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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.
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Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   60,448 votes
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Director:
Kevin Smith
Writer (WGA):
Kevin Smith (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
4 April 1997 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
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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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(104 articles)
Kevin Smith's Latest Film Is "Average...in a Good Way"
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Blu-ray review: Kevin Smith 3-Movie Collection (Clerks, Chasing Amy, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back)
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User Comments:
Very impressive more (466 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 Goebel ... Train Kid

Tony Torn ... Cashier
Rebecca Waxman ... Dalia
Paris Petrick ... Tory

Welker White ... Jane
Kelli Simpkins ... Nica
John Willyung ... Cohee Lundin
Tse-Mach Washington ... Young Black Kid at Record Store (as Tsemach Washington)
Ernest O'Donnell ... Bystander (as Ernie O'Donnell)

Jason Mewes ... Jay

Kevin Smith ... Silent Bob
Kristin Mosier ... Waitress
Virginia Smith ... Con Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Allred ... Himself (uncredited)
'Krazy Joe' Fiore ... Guy at Hockey Game (uncredited)
Robert Hawk ... Hooper's Lover (uncredited)
Brian Jude ... Train Station Passenger (uncredited)
Brian Lynch ... Bryan White (uncredited)
Jeff Millstein ... Record store patron (uncredited)
Vincent Pereira ... Startled Pinball Player (uncredited)
Joe Quesada ... Himself (uncredited)
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Directed by
Kevin Smith 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Kevin Smith (written by)

Produced by
Robert Hawk .... associate producer
Scott Mosier .... producer
John Pierson .... executive producer
Derrick Tseng .... line producer
 
Original Music by
David Pirner 
 
Cinematography by
David Klein (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Scott Mosier 
Kevin Smith 
 
Casting by
Shana Lory 
 
Production Design by
Robert Holtzman  (as Robert 'Ratface' Holtzman)
 
Art Direction by
Jim Williams 
 
Set Decoration by
John Carlucci 
Susannah McCarthy 
 
Costume Design by
Christopher Del Coro 
 
Makeup Department
Jane Choi .... hair stylist
Jane Choi .... makeup artist
Kristin Mosier .... hair/makeup assistant
 
Production Management
Monica Hampton .... post-production manager
Monica Hampton .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Klein .... second unit director
Linda Krantz .... second assistant director
Chip Signore .... second second assistant director (as Stephen 'Chip' Signore)
John Tyson .... first assistant director (as John M. Tyson)
 
Art Department
Laura Allred .... artwork: Bluntman & Chronic action sequence
Mike Allred .... artwork: Bluntman & Chronic action sequence
Scott 'Whitey' Anderson .... construction foreman
Mike 'Gold Bond' Baker .... construction coordinator
Kate Bartouldus .... scenic artist (as Kate Bartoldus)
Matt Brundage .... artwork: Bluntman & Chronic action sequence
Howard Chelder .... leadman
Jennifer Cooke .... set dresser
Augusta 'Gussy' Hopkins .... property master
Mitchell Landsman .... scenic artist
Amanda Nanawa .... art department production assistant
 
Sound Department
Tim J. Carroll .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Gary Funicelli .... foley artist
David Glaser .... foley artist
David Glaser .... sound designer
David Glaser .... sound editor
Don Hankinson .... foley artist
William Kozy .... production sound mixer
Brian Mackewich .... foley artist
Brian Mackewich .... sound designer
Brian Mackewich .... supervising adr editor
Brian Mackewich .... supervising sound editor
Susan Mackewich .... foley artist
Sean McAuliffe .... foley artist
Sean McAuliffe .... sound editor
Don Powell .... foley artist
Dominick Tavella .... sound re-recording mixer (as Dominick 'The Dominator' Tavella)
Joe White .... boom operator (as Joseph White Jr.)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly Baldwin .... first assistant camera (as Kelly S. Baldwin)
Lorenzo Bevilaqua .... still photographer
Andrew Blauner .... additional electrician
Eric Boncher .... additional electrician
Jay Chandrasekhar .... additional grip
Divine Cox .... additional grip
Raphaelle Gosse-Gardet .... additional electrician (as Raphaelle Gardet)
Jeremy Graham .... rigging electrician
Kevin Hackenberg .... additional electrician
Monica Hampton .... still photographer: opening credit stills
Takeshi Hattori .... third electrician
Alan Jacobsen .... best boy electric
Learan Kahanov .... gaffer (as Learan 'Skippy' Kahanov)
Michele Lee Kirwan .... second assistant camera
David Klein .... Steadicam operator
David Klein .... camera operator
Seth Loft .... third grip
Roberto Lopez .... rigging grip
John McEnerney .... additional grip
Malcolm Murray .... additional grip (as M.C. Murray)
Christian O'Reilly .... additional grip
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia .... best boy grip
Michael 'Rodi' Rodia .... ice dolly grip
Nat Russell .... rigging grip
Ron Stone .... grip and electrical equipment supplier: R.D. Sparks Inc.
Peter Vietro-Hannum .... key grip
Elizabeth Wick .... additional electrician
 
Casting Department
Paris Petrick .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Melissa Crawford .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
David Glaser .... assistant editor: avid
Fred Heid .... color timer
Noëlle Penraat .... negative cutter
Arnold Shuster .... additional negative cutter
 
