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Overview

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7.5/10   60,448 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Kevin Smith (written by)
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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
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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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Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
User Comments:
One Of My Favorite Movies more (466 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content.
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113 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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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

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Trivia:
Director Trademark: [Kevin Smith] [star wars]During Hooper's convention speech about racism in science fiction, Star Wars (1977) and its sequels are discussed. more
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Continuity: The length of Silent Bob's cigarette when giving the speech about the origins of "Chasing Amy". more
Quotes:
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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:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent more

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Will there be a "Chasing Amy X" 10th anniversary DVD released, as there was with Clerks and Mallrats?
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19 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
One Of My Favorite Movies, 7 October 2005
10/10
Author: thekid796 from United States

Being a huge Kevin Smith fan, its no wonder I love this movie so much, it is one of the best movies I've ever seen. Its a close toss up for my favorite Smith movie, right next to Clerks.

The Plot: Holden McNeil(Ben Affleck) and Banky Edwards(Jason Lee) are two long time best friends and the co-creators of their successful comic book Bluntman and Chronic. One day while they were pushing their comic at a comic/sci fi convention, they met a girl named Alyssa Jones. Holden immediately falls for Alyssa, but his hopes are shattered once he finds out a shocking surprise, she's a lesbian. Still, they form a great friendship which only makes Holden more in love with her. Once Holden reveals his love to Alyssa, they form what seems like a great relationship. Things change; however, once Banky fears that this friendship will affect their long friendship and Holden has to deal with Alyssa's rich past.

The Good: This is a very well done movie. Kevin Smith is well known for his creative dialog and clever direction in all of his movies, this is no exception. The actors performances, especially those of Ben Affleck, Jason Lee, Joey Lauren Adams, and Dwight Ewell, is exceptional. You won't find better direction for this kind of movie. I normally don't like love stories but this is one of those rare exceptions.

The Bad: Nothing really bad about this movie but its not for everyone. First off, the movie deals with some really touchy subject matter. Its also one of the most profane movies I've seen. If you are offended of either one of these subjects, I wouldn't recommend it.

Overall: Chasing Amy is one of the best movies I've ever seen. I give it a 10/10!

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