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Chasing Amy is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee. The third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series, the film is about a male comic artist (Affleck) who falls in love with a lesbian (Adams), to the displeasure of his best friend (Lee).
Chasing Amy. Jump to Edit. Summaries. 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.
Apr 18, 1997 · Kevin Smith. "Chasing Amy'' is a romantic comedy about people who write comic books for a living, and whose most passionate conversations can center on the sex lives of Archie and Jughead. Kevin Smith, who wrote and directed the movie--the third installment in his Jersey trilogy--makes these characters intense and funny.
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 ...
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- ONE OF KEVIN SMITH'S KEY INSPIRATIONS FOR THE MOVIE WAS HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH JOEY LAUREN ADAMS. The inspiration for Chasing Amy came out of Kevin Smith's two-year romantic relationship with its star, Joey Lauren Adams.
- ACTRESS GUINEVERE TURNER WAS ANOTHER INSPIRATION. Guinevere Turner starred and co-wrote 1994's Go Fish, which The Advocate called a "sassy, sexy, irreverent lesbian movie."
- TURNER'S MANAGER DIDN'T WANT HER TO MAKE HER CAMEO. Turner made a small cameo in the film, despite the advice of her manager, who was worried that his client would ruin her career if she kept playing lesbians.
- IT WAS ORIGINALLY GOING TO BE A PG-13 MOVIE SET IN HIGH SCHOOL. The studio initially suggested to Smith that he make Chasing Amy as a PG-13 high school movie.
Chasing Amy: Directed by Kevin Smith. With Ethan Suplee, Ben Affleck, Scott Mosier, Jason Lee. 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.
Aug 16, 2023 · Chasing Chasing Amy is a personal reflection for director Sav Rodgers, who credits the flawed film with saving his life and tells his own queer love stories through the documentary. In Chasing Chasing Amy, director Sav Rodgers deftly examines Kevin Smith 's Chasing Amy, the harmful-yet-preservative film that shaped him.
