The Flying Car (2002 film)

The Flying Car is a six-minute 2002 short film written and directed by Kevin Smith.[1] It stars Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson as the View Askewniverse characters Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, who were introduced in Clerks.

The Flying Car
Directed byKevin Smith
Written byKevin Smith
Produced byKevin Smith
Scott Mosier
StarringBrian O'Halloran
Jeff Anderson
Edited byScott Mosier
Kevin Smith
Distributed byThe Tonight Show
Release date
  • February 27, 2002 (2002-02-27)
Running time
6 minutes
Budget$15,000

The short film was first commissioned by the Ford Motor Company as an inspirational film for its engineers at a yearly meeting, but when presented with Smith's final script, the company objected to the dialogue and dropped the project.[2] Jay Leno later offered to have Smith go ahead with filming for airing on The Tonight Show and it premiered there on February 27, 2002.[3] It also appears on the 10th anniversary Clerks X DVD. The DVD cut is remastered and features an introduction by Kevin Smith.

Plot

While stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal have another philosophical, pop culture-laden conversation — this one sparked when Randal asks Dante what he would hypothetically sacrifice in exchange for marketing rights to a flying car from The Jetsons. The hypothetical scenarios Randal continues to suggest grow increasingly ridiculous, culminating in Dante agreeing to have his foot cut off with a hacksaw, get knocked out, and get molested by the German inventor and his friends in exchange for the flying car. Randal expresses disgust that Dante would "do it with a bunch of guys just to get a car".

Cast

References
  1. The Flying Car, retrieved 2019-12-06
  2. Ryan, Danielle (7 December 2022). "Kevin Smith's Clerks Short Film The Flying Car Was Written For The Ford Motor Company [Exclusive]". /Film. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  3. Savlov, Marc (July 21, 2006). "A Convenient Truth". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2019-12-06.


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