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Filmmaker Kevin Smith drops in to B.C. toy store

Smith shot nearly 20 minutes of video in the massive Langley toy store and posted it to Facebook
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Warning: VIDEO CONTAINS SOME GRAPHIC LANGUAGE

The man behind the cult classic films Clerks 1 and Clerks 11, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Red State loves his toys.

So much so that American filmmaker, actor, author and comic book writer Kevin Smith visited Langleysa国际传媒檚 store recently, where he sa国际传媒済eeked outsa国际传媒 during a Facebook live segment.

Smith, 47, was in the Metro Vancouver area directing the fifth episode of Supergirl Season 3.

Over the 19:40 segment, Smith (who refers to the store as Toy Traders in Vancouver) says he likes to sa国际传媒済et stuff to give to the cast,sa国际传媒 hence the visit.

Smith, who spoke with owner Matthew Purdy along with staff members during his store tour, said he was taken aback by the size of Toy Traders.

sa国际传媒淭here is so much love going into this store, so much product,sa国际传媒 he said before marvelling (pun intended) at the huge variety of displays and dioramas at Toy Traders and the pure scope of the store.

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Smith told Purdy, sa国际传媒淢atthew, you are doing the Lordsa国际传媒檚 work, here.sa国际传媒

Every inch of the store was covered during the segment, from He Man to Star Wars, to G.I. Joe, and Terminator.





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