Shooting Clerks

Shooting Clerks

It's all about making a movie with your friends

2016 · 105 min · ★ 5.6 · Comedy, Drama

The biopic of how Kevin Smith bankrolled his $27,000 first film with maxed-out credit cards and became the darling of the Sundance Film Festival when Clerks debuted there in 1994.

Directed by Christopher Downie · Written by Christopher Downie

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