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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.

Overview

User Rating:
7.5/10   58,502 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
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(58 articles)
First Look: Kevin Smith’s ‘A Couple of Dicks’
 (From Screen Rant. 2 July 2009, 1:12 PM, PDT)

Jason Lee Reunites With Kevin Smith For Dicks
 (From Cinema Blend. 29 June 2009, 4:00 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
The Best Love Story of the Year more

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content.
Runtime:
113 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
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 | 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:
Carmen Llywelyn who played Kim, Alyssa's lesbian lover, was the wife of star Jason Lee (credited as Carmen Lee). Joey Lauren Adams who played Alyssa was director Kevin Smith's girlfriend. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Silent Bob starts telling his "Chasing Amy" story Jay asks about the story as if he's never heard it, yet when they are leaving the diner Jay asks him why he keeps telling the story. 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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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Mallrats (1995) more
Soundtrack:
Live Wire more

FAQ

Will there be a "Chasing Amy X" 10th anniversary DVD released, as there was with Clerks and Mallrats?
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46 out of 60 people found the following comment useful:-
The Best Love Story of the Year, 2 February 1999
10/10
Author: Tanner-3 from Manchester, England

"Chasing Amy" has to be the best love story of 1997. It was emotional, gripping, funny, sad, heartwarming, and had some great jokes. How could anyone deny that this screenplay was anything less than original, or perfection. Absolutely intoxicating. The performances were right on and the writing was magnificent. Kevin Smith is, without a doubt, one of the best new writers. With this movie he goes to a whole new level. "Clerks" was great, and I think I'm one of the five people that enjoyed "Mallrats", but "Chasing Amy" takes the cake. Nothing else came even close that year. That movie should have made a star out of Joey Lauren Adams. She gave the BEST performance in 1997 and was robbed of an Oscar nomination, as was the script. The scene outside of the ice rink is more than enough to show just how good she was. And anyone who can watch that ending, the you don't know if you should cry or jump for joy ending, and not feel something, is heartless. The movie was great. It is one of my personal favorites, and will always be.

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Does anyone else think that maybe Banky liked Alyssa? CronyC
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