You know CLERKS is about the relationships between guys. MALLRATS is more about the relationships between men and women. CHASING AMY is about that bizarre relationship between two best friends and a girl. DOGMA is about the relationship between man and God. They’re kind of unseen relationship. And JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK is about the relationship of two idiots; you know, two innocents or corrupt innocents who are kind profane innocents in a world that doesn’t seem to quite understand them and also about the relationship between the audience and Hollywood. If you want to go for something deep on JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, don’t bring your “hip boots” ‘cause there’s not much depth in there, but if you want to look deep for it and try and write a paper on it, it is kind of about the relationship between filmmaker and studio, between audience and studio, between audience and film. You know, because it’s about how we relate to movies. I mean the movie is kind of a big valentine to movies, but really it’s more of a big valentine to the people that supported our movies.

‘JAY AND SILENT BOB’ ARRIVE EARLY
Miramax Dials Up Release Date

Jay and Silent Bob are arriving early.

Miramax has moved up the release date for “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,” the new comedy written and directed by Kevin Smith. The new date for release is now Wednesday, August 22, two days earlier than its original date.

The conventional wisdom at Miramax is that the movie will be a big hit, and the studio wants word-of-mouth and buzz to build for two days going into the higher-dollar-volume weekend.

“Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” went through only two test screenings. In its first screening, the film registered a composite score on the reply cards of 86, the highest ever for one of Smith’s films, and one of the highest marks in Miramax history. Test screenings are usually done so that filmmakers can edit and tweak their films before general release. Given the performance of “JSBSB,” Miramax is confident in adjusting its release date.

While a Dini-written movie might be a ways off, he is appearing in Kevin Smith’s upcoming Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He plays a guy working on a film set and has a couple of lines.

“Then Chris Rock yells at me,” Dini said. “It was a lot of fun be in, and Kevin was really cool to work with.”

Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back’ Soundtrack Set For Universal Release on August 7

Includes New Songs by Stroke 9, Marcy Playground, Bloodhound Gang, Plus Music

From Run DMC, Bon Jovi, Bob Schneider, Morris Day & The Time and More

NEW YORK, July 16 /PRNewswire/ — On August 7, Universal will release the Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back soundtrack. The movie Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back is a Kevin Smith film (Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy) and will open in theaters on August 22 from Dimension Films.

The soundtrack features a 13-song, eclectic mix of new music as well as some classics. Brand new tracks from Stroke 9, Marcy Playground, Bloodhound Gang and Afroman are sure highlights. Stroke 9’s “Kick Some Ass,” the first single from Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back soundtrack, was the #1 most added song at Alternative radio in its first week, according to leading industry publication Radio & Records. Other artists include Bon Jovi, PJ Harvey, Morris Day & The Time, Run DMC and Bob Schneider.

Also included on the CD are hilarious sound bites from the film as well as an enhanced portion containing trailers for all of Kevin Smith’s films, an outtake from the current film and an exclusive performance from Jay (Jason Mewes).

Look for the new video for “Kick Some Ass” featuring Stroke 9 with Jay & Silent Bob, and directed by Gregory Dark (Linkin Park, Crazytown).