Clerks II is a 2006 American comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. The film stars Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Jason Mewes, and Smith, and picks up with the original characters from Clerks: Dante Hicks, Randal Graves and Jay and Silent Bob ten years after the events of the first film. Unlike the first film, which was shot in black-and-white, this film was shot in color. The film screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival before receiving a theatrical release on July 21, 2006 to critical and commercial success, grossing $27 million worldwide from a $5 million budget.
| Director | Kevin Smith |
| Produced by | Scott Mosier |
| Writer(s) | Kevin Smith |
| Starring | Jeff Anderson, Brian O'Halloran, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach, Jason Mewes |
| Music | James L. Venable |
| Cinematography | Dave Klein |
| Edited by | Kevin Smith |
| Production, company | View Askew Productions, The Weinstein Company |
| Distributed by | The Weinstein Company, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Released | May 26, 2006 (Cannes), July 21, 2006 (United States) |
| Running time | 97 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million |
| Box office | $27 million |
| Netflix ID | 70051917 |
About Clerks II
Sixth film in Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse franchise and the sequel to his 1994 breakout film Clerks which takes place more than a decade after events of the first movie.
Achievement of Clerks II
A third Clerks was in the works, but it was cancelled because one of the four main characters opted not to do the film.
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