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Chasing Amy

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Holden and Banky are best friends and authors of a popular comic book. Holden falls in love with Alyssa, who happens to be a lesbian. Holden's relationship with Alyssa strains his life-long friendship with Banky, and soon the relationship between Holden and Alyssa has problems when he cannot deal with her past.

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Although Chasing Amy's depiction of queer sexuality is frustratingly clumsy, it handles an array of thorny themes with a mixture of sensitivity, raw honesty, and writer-director Kevin Smith's signature raunchy humor.

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Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer 02/07/2014
3.5/4
With their matching hipster goatees and deadpan cynicism, Affleck and Lee evince the easy rapport of old buds. Go to Full Review Paul Tatara CNN.com 02/07/2014
There is a lot of frank conversation about the technical aspects of sex between women, but Holden and Banky are written more like sniggering eighth graders than inquisitive adults. Go to Full Review Jay Boyar Orlando Sentinel 02/07/2014
As in Smith's debut film, Clerks, there's something about the scruffy Chasing Amy that breaks through the pretenses of more conventional movies. Go to Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews 01/14/2023
3/4
...a typically verbose endeavor that grows more and more involving as it progresses... Go to Full Review Cathay Che The Advocate 04/05/2022
Chasing Amy is just like my kid brother -- alternately adorable and exasperating and full of cocky witticisms about life with very little experience to back them up. Go to Full Review Mark J. Huisman The Advocate 04/05/2022
With some wonderful jabs at gender and racial stereotypes, Chasing Amy eschews political correctness to explore sexual identity with more thoughtfulness than we’ve seen before, at least from a filmmaker who happens to be a 26-year-old straight guy. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Dre C. @Dre302 Feb 4 A classic and one of Kevin Smith best films in my opinion. Enjoy the story and the nice performances by the cast and highly recommend watching. Nostalgia train also takes on majority of Kevin Smith early career films for me too as I grew up watching his work, so I may be biased on a lot of his early projects and a big fan but still definitely recommend to check out his filmography. See more Miki T @Mikimightmineme Dec 28 Loved it. The dialogue was perfect. See more The Big M @BigMovieHouse Dec 26 It's a shame this film did not lead to Joey Lauren Adams becoming a huge star. She deserved an Oscar nomination, at the very least. See more Lex V @Lexplanet Aug 30 Kevin Smith baby!!!! See more Rami A @Bunt101 Aug 7 Kevin Smith has a talent that few directors possess: the ability to challenge the audience. He tackles powerful and meaningful themes, and instead of just questioning them himself, he invites the audience to question these topics. All while giving us entertaining movies to enjoy. See more Johnathon W @Hoppynsc 02/05/2025 Superb romantic comedy thanks to a game cast and writing by Kevin Smith. The actors are excellent across the board, with Ben Affleck showing his early star appeal as Holden while Joey Lauren Adams is excellent as the target of his affection, so charming you understand why he falls in love with her. Behind the camera, Kevin Smith crafts an excellent film, with some sharp writing featuring hilarious but potent commentary on love and relationships. Best of all, it has a truly satisfying ending that doesn't turn out how you hope but how it should. Granted, his direction is still stiff and poorly lite, though it adds to the indie feel. Overall, a classic and the best by Smith to date. See more Read all reviews
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Kevin Smith

Director

Ben Affleck

Holden McNeil

Joey Lauren Adams

Alyssa Jones

Jason Lee

Banky Edwards

Dwight Ewell

Hooper LaMont

Jason Mewes

Jay Phat Buds

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Chasing Amy

Director Kevin Smith and Ben Affleck. Joey Adams and Dwight Ewell. Ben Affleck and Joey Adams. Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes. Director/Writer Kevin Smith. Ben Affleck. Ben Affleck and Jason Lee. Joey Adams. Joey Adams and Ben Affleck. View more photos

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Synopsis Holden and Banky are best friends and authors of a popular comic book. Holden falls in love with Alyssa, who happens to be a lesbian. Holden's relationship with Alyssa strains his life-long friendship with Banky, and soon the relationship between Holden and Alyssa has problems when he cannot deal with her past.
Director
Kevin Smith
Producer
Scott Mosier
Screenwriter
Kevin Smith
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
View Askew Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Romance, Comedy, LGBTQ+, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 4, 1997, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 8, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.0M
Runtime
1h 51m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR, Dolby Digital, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)