The Flying Car (2002 film)

The Flying Car
The Flying Car
Directed by	Kevin Smith
Written by	Kevin Smith
Produced by	Kevin Smith; Scott Mosier
Starring	Brian O'Halloran; Jeff Anderson
Edited by	Scott Mosier; Kevin Smith
Distributed by	The Tonight Show
Release date	February 27, 2002;
Running time	6 minutes
Budget	$15,000

The Flying Car is a

Clerks

.

The short film was first commissioned by the Ford Motor Company as an inspirational film for its engineers at a yearly meeting, but when presented with Smith's final script, the company objected to the dialogue and dropped the project.^[2] Jay Leno later offered to have Smith go ahead with filming for airing on The Tonight Show and it premiered there on February 27, 2002.^[3] It also appears on the 10th anniversary Clerks X DVD. The DVD cut is remastered and features an introduction by Kevin Smith.

Plot

While stuck in a traffic jam, Dante and Randal have another philosophical, pop culture-laden conversation — this one sparked when Randal asks Dante what he would

flying car from The Jetsons

. The hypothetical scenarios Randal continues to suggest grow increasingly ridiculous, culminating in Dante agreeing to have his foot cut off with a hacksaw, get knocked out, and get molested by the German inventor and his friends in exchange for the flying car. Randal expresses disgust that Dante would "do it with a bunch of guys just to get a car".