Kevin Smith at the Real-Life Quick Stop from “Clerks” | On Location w/ Josh Horowitz 

The plaque needs to read "He wasn't even supposed to be here today."

Kevin Smith is how everyone in Hollywood should act. Grateful for what he has accomplished as the journey it took to get their.

My favorite line is when Randell says "This job would be great if it wasn't for the customers"

that faded Clerks 2 poster in the window

I was 21 when Clerks came out. Working in a grocery store & going to college. The magic of the film for me was that it captured all of the entertaining, weird nuances of working in retail at a job like a clerk. It was universal to anyone who had ever worked with the public, especially at night(like after the 'normal' folks go to bed). I saw it and was talking about it with my co-workers, just praising it up & down. So a bunch of us went to see it together. To have a group of people just have a 'Holy Shit!' moment together was great. Our girlfriends who worked at other stores or in the mall all had 'Clerks' stories. It became a rite of passage amongst our company, "Hey, have you seen that movie 'Clerks'? You HAVE to!" We always said that if you didn't identify with the clerks then you were one of the annoying customers. I'm glad that Kevin Smith ended up being such a successful director because he was one of US.

Were is/was the most famous wall? A) Berlin B) China C) Quick Stop

15 bucks little man! Put that sh*t in my hand! Love you Kev! So happy you lived!!!!🙏

When I was in the Navy, the ship I was stationed on was home ported 1 mile down the road from this. Most of us would make trips down to the store just to say we've been there.

A friend of mine recently made the pilgrimage to this Quik Stop and took pictures of it. Someone told him to post the pics in black and white, which made it perfect.

As someone who's been working in retail for 4 years now, I can honestly say there's no other film out there I relate to more than Clerks - it basically sums up precisely how most of my 20s has felt so far. Although like anyone else stuck in the depths of a minimum wage, dead end job, the comfort the film provides on an individual level is that you're not the first nor the last human being to experience the living Hell of dealing with the general public at their so very entitled worst. And the real kicker? You're never even supposed to be there that day!

Kevin Smith is one of my favourite people on the planet.

Kevin’s loving the attention I think he’s in his prime doing all this media

Damn, nice to hear a celebrity talk positively about a regular job for once! Some act like they rather blow their brains out.

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What I really love about Kevin Smith apart from being such a huge fan of nerd culture but the fact that he's remained so authentic to his style. Plus, he's just a swell guy all around.

Came over from the UK to do a tour of the states... and this was one place I had to stop at... was weird to see it in real life after seeing it movies for so many years...

It never really struck me till now how that line "I wasn't even suppose to be here today" is kinda the hook for the whole movie and his career.

Imagine living across from Quick Stop and waking up every morning to one of the best movie sets ever!

Working at a convenience store IN JERSEY, this movie hits the nail on the head.

I think at this point I've spent more time "with" Kevin than with my actual father...

I can only imagine being in a car driving by and having to do a double take while they’re doing this interview

Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are strangely two of my hero's. I have so many lofty goals that don't feel impossible because of amazing stories like theirs. I'm sure that's true for anyone that comes from "that side of the tracks".

I’ve seen clerks almost 50 times, at a guess, and when he said it was in black and white, I was like “oh yeah”. I was a manager of a music/video store when it came out. Me and a hand full of employees where friends, we all hung out everyday. This movie was ours! So glad it became a cult classic. Seeing it pop up throughout my life keeps me feeling young.

I was stationed a few blocks down the road from this store when I was in the Navy. There used to be a bar on the side of it called the "Depot" if my memory serves me correctly?!? It blew my mind the first time I went there. Clerks is one of my all-time favs.

This was such a good interview good work guys

I love Kevin Smith, looks super healthy these days. Good for him.

I love Kevin so much. Criticize his art all u want but he has positively impacted the world. This movie and man has inspired a lot of people to be artists

I love Kevin Smith. A true original. People with not even a modicum of his talent and success get huge egos almost immediately and he’s seemed to always stay real 3 even decades later. He’s a huge part of my sense of humor.

Wish I knew he was there. I live down the road from there.

I remember this movie coming out in my late teens and just loving the hell out of it, now its still great to see this movie keep its legs and continue on for all of us..it really is a gift.

Smith is honestly a legend. It doesn’t matter if you enjoy his work, you cannot knock what he accomplished. He inspired a whole generation of indie filmmakers myself included

Clerks is a documentary on my life and many other clerks. My friends were dumb founded by my stories being almost exactly like this movie.

"Salsa shark...Man goes into cage, cage goes into salsa. Shark's in the salsa. Our shark."

Weird seeing the place in color

That stoner laugh at the end, love it

Aww I think I can see Kev's eyes welling up a little

Very cool to see the store still open and doing business

pack of wraps my man! time to schmoke some weed!

kevin smith what a cool dude.

I saw reboot last night. A lot of fun.

You're not allowed to rent videos here anymore. YEAH!!!

Snoogins!🍻🐈🔥🎄

Kevin Smith's smile has always been magical to me. No matter what I'm feeling, how mad I may be at that moment, or sad, when he smiles so did I. That's pure fucking magic.

Lester Burnham "I'm looking for the least amount of responsibility".

Clerks fanatic from Poland here.I would totally just go to the states to see this place,no grand canyon, manhattan etc. Just 58 Leonard Ave in New Jersey ;]

All around appreciation

This has me in tears. Good tears. I love this movie so much.

