Clerks

Plot

Dante Hicks is not having a good day. He clerks in a small convenience store and is told to come into work on his day off. Dante thinks life is a series of down endings and this day proves to be no different. He reads in the newspaper that his ex-girlfriend Caitlin is getting married. His present girlfriend reveals to have somewhat more experience with sex that he thought. His principal concerns are the hockey game he has that afternoon and the wake for a friend who died. His buddy Randal Graves works as a clerk in the video store next door and he hates his job as much as Dante hates his.

Why watch

Dante Hicks is stuck behind the counter of a convenience store on his day off, grappling with the mundanity of his life while his friend Randal, a video store clerk, offers a cynical commentary on their existence. Watching it feels like eavesdropping on a series of unfiltered conversations that oscillate between hilarity and melancholy, revealing the absurdity of everyday life.

Cultural context

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