Writer-director Kevin Smith's fifth & final installment of his New Jersey Chronicles (which began in 1994 with the breakout low-budget comedy CLERKS) is a chance for scene-stealing foulmouthed stoner Jay (Jason Mewes) & his taciturn sidekick'hetero life mate' Silent Bob (Smith) to carry their own movie When comic store mogul Brodie (Jason Lee reprising his MALLRATS role) informs Jay & Silent Bob that a movie featuring their comic book alter egos Bluntman & Chronic is about to be made the duo demands a cut from the comic's creator Holden (Ben Affleck in his CHASING AMY role) Holden explains that his ex-partner Banky (Lee again) has sold them out & shows them some angry Internet posts from Bluntman & Chronic fans Fearing for their reputations Jay & Silent Bob embark on a cross-country odyssey to Hollywood to stop the film En route they run afoul of a Charlie's Angels-type jewelry thief ring--one of whom Justice (Shannon Elizabeth) takes a liking to Jay--an orangutan a Federal Wildlife Marshall (Will Ferrell) & Miramax studio security Smith's fond farewell to his intertwined Jersey characters is a lovingly crude broad comedy rife with celebrity cameos slapstick movie spoofs & clever jabs at Hollywood