"I shouldn't even be here today!" - Dante (many times), Clerks (1994)
As a retail worker, I relate to Clerks so much. Retail isn't all awful and it genuinely wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for the customers.
Brian O'Halloran perfectly portrays the pure distain of being a retail worker called in on their day off, when they've already had plans and major life events happen while working.
Kevin Smith lived it, wrote it and directed it. He's seen how weird, rude and just absolutely shitty people are. Kevin comes off very kind and down to earth (so does Brian) and I think that's because of his time dealing with the general public.
Happy 30th anniversary, Clerks!











