Shot almost entirely at night at the real Quick Stop convenience store in Leonardo, New Jersey, where Smith worked at the time. Shot almost entirely at night at the real
The plot point about the shutters being jammed with chewing gum was actually a practical solution to hide the fact that they were filming at night while the store was technically closed. The Characters and Dialogue Rather than being fast-paced, the film thrives on
The theatrical cut follows a day in the life of Dante Hicks (Brian O'Halloran), who is called into work on his day off, and his best friend Randal Graves (Jeff Anderson), the world’s least helpful video store clerk.
Rather than being fast-paced, the film thrives on character interaction and absurd philosophical debates —most famously the discussion about the independent contractors on the second Death Star.