Both Brody Bruce and Randall Graves (from Clerks) have a cousin named Walter. In Clerks Randall tells Dante about his cousin Walter breaking his neck trying to suck his own d**k. In Mallrats Brodie starts the movie by telling you a story of how his cousin Walter kept shoving cats up his ass to get a gerbil out of there.
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Mallrats (1995) - 23 trivia entries
Directed by Kevin Smith, starring Claire Forlani, Ethan Suplee, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Jeremy London, Joey Lauren Adams, Kevin Smith, Michael Rooker, Renée Humphrey, Shannen Doherty (add more)
Both Brody Bruce and Randall Graves (from Clerks) have a cousin named Walter. In Clerks Randall tells Dante about his cousin Walter breaking his neck trying to suck his own d**k. In Mallrats Brodie starts the movie by telling you a story of how his cousin Walter kept shoving cats up his ass to get a gerbil out of there.
Jared Svenning was not originally bald. This was a decision Michael Rooker made while trying to dye his hair gray.
The film's events take place the day before the events of "Clerks."
The music playing while they're waiting outside the lift that Brodie and Rene are having sex in is the same tune as the lift music from the Blues Brothers, "The Girl From Ipanema" by Antonio Carlos Jobim.
The character of Shannon Hamilton is meant to be an inside joke about Shannen Doherty. She was married very briefly to Ashley Hamilton so hence her name was (temporarily) Shannen Hamilton.
Jay's line, "Where do you get those wonderful toys?" is a reference to the first Batman movie, in which the Joker said a similar line about Batman's utilities.
LaFours the security guard who wears the white straw cap is a reference to LaFours in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid who also always wears a white straw cap.
When they're in the dirt mall, check out the cap TS tries on - it's got "Clerks" on it.
The third contestant on the game show Truth or Date is called Gil Hicks. The guy who plays Gil Hicks is Brian O'Halloran the guy who plays Dante Hicks in Clerks.
When Jay and Bob attack the Easter bunny, have a look towards the end of the attack. Bob begins to chew on the bunny's ear. Pretty pointless considering it's part of the costume and wouldn't hurt the guy inside it at all.
OK, this isn't a mistake, just a strange coincidence. If you have the DVD, and you listen to the commentary, at one point Kevin Smith talks about a scene that was cut from the script where Jay and Silent Bob are watching Gwen in the changing room and that they are "pleasuring themselves." He then mentions a substance landing in her hair, and how he was told to take it out because it was vulgar. He goes on to bring up how much "There's Something About Mary"'s famous scene is akin to his cut scene, and how TSAM went on to make $200 million. Now, if you pay attention to the scene where Brodie and Rene are having sex in the elevator, the song playing is "Build Me Up, Buttercup" - the same song that plays over the credits of TSAM.
This film was originally much longer, and the plot was quite different at times. Kevin Smith was forced to alter it after a few early negative test screenings. The original cut had a much different opening that makes no mention of Julie Dwyer's death, a number of extended scenes, and some original dialogue that was redubbed for the theatrical release. This original cut was finally made available in the 10th Anniversary Special Edition.
The producers were so confident the film would be a hit, they even talked with Kevin Smith about a sequel. Smith conceived an idea called "Mallrats 2: 'Die Hard' in a Mall." He had also considered altering his idea for "Chasing Amy", and making it into a tamer PG-13 comedy for the studio, so it would sell better. After "Mallrats" flopped, the sequel was dropped, and Smith made "Chasing Amy" as originally envisioned.
During his conversation with Brodie, Stan Lee is constantly looking towards his left and right, looking for his cue cards. Not being a trained actor, Lee had difficulty remembering his lines.
The movie Mallrats poster is done in the same style as Star Wars: A New Hope. You can tell by the way Rene is holding on to Brodie's leg like the way Leia was holding on to Luke's leg.
The movie closes with Weezer's song "Suzanne" and if you watch long enough it shows Jay and Bob walking off with an orangutan named Suzanne. The same orangutan, with the same name, later appears in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back."
At one point, T.S. and Gwen (played by Joey Lauren Adams) recount the time Gwen had sex with Rick Derris on a pool table. Alyssa Jones from "Chasing Amy" (also played by Adams) also had sex with Rick Derris during high school, as did Caitlin Bree from "Clerks".
Note the Jaws reference - not the obvious marriage scene link - the main characters are called TS Quint and Brodie Bruce, compared to Quint and Brody from Jaws. The nickname for the shark on set was "Bruce".
Just a little fact. The picture that Silent Bob goes through at the end of the "Batman" scene is actually a picture of Jason Lee's wife.
Shannen Doherty changes her outfit regularly throughout the film. Apparently this is because in her contract it said that she got to keep any clothes she wore during shooting, so she changed as often as possible.
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