Clerks (Cinemax early Wednesday at 5 a.m.)...

Clerks (Cinemax early Wednesday at 5 a.m.) Rude, boisterous, obscene and irreverently funny, this 1994 comedy takes a crude energy and delight in life’s profane chaos. Made in grainy black and white on a skimpy budget of $27,575, “Clerks” is the inspiration of 23-year-old Kevin Smith, who wrote, directed, co-edited, co-produced and even found time to play a cameo as the laconic Silent Bob. Simply structured as a day in the life of clerk Dante Hicks (Brian O’Halloran), Dante’s saga begins unexpectedly with an early morning call from his boss.