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-->[[spoiler: '''Dante:''' ''I had a life''. I was ''this close'' to happily ever after, and then, '''''ONE DRUNK DRIVER LATER'''''... my movie's over... ''forever''. No happy ending, ''no sequel'', '''''not even a third fucking act!''''' Just "''fuck you'', and, oh, by the way, '''''fuck you!'''''" Credits! But hey... what's that compared to a heart attack? I mean, ''shiiiiiit'', you could've almost ''died'', right?\\

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-->[[spoiler: '''Dante:''' ''I I had a life''. life. I was ''this close'' to happily ever after, and then, '''''ONE DRUNK DRIVER LATER'''''...one '''''drunk driver later'''''... my movie's over... ''forever''. No happy ending, ''no sequel'', '''''not ending. ''No sequel!'' '''''Not even a third fucking act!''''' Just "''fuck you'', and, oh, by the way, '''''fuck you!'''''" Credits! But hey... what's that compared to a heart attack? I mean, ''shiiiiiit'', you ''shiiiiiit!'' You could've almost ''died'', right?\\right?!\\



'''Dante:''' Well, some of us ''did'' die. Some of us have been dead inside ever since. And then, just when I'm able to walk into this place without wanting to '''''kill myself''''' every day... you have an idea. You wanna make a movie about ''your life'' -- oh, and you-you've been ''very clear'' about that! It's ''your'' life! Well get this, you self-centered gaping wound of a human being with your insatiable fucking ego!\\

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'''Dante:''' Well, some of us ''did'' die. Some of us have been dead inside ever since. And But then, just when I'm able to walk into this place without wanting to '''''kill myself''''' every day... you have an idea. You wanna make a movie about ''your life'' -- oh, and you-you've been ''very clear'' about that! It's ''your'' life! Well get this, you self-centered gaping wound of a human being with your insatiable fucking ego!\\



'''Dante:''': Your life... '''''IS''''' '''my life!''' I've been there with you '''''THE WHOLE TIME!!!''''' AND SINCE YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT LIFE'S BEEN ON ME, DID IT EVER ''OCCUR'' TO YOU THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T WANT TO RELIVE THAT FUCKING LIFE?! So I quit as your producer. And I quit... as your ''fucking friend!'' 'Cause I'm not even supposed to b-- ''(at which point, Dante collapses from a heart attack)'']]

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'''Dante:''': '''Dante:''' Your life... '''''IS''''' '''my life!''' I've been there with you '''''THE WHOLE TIME!!!''''' AND SINCE YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT LIFE'S BEEN ON ME, DID IT EVER ''OCCUR'' TO YOU THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T WANT TO RELIVE THAT FUCKING LIFE?! So I quit as your producer. And I quit... as your ''fucking friend!'' 'Cause I'm not even supposed to b-- to-- ''(at which point, Dante collapses from a heart attack)'']]
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-->[[spoiler: '''Dante:''' ''I had a life.'' I was ''this close'' to happily ever after, and then, '''''ONE DRUNK DRIVER LATER'''''... my movie's over... ''forever''. No happy ending, ''no sequel'', '''''not even a third fucking act!''''' Just "''fuck you'', and, oh, by the way, '''''fuck you!'''''" Credits! But hey... what's that compared to a heart attack? I mean, ''shiiiiiit'', you could've almost ''died'', right?\\

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-->[[spoiler: '''Dante:''' ''I had a life.'' life''. I was ''this close'' to happily ever after, and then, '''''ONE DRUNK DRIVER LATER'''''... my movie's over... ''forever''. No happy ending, ''no sequel'', '''''not even a third fucking act!''''' Just "''fuck you'', and, oh, by the way, '''''fuck you!'''''" Credits! But hey... what's that compared to a heart attack? I mean, ''shiiiiiit'', you could've almost ''died'', right?\\
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* AllThereInTheStinger: The ending credits close with a monologue by Kevin Smith, in which he concludes the story by saying that [[spoiler: Randal went on to become a critically acclaimed director and kept making movies until retiring at the age of 90, all while still working at the Quick Stop in between projects.]]

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* AllThereInTheStinger: The ending credits close with a monologue by Kevin Smith, in which he concludes the story by saying that [[spoiler: Randal went on to become a critically acclaimed director and kept making movies until retiring at the age of 90, all while still working at the Quick Stop in between projects.]]projects]].



* AmicableExes: [[spoiler:Dante and Veronica.]]

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* AmicableExes: [[spoiler:Dante and Veronica.]]Veronica]].



* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Dante dies of a heart attack, but while Randal misses his best friend, he goes on to continue running Quick Stop and says Elias is his new best friend.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Dante dies of a heart attack, but while Randal misses his best friend, he goes on to continue running Quick Stop and says Elias is his new best friend.]]friend]].



* BrokenPedestal: Elias, who looked up to Randal since the previous movie, going as far as to get the same tattoo as him, ends up lashing out at him [[spoiler:after seeing his callous attitude towards Dante's state after his heart attack. They mend their relationship by the end of the movie.]]

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* BrokenPedestal: Elias, who looked up to Randal since the previous movie, going as far as to get the same tattoo as him, ends up lashing out at him [[spoiler:after seeing his callous attitude towards Dante's state after his heart attack. They mend their relationship by the end of the movie.]]movie]].



** On the other hand, Dante [[spoiler:becomes increasingly frustrated with the movie, dealing with Randal, and being forced to relive events from his life he'd rather leave behind.]]

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** On the other hand, Dante [[spoiler:becomes increasingly frustrated with the movie, dealing with Randal, and being forced to relive events from his life he'd rather leave behind.]]behind]].



* DyingDream: [[spoiler:Dante slowly disconnects from reality while watching Randal's movie. First he watches the actual movie [[note]](which we don't see, instead seeing clips from the first ''Film/{{Clerks}}'')[[/note]] from his hospital bed with Randal, then he is in an empty cinema, still watching scenes from ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', then Becky joins him as scenes from ''Film/ClerksII'' with Becky play, which couldn't have been in Randal's film. Dante then leaves the cinema with Becky without watching the end of the movie. ]]

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* DyingDream: [[spoiler:Dante slowly disconnects from reality while watching Randal's movie. First he watches the actual movie [[note]](which we don't see, instead seeing clips from the first ''Film/{{Clerks}}'')[[/note]] from his hospital bed with Randal, then he is in an empty cinema, still watching scenes from ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', then Becky joins him as scenes from ''Film/ClerksII'' with Becky play, which couldn't have been in Randal's film. Dante then leaves the cinema with Becky without watching the end of the movie. ]]



** The movie opens with [[spoiler: "Welcome to the Black Parade" by Music/MyChemicalRomance]], a song about [[spoiler:dying and the people one leaves behind.]]

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** The movie opens with [[spoiler: "Welcome to the Black Parade" by Music/MyChemicalRomance]], a song about [[spoiler:dying and the people one leaves behind.]]behind]].



** The meta joke about [[spoiler:killing Dante off in the third act doubles as this for when the film does, in fact, kill Dante off in the third act.]]
** When she appears, Veronica chews out Randal for writing her and stories of her she'd rather forget into his movie, which Randal shrugs off under the pretense that he's writing a movie about ''his'' life. [[spoiler:He will later learn the hard way that Dante resents the project for the same reason.]]

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** The meta joke about [[spoiler:killing Dante off in the third act doubles as this for when the film does, in fact, kill Dante off in the third act.]]
act]].
** When she appears, Veronica chews out Randal for writing her and stories of her she'd rather forget into his movie, which Randal shrugs off under the pretense that he's writing a movie about ''his'' life. [[spoiler:He will later learn the hard way that Dante resents the project for the same reason.]]reason]].



* IsThisThingStillOn: When Dante starts a videochat with Emma, she immediately insults his looks. Subverted in that she knows the mic is on, she just wanted to take a shot.

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* IsThisThingStillOn: When Dante starts a videochat video chat with Emma, she immediately insults his looks. Subverted in that she knows the mic is on, she just wanted to take a shot.



** Randal has this reaction when he realizes what Dante did to gain funding for his movie: [[spoiler: he borrowed money from his ex-fiancée Emma and put his share of the Quick Stop up as collateral.]]

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** Randal has this reaction when he realizes what Dante did to gain funding for his movie: [[spoiler: he borrowed money from his ex-fiancée Emma and put his share of the Quick Stop up as collateral.]]collateral]].



* PerformanceAnxiety: Jay has no trouble dancing in front of the store for his own amusement, but freezes when he is asked to dance for the movie. [[note]]According to behind-the-scenes, this is exactly what happened during filming of the first Clerks.[[/note]]

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* PerformanceAnxiety: Jay has no trouble dancing in front of the store for his own amusement, but freezes when he is asked to dance for the movie. [[note]]According to behind-the-scenes, this is exactly what happened during filming of the first Clerks.''Clerks''.[[/note]]



* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: During his operation, a drugged-up and chatty Randal retells the entire season 2 of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' to Dr. Ladenheim, who clearly pays no attention and has no idea what he's talking about, except that it's ''Star Wars''-related. The only reference she seems to pick up on is when Randal compares her to Batman, only to respond [[ComicBook/SpiderMan "With great power comes great responsibility"]].

