Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Tour

Jay & Silent Bob’s Super Groovy Cartoon Movie Tour Kicks off on April 20, 2013

Jay and Silent Bob are back! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are hitting the road with their new animated film, JAY & SILENT BOB’S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE – which blazes across America in a series of one-night-only shows starting April 20, 2013 in Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. The legendary best buds from Jersey are back to dispense weed and wisdom in cartoon form and audiences will have the opportunity to watch the new movie and stick around for a rip-roaring Q&A afterwards. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1, 2013.

Produced by Mewes and directed by first-time filmmaker Steve Stark, JAY & SILENT BOB’S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE features the voice talents of Eliza Dushku, Tara Strong, Ralph Garman, Neil Gaiman, Ben Gleib, Jon Lovitz, and the podcast stars of Smith’s SModcast Network! When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay & Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman & Chronic, smashing super-villains they accidentally create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey ‘burbs from their new arch enemies, the League of Shitters? While clearly not the comic book movie the world wants, GROOVY MOVIE is the comic book movie the world needs!

“This is what can happen when you put the plug in the jug, kids!” said screenwriter and SModCo head honcho Kevin Smith of Producer (and friend of Bill W.) Jason Mewes. “I’m crazy proud of Jay for turning the soul-crushing bummer that is sobriety into productivity, making something as funny and fun as GROOVY MOVIE in the process!”

“As an actor, it was awesome to play Jay again,” said producer and voice talent Jason Mewes. “But as a producer, I sweated every nickel because I wanted to keep the budget low… And dirty.”

The budget for GROOVY MOVIE: $69,000!

“That budget figure not only makes us proud, it makes us giggle,” Smith went on to say . “We live in an age of wonder where you can make a whole cartoon movie for well under a hundred grand! And the super hero who made miracles happen for next to nothing in cost was our genius director, Canadian animator Steve Stark!”

“A few years back, Steve was a Jay & Silent Bob fan who Tweeted us a YouTube cartoon he made from an episode of SModcast,” Mewes explains. “Now the guy’s directed an entire Jay & Silent Bob cartoon movie! And since we’re using Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and YouTube to sell tour tickets, it’s like the whole cartoon’s made possible by the power of social media! SNOOTCH!”

Forgoing a standard theatrical release, SModcast Pictures (a division of SModCo) will repeat the city-by-city, one-night-only structure of their groundbreaking RED STATE USA Tour and cap each Groovy Movie screening with a performance of their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast – the wildly popular live show which has sold out tours across the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. All 103 live shows recorded to date are available for download at SModcast.com and iTunes. Mewes has also produced home video versions of the show entitled, Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK, Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o’the Green, and Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under.

Complete ticket and tour information is available at the website and the trailer can be seen here. “Like” Jay and Silent Bob on Facebook.

About Jason Mewes (Jay)

Jason Mewes (@JayMewes) is the Creative Producer at SModCo Internet Radio (SIR), which launched in May 2011, as well as the Creative Producer at SModCo Internet TV (SIT), which launched in May 2012 and lives online as a YouTube channel. SModco produces Mewes’ weekly video blog called, Mewes News, which was also the first SIT video to air. Best known as the vocal half of the on-screen comedic duo, Jay and Silent Bob, Mewes has reprised his role as the celebrated character, “Jay,” in a number of films. With cult-fans following his controversial antics, Mewes has captured audiences with rebellious banter against his unspoken other half and longtime friend, Kevin Smith (Silent Bob). Since the beginning of the duo’s offbeat work together, Mewes and Smith have continued to build on their beloved character driven roles from the Jay and Silent Bob series. Most recently, Mewes wrapped Spoilers, alongside Smith, an original online series for Hulu and in 2011, he co-hosted the TV series, Cinema Enema, which reviews film in an off-kilter way. As an actor, Mewes can be seen in a starring role in the Wunderkind Pictures feature, Noobz, as well as The Last Godfather, Money Shot, K-11, and Rock Jocks. Mewes’ most noted film credits include: Smith’s award-winning Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks II, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This string of cult hits all celebrated and continued Mewes’ infamous role as “Jay,” a bawdy, fast talking, and over sexed but very likable guy. For his successful and brow-raising portrayal, MTV honored him with 2007′s Dirtiest Mouth Award.

About Kevin Smith (Silent Bob)

Kevin Smith (@ThatKevinSmith) is the fat guy who got thrown off the plane. He also made CLERKS once.

