 Join Jay and Silent Bob : The cultural legacy of Kevin Smith's Jersey film trilogy - "Clerks," "Mallrats" and "Chasing Amy" - is probably not what he expected .... or maybe it is. Jay (played by Jason Mewes) and Silent Bob (Smith himself) were not the main characters in any of the movies, but now these madcap stoners are cultural icons. They're stars on MTV. They go to ritzy benefits and hang out with Michael Keaton. And they're everywhere on the Web. On the of ficial Web site, www.viewaskew.com, click on "Order Stuff" to get to Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash and buy their T-shirts and comics. day and Silent Bob were the inspiration for the fictional comic book in "Chasing Amy.") Check out their fashion show diary. Download film clips, like Silent Bob's immortal "you're just chas ing Amy" speech. What's next? Check www.newsaskew.com, the hotline of Smith's movie company, View Askew Productions. Rumors abound about Smith's next project, "Dogma," described as "a spiritual road comedy," in which the prophets Jay and Silent Bob may or may not do to organized religion what they did to the Easter bunny at the mall. These are both great sites: updated constantly, well-linked, interactive, totally loopy. Want to be an extra in "Dogma," shooting in, of course, New Jersey? Enter the contest. Don't like the title? Cast.your vote against it. Want to see Jay and Silent Bob as "Star Wars" figures? Just click. The creative force is Ming Chen, who was a University of Michigan student until Smith found his "Clerks" site.
By Detroit Free Press zones editor Marcia Abramson, whose kids got her started on this. |