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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: During his operation, a drugged-up and chatty Randal retells the entire season 2 of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' to Dr. Ladenheim, who clearly pays no attention and has no idea what he's talking about, except that it's ''Star Wars''-related. The only reference she seems to pick up on is when Randal compares her to Batman, only to respond [[ComicBook/SpiderMan "With "[[ComicBook/SpiderMan With great power comes great responsibility"]].responsibility]]".



** Dante calls Randal out in a drunken rant, dressing him down for his selfishness, guilt tripping and forcing him to relive the worst moments of his life during the making of ''Inconvenience.'' He also calls Randal out for centering the film around himself when throughout everything, Dante has been by his side. Unfortunately, this speech gets Dante so worked up that [[spoiler: he has an eventually fatal heart attack.]]
** Shortly after, Randal tries to leave the hospital to continue working on the movie, in contrast to Dante staying earlier, but is stopped when Elias calls him out on his selfishness once again and adds the fact that, unbeknownst to Randal, [[spoiler: Dante put his share of the Quick Stop up as collateral to help fund the movie.]]

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** Dante calls Randal out in a drunken rant, dressing him down for his selfishness, guilt tripping and forcing him to relive the worst moments of his life during the making of ''Inconvenience.'' He also calls Randal out for centering the film around himself when throughout everything, Dante has been by his side. Unfortunately, this speech gets Dante so worked up that [[spoiler: he has an eventually fatal heart attack.]]
attack]].
** Shortly after, Randal tries to leave the hospital to continue working on the movie, in contrast to Dante staying earlier, but is stopped when Elias calls him out on his selfishness once again and adds the fact that, unbeknownst to Randal, [[spoiler: Dante put his share of the Quick Stop up as collateral to help fund the movie.]]movie]].



* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Becky died shortly after getting married to Dante.]]

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* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome: [[spoiler:Becky died shortly after getting married to Dante.]]Dante]].



* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Dante and Becky at the end.]]

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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Dante and Becky at the end.]]end]].



* TookALevelInJerkass: Randal gets an overwhelming ego boost when he starts shooting his own movie as writer, director and star, especially when he realizes [[PlayingTheVictimCard everyone follows his whims because of his heart attack]]. He is also [[ItsAllAboutMe very adamant about shooting a movie about ''his'' life first and foremost]] and, according to him, doing everything himself. [[spoiler:By the time he realizes how far he's gone, especially in regards to Dante, it's too late.]]

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* TookALevelInJerkass: Randal gets an overwhelming ego boost when he starts shooting his own movie as writer, director and star, especially when he realizes [[PlayingTheVictimCard everyone follows his whims because of his heart attack]]. He is also [[ItsAllAboutMe very adamant about shooting a movie about ''his'' life first and foremost]] and, according to him, doing everything himself. [[spoiler:By the time he realizes how far he's gone, especially in regards to Dante, it's too late.]]late]].



* ValuesDissonance: InUniverse, Rick Derris stops his scene with Heather Jones and questions his line which refers to Dante's erstwhile romantic rival as "''Asian'' design major", wondering out loud why his race is singled out.

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* ValuesDissonance: InUniverse, Rick Derris stops his scene with Heather Jones and questions his line which refers to Dante's erstwhile romantic rival as "''Asian'' design major", major," wondering out loud why his race is singled out.



** One during the opening montage: [[spoiler:"R.I.P. Rebecca Scott Hicks".]] on a paper taped to the register. Where Dante has to see it all day, every day.
** Towards the end of the movie, [[spoiler:when Randal finds him in his hospital room, Dante is barely moving and hooked to a breathing tube, hinting in no uncertain terms that he won't get off as easily as Randal did. Sure enough, he doesn't make it.]]

