Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is the fifth movie from Kevin Smith, famous for his cult films Clerks. and Mallrats and the more commercially successful films Chasing Amy and Dogma. The title is a take-off on the second Star Wars film, The Empire Strikes Back.

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Kevin Smith - Clerks. - Mallrats - Chasing Amy - Dogma - Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back

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At the time Smith said that this would be the last of his films to feature Jay and Silent Bob. He has since announced that they will appear in the film '. It includes numerous references to Smith's earlier films, including brief appearances by many characters from those films. Actors reprising past roles in Smith films include Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, and Brian O'Halloran.

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Jay and Silent Bob - Ben Affleck - Jason Lee - Joey Lauren Adams

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This movie is a prime example of the phenomenon of fanservice. While maintaining its own plot, the movie has nearly constant references to past Kevin Smith/Jersey Trilogy movies, contains myriad cameos from actors ranging from George Carlin and Chris Rock to Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, in-jokes, and homages to pop-culture icons, especially the aforementioned Star Wars movies.

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Fanservice - George Carlin - Chris Rock - Carrie Fisher - Mark Hamill

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The soundtrack to this film features the 2001 Afroman hit, "Because I Got High", whose music video was directed by Kevin Smith and featured the characters Jay and Silent Bob.

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Afroman - Music video

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