References Hockey in all of his films (Clerks: Dante closes the store to play hockey; Mallrats: Renee breaks up with Brodie because he is playing Sega Hockey; Chasing Amy: Holden and Alyssa break up at a hockey game; Dogma: Azrael's imp sidekicks are dressed as hockey players and carry hockey sticks.)
Frequently references Star Wars (1977) and its sequels.
Frequently casts Brian O'Halloran, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, and Scott Mosier.
Frequently references John Hughes movies.
Frequently references Steven Spielberg movies.
Frequently shoots scenes based in or outside of Quick Stop convenience stores.
Always refers to comic books in his films.
The hero of each of his films usually has a best friend who wears a backwards baseball cap (e.g. Randal Graves in Clerks. (1994), Banky Edwards in Chasing Amy (1997), and Silent Bob in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)).
Uses the "sh" rule at least once in every movie. Example "Breakfast Shmrekfast".