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** One during the opening montage: [[spoiler:"R.I.P. Rebecca Scott Hicks".]] Hicks"]] on a paper taped to the register. Where Dante has to see it all day, every day.
** Towards the end of the movie, [[spoiler:when Randal finds him in his hospital room, Dante is barely moving and hooked to a breathing tube, hinting in no uncertain terms that he won't get off as easily as Randal did. Sure enough, he doesn't make it.]]it]].
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-->[[spoiler: '''Dante''': ''I had a life.'' I was ''this close'' to happily ever after, and then, ''one drunk driver later,'' my movie's over. Forever! No happy ending! No sequel! Not even a third fucking act! Just "fuck you, and oh, by the way, fuck ''you!''" CREDITS! But hey... what's that compared to a heart attack? I mean, shit! You could've almost ''died,'' right?!\\
'''Randal''': Yeah.\\
'''Dante''': Well, some of us ''did'' die! Some of us have been dead inside ever since! And then, just when I'm able to walk into this place without wanting to ''kill myself'' every day... you have an idea! You wanna make a movie about ''your life''--oh, and you-you've been ''very clear'' about that! It's ''your'' life! Well, get this, you self-centered, gaping wound of a human being with your insatiable fucking ego...\\
'''Randal''': The fuck?!\\
'''Dante''': Your life... '''''IS''''' '''MY LIFE!''' I've been there with you THE WHOLE TIME! And since you know how hard that life's been on me, did it ever occur to you... that maybe I didn't wanna relive that fucking life?! So I quit as your producer, and I quit... as your fucking friend! 'Cause I'm not even supposed to b--\\
(At which point, Dante collapses from a heart attack.)]]

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-->[[spoiler: '''Dante''': '''Dante:''' ''I had a life.'' I was ''this close'' to happily ever after, and then, ''one drunk driver later,'' '''''ONE DRUNK DRIVER LATER'''''... my movie's over. Forever! over... ''forever''. No happy ending! No sequel! Not ending, ''no sequel'', '''''not even a third fucking act! act!''''' Just "fuck you, and "''fuck you'', and, oh, by the way, fuck ''you!''" CREDITS! '''''fuck you!'''''" Credits! But hey... what's that compared to a heart attack? I mean, shit! You ''shiiiiiit'', you could've almost ''died,'' right?!\\
'''Randal''':
''died'', right?\\
'''Randal:'''
Yeah.\\
'''Dante''': '''Dante:''' Well, some of us ''did'' die! die. Some of us have been dead inside ever since! since. And then, just when I'm able to walk into this place without wanting to ''kill myself'' '''''kill myself''''' every day... you have an idea! idea. You wanna make a movie about ''your life''--oh, life'' -- oh, and you-you've been ''very clear'' about that! It's ''your'' life! Well, Well get this, you self-centered, self-centered gaping wound of a human being with your insatiable fucking ego...\\
'''Randal''':
ego!\\
'''Randal:'''
The fuck?!\\
'''Dante''': '''Dante:''': Your life... '''''IS''''' '''MY LIFE!''' '''my life!''' I've been there with you THE '''''THE WHOLE TIME! And since you know how hard that life's been on me, did it ever occur to you... that maybe TIME!!!''''' AND SINCE YOU KNOW HOW HARD THAT LIFE'S BEEN ON ME, DID IT EVER ''OCCUR'' TO YOU THAT MAYBE I didn't wanna relive that fucking life?! DIDN'T WANT TO RELIVE THAT FUCKING LIFE?! So I quit as your producer, and producer. And I quit... as your fucking friend! ''fucking friend!'' 'Cause I'm not even supposed to b--\\
(At
b-- ''(at which point, Dante collapses from a heart attack.)]]
attack)'']]
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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: During his operation, a drugged-up and chatty Randal retells the entire season 2 of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' to Dr. Ladenheim, who clearly pays no attention and has no idea what he's talking about, except that it's ''Star Wars''-related. The only reference she seems to pick up on is when Randal compares her to Batman, only to respond [[Franchise/SpiderMan "With great power comes great responsibility"]].

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* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: During his operation, a drugged-up and chatty Randal retells the entire season 2 of ''Series/TheMandalorian'' to Dr. Ladenheim, who clearly pays no attention and has no idea what he's talking about, except that it's ''Star Wars''-related. The only reference she seems to pick up on is when Randal compares her to Batman, only to respond [[Franchise/SpiderMan [[ComicBook/SpiderMan "With great power comes great responsibility"]].
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* BrokenPedestal: Elias, who looked up to Randal since the previous movie, going as far as to get the same tattoo as him, ends up lashing out at him [[spoiler:after seeing his callous attitude towards Dante's state after his heart attack. They mend their relationship by the end of the movie.]]
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* ADateWithRosiePalms:
** When the movie crew see [[spoiler:Dante and Veronica having sex in her car]], Jay immediately slides his hand down his pants and starts masturbating, almost as a reflex, not paying any attention to those around him.
** Later, he ruins a take set in the former video store by walking behind the counter to get his Fleshlight.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Kevin Smith always knew Rosario Dawson would be too busy to play a starring role as Becky, hence in both versions of Clerks 3 (including the first version dating back to 2013) Becky appears in only a few scenes. The credits of the realeased version thank her from taking time out from her starring role as Ahsoka.

