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| Alyssa Jones | |
| Series: | View Askewniverse |
| First seen: | Chasing Amy |
| Last seen: | Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |
| Created By: | Kevin Smith |
| Actor: | Joey Lauren Adams |
Films
Clerks: The Lost Scene
Dante runs into Alyssa at Julie Dwyer's wake, where the two have a brief conversation about the circumstances of her death. Randal comes along and greets her as "Finger Cuffs," which she reacts angrily to before storming off.
Chasing Amy
Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards meet Alyssa Jones at a comic book convention in New York where they are promoting their comic Bluntman and Chronic.
Holden is attracted to Alyssa, but soon learns that she is attracted to women. The two begin hanging out, and a deep friendship develops. Eventually, Holden is no longer able to contain his feelings, and confesses his love to Alyssa. She is initially angry with him, but that night, the two begin a romantic relationship.
This new development worsens the tension between Holden and Banky, who dislikes and distrusts Alyssa and is bothered by her and Holden's relationship. Banky investigates and uncovers dirt on Alyssa's past, and he reports to Holden that Alyssa participated in a threesome with two guys during high school, which gave her the nickname "Finger Cuffs". Holden is deeply disturbed by this revelation, having believed that he is the first man Alyssa had ever slept with. He angrily confronts Alyssa while attending a hockey game, after he clumsily attempts baiting her into confessing. During a tearful argument, she tells Holden about her "many" youthful sexual experimentations. She apologizes for letting him believe that he was the only man she had been with. However, she refuses to apologize for her past, and Holden leaves feeling angry and confused.
Inspired by Silent Bob's story, Holden devises a plan to fix both his relationship with Alyssa and his fractured friendship with Banky. He invites them both over and tells Alyssa that he would like to get over her past and remain her boyfriend. He also tells Banky that he realizes that Banky is in love with him—kissing him passionately to prove the point. Holden suggests a threesome. Though initially appalled, Banky agrees to participate, whereas Alyssa explains to Holden that it will not save their relationship. Before leaving, she states that she loves him, but she will not be his whore.
Banky gestures over to a booth hosted by Alyssa, and provides wordless encouragement to Holden to go talk to her. He has a brief, quietly emotional conversation with Alyssa, and gives her a copy of Chasing Amy, his new comic based on their failed relationship. After Holden leaves, Alyssa's new girlfriend arrives and asks who that was. A shaken Alyssa feigns indifference and replies, "Oh, just some guy I knew."
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Alyssa made a cameo in Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back.