Re-Snoogans: Trailer For New Jay And Silent Bob Animated Movie

We are a couple of days late on this one, but we wanted to deal with it for a couple of reasons. The first being that we at Crisis On Infinite Midlives are big fans of Kevin Smith’s Askewniverse movies – a sneak preview of Smith’s Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back in 2001 was Amanda’s and my first night out together – and we will always have a soft spot for those first few movies from Smith, when he was a crappy 20-something making movies out of love, rather than a 40-something pothead leveraging his name for quick profits on what amount to stand-up tours and podcasts, who makes movies when the urge strikes.

The second being that the Crisis On Infinite Midlives Home Office has been invaded and laid low by the Bolivian Glandfucker Flu, meaning that watching and talking about cartoons is about the best that we can handle at this point.

So on that basis, we’re at least mildly excited about this trailer for the new Smith-produced (not written or directed, however; Steve Stark directed it and supposedly it was at least cowritten by Jason Mewes) movie, Jay and Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie, which you can check out after the jump.

Okay: this movie does look like it was made on the cheap (supposedly the whole budget was $69,000 – get it!?), and we will grant that it is yet another Jay and Silent Bob story leaning back on the whole Bluntman And Chronic concept that’s been kicking around since 1997’s Chasing Amy. And a dude with a dick for a face whose power appears to be drowning people in jizz means that we’re clearly not talking about the return to the highly-stylized and articulate dialogue of say, Clerks.

What’s more, this isn’t a flick you’ll just be able to catch at the theaters. As with Smith’s last feature film, Red State, Smith is taking it on the road to theaters and music clubs to show the movie, followed by a question and answer session with Smith and Mewes, to the tune of $40. Now, we probably won’t be attending one of those sessions, but if you have the urge, you can get tickets for one of the screenings listed below here.

• APR 20, 2013, Atlanta, GA – Center Stage
• APR 21, 2013, Washington DC – Warner Theatre
• APR, 22 2013, Tarrytown, NY – Tarrytown Music Hall
• APR 23, 2013, New York City – Best Buy Theatre
• APR 24, 2013, Boston, MA – House of Blues
• APR 25, 2013, Glenside, PA – The Keswick Theatre
• APR 29, 2013, Santa Barbara, CA – Lobero Theater
• APR 30, 2013, Sacramento, CA – Crest Theatre
• MAY 02, 2013, San Francisco, CA – Warfield Theatre
• MAY 05, 2013, Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
• MAY 09, 2013, Portland, OR – Bagdad Theater
• MAY 15, 2013, Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
• MAY 17, 2013, Kansas City, MO – The Midland
• MAY 18, 2013, St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
• MAY 19, 2013, Chicago, IL – The Vic Theatre
• MAY 20, 2013, Indianapolis, IN – Clowes Memorial Hall
• MAY 21, 2013, Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre
• MAY 22, 2013, Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theatre

Plus, note that some of those dates include the possibility to purchase VIP packages for around $250 which include a signed movie poster and a photo op with Smith and Mewes… and given Smith’s recent embrace of medicinal herbage, there’s a good possibility that the package will include a contact high, free of charge.

(via Seesmod)