Clerks II is a black comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, the sequel to his 1994 film Clerks, and his sixth feature film to be set in the View Askewniverse. It was released in Cannes on May 26, 2006, and on July 21, 2006 in the United States. The film stars Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Trevor Fehrman, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Jason Mewes, and Smith, and picks up with the original characters from Clerks: Dante Hicks, Randal Graves and Jay and Silent Bob ten years after the events of the first film. Unlike the first film, which was shot in black and white, this film was shot in color. The film screened out of competition at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2006 Edinburgh International Film Festival before receiving a theatrical release on July 21, 2006 to critical and commercial success, grossing $27 million worldwide from a $5 million budget. A third film Clerks III was released in 2022.
Music from the Motion Picture Clerks II, the soundtrack to the film, was released on August 22, 2006 by Bulletproof Records. It includes songs from the film, which are of various artists and genres, as well as many soundclips of dialog from the film. One notable exception is that The Smashing Pumpkins‘ 1979, which was featured in the film, is not included. It has been replaced by All Too Much‘s Think Fast, which was not featured in the film.
Tracklist:
- Talking Heads (Nothing But) Flowers
- King Diamond (Welcome Home)
- James L. Venable (Neckin’ On The Swing)
- King Diamond (The Invisible Guests)
- Q. Lazzarus & Garvey (Goodbye Horses) (Extended Version)
- B.J. Thomas (Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head)
- Jackson 5 (ABC)
- All Too Much (Think Fast)
- James L. Venable (Goin’ Away Party)
- Samantha Fox (Naughty Girls) (Need Love Too)
- Alanis Morissette (Everything)
- Soul Asylum (Misery)
