10 Amazing Movie Scenes That Came Totally Out Of Nowhere

10. Everybody Goes To Jail - Clerks II

Clerks II is for the most part a more-of-the-same sequel which revels in the same dick-and-fart-jokes and pop-culture references that made the original comedy such a hit.

It does have spicings of seriousness, though, what with Dante (Brian O'Halloran) pondering his romantic future and looming fatherhood, and considering the value of his increasingly strained friendship with Randall (Jeff Anderson).

But the most jarring tonal 180 arrives at the conclusion of the infamous "donkey show" sequence, in which Randall pays for a bestiality show as a going-away present for Dante.

The police end up arriving on the scene, though, and sending Dante, Randall, Jay (Jason Mewes), and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) to jail for their participation in the illegal escapade.

It sounds totally hilarious and on-brand for the series, right? Except, what follows is one of the most unexpectedly moving and dramatically brilliant scenes Kevin Smith has ever cooked up.

The 10-minute jail scene sees Dante venting his frustrations with life at Randall, all while Randall lets his guard slip and confirms just how much he loves his friend.

Given that the original Clerks was rightly dinged for its amateur performances, it's shocking just how brilliant O'Halloran and Anderson are in this scene, bringing enormous gravitas to a fraying friendship at a critical moment.