- Rumors state that in an upcoming Vanity Fair article, Bruce Willis will reveal that he’s upset about Fox’s plans to cut Live Free or Die Hard to a PG-13 rating. This wouldn’t surprise us at all now, especially given the huge success of Spidey 3 last weekend, though it would be a real shame to see a toned down McClane onscreen. We’re guessing this might have an effect on some of Kevin’s monologue as well, to be honest, and of course the immortal line (which we’re guessing they’ll bleep out with a cutaway). Sure, it’ll all be restored for a “Special Edition†DVD but that’s just not the same. Let’s hope that Fox come to their senses or this is just all a big rumor out of control. It just wouldn’t feel like Die Hard without the freedom and realism that the R rating allows. Cross your fingers.
- Clerks appears at number 36 on Empire Online’s “50 Greatest 18 Rated Moviesâ€. The 18 rating is the UK’s equivalent of our R-rating here, generally:
Director: Kevin Smith
Starring: Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith
“Whispers In The Wind… To Each His Own… Ass-Worshipping Rim-Jobbers… Cum-Gargling Naked Sluts… and, uh, oh yeah, All Holes Filled With Hard Cock…†That’s just edited highlights of videostore owner Randall’s (Jeff Anderson) lengthy rental VHS order, all loudly read out in front of a poor mother and her little kid, who just wants a copy of Happy Scrappy Hero Pup. It’s wonderfully typical of Kevin Smith’s brazen, unrestrained and gut-bustingly lewd humour - which is at its finest in this, his lo-fi debut. Back over to Dante (Brian O’Halloran) and Randall: Dante: “My ex-girlfriend is catatonic after fucking a dead guy. And my present girlfriend has sucked 36 dicks.†Randall: “37″…
- IFC.com is doing a month-long look at the best examples of cinematic swearing. Clerks was naturally the first movie selected.
- A WWWBoard post reveals Kevin’s delight in comedian Russel Simmons’ inclusion of Clerks 2 in his list of favorite films. Some very high praise, indeed, for one of the funniest laugh-out-loud films in a long time.
- Art imitating…art? After his turn as Marshal Willenholly in J&SBSB, could Will Ferrell really be starring in a ‘Land of the Lost’ movie? This Entertainment Weekly article confirms he’s attached to the upcoming big-screen version, now in search of a director. Can’t wait to see what they do with the big budget version of the Sleestaks. We say, keep ‘em cheesy!
- The band “This Is My Honesty†has likely got an Askew fan on board - The second song on their Myspace page catalog is titled “Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scored For Segaâ€. Nice one, guys.
- Those posters we ran back in the Monday update are the Japanese Chirashi handbills that were given out at Japanese Cinemas, with cinema directions and times on the back. We recognize these now and believe at least one of them exists in the archives somewhere (The Jay & Bob set look quite familiar). Thanks to Matt for the clarification.
- Seems our beloved Brian Lynch may be joining the Joss Whedon-verse very soon, running the “Angel Season Six†series of comics — This from the Ain’t It Cool rumor mill:
We will, but Whedon has indicated that the new “Angel†series will not receive the same level of commitment he’s lending the new “Buffy†adventures. He has designated comic-book vet Brian Lynch to serves as the “Angel Season Six†“showrunner.â€
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