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.
An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loop-hole and reenter Heaven.
The comic "Bluntman and Chronic" is based on real-life stoners Jay and Silent Bob, so when they get no profit from a big-screen adaptation, they set out to wreck the movie.
Lifelong platonic friends Zack and Miri look to solve their respective cash-flow problems by making an adult film together. As the cameras roll, however, the duo begin to sense that they may have more feelings for each other than they previously thought.
Director:
Kevin Smith
Stars:
Seth Rogen,
Elizabeth Banks,
Craig Robinson
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
A brash and arrogant podcaster gets more than he bargained for when he travels to Canada to interview a mysterious recluse... who has a rather disturbing fondness for walruses.
Director:
Kevin Smith
Stars:
Justin Long,
Michael Parks,
Haley Joel Osment
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.Written by
rsilberman
When Jay tells Holden that "there's one [woman] in the world. One [woman], with many faces," he is paraphrasing the devil in Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), who tries to convince Jesus of the same thing. See more »
Goofs
Holden's radio mike is visible under his shirt in the CD store when he's talking to Hooper. 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 Madman.
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Crazy Credits
When in Red Bank visit Jay and Silent Bob's secret stash - comics, games & cool swag. See more »
Alternate Versions
Pre-credits scene in Comic Toast (the comic store from Mallrats), where Bryan Johnson and Walt Flanagan reprise their "Mallrats" roles as Steve-Dave and Walt the Fan-Boy respectively; See more »
Holden (Ben Affleck) and "Banky" (Jason Lee) are two young NYC comic book artists who happen to be bachelor best friends. In their work they interact with all manner of metro hip dudes and dudettes, one of whom is Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), whom they meet at a Black power symposium, lorded over by a gay, Black empowerment dude named Hooper (humorously played by Dwight Ewell). Casual drinks, romantic complications, and massive dialogue ensue.
The main problem I have with this film is that Holden and ... "Banky" (what a kiddie name) are way too preoccupied with sex. Even though they seemingly are in their mid-twenties, they act like pubescent neophytes. Their ongoing arguments about women and sex sound like something out of "Porky's" (1982). Banky gets all bent out of shape over trivial issues; and he reacts with lots of overwrought behavior. The "friendship" between Holden and Alyssa seems contrived, to keep the plot moving. Surely, such a good-looking guy as Holden could find an easier and more compatible love interest. And I never could get a handle on the Alyssa character. With such immature people, and with a talky script that contains an overuse of vulgar terms and sexual references, the film comes across as ... juvenile.
The film's casting is fine. The three leads are certainly right for their parts. However, I must say that Joey Lauren Adams' high pitched, squealing voice was more than a little distracting. I did not like that funky musical number during the title sequence, or the rapper scene in the second half; some convenience store dude raps along in a monologue that was truly annoying.
"Chasing Amy" tries so hard to be ... hip. Clearly, Director Kevin Smith's target audience is metro high school kids. But for many viewers over the age of seventeen, the story, and its irritating characters, will merely seem puerile.
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Holden (Ben Affleck) and "Banky" (Jason Lee) are two young NYC comic book artists who happen to be bachelor best friends. In their work they interact with all manner of metro hip dudes and dudettes, one of whom is Alyssa (Joey Lauren Adams), whom they meet at a Black power symposium, lorded over by a gay, Black empowerment dude named Hooper (humorously played by Dwight Ewell). Casual drinks, romantic complications, and massive dialogue ensue.
The main problem I have with this film is that Holden and ... "Banky" (what a kiddie name) are way too preoccupied with sex. Even though they seemingly are in their mid-twenties, they act like pubescent neophytes. Their ongoing arguments about women and sex sound like something out of "Porky's" (1982). Banky gets all bent out of shape over trivial issues; and he reacts with lots of overwrought behavior. The "friendship" between Holden and Alyssa seems contrived, to keep the plot moving. Surely, such a good-looking guy as Holden could find an easier and more compatible love interest. And I never could get a handle on the Alyssa character. With such immature people, and with a talky script that contains an overuse of vulgar terms and sexual references, the film comes across as ... juvenile.
The film's casting is fine. The three leads are certainly right for their parts. However, I must say that Joey Lauren Adams' high pitched, squealing voice was more than a little distracting. I did not like that funky musical number during the title sequence, or the rapper scene in the second half; some convenience store dude raps along in a monologue that was truly annoying.
"Chasing Amy" tries so hard to be ... hip. Clearly, Director Kevin Smith's target audience is metro high school kids. But for many viewers over the age of seventeen, the story, and its irritating characters, will merely seem puerile.