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Jay and Silent Bob made an appearance inScream 3 , but what ’s the story behind the crossover cameo ? The fancied characters portrayed by Jason Mewes andKevin Smithfirst appeared in the 1994 comedyClerks . Since then , the duo has appeared in a number of films , tv set show , and guest function .
Smith is the mind behind the " View Askewniverse " dealership which feature regular appearances by Jay and Silent Bob . Jay ( Mewes ) is known for his foul mouthpiece whereas Silent Bob ( Smith ) is true to his name in that he rarely mouth . The pair are often shown loitering either in front of the widget entrepot Quick Stop , the promenade , or the television store . The outre couplet will soon reunite for the forthcoming movie , Jay and Silent Bob Reboot . They will also reportedly appear in Smith ’s horror comedyMoose Jaws . But that wo n’t be Jay and Silent Bob ’s first maraud into repulsion .
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Jay and Silent Bob appeared in a nimble conniption duringScream 3 in 2000 . In the cameo appearance , Jay and Silent Bob were visiting Sunrise Studios . They run into Gale Weathers ( Courtney Cox ) who was fussy investigating more inside information into the life-time of Maureen Prescott and slip her for the tv set newsperson Connie Chung . The short cameo led viewers to believe that Jay and Silent Bob existed in theScreamuniverse , although that was n’t the first time theClerksstars look in the horror enfranchisement .
In the firstScreammovie ( released in 1996 ) , a VHS transcript of 1994’sClerkscan be seen in Stu ’s house . In 2001’sJay and Silent Bob Strike Back , Smith repaid the cameo favor and haveWes Cravenmake an appearing as the director of the fictive version ofScream 4(Craven would later go on to make an actualScream 4a decennium afterward ) . As a further callback to the Jay and Silent Bob cameo , Smith included a copy ofScream 3 in a scene during his 2004 filmJersey Girl .
Smith has since shed light on the notoriousScream 3cameo . Due to the popularity of the characters , Smith and Mewes were ask to make a abbreviated cameo at the postulation of Bob Weinstein . Once they get wind that money would be involved , it became an offering they could n’t decline . They worked on set for one day but they claim to be very activated about their defrayment , which included an officialScream 3shirt .
The crossover voter does imply that Jay and Silent Bob exist in theScreamuniverse but it ’s more likely that it was merely just a fun cameo intend to think about lover of both franchises . Rather than looking too far into the details of the appearing , it ’s best to just consider their shot as a well - timed cameo found on their grow popularity during the time ofScream 3 ’s release .
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