Posted by Stratford I at nas-75-56.boston.navinet.net on November 18, 1999 at 11:32:17:
In Reply to: Getting annoyed with Kevin posted by Lunch Box on November 18, 1999 at 10:57:59:
: Dude, don't get me wrong I am a VERY big fan, but what the hell is going on?! I keep seeing all of these advertisements, and Kevin Smith interviews where EVERYONE says "Here's the director of Clerks and Chasing Amy"... WHAT ABOUT MALLRATS?! God, when Chasing Amy came out, it was the same BS... "Here's the director of Clerks"... Come on, man. Take credit for MallRats. That movie rocked. Clerks was great, Chasing Amy was great, Dogma was great, AND MALLRATS WAS GREAT! I think it is wrong for you to leave MallRats out, jst because it didn't make $14 billion opening weekend. I think it's wrong for you to listen to critics, and publicity agents, and let them talk you into hiding MallRats. That movie rocked! Dude, the Jedi mind trick, the Wyle E. Coyote blueprints, the "I, too, am in the framing business", the "He made a CD player out of his mom's"...
: If *I* wrote, directed, and starred in that movie, I would have it tattooed on my forehead! Kevin, this is not a movie to hide, or be ashamed of because it wasn't a blockbuster, and believe me, if you advertise "The writer/director/co-star of MallRats", people will know who you are!
It's the people who are in charge of advertising at Lion's Gate. Although I agree that "Mallrats" deserves to be on the poster, the money wouldn't put it on there because it tanked critically and financially. Besides, the legions of "Mallrats" fans know who Jay & Silent Bob are anyway, and they're on the poster so it doesn't really matter.
David Stratford