 Before _Mallrats (1995)_ (qv) was released, Kevin Smith (I) (qv)  had written this movie as a teen flick in the same vein as  _Clueless (1995)_ (qv), taking place in high school with  Ethan Suplee (qv) as one of the leads. Since Mallrats failed at  the box office, this films setting and premise changed.