice explodes, a song plays in the background containing the lyrics: “Justice is dead… or so Jay thinks.”
- The film's trailer was shown in cinemas before screenings of "Scary Movie 2" (2001). Dedicated fans of Kevin Smith bought tickets for this film, but left the cinema after watching the trailer.
- Several scenes in the film, such as the storyline about Susan and the parody of "The Fugitive" (1993), were borrowed from Kevin Smith’s graphic novel "Searching for Dogma." This comic depicted Jay and Silent Bob’s journey from New Jersey to Illinois, which took place between the events in the films "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma."
- When Jay and Silent Bob run away from the security guards at the Miramax studio, they run past people filming 'Daredevil'. The man directing the shoot is Mark Steven Johnson, who later directed the movie 'Daredevil' (2003). Kevin Smith himself had authored several issues of the 'Daredevil' comic.
- Alanis Morissette played the same role as in "Dogma" (1999). Her character appears in the film for the first and last time… after the end credits.
- Silent Bob speaks 102 words in the film.
- The film initially received an NC-17 rating, so many scenes had to be re-edited to obtain an R rating.
- The film contains numerous references and nods to 'Jaws' (1975).
- The names of the security guards at the Miramax studio are references to well-known characters from various comics. For example, Gordon is James Gordon, the police commissioner of Gotham; Shaw is Sebastian and Shinobi Shaw; and Akines is another police commissioner of Gotham.
- David Duchovny was supposed to play a small role, but ultimately declined to participate in the film.
- Originally, Shannon Elizabeth was supposed to play a small role, but Kevin Smith liked her audition so much that he offered her the lead female role.
- The word "fuck" is uttered 248 times throughout the film.
- The name of Brodie’s comic book store, “Brodie’s Secret Stash,” is a slightly altered version of the name of Kevin Smith’s actual comic book store – “Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash,” which is located in New Jersey.
- As Jay and Bob walk around the Miramax studio, several men in black suits and one in a police uniform can be seen in the background in one of the scenes. This is a reference to "Reservoir Dogs" (1992).
- When Jay and Silent Bob randomly find Susan on the set of "Scream 4", the main character of the fictional film (Shannon Doherty) expresses extreme surprise that a monkey is hiding under the maniac's mask. During the filming of the "Scream" trilogy, Wes Craven never told the actors who the real killer was.
- Mark Hamill voiced Scooby (the dog in the "Scooby-Doo" scene).
- Silent Bob speaks 102 words throughout the movie.
- The film was initially given an NC-17 rating, so many scenes had to be re-edited in order to obtain an R rating.
- Initially, the plot of the film was planned to revolve around Jay and Silent Bob attempting to save their favorite little shop.
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