The writer-director’s daughter, Harley Quinn Smith, cameos in “The 4:30 Movie.”

Melody is the love interest of Austin Zajur’s protagonist Brian David in Smith’s semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy.

The 25-year-old actress and musician had a pragmatic reason for the rejection, though.

Kevin Smith and Harley Quinn Smith attend the Los Angeles Premiere of Lionsgate’s “Clerks III” at TCL Chinese Theatre on August 24, 2022 in Hollywood, California

Kevin Smith and daughter Harley Quinn Smith.Kevin Winter/Getty

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Smith said he initially “chafed” (“I’m like, ‘What the hell?

It’s a long life.”

Austin Zajur, Kate Micucci and Siena Agudong in The 4:30 Movie

Austin Zajur, Kate Micucci and Siena Agudong in ‘The 4:30 Movie’.Ralph Bavaro

“She was like, ‘I want to play Sister Sugar Walls.’

“The guy that madeDogmato have his daughter play the hooker nun in the fake trailer.

When one of them invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, chaos breaks loose.

The cast also includesKen Jeong,Justin Long, andSam Richardson.

Her other credits include episodes ofSupergirlandCruel Summer,and theQuentin TarantinoflickOnce Upon a Time… in Hollywood.