(Applause Books). When Clerks opened at cinemas across the country in 1994; it took everyone; especially the film industry; by surprise. Filmed on a shoestring budget after hours at a convenience store; it was crude (in technique and language); realistic and; above all; hilarious. The movies nationwide success helped launch the indepedent film boom of the 1990s and catapulted its director; Kevin Smith; to full-fledged stardom. Smiths work is explored in An Askew View ; the first ever study of his films. John Kenneth Muir examines all of Smiths movies. including Mallrats ; Chasing Amy ; and the hugely controversial and variously interpreted Dogma . Muir discusses Smiths themes and obsessions in depth: his New Jersey boosterism; the cast of characters that pop in and out of all of his films; and the references to Star Wars and other icons of pop culture. An Askew View is a fascinating and detailed history of the art of this visionary filmmaker; New Jerseys favorite local-boy-makes-good since Bruce Springsteen.
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