The roles of characters under the names Jay and Silent Bob actors Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith have been playing for many years. They became participants in almost all the films made by Kevin Smith himself. Their debut took place in the tape "Clerks" in 1994, then they starred in such films as "Lobotryasy", "In pursuit of Amy", "Dogma", "Scream 3". The most famous was a project called "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", in which they became the main characters.
Characteristics of Heroes
The images of Jay and Silent Bob actors Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes created in the mid 90's. These characters were born in the state of New Jersey, it happened in the early 70's. The story of their acquaintance is known. They met outside a store called Fast Stop as a child. At this time, their mothers were bought edible. But if Bob’s mother was planning to buy cheese, then Jay’s mother only looked out for stealing.
Silent Bob always wears a long coat and smokes a lot. He has dark hair, a constant beard and a baseball cap. He received his initial upbringing in the Roman Catholic Church, and his nickname appeared when people around noticed that he spoke very little, daring only to deep and piercing monologues in special cases. He communicates mainly with gestures and grimaces.
Jay is thin and tall. He has blonde hair, unlike Bob, he always speaks a lot and voluminously. At the same time, he swears a lot, most likely taking it from his mother.
The plot of the picture "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back"
The most famous film dedicated to these characters was released in 2001.
The picture shows several days from their ordinary life. It turns out that most of the time they spend near the wall of a store in New Jersey. Because of this, they are suspected of drug trafficking, then they are given an injunction that does not give them the right to appear in the area of this outlet.
With this problem, they come to a comic book author named Holden McNeill, who tells them that a full-length movie will soon be shot based on the story of the comic book "Fisherman and Chronicles" written based on their life. On the Internet, they come across a large number of negative reviews about the comic book, as well as about the future film, so they decide to stop this negativity at all costs. They go to Hollywood to disrupt the shoot. On the way, they find themselves in various funny situations in which famous films and series are parodied. This is the plot of the film about Jay and Silent Bob. Actors Smith and Muse play in their usual roles.
Kevin Smith
Jay and Silent Bob came up with actor and director Kevin Smith. He himself plays the role of Silent Bob.
All the pictures he shoots are comedies. As a rule, events unfold in New Jersey. It was the image of Silent Bob that brought him success both as an actor and as a director. Although the first commercially successful film was still the comedy "Chasing Amy", which was released in 1997.
According to most critics, his most successful directorial work is the 1999 fantasy comedy Dogma. Its premiere took place at the Cannes Film Festival.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was his fifth full-length movie. One of the main distinguishing features of the tape was that the characters regularly break the so-called “fourth wall”. So they say about an imaginary barrier between actors and spectators.
Critics and viewers graciously accepted the picture. According to reviews, "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" is one of the funniest comedies of 2001.
Jason muse
In 2001, Jay and Silent Bob once again got into various newsreels. In many ways, this is the merit of actor Jason Muse.
Muse is an American artist of Polish descent. He, like his most famous character, grew up in New Jersey. First starred in music videos, made his film debut in 1994. It was then that he played Jay in the comedy Clerks. Since then, the image of Jay has remained central to his acting career.
It is noteworthy that he is much like his character. For example, just like Jay, for several years he was even convicted of storing heroin. The court found him guilty and sentenced him to two years probation. A course of forced rehabilitation helped him get rid of drug addiction.
At the moment, his last notable work in the movie is the role of Jimmy in the comedy horror series Todd and the Book of Pure Evil.