Kevin Smith's new movie could be the next Clerks
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Kevin Smith has just secured a distribution deal for his next film, The 4:30 Movie, which is taking him back to his comedy roots with a New Jersey-set hangout story similar to Clerks and Mallrats. Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie sees three 16-year-old friends – played by Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, and Reed Northrup – sneaking into various movies at their local theater over the course of a laidback Saturday.
The fact that The 4:30 Movie is set in a movie theater in the ‘80s gives Smith plenty of ripe joke areas to explore. His humor often revolves around references to movies and the pop culture of the ‘80s – like the Star Wars vs. Lord of the Rings debate in Clerks II or the theological mockery of Home Alone in Dogma – so The 4:30 Movie is the perfect premise for Smith’s brand of comedy.
The 4:30 Movie is continuing in this spirit, switching out the convenience store and shopping mall settings for a local movie theater. These hangout movie premises put the emphasis on what is arguably Smith’s greatest strength as a filmmaker: his loose, conversational dialogue. In some ways, The 4:30 Movie is even more of a spiritual successor to Clerks and Mallrats than Smith’s third movie, Chasing Amy, which takes place across a much longer timeline and focuses more on its dramatic elements.
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