Kevin smith assembled a shared universe way before the. Kevin smith is working, too to shed his brattymacho genx skin. Chasing amy on bluray 03987238 from lions gate films. Comic book artist holden meets the perfect woman, only to learn that shes a lesbian. Chasing amy 1997 was the third film in what smith referred to as his. Ben affleck, joey lauren adams, jason lee, dwight ewell, jason mewes, kevin smith, ethan suplee, scott mosier. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. It is the third film in smiths view askewniverse series the film was originally inspired by a brief. Banky edwards and holden mcneil have been best friends for two decades. I love the cast, this is one of my favorite ben affleck movies, this came out just before good will hunting made him a chasing amy is far more romantic than kevin smiths.
Financial analysis of chasing amy 1997 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Jay and silent bob reboot, along with clerks 2, mallrats and dogma, all. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out shes gay. Chasing amy 1997 breaking up with someone jersey boys bad person still in love like crazy a guy who ex girlfriends short film breakup. Chasing amy 1997 holden and banky are comic book artists. Even back in 1997, chasing amy earned some disdain for its dudeinlovewithalesbian story hook, and in any time period its unmistakably a movie looking at the gay community through the sex life of a heteronormative white dude. She appeared in several kevin smith view askewniverse films, including chasing amy, for which she was nominated for the golden globe award for best actress motion picture musical or comedy. Kevin smith collection 4dvd box set clerks clerks ii clerks 2 jersey girl chasing amy nonusa format, pal, reg. Songs and music featured in chasing amy soundtrack. Netflix ireland today all new releases get american netflix.
Apr 04, 1997 in chasing amy, holden and alyssa dont just explore their relationship. In 1997 s chasing amy, adams played the lead role of alyssa jones, a lesbian who falls in love with a man, played by ben affleck. Holden falls in love with alyssa, who happens to be a lesbian. The film won two awards at the 1998 independent spirit awards best screenplay for smith and best supporting actor for lee. First off, im shocked at how fantastic this film was to me.
Holden and banky are best friends and authors of a popular comic book. Chasing amy is a 1997 american romantic comedydrama film written and directed by kevin. Lifelong best friends holden affleck and banky lee are. Allred appeared as himself in the 1997 feature film chasing amy as part of the opening scene at a comic book convention, signing copies of his comic madman. Hollywood movies that couldnt be made today chasing amy 1997. The young men live and work in new jersey, creating comic books together by day and hitting the town by. Chasing amy movie 1997 ben affleck, joey lauren adams. Cult comicbook artist holden ben affleck falls in love with fellow artist alyssa joey lauren adams, only to be thwarted by her sexuality, the disdain of his best friend banky jason lee. Ben affleck, joey lauren adams, ethan suplee country. Adams has appeared in over 40 motion pictures and numerous television shows but here is a list of her 10 best movie roles according to imdb. Chasing amy is far more romantic than kevin smiths other films. Comic book artists and bffs, holden mcneil and banky edwards promote their book, bluntman and chronic, at a comic book convention in nyc.
Cult comicbook artist holden ben affleck falls in love with fellow artist alyssa joey lauren adams, only to be thwarted by her sexuality, the disdain of his best friend banky jason lee, and his own misgivings about himself. Jul 01, 2017 miramax released chasing amy to theaters on april 18, 1997. Staring dwight ewell, joey lauren adams, jason mewes and kevin smith. Autoplay when autoplay is enabled, a suggested video will. Kevin smiths chasing amy is the third film in the view askewniverse series following clerks 1994 and mallrats 1995. She is an actress, known for chasing amy 1997, dazed and confused 1993 and big daddy 1999.
Chasing amy to be released in a 2 disc special edition evan jacobs jul 30, 2007. Meet the cast and learn more about the stars of chasing amy with exclusive news, pictures, videos and more at. The story focuses on two alternative comics creators, holden mcneil ben affleck and banky edwards jason lee, who write and illustrate a comic based on smiths characters jay and silent bob. Chasing amy 1997 r 0404 1997 us comedy, drama, romance 1h 54m user score. Production management 2 second unit director or assistant director 4 art department 11. Written and directed by kevin smith, it chronicles how they fall in love and the difficulties they face.
Kevin smith, who wrote and directed the moviethe third installment in his jersey trilogymakes these characters intense and funny. They work at it, like two dogs chewing on a rubber bone. Chasing amy is een amerikaanse romantische komedie uit 1997 geregisseerd en. In addition to her acting work on the film, adams wrote and performed the song alive for the films. It still has the humour that his other movies have but the movie is more a love story than anything else.
