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Chasing Amy (1997) -- Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   60,382 votes
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Director:
Kevin Smith
Writer (WGA):
Kevin Smith (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Tagline:
It's not who you love. It's how. more
Plot:
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
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(98 articles)
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User Comments:
Very impressive more (466 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Ethan Suplee ... Fan

Ben Affleck ... Holden McNeil
Scott Mosier ... Collector

Jason Lee ... Banky Edwards

Casey Affleck ... Little Kid

Dwight Ewell ... Hooper X

Joey Lauren Adams ... Alyssa Jones

Guinevere Turner ... Singer
Carmen Llywelyn ... Kim (as Carmen Lee)

Brian O'Halloran ... Jim Hicks - Executive #1

Matt Damon ... Shawn Oran - Executive #2
Alexander Goebel ... Train Kid

Tony Torn ... Cashier
Rebecca Waxman ... Dalia
Paris Petrick ... Tory
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content.
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View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Colour:
Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #35184) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | USA:R | Sweden:15 (video rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Finland:S (video rating) | Germany:16 | Israel:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:18
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Too Askew Prod. Inc. more

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Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Kevin Smith] [37]Several of the opening credits news clippings have references to the number 37. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Silent Bob throws the comic magazine on the table twice times while he and Jay are in the diner with Holden talking about "Chasing Amy". more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Comic Book Writer #1: I don't know. I love Chow Yun Fat. I just don't see him playing Madman.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "At the Movies: (#6.2)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Insomnia (Monster Mix) more

FAQ

Will there be a "Chasing Amy X" 10th anniversary DVD released, as there was with Clerks and Mallrats?
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User Comments

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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Very impressive, 12 April 2001
8/10
Author: mattymatt4ever from Jersey City, NJ

When I watched this movie for the first time, I thought it was pretty funny, but I was younger so I didn't indulge its craftiness as much as I did on the second viewing just recently. Kevin Smith is a very talented writer/director who has a knack for offbeat plots and refreshingly original dialogue. He displays his talent greatly in this offbeat comedy. One impressive element of "Chasing Amy" is it contains very little of the standard, soapy, Hollywood-ish romance. It's very unpredictable, and doesn't contain the ending many would probably suspect. Of course, we know that Joey Lauren is going to end up in bed with Ben, but there wouldn't be any intrigue or conflict if that didn't happen. It's what happens afterwards that counts. The only cliche I spotted was the scene where Ben reveals his love for Joey. It takes place on a rainy night. And Joey gets outraged and runs out of the car--IN THE RAIN!! Hello? Pneumonia? You ever thought of that? I think if it was real life, she would've waited for Ben to drive her back--THEN shout out her feelings and leave. Other than that, the film approaches the romance genre and lesbianism with sheer originality and (sometimes brutal) honesty. In the scene where Jason Lee catches Ben in bed with Joey, all we see is his mouth opened wide and his coffee cup dropping to the floor. None of that melodramatic, confrontational crap we usually see when a character is surprised to catch their friend in bed with someone they don't expect. Though I often appraise Smith's witty dialogue, his love for dialogue is also a minor flaw. In some scenes, the characters use so many adjectives and metaphors that it just sounds more written than acted out. It just doesn't have that flow. And it's a little unconvincing to have a character use the term f**king c**ksucker over and over again in one scene, and delivering an intelligent monologue full of college-level SAT words in the next.

Despite its minor flaws, "Chasing Amy" is a film like no other. One that honestly stands alone. We've seen other films about lesbianism, but this is one to use the subject in a mature (though profane) and non-preachy manner. It doesn't take advantage of any of the stereotypes. And I like the surprise at the end where the character, who you least expect, delivers a thoughtful monologue that is the defining moment of the movie.

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