Shooting Clerks
| Shooting Clerks | |
|---|---|
 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Christopher Downie |
| Produced by |
Brett Murray Felix Kay James Noir |
| Written by | Christopher Downie |
| Screenplay by | Christopher Downie |
| Starring |
Kevin Smith Jason Mewes |
| Narrated by | Kevin Smith |
| Cinematography | Christopher Downie |
| Edited by | Christopher Downie |
Production company |
Auld Reekie Media For the Love of SMod A Clone of My Own |
Release dates | December 13, 2016 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £11,000 |
Shooting Clerks is a planned biographical-drama film directed by Christopher Downie and starring Brian O'Halloran, Mark Frost, Scott Schiaffo, Matthew Postlethwaite and Kevin Smith.[1] It is being produced by Auld Reekie Media.[2]
Summary
A biographical drama of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and garnered career-making critical attention at the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.[3]
Cast
- Kevin Smith as Larkin Eve[1]
- Mark Frost as Kevin Smith
- Brian O'Halloran as Elis Heimermann
- Marilyn Ghigliotti as Ali Thomlyn
- Matthew Postlethwaite as Walt Flanagan
- Scott Schiaffo as Don Smith
- Ernest O'Donnell as Sergeant Svenning
- Christopher Downie as Alex Sanderson
- Chris Bain as Jason Mewes / Jay
- James Rolfe as Leonard James Nash
Production
The original IndieGoGo fundrasier, set up to fund the project, reached 9% (£2,540) of its target.[4] Two additional fundraisers, one for finishing funds, the other for post-production, reached 103% (US$3,605)[3] and 109% (US$2,120),[5] respectively. Filming took place in St Andrews, Scotland; Florida, US; and New Jersey, U.S..[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Labrecque, Jeff (November 26, 2014). "Kevin Smith to cameo in his own biopic". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 23, 2015. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ Bloom, David (March 29, 2015). "‘Shooting Clerks’ Trailer For Biopic of Kevin Smith Arrives". Deadline.com. Archived from the original on October 4, 2015. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
- 1 2 "Shooting Clerks - Kevin Smith Biopic". Indiegogo.com. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ↑ "The Kevin Smith Biopic - Shooting Clerks". Indiegogo.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Shooting Clerks - Post Production Fundraiser". Indiegogo.com. Retrieved January 8, 2015.