With ben affleck, joey lauren adams, ethan suplee, scott mosier. Desiree akhavan on making a chasing amy show from amys pov akhavan also explains to indiewire why the bold title wasnt her original choice, but became essential to. While the subject material and rather graphic sexual discussions will turn off many viewers, this film does offer unique, fresh characters and an interesting and often amusing plot. The story focuses on two alternative comics creators, holden mcneil ben affleck and banky edwards jason lee, who write and illustrate a comic based on. I got to go back and correct that stuff how chasing amy wouldve been so. Directed by 1 writing credits 1 cast 36 produced by 4 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 2 casting by 1 production design by 1 art direction by 1 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 3 production management 2 second unit director or assistant.
Why lesbians love and hate chasing amy, 20 years later. Chasing amy 1997 ben affleck, joey lauren adams r alcohol drugs bloodgore disrespectful bad attitude frightening tense scenes guns weapons. I made it so that it wont spoil anything, for all those who havent seen the. The third installment in the new jersey trilogy from awardwinning writerdirector kevin smith, chasing amy follows comicbook artist holden as he falls in love with fellow artist alyssa, only to be thwarted by her sexuality, the disdain of his best friend banky, and misgivings about himself.
Chasing amy chasing amy, the third installment in the new jersey trilogy from awardwinning writerdirector kevin smith clerks, mallrats, dogma, becomes more intimate and alive than ever on bluray. One of their main obstacles is that holdens best friend and partner in comics, banky edwards. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out shes a lesbian. The film is about a male comic artist affleck who falls in love with a lesbian woman adams, to the displeasure of his best friend lee. In an episode of smodcast, smith revealed that while he was thrilled to have a manga based on his. Jay jason mewes and silent bob played by smith, two characters already familiar as. Kevin smith directed film which starred ben affleck, joey lauren adams, and jason lee. Ben affleck and joey lauren adams in 1997s chasing amy. Its been over 20 years since kevin smiths classic, chasing amy, hit theaters, and in that time viewpoints on sexuality.
But that doesnt stop him from falling in love with her. Allred appeared as himself in the 1997 feature film chasing amy as part of the opening scene at a comic book convention. Watch chasing amy full movie in hd visit holden and banky are comic book artists. The office season 2 the office show office quotes office memes movies showing movies and tv shows office cast comedy tv parks. Chasing amy is a 1997 american romantic comedydrama film written and directed by kevin smith and starring ben affleck, joey lauren adams, and jason lee. 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. Everythings going good for them until they meet alyssa, also a comic book artist. Get chasing amy dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Directed by kevin smith and starring ben affleck, jason lee, joey lauren adams and dwight ewell. He also provides the artwork for the fictional comic book bluntman and chronic. The office season 2 the office show office quotes office memes movies showing movies and tv shows office cast comedy tv parks n rec. Chasing amy soundtrack music complete song list tunefind. Holden mcneil ben affleck, a heterosexual male, and alyssa jones joey lauren adams, a lesbianidentified bisexual woman. Later, smith would describe chasing amy as a sort of penancevalentine and a thankyou homage to adams.
Chasing amy 1997 is a lesbian comedy, drama movie starring ben affleck and joey lauren adams. Chasing amy explores gender roles, sexual mores, and the limits of. Moderate minor moderate minor minor imitative behavior jump scenes music scarytense music inappropriate profanity. Jay and silent bob reboot allowed kevin smith to correct. Chasing amy 1997 movie directed by kevin smith starring ben affleck, joey lauren adams and jason lee comedy streaming from october 6th kevin smith fans have reason to rejoice as clerks, jay and silent bob strike back and chasing amy all hit stan on the same day. This is a tribute to the 1997 film, and my personal inspiration for writing and filmmaking, chasing amy. She has been married to brian vilim since june 7, 2014. Joey lauren adams born january 9, 1968 is an american actress and director who has appeared in more than 40 films.
Chasing amy is the third installment in the new jersey trilogy from awardwinning writerdirector kevin smith clerks, mallrats, dogma. Download on amazon tube of wonderful play on youtube tube of wonderful. Beat the backtoschool blues with new movie titles like going on 30 and sixteen candles hitting hulu on september 1, as well as fall tv series. Joey lauren adams reprising her chasing amy character in jay. Allred drew part of the 1993 worlds end story arc in neil gaimans the sandman series.
However, consumers who already own the dvd have the option of just purchasing the extra disc. Ending spoiler for chasing amy 1997, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. But the movie is nonetheless perceptive about male insecurity, especially in the context of smiths other two. How season 2 of homecoming changes the season 1 finale. Joey lauren adams was born on january 9, 1968 in little rock, arkansas, usa. Everything is going good for them until they meet alyssa, also a comic book artist.