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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 Langley含羞草研究社檚 store recently, where he 含羞草研究社済eeked out含羞草研究社 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 含羞草研究社済et stuff to give to the cast,含羞草研究社 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.

含羞草研究社淭here is so much love going into this store, so much product,含羞草研究社 he said before marvelling (pun intended) at the huge variety of displays and dioramas at Toy Traders and the pure scope of the store.

含羞草研究社淟ook at this,含羞草研究社 Smith says at one point. 含羞草研究社淭hey built a Death Star, for heaven含羞草研究社檚 sake! There含羞草研究社檚 a bay in the Death Star where you can see the figures.含羞草研究社

Smith told Purdy, 含羞草研究社淢atthew, you are doing the Lord含羞草研究社檚 work, here.含羞草研究社

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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