 Andrew Dice Clay was cast after being seen at a comedy club by Julie  Seltzer (the films casting director) and Robert Kraft (head of  music for Cannon films) and despite his age (the part was for a high  school teenager) Clay was cast on the spot. It was also the same  comedy club where Jim Carrey was performing and was also approached  in the parking lot of the club for a role in the film and quickly  turned it down.