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 in Smith’s own movie theater, Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands,The 4:30 Movieis his most personal film in years.It’s a coming-of-age comedy about a group of teenagers theater-hopping across 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 that is because most of his films take place in an interconnected universe, the “View Askewniverse,”so a lot of actors play the same characters across different movies. But even his non-Askewniverse films, likeThe 4:30 Movie, have brought in frequent collaborators like Kate Micucci and Diedrich Bader.
12Austin Zajur
Previously Seen In Clerks III
Brian, the lead character inThe 4:30 Movie(and an avatar for Smith’s own teenage self), is played by Austin Zajur. Zajur rose to prominence with his roles as Neil inFist Fight, Chuck Steinberg inScary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and Mosquito Boy inFool’s Paradise.The 4:30 Moviemarks Zajur’s second collaboration with Smithafter he played the supporting role of Blockchain Coltrane inClerks III. Blockchain is Elias’ new friend and his partner in their “Buddy Christ Kites” NFT venture.
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Zajur didn’t have many lines inClerks III, because Blockchain whispers most of his dialogue in Elias’ ear rather than saying it out loud;Randal dubbed Blockchain “Elias’ own Silent Bob.”InThe 4:30 Movie, Zajur has a lot more lines, because he’s the film’s protagonist. He’s also dating Smith’s daughter Harley Quinn Smith in real life.
11Justin Long
Previously Seen In Zack And Miri Make A Porno, Tusk, And More
Justin Long has a minor role inThe 4:30 Movieas Stank. This is the latest in a long line of collaborations between Long and Smith. Long first worked with Smithwhen he played adult film star Brandon St. Randy inZack and Miri Make a Porno.He reunited with Smith to play the lead role of Wallace Bryton, a podcaster who gets kidnapped and turned into a walrus, in thehorror comedyTusk, loosely based on a true story.
Long had a cameo appearance as the title characters’ guru, Yogi Bayer, inYoga Hosers. He reprised his role as Brandon St. Randy to act as Jay and Bob’s lawyer inJay and Silent Bob Reboot, and he played the perverse orderly who shaved Randal before his heart surgery inClerks III. At this point,it would be strange if a new Smith movie came out and Long wasn’t in it.
10Jason Lee
Previously Seen In Mallrats, Chasing Amy, And More
Jason Lee appears inThe 4:30 Movieas Brian’s dad. Lee has been a regular collaborator of Smith’s since his second feature,Mallrats,in which Lee played the lead role of Brodie Bruce.In Smith’s third movie,Chasing Amy, Lee played comic book artist Banky Edwards, the creative partner of Ben Affleck’s writer character, Holden McNeil. In Smith’s fourth film,the religious satireDogma, Lee played the main villain: the angel of death, Azrael.
Lee reprised his roles as both Brodie and Banky inJay and Silent Bob Strike Back. He made cameo appearances as a PR executive inJersey Girland as Lance Dowds inClerks II, and he played Roy, the arrogant new husband of Bruce Willis’ character’s ex-wife, inCop Out.Lee reprised his role as Brodie once again inJay and Silent Bob Reboot.
9Kate Micucci
Previously Seen In Jay And Silent Bob Reboot And Clerks III
The mother of Brian’s love interest Melody is played by Kate Micucci inThe 4:30 Movie.Micucci is best known as one half of the musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, along with Riki Lindhome. She’s also known for her TV roles as Stephanie Gooch inScrubs, Ally in‘Til Death, Shelley inRaising Hope, and Raj’s romantic interest Lucy inThe Big Bang Theory. She’s also a prolific voice actor, having played Sadie Miller inSteven Universe, Clayface inThe Lego Batman Movie, and Velma Dinkley in a handful ofScooby-Dooproductions.
Micucci first worked with Smithwhen she played a clerk at a Mooby’s restaurant inJay and Silent Bob Reboot.She reteamed with Smith to play a minor role as Mary inClerks III.The 4:30 Moviemarks Micucci’s third collaboration with Smith.
8Genesis Rodriguez
Previously Seen In Tusk And Yoga Hosers
Genesis Rodriguez has a role as an usher at the movie theater inThe 4:30 Movie.Rodriguez previously played Courtney in the pregnancy comedyWhat to Expect When You’re Expecting, Agent Ellen Richards in the Arnold Schwarzenegger-starring neo-westernThe Last Stand, and Gabriela Conlon in the Liam Neeson-starring action thrillerRun All Night. She also played voice roles as Honey Lemon in the Disney animated superhero movieBig Hero 6and Perfuma in the Netflix cartoon seriesShe-Ra and the Princesses of Power.
