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DOGMA (1999)

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    One of the most talked about movies of year is also one of the funniest! In this hilarious comic fantasy from writer/director Kevin Smith (Clerks, Chasing Amy) two banished angels (Ben Affleck and Matt Damon) find a loophole that would get them back to Heaven. The only snag? They'll be destroying existence in the process. In an effort to stop them, the overworked Voice of God (Alan Rickman) taps cynical mortal Bethany (Linda Fiorentino) to save the world by preventing the angels from reaching their unholy destination: New Jersey! Throw in two unlikely prophets named Jay and Silent Bob (Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith), the quick-witted yet little-known thirteenth apostle (Chris Rock) and a sexy, former muse with a case of writer's block (Salma Hayek) and you've got an hysterical and thrilling race against time packed with an all-star cast that Entertainment Weekly called "one of the ten best movies of 1999!"

STARRING:

Ben Affleck: Bartleby
Matt Damon: Loki
Linda Fiorentino: Bethany
Salma Hayek: Serendipity
Jason Lee: Azrael
Jason Mewes: Jay
Alan Rickman: Metatron
Chris Rock: Rufus

SCREENWRITER: Kevin Smith

DIRECTOR: Kevin Smith

RUNNING TIME: 128 minutes

STUDIO: Columbia/Tri-Star

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: B +

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS

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THE GEEK BOX
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• Kevin Smith said that this was actually his first screenplay, written even before Clerks, however he put this film on the back burner because he didn't want to make the film without high budget special effects. He had planned to make this his second film, hence the line at the end of the credits in Clerks: "Jay and Silent Bob will return in Dogma." However Smith was unsatisfied with the script and ended up delaying shooting of the film. It ended up taking more than 8 drafts and 5 more years before he had a draft that he felt was worthy of being made.
• This film was heavily protested by many Catholic groups, many of whom picketed theaters who were screening the film. Kevin Smith himself infiltrated one of the pickets and made his ow sign condemning the film. A local camera crew covering the protest recognized Smith and asked to interview him. During the interview Smith claimed that his name was Bryan Johnson, a friend of Smith's who came to the rally with him. He said that he was often mistaken for the director and that he was a fan of Smith's previous films.
• On the DVD commentary of this film, director Kevin Smith stated that he found it very difficult to work with actress Linda Fiorentino, and there were several days on set where the actress was so angry at Smith that she refused to speak to him.
• This was the first Kevin Smith film not to be released by Miramax. It was originally supposed to be, however while the movie was being filmed Disney, which owned Miramax, received a lot of angry letters and bad press from the Catholic League and decided not to release the film. Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of Miramax at the time and who first discovered Kevin Smith's film Clerks, personally sent the script over to Lionsgate Films and helped Smith to get that company to agree to distribute the movie.

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