J.Lo and Ben Break Out the Joysticks

As a gift, director Kevin Smith presented Lopez and Affleck with a video game featuring the two lovebirds.

By TOM CUNNEFF

It’s no Space Invaders, but J.Lo and Ben have their very own video game, thanks to Kevin Smith.

Director Kevin Smith knows how to treat his stars. To celebrate the wrap of his romantic comedy Jersey Girl on Nov. 9, Smith gave Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck a full-size video arcade machine, which plays a custom-designed video game called “Jen Saves Ben.” Smith commissioned Powerhouse Animation Studios of Austin, Texas, to create the simulation, which begins with animated figures of Lopez and Affleck out on a date. Suddenly, ninjas kidnap Affleck and the Lopez character kicks into high gear, displaying serious martial arts moves. As she sets out to rescue Affleck, Lopez fights a bionic Matt Damon and a ray gun-wielding Smith. The game’s soundtrack even features some of J.Lo’s music. All in all, it’s not your everyday PlayStation 2 title.

You’ve seen’em in the movies, on TV and in comics, now you have a chance to take them home to meet the family…the new Clerks InAction Figures are here!! Series 1 features Jay, Silent Bob, Randal, and Dante from Kevin Smith’s first hit flix Clerks in all their splendor and three-dimensional glory!! Based on designs by animator Stephen Silver, sculptor Jon Matthews brings these characters to life with incredibly style and attitude. All figures measure roughly 5” tall and feature no articulation whatsoever!! Each 12-pack case includes: three each of the Jay, Silent Bob, Randal, and Dante figures. Scheduled for shipping February 2003.