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'''Dante''': Your life… '''''IS''''' '''MY LIFE!''' I’ve been there with you THE WHOLE TIME! And since you know how hard that life’s been on me, did it ever occur to you… that maybe I didn’t wanna relive that fucking life?! So I quit as your producer, and I quit… as your fucking friend! ‘Cause I’m not even supposed to b—]]

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'''Dante''': Your life… '''''IS''''' '''MY LIFE!''' I’ve been there with you THE WHOLE TIME! And since you know how hard that life’s been on me, did it ever occur to you… that maybe I didn’t wanna relive that fucking life?! So I quit as your producer, and I quit… as your fucking friend! ‘Cause I’m not even supposed to b—]]b—\\
(At which point, Dante collapses from a heart attack.)]]



* DyingDream: [[spoiler:Dante slowly disconnects from reality while watching Randal's movie. First he watches the actual movie with Randal, then he is transported into a cinema, then Becky joins him, and finally the footage from ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' segues into scenes from ''Film/ClerksII'' with Becky, which Randal could never possibly have shot. Dante then leaves the cinema with Becky without watching the end of the movie, passing away in real life.]]

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* DyingDream: [[spoiler:Dante slowly disconnects from reality while watching Randal's movie. First he watches the actual movie [[note]](which we don't see, instead seeing clips from the first ''Film/{{Clerks}}'')[[/note]] from his hospital bed with Randal, then he is transported into a in an empty cinema, still watching scenes from ''Film/{{Clerks}}'', then Becky joins him, and finally the footage from ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' segues into him as scenes from ''Film/ClerksII'' with Becky, Becky play, which Randal could never possibly couldn't have shot. been in Randal's film. Dante then leaves the cinema with Becky without watching the end of the movie, passing away in real life.movie. ]]



** After Randal is discharged from the hospital, the doctor tells Dante [[spoiler:that if Dante is Randal's age, and the two have similar diets and sedentary lifestyles, Dante is also setting himself up for a heart attack.]]

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** After Randal is discharged from the hospital, the doctor tells Dante [[spoiler:that if Dante is Randal's age, and the two have similar diets and sedentary lifestyles, Dante is also setting himself up for a heart attack. She recommends that Dante have himself checked out as well. And maybe Dante would have, if he hadn't suddenly gotten a second job as a movie producer...]]



* PerformanceAnxiety: Jay has no trouble dancing in front of the store for his own amusement, but freezes when he is asked to dance for the movie.

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* PerformanceAnxiety: Jay has no trouble dancing in front of the store for his own amusement, but freezes when he is asked to dance for the movie. [[note]]According to behind-the-scenes, this is exactly what happened during filming of the first Clerks.[[/note]]



** Shortly after, Randal tries to leave the hospital to continue working on the movie but is stopped when Elias calls him out on his selfishness once again and adds the fact that, unbeknownst to Randal, [[spoiler: Dante put his share of the Quick Stop up as collateral to help fund the movie.]]

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** Shortly after, Randal tries to leave the hospital to continue working on the movie movie, in contrast to Dante staying earlier, but is stopped when Elias calls him out on his selfishness once again and adds the fact that, unbeknownst to Randal, [[spoiler: Dante put his share of the Quick Stop up as collateral to help fund the movie.]]



* StockFootage: Randal's finished cut of his film consists of the original footage from the first movie.

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* StockFootage: Randal's finished cut of his film film, at least as Dante watches it [[spoiler:from a hospital bed in the last minutes of his life]], consists of the original footage from the first movie.



** One during the opening montage: [[spoiler:"R.I.P. Rebecca Scott Hicks".]]

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** One during the opening montage: [[spoiler:"R.I.P. Rebecca Scott Hicks".]]]] on a paper taped to the register. Where Dante has to see it all day, every day.

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* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: Randal and Dante are making a movie about themselves working at Quick Stop which is basically the original ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' movie.



* ATrueStoryInMyUniverse: Randal and Dante are making a movie about themselves working at Quick Stop which is basically the original ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' movie.

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