Music Department
Lisa Brown .... music consultant
Jennifer Chouinard .... music clearances
David Glaser .... music editor
Bonnie Greenberg .... music consultant
Brian Mackewich .... music editor
Sean McAuliffe .... music editor
Jill Meyers .... music business affairs
 
Other crew
Mike Allred .... artwork: Bluntman & Chronic 'Chasing Amy'
Paul Brennan .... legal services: Sloss Law Office
John T. Copeland .... caterer
Christopher Cram .... office production assistant
Nicole Duryea .... set production assistant
Randi Eaton .... office production assistant
Doug Edwards .... office production assistant
Nick Giovannetti .... set production assistant
Shai Halperin .... set production assistant
Monica Hampton .... auditor
Mike Hansen .... set production assistant
Carlo Hart .... office production assistant
David Hurlburt .... set production assistant
Bryan Johnson .... assistant production coordinator
Brian Lynch .... key craft service
Colleen Lynch .... caterer
Ian MacGregor .... location manager
David McCole .... firearms specialist
Glenn Mobley .... key set production assistant
Gary Muscato .... avid supervisor
Jimmy Palmiotti .... artwork: "White Hating Coon"
Jodi Peikoff .... legal services: Sloss Law Office
Karen Phillips .... location assistant
Joe Quesada .... artwork: "White Hating Coon"
David Rhee .... location assistant
Lance Rosario .... security: New York
John Sloss .... legal services: Sloss Law Office
Luis R. Soto .... security: New York
Ritamarie Stapleton .... caterer
Devon J. Start .... set production assistant
Bryan W. Strang .... craft service assistant
Peggy Sutton .... script supervisor
Gary Vander-Voort .... key office production assistant
Kirk Van Wormer .... artwork: "Idiosyncratic" & "Baby Dave"
Kyle V. White .... set production assistant
Mike Zittle .... set production assistant (as Mike Zittel)
Neal Bennett .... production assistant (uncredited)
Vincent Pereira .... set production assistant (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Brooke Adams .... thanks
Mike Allred .... thanks
Jack Anderson .... thanks
Mike Brodzik .... thanks
John Burzichelli .... thanks: Hill Studio (as John Burzachelli)
Mark Cohen .... thanks
Chris Davis .... thanks
John Gordon .... thanks
Robert Hawk .... thanks (as Bob Hawk)
Charles Herzfeld .... thanks (as Charlie Herzfeld)
Jason Lee .... thanks
Brian Mackewich .... thanks
Jimmy Palmiotti .... thanks: Event Comics (as Jim Palmiotti)
John Pierson .... thanks
Scott Purcell .... thanks
Joe Quesada .... thanks: Event Comics
Tony Romano .... thanks
Matt Zoller Seitz .... thanks (as Matt Seitz)
Joe Violante .... thanks (as Joey Violante)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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
Filming Locations:
New York City, New York, USA more
Company:
Too Askew Prod. Inc. more

Fun Stuff

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
Goofs:
Continuity: The length of Silent Bob's cigarette when giving the speech about the origins of "Chasing Amy". 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.
more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "At the Movies: (#6.2)" (2009) more
Soundtrack:
Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But the Rent more

FAQ

Will there be a "Chasing Amy X" 10th anniversary DVD released, as there was with Clerks and Mallrats?
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User Comments

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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful.
Very impressive, 12 April 2001
8/10
Author: mattymatt4ever from Jersey City, NJ

When I watched this movie for the first time, I thought it was pretty funny, but I was younger so I didn't indulge its craftiness as much as I did on the second viewing just recently. Kevin Smith is a very talented writer/director who has a knack for offbeat plots and refreshingly original dialogue. He displays his talent greatly in this offbeat comedy. One impressive element of "Chasing Amy" is it contains very little of the standard, soapy, Hollywood-ish romance. It's very unpredictable, and doesn't contain the ending many would probably suspect. Of course, we know that Joey Lauren is going to end up in bed with Ben, but there wouldn't be any intrigue or conflict if that didn't happen. It's what happens afterwards that counts. The only cliche I spotted was the scene where Ben reveals his love for Joey. It takes place on a rainy night. And Joey gets outraged and runs out of the car--IN THE RAIN!! Hello? Pneumonia? You ever thought of that? I think if it was real life, she would've waited for Ben to drive her back--THEN shout out her feelings and leave. Other than that, the film approaches the romance genre and lesbianism with sheer originality and (sometimes brutal) honesty. In the scene where Jason Lee catches Ben in bed with Joey, all we see is his mouth opened wide and his coffee cup dropping to the floor. None of that melodramatic, confrontational crap we usually see when a character is surprised to catch their friend in bed with someone they don't expect. Though I often appraise Smith's witty dialogue, his love for dialogue is also a minor flaw. In some scenes, the characters use so many adjectives and metaphors that it just sounds more written than acted out. It just doesn't have that flow. And it's a little unconvincing to have a character use the term f**king c**ksucker over and over again in one scene, and delivering an intelligent monologue full of college-level SAT words in the next.

Despite its minor flaws, "Chasing Amy" is a film like no other. One that honestly stands alone. We've seen other films about lesbianism, but this is one to use the subject in a mature (though profane) and non-preachy manner. It doesn't take advantage of any of the stereotypes. And I like the surprise at the end where the character, who you least expect, delivers a thoughtful monologue that is the defining moment of the movie.

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