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Chasing Amy

  • 1997
  • 16
  • 1h 53m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
145K
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POPULARITY
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1,152
Joey Lauren Adams in Chasing Amy (1997)
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Romantic ComedyComedyDramaRomance

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 ... Read allHolden 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.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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    145K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,428
    1,152
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
    • Stars
      • Ben Affleck
      • Joey Lauren Adams
      • Ethan Suplee
    • 541User reviews
    • 106Critic reviews
    • 71Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 16 nominations

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    Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    • Holden
    Joey Lauren Adams
    Joey Lauren Adams
    • Alyssa
    Ethan Suplee
    Ethan Suplee
    • Fan
    Scott Mosier
    Scott Mosier
    • Collector
    Jason Lee
    Jason Lee
    • Banky
    Casey Affleck
    Casey Affleck
    • Little Kid
    Dwight Ewell
    • Hooper
    Guinevere Turner
    Guinevere Turner
    • Singer
    Carmen Llywelyn
    Carmen Llywelyn
    • Kim
    • (as Carmen Lee)
    Brian O'Halloran
    Brian O'Halloran
    • Exec. #1
    Matt Damon
    Matt Damon
    • Exec. #2
    Alexander Goebbel
    • Train Kid
    Tony Torn
    Tony Torn
    • Cashier
    Rebecca Waxman
    • Dalia
    Paris Petrick
    Paris Petrick
    • Tory
    Welker White
    • Jane
    Kelli Simpkins
    Kelli Simpkins
    • Nica
    • (as Kelly Simpkins)
    John Willyung
    • Cohee Lundin
    • Director
      • Kevin Smith
    • Writer
      • Kevin Smith
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Kevin Smith wrote the script inspired by his experience with then-girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams, who plays Alyssa.
    • Goofs
      (at around 56 mins) When Holden is walking back to his car shortly after Alyssa leaves him in the rain, the camera crew is reflected in the window slightly to the left of Holden.
    • Quotes

      Silent Bob: So there's me and Amy, and we're all inseparable, right? Just big time in love. And then four months down the road, the idiot gear kicks in, and I ask about the ex-boyfriend. Which, as we all know, is a really dumb move. But you know how it is: you don't wanna know, but you just have to, right? Stupid guy bullshit. So, anyway, she starts telling me about him... how they fell in love, and how they went out for a couple of years, and how they lived together, her mother likes me better, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... and I'm okay. But then she drops the bomb on me, and the bomb is this: it seems that a couple of times, while they were going out, he brought some people to bed with them. Ménage à trois, I believe it's called. Now this just blows my mind, right? I mean, I am not used to this sort of thing. I mean, I was raised Catholic, for God's sake.

      Jay: Saint Shithead.

      [Silent Bob elbows him; Jay motions as if to start a fight]

      Silent Bob: Do something.

      [to Holden]

      Silent Bob: So I'm totally weirded out by this, right? And then I just start blasting her. Like... I don't know how to deal with what I'm feeling, so I figure the best way is by calling her a slut, right? And tell her she was used. I'm... I'm out for blood. I really wanna hurt this girl. I'm like, "What the fuck is your problem?", right? And she's just all calmly trying to tell me, like, it was that time and it was that place and she doesn't think she should apologize because she doesn't feel that she's done anything wrong. I'm like, "Oh, really?" That's when I look her straight in the eye, I tell her it's over. I walk.

      Jay: Fuckin' A!

      Silent Bob: No, idiot. It was a mistake. I didn't hate her. I wasn't disgusted with her. I was afraid. At that moment, I felt small, like... like I'd lacked experience, like I'd never be on her level, like I'd never be enough for her or something like that, you know what I'm saying? But, what I did not get, she didn't care. She wasn't looking for that guy anymore. She was... she was looking for me, for the Bob. But, uh, by the time I figure this all out, it was too late, man. She moved on, and all I had to show for it was some foolish pride, which then gave way to regret. She was the girl, I know that now. But I pushed her away. So, I've spent every day since then chasing Amy... so to speak.

    • Crazy credits
      Jay and Silent Bob will return in "Dogma" ... (promise).
    • Alternate versions
      Many things cut from the final version available on laserdisc/DVD editions:
    • Connections
      Edited into Chasing Amy: Deleted Scenes (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Let's Go
      Written by Ric Ocasek

      Performed by Ernie Isley

      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group

      By arrangement with Warner Special Products

    User reviews541

    Review
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    Featured review

    Try and catch it!

    Miles away from his usual low level comedy, in Chasing Amy, Kevin Smith manages to deliver a great rom-com with some serious undertones.

    There are the standard Smith jokes throughout the film, but this time they take a backseat to the touching tale of Holden and Alyssa. I don't know quite how he did it, but Chasing Amy feels real and unpredictable. It's not some glossy Hugh Grant/Julia Roberts production, instead it's filled with characters that feel more like real people, which is a nice relief.

    The film manages to be both moving and funny, and the cast do their best work to date (Affleck and Adams at the hockey game must rank as one of my favourite scenes of all time). This may not be Smith's best known film, but it's definitely his best. [8/10]
    • Jexxon
    • Nov 1, 2004
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 14, 1998 (Netherlands)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Arabic
    • Also known as
      • Переслідуючи Емі
    • Filming locations
      • Brick, New Jersey, USA(Hockey Game)
    • Production company
      • View Askew Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $250,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $12,021,272
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $52,446
      • Apr 6, 1997
    • Gross worldwide
      • $12,021,272
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 53 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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