Kevin Smith Trivia

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Every one of his View Askewniverse movies happens to feature either one of Smith's ex-girlfriends or his wife: - Kimberly Laughran appeared in Clerks. as Heather Jones and in Dogma as the woman in the elevator. - Joey Lauren Adams appeared in Mallrats as Gwen Turner and in Chasing Amy as Alyssa Jones. - Smith's wife Jennifer Schwalbach Smith appeared in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back as Missy and in Clerks II as Emma Bunting. (imdb.com)

Wrote a script called "Busing" in 1994 for Hollywood Pictures. It was described as "Clerks in a restaurant". Parts of this script became Clerks II (2006). (imdb.com)

Brother of Virginia Smith. (imdb.com)

Had a long running feud with Jeff Anderson shortly after Clerks. (1994) was released and ended just before production began on Dogma (1999). This explains Anderson's absence in Mallrats (1995) and Chasing Amy (1997). (imdb.com)

Appeared in the video for "Because I Got High" by Afroman with Jason Mewes. (imdb.com)

Cast Alan Rickman as Metatron in Dogma (1999) after learning Rickman was a fan of Chasing Amy (1997). (imdb.com)

Played goalie during games of street hockey with his friends Bryan Johnson, Walter Flanagan, and Brian O'Halloran. (imdb.com)

Once wrote and produced two pilots for sitcoms. One was called, "Hating Hal" and the other one was "Hiatus". (imdb.com)

While filming Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001), accidentally mispronounced Eliza Dushku's last name, and subsequently simply called her "Duck Shoot." (imdb.com)

Has considered making a Green Arrow film with Jason Mewes as the lead. (imdb.com)

Was approached by Dimension chairman Bob Weinstein to do a Jay and Silent Bob/Hellraiser crossover movie in the same vein as the old Abbott and Costello meets the Wolfman type crossovers. Smith declined. (imdb.com)

Wrote and acted in comedy sketches in the town's annual talent show. His comedic writing even made the local papers. (imdb.com)

Is an AMPAS member. (imdb.com)

Was at one point attached to write the script for Scary Movie 3 (2003). (imdb.com)

In a review of Clerks. (1994), one critic described his writing style as "David Mamet meets Howard Stern." (imdb.com)

Will not use the opening credit "A Kevin Smith Film" because he believes a film is the work of ALL the people involved, not just the director. (imdb.com)

Did some rewrites for Coyote Ugly (2000). (imdb.com)

The reason why there hasn't been a Jay and Silent Bob video game yet, is because Smith wants to be fully involved in the game's creation and he simply does not have the time. He does insist there will one day exist a Jay and Silent Bob video game. (imdb.com)

His all-time top 5 favorite movies (in no particular order) are: JFK (1991), A Man for All Seasons (1966), Jaws (1975), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), and Do the Right Thing (1989). (imdb.com)

Shot a pictorial of his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, for Playboy Magazine. (imdb.com)

Had an idea for an science fiction alien themed story that was to be a part of the film anthology called "Alien Love Triangle" but his idea was never used. He has stated an interest in turning his idea into a feature one day. (imdb.com)

Is a fan of actor/stuntman Kane Hodder and has stated a desire to work with him one day. (imdb.com)

At one point or another, he was set to write (and in some cases direct) the big- screen versions of Scooby-Doo (2002), Alien Love Triangle (2002), Daredevil (2003), and "The Six-Million-Dollar Man". (imdb.com)

His daughter plays his character, Silent Bob, as a small child in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001). (imdb.com)

One of his life long dreams is to host "Saturday Night Live" (1975). (imdb.com)

References in every movie to Julie Dwyer dying in the YMCA pool. (imdb.com)

Turned down offers to write and/or direct: "The Hulk", "Iron Man", "The Punisher", "Fantastic Four", "Green Lantern" and "Madman". (imdb.com)

