After Hours - DVD [Standard]

Kevin Smith's engagingly foul-mouthed and funny independent comedy tracks a InchtypicalInch day at a New Jersey convenience store. Follow philosophical counterman Dante as he serves an array of annoying customers, plays rooftop hockey, and ponders his love life and his future with help from neighboring video store clerk Randal and local ne'er-do-wells Jay and Silent Bob. Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Jason Mewes, and Smith star. 91 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack English Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles English (SDH); audio commentary by Smith, others; deleted scenes; music video; alternate ending; theatrical trailers.

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An aging comedian tours the California desert, lost in a cycle of third-rate venues, novelty tourist attractions, and vain attempts to reach his estranged daughter. By day, he slogs through the barren landscape, inadvertently alienating every acquaintance. At night, he seeks solace in the animation of his onstage persona. Fueled by the promise of a lucrative Hollywood engagement and the possibility of rekindling a relationship with his daughter, he trudges through a series of increasingly surreal and volatile encounters.