ler ▁and ▁Steve ▁Z ahn ▁were ▁the ▁final ists ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Bro die ▁Bruce . ▁Ben ▁Aff le ck , ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁relative ▁unknown ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Sh annon ▁Hamilton . ▁Jo ey ▁La uren ▁Adams ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁G wen ▁Turner ; ▁she ▁later ▁dated ▁Smith , ▁and ▁during ▁that ▁time , ▁he ▁wrote ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁in ▁Ch asing ▁Amy ▁for ▁her . ▁Eth an ▁Su ple e ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁Will am ▁Black . ▁Scott ▁Mos ier ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁repr ise ▁the ▁role , ▁but ▁Smith ▁and ▁the ▁film ' s ▁produ cers ▁were ▁so ▁im pressed ▁with ▁Su ple e ▁that ▁they ▁cast ▁him , ▁instead . ▁The ▁most ▁troubles ome ▁role ▁to ▁cast ▁was ▁Jay , ▁as ▁Universal ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁Jason ▁M ew es ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁role , ▁despite ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁played ▁it ▁in ▁ ▁C ler ks ▁and ▁the ▁character ▁of ▁Jay ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁him . ▁ ▁M ew es ▁had ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁the ▁part ▁against ▁actors ▁such ▁as ▁S eth ▁Green ▁and ▁Bre ck in ▁Meyer . ▁ ▁T ies ▁to ▁New ▁Jersey ▁▁ ▁Rah way ▁State ▁Pr ison ▁is ▁mentioned ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁ ▁Bro die ▁we ars ▁a ▁Henry ▁Hudson ▁Regional ▁High ▁School ▁sh irt ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁film . ▁Kevin ▁Smith ▁and ▁Jason ▁M ew es ▁attended ▁that ▁school ▁in ▁High lands , ▁New ▁Jersey . ▁ ▁Smith ▁wanted ▁to ▁shoot ▁the ▁film