Frequently refers to characters from his own movies. Ex: In Chasing Amy, Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams) tells Holden (Ben Affleck) that she slept with Shannon Hamilton. Shannon Hamilton was the character Ben Affleck played in Mallrats. (imdb.com)

Has three favorite horror movies: "A Nightmare On Elm Street" "C.H.U.D." and "The Evil Dead". He also loves "Halloween". (imdb.com)

Wanted to write and direct a big screen adaptation of the book "Sex and Rockets". (imdb.com)

Has two dogs named "Mulder" and "Scully". (imdb.com)

Tried to produce remakes for C.H.U.D. (1984) and Race with the Devil (1975). (imdb.com)

Shortly after Clerks was released theatrically, Smith taught an acting class at his old high school, Henry Hudson Regional. (imdb.com)

Was hired to write the script for "Superman Lives" (2000). The script was rejected and Tim Burton elected to personally rewrite it. (imdb.com)

Wrote and produced with Jason Lee, a pilot for a sitcom, to star Lee, called "Hiatus". The premise had Lee's character coming back home to open up a comic book store after living in California for a few years, trying to make it as a struggling actor. Unknown to his family and friends, he was actually a porno star for a while,when he didn't land any "legitimate" work. (imdb.com)

Once tried to buy a warehouse near his View Askew production office in Red Bank, New Jersey, to convert into sound stages for independent films. He even approached Miramax president Harvey Weinstein to split the bill. However, the warehouse owner wanted too much money. (imdb.com)

Was member of the dramatic jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2000. (imdb.com)

Won a Harvey Award, given for achievement in comic books, in 1999 for Best New Talent based on his work with Marvel's Daredevil as well as his comic book series "Clerks" and "Jay & Silent Bob" for Oni. (imdb.com)

Pitched a superhero movie to Miramax in 1999 and Miramax chairman Harvey Weinstein loved it. It was described as a "Justice League" type of superhero team that has to disband because of the government. Once on their own, the film would follow the same type of format used in Pulp Fiction which would be stories inter connected. In the end the team would have to unite to defeat one of their own, turned villainous. Smith just never got around to writing a full script. It was also pitched to HBO as a possible series. (imdb.com)

He loves Wes Craven's A Nightmare On Elm Street and New Nightmare. Has stated he is a big fan of Freddy Krueger and Robert Englund. (imdb.com)

Wrote the first eight issues of the Marvel Knights series of Daredevil. In the graphic novel edition of all eight issues, the introduction was written by Ben Affleck. Kevin began writing the Green Arrow comics for DC. (imdb.com)

He was the first and only guest on Michael Moore's Fox pilot "Michael Moore Show, The" (1997)_. (imdb.com)

In 2005, he appeared as himself in several episodes of the Canadian TV series teen drama, "Degrassi: The Next Generation" (2001). Although he is married in real life, for his appearances on this show, Smith (as a character in the show) is said to be single, in order to allow him to make out with one of the main (adult) characters in the series. (imdb.com)

Graduated from Henry Hudson Regional in Highlands, New Jersey in 1988. (imdb.com)

As a teenager his girlfriend's mother wrote "Kevin Smith will never be a famous writer." on a sheet of paper and told him that if he ever proved it wrong that she would eat the paper. He still has the sheet of paper, and considers the mother a close friend. However he does not speak with the former girlfriend anymore. (imdb.com)

Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 408-413. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005. (imdb.com)

Once considered buying a local movie theater in Red Bank New Jersey and showing all kinds of movies. He said one week could be Scorsese themed with Taxi Driver and Mean Streets, then the next week could be superhero themed,like the original Batman and Superman movies. (imdb.com)

Sold his comic book collection for money to film Clerks. (1994) and after the film was a success he bought the collection back. (imdb.com)

Has maintained that had he not had the success with Clerks. (1994), he would still be a clerk at the Quick Stop and RST Video in Leonardo, New Jersey. (imdb.com)

Godfather of his daughter Harley is Jason Lee. (imdb.com)