The characters scream: "Fuck you, Hollywood. You took our story and made it stupid!"
The premise of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is perhaps the most meta concept in modern comedy history. The duo discovers that Miramax, the studio distributing the movie based on the comic book Bluntman and Chronic (which was based on their likenesses), is making a big-budget movie. Worse yet, internet message boards are full of people trash-talking the characters, calling them "clerks" and "stoners." Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
When Jay and Silent Bob learn that a Bluntman and Chronic movie is being made in Hollywood—based on the comic that was inspired by them (from Chasing Amy )—they are furious that they aren’t being paid. To make matters worse, internet trolls are mocking them. Their solution? Travel from New Jersey to California, infiltrate the studio, and sabotage the production. Along the way, they cross paths with a jewel thief named Justice (Shannon Elizabeth), a gang of animal-rights activists (including Eliza Dushku and Ali Larter), a zookeeper (Will Ferrell), a deranged wildlife hunter (Sean William Scott), and a series of increasingly absurd cameos. The characters scream: "Fuck you, Hollywood
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