Chasing Amy
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).
Plot
While promoting their comic Bluntman and Chronic at a comic book convention, comic book artists and lifelong best friends Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards meet Alyssa Jones. A struggling writer, Alyssa is friends with Hooper, an African-American writer and activist who masks his flamboyantly gay personality with a militant image to promote his comic White-Hating Coon. Immediately attracted to her, Holden soon learns she is a lesbian.
Awards
Cast
- Ben Affleck
- Brian Jude
- Brian Lynch
- Brian O'Halloran
- Bryan Johnson
- Carmen Llywelyn
- Casey Affleck
- Dwight Ewell
- Ernest O'Donnell
- Ethan Suplee
- Guinevere Turner
- Illeana Douglas
- Jason Lee
- Jason Mewes
- Joe Quesada
- Joey Lauren Adams
- Kevin Smith
- Matt Damon
- Mike Allred
- Monica Hampton
- Rebecca Waxman
- Scott Mosier
- Tse-Mach Washington
- Vincent Pereira
- Walt Flanagan
- Welker White
More details
| author | Kevin Smith |
|---|---|
| award | Independent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male |
| contentLocation | New Jersey |
| director | Kevin Smith |
| editor | Kevin Smith Scott Mosier |
| events | LGBT-related film |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | animate best friend bluntman and chronic business partner comic book artist comic book convention disturb jay and silent bob old friend parking lot publish struggling writer threesome |
| musicBy | Dave Pirner |
| nomination | Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay |
| producer | Scott Mosier |
| productionCompany | Too Askew Prod., Inc. View Askew Productions |
| publisher | Miramax Films |
| recordedAt | New Jersey |
| theme | high school independent lgbt-related romantic comedy |