

Each trainer released their animal and cued it to run to another waiting trainer off camera. The camera was set in one position and remained filming as each animal was placed separately. Various animals exit the lab through the front doors with Jay and Bob who appear to have an animal in a bag they are carrying. The cages were filled with various stuffed animals and the lighting in the scene was so dark that it gave the illusion that real animals were present.

The camera pans the room showing several cages and shadows of animals inside. Jay and Silent Bob break into the medical laboratory to rescue the animals from being used in experiments. A computer was used to create a big grin on the dog’s face. The trainer put the dog on its mark inside the van then stood off camera holding up the dog’s favorite toy to get it to look in certain directions. The dog was introduced to all of the actors before filming began so everyone was at ease. The alleged joint was a natural, herbal cigarette. The dog continues to lie in the middle of the van as the people smoke a marijuana joint. Apparently, a lot can happen in the span of 20 years, even if it doesn't seem like that long ago when Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was released.A Great Dane sits in the van surrounded by cute girls as Jay and Silent Bob are given a lift on their way to Hollywood.
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Lionsgate recently picked up the movie for release and Smith has been shooting on location at the original Quick Stop. Smith is currently shooting Clerks III in Leonardo, New Jersey, which brings back Jay and Silent Bob alongside several stars of Clerks and Clerks II. The 20th anniversary of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back also just so happens to come at a time when Smith and Mewes are filming their return to the roles once again.

In the movie, which intentionally has a similar premise to Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, the stoners head back to Hollywood hoping to prevent a Bluntman and Chronic reboot from getting made. More recently, they starred in 2019's Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, which served as a meta-comedy that spoofed the recent remake and reboot trend in Hollywood. Five years later, they were back to their old tricks in 2006's Clerks II. Alanis Morissette ( Dogma) even appeared as God after the credits to close the book on the View Askewniverse.Īs we know now, there would be more to come from Jay and Silent Bob. Longtime fans of Smith's movies would appreciate cameos that included Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson ( Clerks), while people like Ben Affleck ( Chasing Amy) and Jason Lee ( Mallrats, Chasing Amy) would also appear in dual roles. Other actors featured in supporting roles include Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, George Carlin, Seann William Scott, and Will Ferrell.Īt the time, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was meant to be the final adventure of the iconic characters, so various characters from different View Askew movies were brought in for what was intended to be a swan song. The group also included Eliza Dushku as Sissy, Ali Larter as Chrissy, and Smith's wife Jennifer Schwalbach as Missy.

This includes Shannon Elizabeth's Justice, who serves as a romantic interest for Jay - though Silent Bob was still able to later get a kiss from his new primate pal. Along the way, the stoners meet an animal liberation group called the Coalition for the Liberation of Itinerant Tree-Dwellers.