A Kevin Smith fan’s greatest dream come true would flying to New Jersey to see the Quick Stop and actually seeing Jay and Kevin Smith standing outside against the wall.

And this video reminds me of many of the reasons why I love Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith’s life is the best inspirational story EVER!!!

Humble legend! We love you Kevin!

What a crazy honor to be there with Kevin Smith.

First time I have seen him after his huge weight loss.....looking good Kevin!

I could totally see them giving the store to kevin when the owners move on and him running it or updating the store. Also him rebooting the video store. With actual videos.

Randal is the real hero here...

Kevin Smith is soo cool & soo relatable!

One time I visited the Quickstop just to make a pilgrimage. I bought a Snapple. It was surreal.

Kevin Smith is the man. I could listen to his stories all day everyday 🙌

I never "got" Clerks, but super appreciate the way Kevin got this movie and his career started using his own credit cards, etc. Much respect!

In 1969, the location of the comic book store was a restaurant. I had my first job there, washing dishes. Right round that time, I started hanging around Leonardo with a guy I met hitchhiking to Asbury Park , Jimmy Kennington. We did some windowpane acid one night and wound up at the Quick stop right around the time the bakery left a BUNCH of doughnuts on the doorstep. Good times. Pretty sure it wasn't a Quick stop then, maybe a 7/11

One of the top five favorite movies of all time! A soundtrack to my youth

Damn, the feels man. Good stuff

Love it! Thank you!

Love you Kevin 🙏🏻🖤

This is great! Thanks for doing this! Kevin Smith is a genius.

A trip to the Quick Stop for a couple packs of smokes is on my bucket list.

Well that is wonderful

He should just buy that place. Never understood why he hasn't.

still 1 of my fave comedies to this day

Am I the only one wondering what that kid yelled out

Love it!!!

Do the interviewer needs to give smith some space haha

One of the greatest movies of all time

I love him

Happy 49th. I'm almost there - love Clerks and all your movies.

The area definitely changed a bit since my "pilgrimage."

5:52 When I saw those fridges, my first thought was Kevin's mom, Grace, checking the dates on the milk. 😂😂😂

Wholesome, feels good :)

I remember getting ready to go out and the TV was on and i think it was HBO, and it was clerks. I don't remember the scene that grabbed me but i stopped getting ready and kind of in mid step to leave, Clerks caught my eye and i stopped and stood there watching as i was fixing my coat. I ended up sitting down and watching the whole movie. Great Movie!

Grew up in Red Bank and this is still one of my go to films for explaining Jersey to anyone. Meeting Brian O Halloran when I was younger was super dope. #snoogins

I like this guy Josh.

I can’t believe how much money is being throw into adverts for this movie. It’s awesome!

Kevin was awesome

I watched Clerks on video on the last day I worked at the first convenience store I ever worked at in 96. Since then I've been a huge fan and have gone on to manager a store. I'm so psyched for the Jay and Silent Bob reboot show in Jacksonville.

Love this! But..... $7.91 for 72’s!? Holy! Thank God I live in SD.

Back in January on the way back from New York I surprised my wife with a stop in Leonardo. It was by far one of the coolest places we’ve been. We asked if we could take pictures and they were more then glad to let us. So many pictures and about an hour later we went over and visited the secret stash to round out a memorable trip. I wish I could post the pictures in this comment. It’s definitely one of the things that will stay with me forever. Thank you Kevin for creating a “universe” that to some equal those of Marvel and DC.

He seems way more humble and wise recently.

Kevin Smith is my hero

One of my fav movies ever I watched this shit over and over on vhs.

I'm not the biggest fan of kevin smith, but clerks and even clerks 2 were both pretty great. I'm glad I watched both of them.

when I was 21 I worked at a gas station in middletown about 2 miles from quick stop. I offered a Mexican guy free coffee because he was waiting for a car repair. he told me I should fix refrigerators, thats a good job. I googled refrigerator repair that night, found Lincoln tech, and ive been an hvac guy for 7 years now.

Good Job and Great interview.. I Love Kev.. 😉

Been there 100 times at least ! Thats my hometown :)

I visited a friend in a college and they regretted it ever since.

We made the trek all the way out there! Felt surreal. Can't believe it's been 25 years!

Have seen clerks 2 countless times along with most of Kevin's movies, except for clerks. Finally found it at goodwill for $.99 as one of employees was putting it on the shelf. She looked at me and said that was one of the dumbest movies ever. Watched it now considered it a master piece.

The God. 🙏🏽

Jay and slient bob I love these guys they are awsome and I relate to story line in my life.😜😜😜😂😂😂😂😁😁😁

When I first saw Clerks I didn’t get it how they knew what kind of cigarettes to give people. Lol I work a gas station I refer to people as “that lady who always buys a crossword scratchoff” or “the blonde who smokes that one brand of cigarette” “the one who always gets the blue ones and has shaggy hair” “the guy that buys 6 cans of cranberry hard lemonade at a time”

I went there with a friend about 12 years ago. We went to Red Bank first, it's about 6 mi away and stopped into J & SB's Secret Stash and the record store from Chasing Amy across the street. Then I drove us north and didn't tell my friend where we were going. She kinda freaked out when she saw the store.