Detailed item info | Movie description | When handsome young comic book creator Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) meets cute young comic book creator Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), romance seems preordained. But Holden is soon confronted with Alyssa's complex sexual history, as well as his friend and colleague Banky's (Jason Lee) conflicted and enraged response to the affair. Despite the seriousness of the issues, director Kevin Smith keeps the laughs coming, even as Holden goes through hell and grows up.
| | Credits | | Producer: | John Pierson, Robert Hawk, Scott Mosier | | Cast: | Ben Affleck, Brian O'Halloran, Carmen Lee, Casey Affleck, Dan Lunney, Dwight Ewell, Ernie O'Donnell, Ethan Suplee, Guinevere Turner, Jason Lee, Jason Mewes, Joey Lauren Adams, John Willyung, Kelli Simpkins, Kevin Smith, Kristin Mosier, Matt Damon, Paris Petrick, Rebecca Waxman, Scott Mosier, Tony Torin, Tsemach Washington, Virginia Smith, Welker White |
| | Details | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, |
| | Notes | The film was shot on location in Red Bank, New Jersey, and New York City.
Kevin Smith called CHASING AMY the final installment in his "guys hanging out" trilogy (following CLERKS and MALLRATS), and connections among the films abound. All take place in the three towns of Red Bank, Highlands, and Leonardo, New Jersey. The character Alyssa Jones is the sister of CLERKS's Heather Jones and MALLRATS's Tricia Jones. Alyssa, Heather, and Gwen from MALLRATS (also played by Adams) have all slept with the character Rick Derris.
The comics artwork in the film was done by Mike Allred (creator of the comic book MADMAN), Laura Allred, Joe Quesada, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Kirk Van Wormer.
The character names Holden and Banky come from J.D. Salinger's novel THE CATCHER IN THE RYE.
The name Hooper is a reference to a character in JAWS; the scene in which Banky and Alyssa compare scars is also a JAWS reference. (JAWS is Smith's favorite film.)
In the diner scene, Jay (Jason Mewes) has two tickets to the Midwest in his shirt pocket. He and Silent Bob are on their way there for Smith's next film DOGMA.
The DVD edition of the film contains additional footage.
| | Editorial reviews | "...A riotous, ferociously smart love story....[Adams has] four dimensions and a mouth big enough to prove it..."
Movieline - p.95 - Michael Atkinson (12/01/1998)
"...This is Smith's most provocative outing yet and certainly the toughest to forget..."
USA Today - p.4D - Mike Clark
"...The film's great strength is its screenplay, which approaches its actors with moving emotional honesty..."
Film Comment - p.55 - Gavin Smith (03/01/1997)
"...Still showing his touch for garrulous, hair-splitting conversation, Mr. Smith engages his characters in a bright spirited demonstration of just how difficult modern love can be..."
New York Times - p.C3 - Janet Maslin (04/04/1997)
"...A little movie with big truths, a work of such fierce intelligence and emotional honesty that it blows away the competition when it comes to contemporary romantic comedy..."
Los Angeles Times - p.F12 - Kevin Thomas (04/11/1997)
"...A touching, funny love story..."
Total Film - James White (09/01/2000)
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