Silent Bob Speaks: The Collected Writings of Kevin Smith is a collection of essays written by screenwriter, director, and comic book author Kevin Smith. The collection comes from sources including Arena Magazine, Details, New Jersey Monthly, and Film Comment. Topics range from polemic assaults on pop culture figures to reflections on Spider-Man and his diagnosis with morbid obesity.
The book features interviews with Tom Cruise and Ben Affleck as well as reports written during the production of his films Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Jersey Girl.
The title refers to Silent Bob, a character Smith created and portrayed in his New Jersey films, and is also a likely reference to Harpo Speaks, the autobiography of Harpo Marx. The book was a success, seeing three printings for Miramax Books.
Lincoln Cho wrote a positive review on this book.
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