Ben Affleck, Carmen Lee, Casey Affleck

Best friends Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards are enjoying success as the creators of the cult comic book 'Bluntman and Chronic.' When they meet fellow comic book artist Alyssa Jones, Holden's desire f...( read more  read more... )or the beautiful charmer is immediate. Alyssa, however, has set her romantic sights elsewhere but decides, nevertheless, to pursue a friendship with Holden. This presents Holden with a dilemma: feeling the way he does, can he merely be friends with this woman? Banky, who knows Holden best, doesn't think so. As the friendship deepens, so do Holden's affections for Alyssa. And cautiously, yet effortlessly, so do Alyssa's for him. With their relationship strugging to define itself, Banky grows more and more frustrated at the notion of losing his best friend to emotional adulthood.

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R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Directed by: Kevin Smith

Release Date: April 4, 1997

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DVD Release Date: June 1, 2000

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  • April 10, 2009
    The Kevin Smith gang in a slowly paced but an enjoyable story about a guy falling for a lesbian.
  • November 15, 2008
    In many aspects this is a typical Kevin Smith movie: full of geeks, dirty jokes and dialoges, comic cons, movie references and discussions (especially the Lando Calrissian argument is hilarious) and of course Jay and Silent Bob, but also a lot more serious themes than in his othe...( read more)r films. Especially the climax and solution here are surprisingly serious and disenchanting, asking a lot more of the actors than in his other comedies. Silent Bob breaking his usual silence and delivering the story behind the movie's title is also probably the most touching scene Smith ever directed.
  • September 29, 2008
    To me a film can have no action and no real special effects and still be great. If that film can take it's characters and make them interesting by making them speak the way we know people do, then you are left with a fantastic film. So is the case with Kevin Smith's wonderful fil...( read more)m Chasing Amy.

    For anyone who thought that Ben Affleck couldn't act, watch this movie and enjoy how he plays Holden. He is honest in his approach to a character that is as complex as any great movie character. Also cast perfectly is Joey Lauren Adams as his girlfriend and Jason Lee is so good as Banky, his best friend and business partner that I really could have seen him with an Oscar nod that year.

    Kevin Smith's strength is that he knows how people talk and he is honest in his assessment of his characters. And that is what makes this film the gem that it is. And did I mention that it is a wonderful romance and it is wickedly funny?

    If all you've ever seen of Kevin Smith is Clerks, then check out this awesome flick. It certainly makes you appreciate how good Smith is at writing characters. A really great film.

    Note**** If anyone is a true fan of Jaws ( and I, like Smith think it is the greatest movie ever made ) then watch for the scene in Jaws where Hooper and Quint compare wounds to be parodied hilariously in this film.
  • July 24, 2008
    Ben Affleck really grosses me out.
  • July 21, 2008
    Kevin Smith's greatest films were always way put in oblivion. It seems like when he does make a film that's a little more serious it's a dull ride that bores you into submission. Chasing Amy has some classic Kevin Smith scenes and dialogue (the Jaws homage is classic) but as the ...( read more)film goes in it becomes an overlong piece that has you screaming for the main characters to break up already. This is not one of Smith's best.
  • November 8, 2009
    Kevin Smith's best film - smart, honest, and hilarious. Full of heart and geekery.
  • October 31, 2009
    !Comercial or Stupid! :|
  • October 27, 2009
    My favorite Kevin Smith film!
  • October 27, 2009
    Surprisingly a good flick...A must see for all Kevin Smith fans
  • September 25, 2009
    Kevin smith the genius...

Critic Reviews


May 11, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

It's a rude blast of gleeful provocation, a farce about emotional pain, a drama about sexual slapstick. full review

January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

While the surface of his film sparkles with sharp, ironic dialogue, deeper issues are forming, and Chasing Amy develops into a film of touching insights. full review

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  • JonnyMac78
    January 5, 2009
    Joey lauren adams got robbed for not earning a golden globe and oscar nomination. I thought that it was her best work and did a great job with her character.
  • ndgagne1
    April 24, 2008
    message for smith haters and lovers: This movie is NOT deep and insightful. Also, the characters were homophobic and ignorant, not the writer. That was a pretty big point of the story.
  • lisaann1213
    September 10, 2007

    "DyanaWeissman Crap crap crappy movie! Kevin Smith needs to be sent to an alternate universe, populated only by his fans, and leave the rest of humanity free of his pot-fueled, unoriginal, irritating dialogue; his crappy ddirecting; and his complete lack of knowledge of women. Joey Lauren Adams takes an annoying character and makes her 1000 times more painful to watch. I liked Clerks, but not enough to suffer everything else I have been put through by Kevin Smith and his fans."

    I AGREE (READ MY REVIEW). THIS MOVIE IS JUST HOMOPHOBIC GARBAGE. WHAT THE HECK DOES KEVIN SMITH UNDERSTAND ABOUT LESBIANS & BISEXUAL FEMALES. HE JUST TOOK A BUNCH OF TIRED OLD STERIOTYPES & PUT THEM IN A MOVIE TO MAKE HIMSELF LOOK PC, BUT IN ACTUALITY HE FAILED MISERABLY, & BECAUSE OF THIS FILM HE'S ACTUALLY SET THE WHOLE GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY BACK ABOUT 20 YEARS. I SAY WE MAKE HIM MARCH IN A GAY PRIDE PARADE & LET THE SPECTATORS PELT HIM WITH ROTTEN TOMATOES & RELEVANT LITERATURE ON THE SUBJECT.
  • Melty4
    August 6, 2007
    out of all the kevin smith movies this is the deepest and most meanigful of them all. it's nice to know he's not just about d!ck and fart jokes. don't get me wrong i love a good d!ck and fart joke as much as the next guy, but at least he paces himself here

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