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.

Director:

Kevin Smith

Writer:

Kevin Smith

Stars:

Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, Ethan Suplee

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 15 nominations.

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 Goebbel	...	Train Kid
Tony Torn	...	Cashier
Rebecca Waxman	...	Dalia
Paris Petrick	...	Tory

Storyline

A pair of comic book authors named Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards, who live in New Jersey, have been best friends for 20 years. They spend their time working in their studio, and in the evenings they are going out. But their friendship is about to be disputed for the first time in their life, when a beautiful young lesbian woman named Alyssa Jones enters their life and Holden falls in love with her. Now Holden has to deal with Banky's jealousy, and with his new girlfriend's very rich past.

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Plot Keywords:

comic book | gay | lesbian | friendship | woman | 

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Taglines:

It's not who you love. It's how.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content

Details

Official Sites:

Miramax [United States] Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 April 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Méprise multiple

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,642,402 (USA) (20 April 1997)

Gross:

$12,006,514 (USA) (28 September 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Too Askew Prod. Inc., View Askew Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Before Mallrats (1995) was released, Kevin Smith had written this movie as a teen flick in the same vein as Clueless (1995), taking place in high school, with Ethan Suplee as one of the leads. Since Mallrats (1995) failed at the box-office, this film's setting and premise changed.

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Goofs

Cigarette ash on Holden's pant leg when in the diner with Jay and Silent Bob.

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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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Crazy Credits

Jay and Silent Bob will return in "Dogma" ... (promise).

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Connections

References Fraggle Rock (1983)

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Soundtracks

Passion
(1996)
Written by Kevin Shiver (as KJ)
Performed by K5
Courtesy of Robbins Entertainment, LLC

User Reviews

Not sure who whines more, whatsername or Benny.

Long-winded, painfully air-headed social commentaries make Chasing Amy extremely tedious. Ben, as usual, is flat, boring and awful. And whatsername sounds worse than a whining Mini Mouse. Overall, an embarrassing waste of time.