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Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith. By: Josue Granados. Background Info. Born August 2, 1970 in Red Bank, New Jersey Has an older sister, Virginia, and an older brother, Donald Smith Jr. Raised in a Catholic household Attended Henry Hudson High School in Highlands

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Kevin Smith

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  1. Kevin Smith By: Josue Granados

  2. Background Info • Born August 2, 1970 in Red Bank, New Jersey • Has an older sister, Virginia, and an older brother, Donald Smith Jr. • Raised in a Catholic household • Attended Henry Hudson High School in Highlands • Screenwriter, actor, film producer, director, comic book writer, author and comedian

  3. Cinematography Iconography Directing Style • Low-Budget • Colorful Graphics • Black and White • Tracking Shot • Hand Held Camera • Coming of Age • Slackers • Teen sex • Stoners • Comedy • Drugs • Entrepreneurs

  4. Acting Roles & Public Appearances • Featured in 3 events of “Degrassi: The Next Generation” • Adapted version of himself, visited school to work on film • Starred as Silent Bob in the Clerks film series • Starred in MTVu show “Suck Less with Kevin Smith” • Gave college students ideas on what to do on weekends • Interviewed for “This Film is not yet Rated” Documentary • A documentary about why Jersey Girl was “Rated R”

  5. Comic Books • Guardian Devil – Hero is caring for an infant that may be a religious savior or antichrist • Batman: Cacophony – Batman attempts to stop a turf war between The Joker and crime lord • Green Hornet: American t.v and radio masked vigilante who fights crime at night • Batman: The Widening Gyre – Batman has a series of encounters with a vigilante Baphomet, and become partners • Spider-Man/Cat Woman: The Evil that Men Do – Spider man is investigating the death of a students heroin overdose

  6. Personal Life • Married Jennifer Schwalbachand photo- graphed her for a playboy magazine • Their daughter, Harley Quinn, was born June 26, 1999 and was named after a character from Batman: The Animated Series • Began smoking marijuana at age 38 when working by Seth Rogan in “Zac and Miri Make a Porno” in 2008 • 2010, kicked off Southwest Airlines for complaining that he didn’t fit

  7. Movie Content • Pervasive Language (Zack and Miri Make a Prono) • Explicit Sexual Dialogue (Dogma) • Violence (Cop Out) • Action Violence (Wild Wild West) • Sexuality (Chasing Amy) • Explicit Language (Mall Rats) • Strong Drug Content (Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)

  8. Must See Movie #5 Clerks(1994) • Starring: Ken Clark, Scott Mosier, and Jeff Anderson • Depicts a day in the lives of two store clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy clients, talk about movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

  9. Must See Movie #4 Chasing Amy(1997) • Starring: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Scott Moiser • Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

  10. Must See Movie #3 Mallrats(1995) • Starring: Jason Mewes, Stan Lee, and Ben Affleck • Two best friends get dumped by their girlfriends and take refuge at a local mall

  11. Must See Movie #2 Dogma(1999) • Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Linda Fiorentino • An abortion clinic worker that has a special heritage is called to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and re-enter Heaven.

  12. Must See Movie #1 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back(2001) • Starring: Ben Affleck, Will Farell, and Kevin Smith • The comic 'Bluntman and Chronic' is based on real-life stoners: Jay and Silent Bob. When they get no profit from a big-screen version they start to wreck the movie.

  13. Controversy • On January 11, 2011 Smith expressed his • disappointment about working with Bruce Willis in the film “Cop Out” • claimed that if it wasn’t for Tracey Morgan “I would have either killed myself or hired someone else in the making of Cop Out” • Received criticism for smoking pot and not being involved with the actors enough • Answered on Twitter: “Writing a nasty review for Cop Out is akin to bullying a retarded kid. All you’ve done is make fun of something that wasn't doing you any harm and wanted only to give some cats some fun laughs.”

  14. Nominations and Awards • Independent Spirit Award Nominees: • Chasing Amy (Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Role) • Dogma (Best Screenplay) • Clerks ( Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay) • Awards Received: • Chasing Amy (Best Screenplay) • Red State (Best Film) • Good Will Hunting (Executive Producer)

  15. Quotes “Any Book is a self-help guide if you can take something from it.” “All these people who say success changes people; well, no, it just magnifies what’s there.” “Sex is sex, as far as I’m concerned. Some cats dig on the opposite gender, and some cats dig on their own.”

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