JAY & SILENT BOB’S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE TOUR DATES

 

April 20	Atlanta, GA	Center Stage Theater
April 21	Washington, DC	Warner Theater
April 22	Tarrytown, NY	Tarrytown Music Hall
April 23	New York, NY	Best Buy Theater
April 24	Boston, MA	House of Blues
April 25	Philadelphia, PA	Keswick Theater
April 29	Santa Barbara, CA	Lobero Theater
April 30	Sacramento, CA	Crest Theater
May 2	San Francisco, CA	Warfield Theater
May 5	Los Angeles, CA	The Wiltern
May 9	Portland, OR	Bagdad Theater
May 15	Seattle, WA	Moore Theater
May 17	Kansas City, MO	Midland Theater
May 18	St. Louis, MO	The Pageant
May 19	Chicago, IL	The Vic Theater
May 20	Indianapolis, IN	Clowes Memorial Hall
May 21	Royal Oak, MI	Royal Oak Music Theatre
May 22	Milwaukee, WI	Pabst Theater

 

Dates for New Jersey, Texas and Canada will be added in late March.

IN – Amala’s Blade Signing

Indianapolis’s own Steve Horton signs at Downtown Comics on Wednesday February 27, 2013 for his new Dark Horse Book Amala’s Blade at the Market Street Location from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm and in Castleton from 4:30 – 7:00 pm!

Downtown Comics
11 E Market St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

IN – A Most MIZerable Christmas Signing

WWE superstar Mick Foley signs at Barnes & Noble on Saturday. November 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm.

About the book:
For years The Miz has bullied his classmates—including Sheamus, Kelly Kelly, Wade Barrett, Kofi Kingston, Dolph Ziggler, and Natalya—yet managed to stay on Santa’s list of good boys. When a new kid arrives in town, he shakes the foundation of The Miz’s selfish beliefs, and sets in motion a chain of events that results in The Miz trying to fool Santa Claus and his new helper, The Cenelf, on Christmas Eve! Will the new kid help everyone on Wrescal Lane enjoy the holidays while teaching The Miz a lesson, or will it be A Most MIZerable Christmas for everyone?

Barnes & Noble
150 Sihavy Road, Valparaiso, IN 46383

IN – Wards of Faerie Signing

Terry Brooks signs at Barnes & Noble on Saturday August 25, 2012 at 2:00 PM

Author Event
Terry Brooks has written another masterpiece with Wards of Faerie. Set about 100 years after the events of High Druid of Shannara this is not just another story. The fans will be at our doors early, so pre-order it now and reserve your spot in line.

Barnes & Noble
Greyhound Plaza, 14709 US Hwy 31 North, Carmel, IN 46032
317-844-2501

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IN – Little Guardians Signing

Writer Ed Cho and artist Lee Cherolis sign on Wednesday August 29th at Downtown Comics in Indianapolis (11 East Market Street) from 10am to 2pm and then at the Downtown Comics in Castleton (5767 East 86th Street) from 4pm to 8pm. They will have the book and buttons and maybe even some Little Guardians prints not yet available in their store.

Downtown Comics
11 E Market St, Indianapolis, IN 46204

 

IN – Charon’s Claw Signing

About this Author
R. A. Salvatore was born in Massachusetts in 1959. His first published novel was The Crystal Shard. He has since published more than a dozen novels, including the New York Times bestsellers The Halfling’s Gem, Sojourn, The Legacy, and Starless Night. He makes his home in Massachusetts with his wife, Diane, and their three children.

Barnes & Noble
Greyhound Plaza, 14709 US Hwy 31 North, Carmel, IN 46032
317-844-2501

IN – FCBD: Daredevil Signing

Mark Waid signs at Alter Ego Comics on Saturday May 5, 2012 from 12:00-2:00 PM for Free Comic Book Day.

Alter Ego Comics is proud to welcome one of the best writers in comics history! His work includes a legendary run on The Flash, the creator owned Irredeemable, the EPIC and sacred Kingdom Come, and his current work on the award winning Daredevil series!

Alter Ego Comics
422 E. McGalliard, Muncie, IN 47303
765-282-5297

IN – The Omega Effect Signing

 

Writer Mark Waid signs at Downtown Comics on April 25th from 4pm to 8pm signing copies of Avenging Spider-Man and Daredevil as part of The Omega Effect Crossover. Stop by meet the man and get some books signed!

Downtown Comics
5767 E 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46250

IN – Fate of the Jedi Signing

Star Wars author Troy Denning signs at Barnes & Noble on Wednesday March 14, 2012 at 7:00 PM. All are welcome! It is a wristband event and additional details and requirements will be announced soon.

RSVP on Facebook!

Barnes & Noble
Greyhound Plaza, 14709 US Hwy 31 North, Carmel, IN 46032
317-844-2501

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