Product Details

• Actors: Kevin Smith, Jason Mewes, Scott Mosier, Frank Diaz
• Directors: J.M. Kenny
• Producers: J.M. Kenny, Michael Fallavollita, Alan Baral, Chris Kenny, Jonathan Strailey
• Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
• Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
• Region: Region 1 encoding (US and Canada only)
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• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: December 17, 2002
• Run Time: 224 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (120 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00007149S
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #23,967 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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To know the origin of "Snoochie-Boochies," you must spend An Evening with Kevin Smith. The Jersey-bred auteur of low-budget comedy proves equally adept as an uncensored raconteur, regaling five college audiences--his most devoted demographic--in this two-disc compilation of lively Q&A. Sporting his trademark slacker garb, Smith occasionally bites the loyal, sometimes moronic hands that feed him (as a result, audience participation is drop-dead hilarious), but he's arguably the most publicly and personally honest filmmaker to survive the insanity of Hollywood. His best stories lift the veil of show-biz decorum, describing absurd meetings with studio executives over his ill-fated screenplay Superman Lives; razzing the artsy pretensions of director Tim Burton; or exposing Prince (who hired him to direct a never-completed documentary) as a self-absorbed Jesus freak. These attacks aren't baseless; Smith's too smartly good-natured to provoke without purpose, and with an onstage visit by Jason Mewes ("Jay" to Smith's "Silent Bob"), this ribald, sharply assembled Evening compares favorably to Richard Pryor with its outrageous blend of comedy and candor. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description

An Evening With Kevin Smith is a no-holds-barred Q&A with one of Hollywood's most gifted filmmakers. Infamous for picking apart the pop culture landscape with films such as Clerks Mallrats Chasing Amy Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back the New Jersey native has become a veritable icon of indep-endent film. Smith gives us a new lens to examine spirituality sexuality and human relationships. Get up close and - at times - very personal with the man everyone has been waiting to hear from ... Silent Bob speaks!System Requirements:Running Time: 128 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 043396089761 Manufacturer No: 08976

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quality entertainment that is constantly funny, December 24, 2002

By	"tash226" (Louisville, KY) - See all my reviews

Kevin Smith is the director behind five of my favorite movies. Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma and Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back were all created as a part of Kevin's "New Jersey Chronicles," in which each of the afformentioned movies had recurring characters from the previous films. Each film is laced with witty dialogue and even some serious messages mixed in.

On this DVD, Kevin talks about anything and everything ranging from the failed documentary with Prince to a soft-core porn involving Jason Mewes, who is known to all as Jay in the "New Jersey" movies. Kevin's most interesting topic was the controversey surrounding "Dogma." Kevin talks about the death threats he recieved, his Catholic up-bringing and about the time he picketted at his own movie. However, nothing is as amusing as the story behind his failed attempt to revive the Superman movie franchise. Kevin talks about his meetings with Warner Bros. executives and the producer at the time who had some unusual requests as to what he wanted included in the script.

All and all, if you are a fan of the Kevin Smith movies, you owe it to yourself to pick up a copy of this DVD. If you have not seen any of Kevin's movies, you owe it to yourself to buy every single one of them and then to buy this.

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This isn't the first DVD, November 15, 2006

By	Christopher Campbell "some guy" (Packer Country) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: An Evening With Kevin Smith 2: Evening Harder (DVD)

Everyone reviewing this is actually reviewing "An Evening with Kevin Smith" not the one that hasn't been released yet. Come on people....

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 4 hours of great Stories! A must buy, December 5, 2002

By	John Stensrude (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews

Each disc contains 2 hours (4 hours total) of straight Q&A between the students and Kevin. Kevin "whity satirical dialog" often leads into hilarious stories of his personal and professional experiences. His stories about Prince, Superman reborn, meeting his wife, meeting Jay for the first time, PTA, protesting Dogma, and Jay's porn career are classics. The editing did a good job of cutting out many of the questions that have been answered in Kevin's many interviews. Parts of these stories have been heard before but here they are presented with much more depth and detail.

The lack of dvd extras was a let down. And only 1 Easter egg found so far. Unlike Kevin's movies this disc may not lead repeat viewing for most viewers.

This DVD is a must for Kevin Smith fans.