The Mallrats Companion

by Kevin Smith

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0936211253
• ISBN13: 9780936211251
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Graphitti Designs
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.6" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Actually my friend....

You'll find that there were a few more Actors from Clerks in Mallrats than you have outlined here..You forgot to mention Ed Hapstack and Dave Klein, who are also in both...As for the Book, It's excellent..Why Wouldn't it be?Anything with The Name "Kevin Smith" attached to it, promises to be mighty fine indeed..

Mallrats rules!!!!

The movie is hilarious, the book is hilarious, and to answer the Englishman's question (why was only one Clerks actor...). Well, excluding Jay and Silent Bob, there were three actors from Clerks. Brian O'Halloran (Dante in Clerks, Gill in 'Rats), Scott Mosier (Willam and angry cigarette buying hockey playing customer in Clerks, Scotty in 'Rats) and Walt Flannigan (Five different parts in Clerks, six if you include the cut scene, Fanboy in 'Rats) that makes three by my count.

Better than clerks

It is the opinion of many that Mallrats is a far inferior outing than the critically acclaimed Clerks, largely due to the flawed actors and shallow script. However, answer me this: why was only one Clerks actor (excluding Jay and silent Bob) carried over to Mallrats (to play a very small part) whilst the three main characters in Chasing Amy were kept on from Mallrats. This film is more crude, more involving and frankly more watchable than Kev's first film. Anyone thinking of buying this, ignore the critics and listen to the Kevin Smith fans, this rules.

I loved this book/movie.

Although the movie really bombed at the box office, I still think Mallrats is almost the best of the Jersey Trilogy. The numbers were low, not very many people liked it, but it is a hilarious book/movie, and very enjoyable.

The weakest of the New Jersey trilogy is still a great read

Many of Kevin Smith's fans were dissapointed in his second film, Mallrats, and it certainly id not on the same level as Clerks or the more recent Chasing Amy. However, I feel the weakness of the film is largely due to some weaknesses in the casting, a theory which is supported by this screenplay, which is far far better read than when mouthed by the film's cast.