Netflix, the publisher of "Alex Strangelove", delegates the casting rights to the director, without any interference with the actors. The director interviewed many actors in the United States and Canada, but failed to find a suitable candidate for the actor until he interviewed Daniel Doheny in Canada. His innocent and smart personality reminded the director of himself in high school, so he decided to play the role of Daniel Doheny. The heroine actor Madeleine Weinstein auditioned in New York. The director saw in her that the two contradictory personalities of fragility and strength meet the needs of the role of the film, so she was determined to be the heroine; after finalizing, The director also learned that Madeleine Wins had played a similar role in the film " Beach Rats ", and confirmed the director's casting decision
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Alex Strangelove Casting process
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Extended Reading
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Elliot: And the shitty thing is, guys like my dad, they're giving Jesus a bad name, okay? Because from all that I know, Jesus was amazing. I mean, I don't know, he helped out the poor and sick, okay, he loves you unconditionally...
[Alex says yes with his head]
Elliot: I just think all those kids with their WWJD wristbands need to ask themselves: What would Jesus actually do? Call me a "faggot loser"?
Alex: Did your dad call you that?
Elliot: It's not really worth getting into.
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Helen: Being angry is an exhausting way to spend your day.
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Replace the stereotyped homosexual life in the form of a relaxed youth campus gay comedy movie
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Is this world still pure and straight now?
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Non-film reviews, purely subjective complaints, micro-spoilers (suggest to watch the movie later to avoid being affected by my personal subjective emotions)
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Journey of gay teenagers
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It's supposed to be natural.