Chasing Amy (1997)

Taglines:

Sex is easy. Love is hard. See more »

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

Miramax [United States] | View Askew | Add/edit official sites  »

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1997 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

À la conquête d'Amy See more »

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA See more »

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$52,446 (USA) (6 April 1997) (3 Screens)

Gross:

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

Production Co:

Too Askew Prod. Inc., View Askew Productions See more »

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Runtime:

113 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

Director Trademark: [Kevin Smith] [jaws] When Holden and Alyssa go skee-balling, there is a coin machine with the name "Gottlieb" on it (a major arcade-game maker). Carl Gottlieb co-wrote Jaws. The sequence in the club, where Banky and Alyssa compare cunnilingus scars and stories, parodies a similar scene on board the boat in Jaws between Hooper and Quint. In a lecture at Indiana University, Smith mentioned that the latter scene was originally intended for his film Mallrats but was axed by the studio. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Ally's hair during her long monologue in the couch after making love with Holden. She has it back her ear, then on her cheek, then on the ear again. See more »

Quotes

[first lines]
Comic Book Writer #1: I don't know. I love Chow Yun Fat. I just don't see him playing Batman.
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Crazy Credits

The director would like to thank...
GOD - For all that's come before, all that'll come after,
and most importantly, for right now.
JOEY - For giving me something personal to say. I love you poopie.
(First one who laughs gets decked!)
SCOTT - Master of the Impossible, ying to my yang, heart of my heart...
He's my cherry pie.
BEN - Outstanding. Outstanding, this guy.
JASON LEE - For kicking it Reynold's style.
DWIGHT - Hi Duh-Wight.
JAY - My little Mewes.
JON GORDON - Why, Why, Why?!?
MOM & DAD - I know I've got a PG in me somewhere.
JOHN PIERSON - Guru, Czar, friend.
DAVE - For the prettiest pictures yet. At bargain basement prices, no less!
BOB HAWK - For being there from the start, teaching us what makes a
movie great, and always doing the dishes.
HARVEY - Who, like a good parent, gives us money, offers endless moral
support, and spanks us when we need spanking (okay... everything but
the spanking part).
MIKE ALLRED - For fulfilling this fanboy's dream. See you in the
funny papers.
THE CAST AND CREW - Who worked for nothing, yet gave everything.
MATT SEITZ - For the one review that made a difference.
BRIAN MACKEWICH AND BAM - For the extra mile... and the hundred more
that followed. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Just Shoot Me!: Finch Chasing Amy (#6.6)" (2001) See more »

Soundtracks

"Run's House"
(1988)
Written by Darryl McDaniels (as D. McDaniels), Jason Mizell (as J. Mizell),
David Reeves (as D. Reeves)
Performed by Run-D.M.C.
Courtesy of Profile Records, Inc.
(Played during the first scene in the Bank Hold Up) See more »