 During "Mallrats" production, Smith took another jab at the script and made some changes; Bethany's job went from stripper to an abortion clinic and included an orangutan for Jay and Silent Bob to hang out with.In 1996, he took another swing with the script; this time, he dropped the orangutan and reworked Bethany to be played by his then-girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams.During that time, he was writing "Chasing Amy" and got Ben Affleck to agree to be in both projects.