 This is the fourth film in Kevin Smith (I) (qv)s intricately  interconnected View Askewniverse series (the others being  _Clerks. (1994)_ (qv), _Mallrats (1995)_ (qv),  _Chasing Amy (1997)_ (qv),  _Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)_ (qv) and  _Clerks II (2006)_ (qv)). The movies are all linked by characters,  themes and events and each contains numerous references to the  others.