From Jason Lee to Justin Long to Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith has brought back a bunch of his regular collaborators to appear in the cast of his latest film, The 4:30 movie. Shot at Smith’s own movie theater, Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, The 4:30 movie is his most personal film in years. It’s a coming-of-age comedy about a group of teenagers theater-hopping over a single day in the 1980s.
Like Wes Anderson and Martin Scorsese, Smith is known for working with the same actors over and over again. Part of this is because most of his films take place in an interconnected universe, the “View Askewniverse,” So many actors play the same characters in different movies. But even his non-asqueuniverse films, vi The 4:30 moviehave brought frequent collaborators such as Kate Mikuki and Diedrich Bader.
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Austin Zajur
Previously seen in Clerks III
Brian, the main character in The 4:30 movie (and an avatar for Smith’s own teenage self), is played by Austin Zajur. Zajur was known for his roles as Neil In fist fightChuck Steinberg in Scary stories to tell in the darkand Mosquito Boy in A fool’s paradise. The 4:30 movie Marks Zajur’s second collaboration with Smith After he played the supporting role of Blockchain Coltrane in Clerks III. Blockchain is Elias’ new friend and his partner in their “Buddy Messiah Kites” NFT venture.
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Zajur did not have many lines in it Clerks IIIBecause Blockchain whispers most of his dialogue in Elias’ ear rather than saying it out loud; Randall dubbed blockchain “Elias’ own silent bob.“ in The 4:30 movieZajur has much more lines as he is the protagonist of the film. He is also dating Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith in real life.
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Justin Long
Previously seen in Zack and Miri make a porno, Task, and more
Justin Long has a minor role in The 4:30 movie How stinky. This is the latest in a long line of collaborations between Long and Smith. Long first worked with Smith When he played adult film star Brandon St. Randy in Zack and Miri make a porno. He reunited with Smith to play the lead role of Wallace Britton, a podcaster who is kidnapped and turned into a walrus, in the horror comedy TaskLoosely based on a true story.
Long has a cameo appearance as the title characters’ guru, Yogi Beyer, in Yoga Hosers. He reprized his role as Brandon St. Randy to act as Jay and Bob’s lawyer in Jay and Silent Bob RebootAnd he played the perverse orderly who shaved Randall before his heart surgery in Clerks III. at this point, It would be weird if a new Smith movie came out and Long wasn’t in it.
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Jason Lee
Previously seen in Mallrats, Chasing Amy and more
Jason Lee appeared in The 4:30 movie Like Brian’s dad. Lee has been a regular collaborator of Smith’s since his second feature, Mallrats, In which Lee played the main role of Brodie Bruce. In Smith’s third film, Chasing AmyLee played comic book artist Banky Edwards, the creative partner of Ben Affleck’s writer character, Holden McNeil. In Smith’s fourth film, the religious satire DogmaLee played the main villain: the angel of death, Ezrael.
Lee reprized his roles as both Brody and Banky Jay and Silent Bob strike back. He made cameo appearances as a PR executive in Jersey girl And like Lance Dowds in Clerks IIAnd he played Roy, the arrogant new husband of Bruce Willis’ character’s ex-wife, in Cup out. Lee reprized his role as Brodie again in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot.
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Kate Mikuki
Previously seen in Jay And Silent Bob Reboot and Clerks III
The mother of Brian’s love interest Melody is played by Kate Micucci in The 4:30 movie. Mikuki is best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and OatesAlong with Ricky Lindhome. She is also known for her television roles as Stephanie Gooch in ScrubsAllies in ‘To deathmy in Raising hopeand Raj’s romantic interest in Lucy The Big Bang Theory. She is also a prolific voice actor, having played Sadie Miller in Steven Universecliff face in The Lego Batman MovieAnd why do you think about it? Scooby-doo Productions.
Mikuki first worked with Smith When she played a clerk at a Mooby’s restaurant in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot. She reteamed with Smith to play a minor role as Mary Ann Clerks III. The 4:30 movie Marks Mikuki’s third collaboration with Smith.
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Genesis Rodriguez
Previously seen in Task and Yoga Hosers
Genesis Rodriguez has a role as a usher in the movies The 4:30 movie. Rodriguez previously played Courtney in the pregnancy comedy What to expect when you are expectingAgent Allen Richards in the neo-western star of Arnold Schwarzenegger The last standand Gabriela Conlon in the Liam Neeson-starring action thriller Run all night. She also played voice roles as Honey Lemon in the Disney animated superhero movie Great hero 6 and Perfume in the Netflix cartoon series Ze-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Rodriguez first worked with Smith when she played Ally LeonWallace’s unfaithful girlfriend, in Task. Ally takes a major role in the second half of the film as she searches for her missing boyfriend. Rodriguez also has a supporting role as a gym teacher named Ms. Wicklund in Yoga Hosers. The 4:30 movie Marks Rodriguez’s third collaboration with Smith.
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Diedrich Bader
Previously seen in the Jay and Silent Bob movies
Diedrich Bader appeared in The 4:30 movie With arguably the best character name in the entire ensemble: Damocles. Bader is comedy nerd kingdomHaving played such iconic roles as Bill Ericsson in VeepRex in Napoleon DynamiteRich in Better thingsAnd Peter’s blue-collar next-door neighbor Lawrence in Office Space. He is also known for whistling Bruce Wayne Batman: The Brave and the Bold (as well as various other Batman media).
