Low-budget movie gets special DVD treatment
Ten years ago, Kevin Smith became the patron saint of the slothful.

The aspiring New Jersey filmmaker proved that if a guy worked hard enough, he could still make his dreams come true while spending a lot of time collecting comic books, debating the merits of peculiar sex, and selling cigarettes and candy to dead-eyed consumers.

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Before that, even Brian O’Halloran, a community theater actor who won the role of Dante, said he never thought the movie would make it to the big screen.

“I thought it was hysterical, but the vulgarity of certain things, the shock value at that time in 1993 … I didn’t think it would become a feature film,” he said. “If anything, it was just something I would have a copy of on VHS to show friends. ‘Hey, look what I got cast in once …’ “

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The duo will return with Dante and Randal in the “Clerks” sequel, but Smith said they’ll be more realistic than the slapstick buffoons they became in recent years, reflecting Mewes real-life sobriety after battling drug addiction.

No celebrities, no big budget. Just another shift at the shop. Only this time, the film will be partly in color as well as black and white.

“Just like ‘The Wizard of Oz,’ ” Smith cracked, with a snap of his chewing gum.