Editing Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (section)

{{Short description|2001 American film directed by Kevin Smith}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
| image = Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (theatrical poster).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Kevin Smith]]
| producer = [[Scott Mosier]]
| writer = Kevin Smith
| starring = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jason Mewes]]
* Kevin Smith
* [[Ben Affleck]]
* [[Eliza Dushku]]
* [[Shannon Elizabeth]]
* [[Will Ferrell]]
* [[Ali Larter]]
* [[Jason Lee]]
* [[Chris Rock]]
}}
| music = [[James L. Venable]]
| cinematography = [[Jamie Anderson (cinematographer)|Jamie Anderson]]
| editing = {{Plainlist|
* Scott Mosier
* Kevin Smith
}}
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
* [[Dimension Films]]
* [[Miramax|Miramax Films]]
* [[View Askew Productions]]
}}
| distributor = Miramax Films (through Dimension Films)
| released = {{Film date|2001|08|24}}
| runtime = 104 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 104:20--><ref>{{cite web | title=''JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK'' (18) | url=http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back-2001 | work=[[British Board of Film Classification]] | date=September 4, 2001 | access-date=February 14, 2014 | archive-date=October 24, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024155426/https://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/jay-and-silent-bob-strike-back-2001 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget = $22 million<ref name="mojo"/>
| gross = $33.8 million<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|title=Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)|url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jayandthesilentbobstrikeback.htm|website=[[Box Office Mojo]]|access-date=January 30, 2017|archive-date=July 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714004920/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jayandthesilentbobstrikeback.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}

'''''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back''''' is a 2001 American [[Satire|satirical]] [[Stoner film|stoner]] [[buddy comedy film]] written, co-edited, and directed by [[Kevin Smith]] and produced and co-edited by [[Scott Mosier]]. The film is the fifth set in the [[View Askewniverse]], a growing collection of characters and settings that developed out of Smith's cult-favorite ''[[Clerks (film)|Clerks]]''. It stars [[Jason Mewes]] and Smith respectively as the [[Jay and Silent Bob|two eponymous characters]]. The film also stars [[Shannon Elizabeth]], [[Jason Lee]], [[Ben Affleck]], [[Matt Damon]], [[Will Ferrell]], [[Eliza Dushku]], [[Ali Larter]], and [[Chris Rock]], among many others, most of which make [[cameo appearance]]s. The title and logo for ''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' are direct references to ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980).

Originally intended to be the last film set in the Askewniverse, or to feature Jay and Silent Bob, ''Strike Back'' features many characters from the previous Askew films, some in [[dual role]]s and/or reprising roles from [[Clerks (film)|the]] [[Mallrats|previous]] [[Chasing Amy|four]] [[Dogma (film)|entries]]. The film received mixed reviews from critics.

Smith announced in February 2017 that he was writing a sequel called ''[[Jay and Silent Bob Reboot]]'' and started filming in February 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/549210/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot/|title='Jay And Silent Bob Reboot' Is Kevin Smith's New Film, 'Clerks III' And 'Mallrats 2' Are Dead|first=Ethan|last=Anderton|date=February 10, 2017|website=SlashFilm|access-date=April 18, 2024|archive-date=December 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221223075709/https://www.slashfilm.com/549210/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_5b0c495ee4b0fdb2aa55dacd|title=Jay And Silent Bob Reboot' Set To Start Filming This Summer|date=May 28, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=July 23, 2018|url=http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/kevin-smith/275116/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-movie-shooting-this-year|title=Jay And Silent Bob Reboot Movie Shooting This Year|work=Den of Geek |access-date=August 1, 2018|archive-date=August 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180801222539/http://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/kevin-smith/275116/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-movie-shooting-this-year|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.screengeek.net/2018/11/13/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-2019/|title=Jay and Silent Bob Reboot Begins Filming in Early 2019|date=November 13, 2018|access-date=November 20, 2018|archive-date=April 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419031803/https://www.screengeek.net/2018/11/13/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-2019/|url-status=live}}</ref> and was released on October 15 that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-details-2018-5|title=KEVIN SMITH REVEALS 'JAY AND SILENT BOB REBOOT' DETAILS AND RELEASE DATE|date=May 29, 2018|access-date=June 8, 2018|archive-date=February 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230209070610/https://www.maxim.com/entertainment/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-details-2018-5/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://collider.com/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-filming-set-photo/| title=Kevin Smith Marks 'Jay and Silent Bob Reboot' Production Start with Behind-the-Scenes Photo| first=Vinnie| last=Mancuso| date=February 25, 2019| work=Collider.com| access-date=February 25, 2019| archive-date=August 3, 2019| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803064304/http://collider.com/jay-and-silent-bob-reboot-filming-set-photo/| url-status=live}}</ref> From February to June 2019, Smith additionally re-adapted the plot of the film to the character of [[Hit-Girl|Mindy McCready / Hit-Girl]] in the relaunched [[Image Comics|Image]] [[American comic book|comic book series]], titled ''Hit-Girl: The Golden Rage of Hollywood'', with [[Dave Lizewski]] filling the role of [[Banky Edwards]].<ref name="Hit-Girl">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/hit-girl-kevin-smith/|title=Kevin Smith to Write Hit-Girl Miniseries|publisher=CBR|year=2019|access-date=December 12, 2018|archive-date=December 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213115821/https://www.cbr.com/hit-girl-kevin-smith/|url-status=live}}</ref>