Bader first worked with Smith When he played a security guard who chases Jay and Bob around the Miramax lot in the third act of Jay and Silent Bob strike back. Bader also played a security guard Jay and Silent Bob RebootIn keeping with that movie being a self-aware rehash of Jay and Silent Bob strike back. The 4:30 movie is Bader’s third appearance in one of Smith’s films.
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Harley Quinn Smith
Previously seen in Yoga Hosers, Jay and Silent Bob reboot, and more
Smith’s own daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, Revealed in The 4:30 movie Like Sister Sugar Walls. Sister Sugar Walls is a nun who hides a secret in a movie-within-a-movie that the characters are watching in the theater. Smith has been appearing in her father’s movies since she was a baby. She played her father’s character Quiet Bob as a baby in the opening scene of Jay and Silent Bob strike back. She played Trace Colelli in Jersey girl and the child who inspires Dante to embrace fatherhood in Clerks II.
Smith scored her first leading role As convenience store clerk Colleen McKenzie in Yoga HosersReprising her cameo role from Task. She played Jay’s estranged daughter Millennium “Millie” Faulken in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot And Clerks III. She also played Wendy in Kilroy was herewhich is released as an NFT.
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Method man
Previously seen in Jay And Silent Bob Reboot
Method Man plays the role of cookie in The 4:30 movie. Method Man is best known as a rapper, Being a member of the Wu-Tang Clan and the hip-hop duo Method Man & RedmanBut he also had many acting roles. He played Tug Daniels in Oz and Melvin “Cheese” Wagstaff in The rulerAnd he is currently starring as Davis McLean in Power Book II: Ghost.
He famously starred in the 2001 Stoner comedy How highWhich Jay and Silent Bob are huge fans of. in Jay and Silent Bob RebootMethod Man and Redman played appeared to Jay and Bob in a drug-induced hallucination. Method Man has a lot of fun playing himself in this movie, but in The 4:30 movie, He gets to flex his acting muscles and play a fictional character.
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Betty Aberlin
Previously seen in Dogma, Jersey Girl, and more
Betty Aberlin plays Mrs. Bee The 4:30 movie. Aberlin is best known for playing Lady Aberlin on the kids’ television show Mister Rogers’ neighborhooda part she played for the entire 33-year run of the series. She also appeared in The Smothers Brothers Show and various New York theater productions, but later in her life, she became a frequent collaborator of Smith.
Abelin appeared in a bunch of Smith’s movies. She first worked with Smith when she played a nun in Dogmaand went on to play similar small roles in many of his subsequent films. She played a teacher in Jersey girlMrs. Copley in Zack and Miri make a pornoAbigail in Red stateand Cordelia in the NFT movie, Kilroy was here. The 4:30 movie is Aberlin’s sixth collaboration with Smith.
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Jeff Anderson
Previously seen in the Clerks trilogy and more
Jeff Anderson has a cameo appearance in The 4:30 movie As a father stands at the concession stand in the theater. Anderson is one of Smith’s earliest collaborators, In his indie debut feature, he played iconic slacker Randall Graves. Clerks. Anderson reprized his role as Randall in both Clerks Sequels. He also made a cameo appearance as Randall In Jay and Silent Bob strike back and voiced Randall in the animated TV spin-off, Clerks: The Animated Series.
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Anderson also appeared in Smith’s movies in other roles. He has a cameo as a gun salesman in Dogma and played Deacon, the cameraman who shoots the eponymous lover porno, in Zack and Miri make a porno. The 4:30 movie is the seventh of Smith’s movies in which Anderson has appeared – and the third one where he doesn’t play Randall.
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Jason Biggs
Previously seen in Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back, Jersey Girl, and more
Jason Biggs makes a cameo appearance as a construction worker in The 4:30 movie. Biggs is best known for playing Jim Levenstein in the American pie Franchise. Biggs has since played such roles as Anderson in Wedding Daze, Dorn Silverman in Save Silvermanand Charlie Cooper in Eight below. He is currently working on his directorial debut, GetawayIn which he will star with Meaghan Rath and Arturo Castro.
Biggs first collaborated with Smith when he made a cameo appearance as himself Jay and Silent Bob strike back. He played a larger role as Arthur Brickman, the protégé of Ben Affleck’s character, in Jersey girl. Biggs reunited with Smith a decade and a half later when he played himself in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, In a tongue-in-cheek reference to his cameo from the previous film.
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Jason Mewes
Previously seen in every View Askewniverse movie and more
Credited simply as “A John,” Jason Mewes appeared in The 4:30 movie. Mewes is one of Smith’s closest friends and collaborators. He is not only an actor who often appears in Smith’s movies; He is the other half of Smith’s iconic double act, Jay and Silent Bob. While Smith plays Bob, who only speaks when he has something deep and meaningful to say, Mewes plays Jay, who never shuts up and never says anything substantial.
Mewes has played Jay in every movie in the View Askewniverse: Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob strike back, Clerks II, Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie!, Jay and Silent Bob rebootAnd Clerks III. Mewes also played adult film actor Lester in Zack and Miri make a porno And a renegade cop in Yoga Hosers. The 4:30 movie is the last of many Smith-helmed movies that Mewes has appeared in, But this is only the third in which he does not play Jay.