Kevin Smith is battling to keep his N.J. childhood movie theater afloat

World premiere of Kevin Smith's Clerks III in Red Bank

Kevin Smith at the 2022 premiere of "Clerks III" in Red Bank. He's pulling out all the stops to keep his movie theater SModcastle Cinemas running in Atlantic Highlands. Julian Leshay | For NJ Advance Media

Kevin Smith had grand plans for the movie theater of his childhood.

The New Jersey director wanted to save the Atlantic Moviehouse.

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