JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK (2001)

Saturday 27 September is VIEW ASKEWNIVERSE DAY. We're showing four films by Kevin Smit in chronological order, culminating in our 21:15 screening of JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK.

Join us as we follow Jay and Silent Bob across country to stop a Hollywood adaptation of their comic alter egos. What makes this film interesting is its gleeful parody of the film industry, full of cameos, meta-jokes, and irreverent humor.

Critics were divided, some dismissing it as indulgent fan service, but for devotees of the View Askewniverse it was a joyous culmination of years of interconnected storytelling. The film celebrates pop culture excess while mocking Hollywood’s recycling of ideas, foreshadowing conversations about IP dominance. It’s also remembered for its endless cameos, from Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, making it a time capsule of early-2000s fandom.