▁S ven ning ▁ ▁S ven - O le ▁Th ors en ▁as ▁La F ours ▁ ▁Scott ▁Mos ier ▁as ▁Rod dy ▁ ▁W alt ▁Fl an agan ▁as ▁W alt ▁" F an boy " ▁Gro ver ▁ ▁Bry an ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Steve - D ave ▁Pul ast i ▁ ▁Brian ▁O ' H all or an ▁as ▁Gill ▁H icks , ▁Su itor ▁# 3 ▁ ▁Art ▁James ▁as ▁Bob ▁Sum mers , ▁host ▁of ▁Tr uth ▁or ▁Date ▁ ▁Production ▁After ▁the ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁independent ▁hit ▁C ler ks , ▁writer / direct or ▁Kevin ▁Smith ▁and ▁his ▁best ▁friend / produ cer ▁Scott ▁Mos ier ▁began ▁to ▁make ▁their ▁second ▁film . ▁After ▁a ▁screen ing ▁of ▁C ler ks , ▁producer ▁James ▁Jack s ▁approached ▁them ▁to ▁do ▁another ▁film ▁for ▁Universal ▁Studios . ▁Smith ▁soon ▁finished ▁the ▁script ▁for ▁this ▁new ▁film , ▁and ▁casting ▁began . ▁ ▁Jer emy ▁London , ▁an ▁actor ▁with ▁a ▁TV ▁series ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁films ▁to ▁his ▁credit , ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁T . S .; ▁Henry ▁Thomas ▁was ▁the ▁final ist ▁of ▁the ▁role . ▁Sh ann en ▁D oh ert y ▁was ▁the ▁most ▁famous ▁cast ▁member ▁after ▁her ▁appearances ▁in ▁several ▁films ▁and ▁the ▁hit ▁TV ▁show ▁B ever ly ▁Hills , ▁ 9 0 2 1 0 . ▁Jason ▁Lee ▁was ▁cast ▁with ▁no ▁prior ▁acting ▁experience ; ▁before ▁the ▁film , ▁Lee ▁was ▁a ▁professional ▁sk ate board er , ▁and ▁Adam ▁Sand