Filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks) has never made a superhero movie, but he’s a huge comic book fan.
) has never made a superhero movie, but he’s a huge comic book fan. His keenness for comics might be one reason he decided to commit his own origin to screen inSet in 1986, the semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age comedy follows young cinephile Brian David , a character based on Smith’s own movie-loving teen years. After inviting his crush Melody to the movies, David spends the entire day at the theater with his two best friends, Burny and Belly , before his big date begins.
Since most of this movie takes place inside a movie theater, what is your earliest memory at a movie theater? AZ: I honestly didn’t remember it until recently, but I have spurts of my dad taking me to see. I just remember watching it with my dad, and I remember seeing bite finger. That’s a core memory for me.RN: My girlfriend loves rom-coms, and I love horror. You would think that those would be on opposite ends of the spectrum and that we would never find commonality. But I’ve started watching all these classic rom-coms with her, and it’s been amazing.
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