1953-1963                        On the corner of 58 Leonard Ave. Leonardo, New Jersey, is a  building that first holds two (1953), then three stores, including  the future RST Video (1957). It was later expanded to include an apartment and what would later become the Quick Stop Groceries (1963). 
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08/02/1970                      Kevin Patrick Smith is born in Red Bank, NJ. He would be raised in Highlands, NJ. 
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Portrayed by the baby that is covered in chocolate, like a beard.
​1984-1988                        Smith attends Harry Hudson Regional High School. Meets Brian Johnson, Jason Mewes, and Walt Flannigan. Befriends Johnson and Flannigan, but hesitates on friending Mewes due to his youth.
1988                                    Smith graduates High School. Began working at a youth center. Soon befriends Mewes because they both love comics (and also because Smith thinks he's funny). 
1988-1991                         Smith lands job at RST Video/Quick Stop. Smith is happy because he can now watch movies while getting paid. 
08/02/1991                      Smith's 21st birthday.  He travels to New York where he watches the movie "Slackers" and becomes inspired to make his own movie.
​02/27/1992                     Smith applied to Vancouver Film School and was accepted. Meets Scott Mosier and  Dave Kline.
​Mid 1992                         While on break, Smith/Mosier/Kline try to make a documentary in NJ, but fail. Mosier/Kline go back to Vancouver. Smith drops out & begins working at the Quick Stop again. Smith starts writing "Clerks" (originally called "Inconvenience"). He also has ideas for a movie called "God".
​​12/08/1992                     First draft of Clerks is complete. 
​12/12/1992                     A Nor'easter flooded NJ. Smith's home is flooded/car is totaled. He received $3,000 from FEMA. 
03/19/1993                     Auditions for Clerks at First Avenue Playhouse. Smith meets Brian O'Halloran and Jeff Anderson.
04/15/1993                     Production begins with Smith/Mosier/Kline/O'Halloran/Anderson/Mewes/Johnson/etc. at the Quick Stop and RST Video Store. 
05/06/1993                     Production ends. Clerks is edited inside the RST Video store. Clerks put Smith $27,575 in debt. 
​10/03/1993                     1st Clerks Screening @ Angelika Film Center on ​​​Sun 11am for the IFFM . Empty.
10/1993                            Bob Hawk sees Clerks, recommends it to Peter Broderick who recommends it to Amy Taubin. ​Taubin calls Smith/asks for a copy of Clerks. Broderick calls Smith/Tells John Pierson about Clerks. 
10/15/1993                     Smith writes a $50 check to the Sundance Film Festival. 
10/20/1993                     Mark Tusk from Miramax fax's Kevin about Clerks. Wants to see movie. Asks about Sundance.
10/26/1993                     Taubin's article on Clerks is published. 
​Early 11/1993                 Smith gets call from Pierson. Pierson likes Clerks, but doesn't know if the audience exists for it.
11/12/1993                      Pierson calls Smith again. Hawk and Pierson advises Smith to cut the ending. 
11/1993                             Tusk sets of a screening of Clerks for Harvey Weinstein. Weinstein walked out after 15 minutes.
01/22/1994                      First Sundance Screening. Full house. Lots of laughs. 
01/28/1994                      Final Sundance Screening. Weinstein attends and sees it plays well with an audience. Weinstein offers to buy Clerks from Smith for $227,000. Smith would keep Jay & Bob characters so he could put them in another movie. 
​05/12/1994                      First Cannes International Film Festival screening. 
​05/23/1994 ​                     Final Cannes screening. 
10/4-11/1994                  MPAA rates Clerks NC-17. Miramax appeals and rating is brought down to an R.
10/19/1994                      Clerks released in theaters. Makes $3.2 million at the box office. 
​11/29/1994                      Smith finishes first draft of "Mallrats". 
​02/14/1995                      2nd (shooting) draft of Mallrats is finished. 
​03/1995                             Smith begins dating Joey Lauren Adams.
​03-04/1995                      Mallrats is in production. 
​08/24/1995                      Smith's first visit to San Diego Comic Con. Mallrats premieres to thunderous applause. 
​10/20/1995                      Mallrats is released. Makes only $2.1 million with a budget of $6.1 million. 
05/15/1996                      Smith finishes third draft of "Dogma" (Formally God).
​11/27/1996                      Smith finishes fourth draft of Dogma.
​01/1997                             Smith bought Comixology for $30,000 with his Clerks money and put Walt Flanagan in charge. Becomes Jay and Silent Bob's Secret Stash. 
​​04/04/1997                     "Chasing Amy" is released. ​Makes $12 million with a budget of $250,000.
06/1997                             Smith and Adams break up. 
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Smith finishes fifth draft of Dogma.
Jay and Silent Bob shorts are aired on MTV. 
​Smith married Jennifer Schwalbach at Skywalker Ranch.
Dogma debuted at Cannes.
Smith's daughter, Harley-Quinn Smith was born. 
Dogma is released. Makes $44 million with a budget of $10 million. 
Smith finishes first draft of "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back".
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back is released. Makes $33.8 million out of a budget of $22 million.

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