Rodriguez first worked with Smith when she played Ally Leon, Wallace’s unfaithful girlfriend, inTusk. Ally takes a lead role in the film’s second half as she goes looking for her missing boyfriend. Rodriguez also had a supporting role as a gym teacher named Ms. Wicklund inYoga Hosers.The 4:30 Moviemarks Rodriguez’s third collaboration with Smith.
7Diedrich Bader
Previously Seen In The Jay And Silent Bob Movies
Diedrich Bader appears inThe 4:30 Moviewith arguably the best character name in the entire ensemble: Damocles.Bader is comedy nerd royalty, having played such iconic roles as Bill Ericsson inVeep, Rex inNapoleon Dynamite, Rich inBetter Things, and Peter’s blue-collar next-door neighbor Lawrence inOffice Space. He’s also known for voicing Bruce Wayne inBatman: The Brave and the Bold(as well as various other Batman media).
Bader first worked with Smithwhen he played a security guard who chases Jay and Bob around the Miramax lot in the third act ofJay and Silent Bob Strike Back. Bader also played a security guard inJay and Silent Bob Reboot, in keeping with that movie being a self-aware rehash ofJay and Silent Bob Strike Back.The 4:30 Movieis Bader’s third appearance in one of Smith’s films.
6Harley Quinn Smith
Previously Seen In Yoga Hosers, Jay And Silent Bob Reboot, And More
Smith’s own daughter, Harley Quinn Smith,appears inThe 4:30 Movieas Sister Sugar Walls.Sister Sugar Walls is a nun hiding a secret in a movie-within-a-movie that the characters watch at the theater. Smith has been appearing in her dad’s movies since she was a baby. She played her dad’s character Silent Bob as a baby in the opening scene ofJay and Silent Bob Strike Back. She played Trace Colelli inJersey Girland the kid who inspires Dante to embrace fatherhood inClerks II.
Smith scored her first leading roleas convenience store clerk Colleen McKenzie inYoga Hosers, reprising her cameo role fromTusk. She played Jay’s estranged daughter Millennium “Milly” Faulken inJay and Silent Bob RebootandClerks III. She also played Wendy inKillRoy Was Here, which was released as an NFT.
5Method Man
Previously Seen In Jay And Silent Bob Reboot
Method Man plays the role of Cookie inThe 4:30 Movie. Method Man is best known as a rapper,having been a member of the Wu-Tang Clan and the hip-hop duo Method Man & Redman, but he’s also had plenty of acting roles. He played Tug Daniels inOzand Melvin “Cheese” Wagstaff inThe Wire, and he’s currently starring as Davis MacLean inPower Book II: Ghost.
He famously starred in the 2001 stoner comedyHow High, of which Jay and Silent Bob are huge fans. InJay and Silent Bob Reboot, Method Man and Redman played themselves appearing to Jay and Bob in a drug-induced hallucination. Method Man had a lot of fun playing himself in that movie, but inThe 4:30 Movie,he gets to flex his acting muscles and play a fictional character.
4Betty Aberlin
Previously Seen In Dogma, Jersey Girl, And More
Betty Aberlin plays Mrs. B inThe 4:30 Movie.Aberlin is best known for playing Lady Aberlin on the kids’ TV showMister Rogers’ Neighborhood, a part she played for the series’ entire 33-year run. She also appeared inThe Smothers Brothers Showand various New York theater productions, but later in her life, she became a frequent collaborator of Smith’s.
Abelin has popped up in a bunch of Smith’s movies.She first worked with Smith when she played a nun inDogma, and went on to play similar small roles in many of his subsequent films. She played a teacher inJersey Girl, Mrs. Copley inZack and Miri Make a Porno, Abigail inRed State, and Cordelia in the NFT movie,KillRoy Was Here.The 4:30 Movieis Aberlin’s sixth collaboration with Smith.
3Jeff Anderson
Previously Seen In The Clerks Trilogy And More
Jeff Anderson has a cameo appearance inThe 4:30 Movieas a dad at the concession stand in the theater. Anderson is one of Smith’s earliest collaborators,having played iconic slacker Randal Graves in his indie debut feature,Clerks.Anderson reprised his role as Randal in bothClerkssequels. He also made a cameo appearance as Randal inJay and Silent Bob Strike Backand voiced Randal inthe animated TV spin-off,Clerks: The Animated Series.
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Anderson has appeared in Smith’s movies in other roles, too. He had a cameo as a gun salesman inDogmaand played Deacon, the cameraman who shoots the eponymous amateur porno, inZack and Miri Make a Porno.The 4:30 Movieis the seventh of Smith’s movies that Anderson has appeared in– and the third where he doesn’t play Randal.
