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Randal is a clerk at RST Video, located next door to the Quick Stop convenience store in Leonardo, New Jersey .

In the first film and the TV cartoon, Randal is a prime example of the typical Slacker . He works in a dead-end job, has no respect for customers, and is content with his situation. He arrives at work late every day, then periodically closes the store to chat with buddy Dante Hicks , a Quick Stop clerk. Whereas Dante believes that title dictates behavior, Randal believes the opposite is true, so he does what he pleases. He has been known to order Porn movies for RST Video in front of customers, spit in customers' faces, and intrude on private conversations about sex.

Randal's behavior at times appears contradictory; for example, he notes that he hates people but loves social gatherings, and says, "This job would be great if it weren't for the fucking customers." His life centers on s.


APPEARANCES AFTER ''CLERKS.''

Randal also appears in the three 1999 issue of ''Talk'' Magazine . He makes very brief appearances in Smith's other comic book serials, '' Chasing Dogma '' and '' Bluntman And Chronic '' as well as '' Walt Flanagan's Dog ''.

He has a Cameo in '' Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back '', which shows him still hanging out with Dante at the Quick Stop. He also appears in the 2002 Short Film '' The Flying Car '', in which he asks Dante the hypothetical question of what he would sacrifice for marketing rights to the titular technology.

Randal features prominently in '''', a short animated in the style of the TV series, which, like the comic book of the same name, depicts the events at Julie Dwyer's wake that were cut from the film.

Dante and Randal will be the subjects of the 2006 Film '' Clerks II '', set approximately 10 years later than the first film, with Randal now in his 30s.


TRIVIA

  • Kevin Smith initially intended to play Randal in ''Clerks.'', but ultimately decided that he couldn't memorize so many lines.

  • Randal and '' Mallrats '' character Brodie Bruce are likely cousins, given the fact that both have told sordid stories about a "Cousin Walter."