Editing Jay and Silent Bob (section)

===''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' (2001)===
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''Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back'' takes place eight years after the events of ''Clerks''. Due to their excessive disturbances, drug dealing and starting rumors about Dante and [[Randal Graves]] ([[Jeff Anderson]]) being a gay couple, Dante and Randal file a [[restraining order]] against Jay and Silent Bob. It prohibits them from coming within {{convert|100|ft|m|sigfig=1}} of the Quick Stop or RST Video for at least a year. Having no place to loiter, they decide to pay a visit to Brodie (Jason Lee), where they learn that [[Miramax Films]] is making a ''Bluntman and Chronic'' film.

They visit Holden and ask for the money that belongs to them for using their likenesses in the film, only to find out that he sold his half of the rights to ''Bluntman and Chronic'' to the other co-creator Banky Edwards (also Jason Lee); after Holden introduces them to the internet, they also discover that a number of people have bashed the upcoming film and insulted Jay and Silent Bob numerous times for alleged "selling out" to Miramax. Jay and Silent Bob decide that they must defend their honor, and embark on a [[road trip]] to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] to stop the movie from being made and to protect their reputations, or at least get their money.

After being refused passage on a bus for not having tickets, they decide to hitch-hike there and stop at a local [[Mooby the Golden Calf|Mooby's]] restaurant, whereupon Jay falls victim to [[love at first sight]] with Justice ([[Shannon Elizabeth]]), an international jewel thief posing as an [[animal rights]] activist. Justice offers them a ride under the pretense that they are traveling cross country to release animals from an animal-testing facility, much to the unhappiness of her partners Chrissy ([[Ali Larter]]), Missy ([[Jennifer Schwalbach Smith]]), and Sissy ([[Eliza Dushku]]).

Once inside the facility, Jay and Silent Bob find a [[tranquilizer]] gun and the ape, an [[orangutan]] named Suzanne (a reference to the ending scene in ''Mallrats''). After freeing her from her cage, Silent Bob becomes sympathetic for the other animals, so they let them loose, as well. In the meantime, the four women escape with the diamonds and place a bomb on the van; Jay and Silent Bob witness the van explode, and while assuming that Justice is dead, they manage to escape just as the authorities arrive.

Federal Wildlife Marshall Willenholly ([[Will Ferrell]]) arrives to take over the case, as it involves the release of animals. Suzanne is subsequently taken by the occupants of a car labeled "Critters of Hollywood". Jay laments that they will never see Suzanne again, only to have Silent Bob angrily, and loudly, explain that the sign on the car (also calling Jay a dumbfuck for not getting what Silent Bob's gesturing right after Suzanne was stolen was about) indicated that they will probably meet up with Suzanne in Hollywood.

They are eventually able to hitch a ride and make it to Hollywood. There, they evade a security guard ([[Diedrich Bader]]) and make their way through multiple movie sets, including ''[[Good Will Hunting]] 2: Hunting Season''. They are reunited with Suzanne on the set of the then-fictional ''[[Scream 4]]'', where Suzanne is playing the part of a masked killer.

Pursued by a group of security guards, they are able to escape by riding a bicycle over a ramp (a reference to the iconic [[E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial]] moon scene), propelling them through the window of a nearby building. By sheer luck, they land in the dressing room of [[James Van Der Beek]] (of ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'') and [[Jason Biggs]] (of ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''), who happen to be playing Jay and Silent Bob in ''The Bluntman and Chronic Movie''; Silent Bob is appalled that his comic-book counterpart is being played by the "pie fucker".

After learning this, Jay and Bob form a huddle in the corner and decide to beat up Biggs and Van Der Beek, but while their backs are turned, Suzanne does this for them. Jay and Silent Bob then give the ape the tranquilizer gun and set her loose in the ventilation ducts.

They put on the ''Bluntman and Chronic'' outfits, so they will not be noticed, but are mistaken for Biggs and Van Der Beek, and are escorted to the set of the movie. Despite the fact that they do not know what they are doing, once on set, filming begins. Jay and Silent Bob battle with Bluntman and Chronic's nemesis, Cockknocker ([[Mark Hamill]]), eventually cutting off his hand.

At this point, Justice enters the set to confess her love for Jay and admits her profession as a professional jewel thief; an unassuming Jay forgives her and they kiss. Willenholly reappears with a shotgun, soon followed by Missy, Chrissy, and Sissy. Justice and Sissy fight hand-to-hand, while Missy and Chrissy get into a gun battle with Willenholly.

During the chaos, Jay and Silent Bob locate Banky and demand their money. After Banky refuses on account of Miramax paying him a lot of money for the film, Silent Bob breaks his silence and explains why Banky can be sued if he does not heed to their demands. Banky finally agrees to give them half of whatever he makes from the movie.

After the fight, Willenholly stands up, believing he has killed Missy and Chrissy. Suzanne takes this opportunity to shoot him in the buttocks with a tranquilizer dart, incapacitating him; Justice uses the situation to her advantage and offers Willeholly an opportunity to get into the [[FBI]] by turning herself in along with Missy, Sissy, and Chrissy, as long as she gets a reduced sentence and the charges against Jay and Silent Bob are dropped. He agrees and Justice tells Jay to wait for her.

Banky approaches Jay and Silent Bob and tells them that they are now rich. Jay expresses his displeasure at the fact that, despite all of their efforts, they were still unable to stop the internet insults. They decide that the only way to achieve this, using their newfound wealth, is to visit and beat up everyone who had insulted them, including children and members of the clergy, to the tune of "Kick Some Ass" by [[Stroke 9]].

The ending credits claim that Jay and Silent Bob "have left the building".