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Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. The central tension revolves around sexuality, sexual history, and evolving friendships. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series.
The film contains explicit sexual dialogue, and was originally inspired by a brief scene from an early movie by a friend of Smith's. In Guinevere Turner's Go Fish, one of the lesbian characters imagines her friends passing judgment on her for "selling out" by sleeping with a man. Kevin Smith was dating star Joey Lauren Adams at the time he was writing the script, which was also partly inspired by her.
The film won two awards at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards (Best Screenplay for Smith and Best Supporting Actor for Jason Lee).
Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck) and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee) are comic book artists and lifelong friends. Holden is the calmer, more reasonable of the duo; Banky, meanwhile, is the caustic and short-tempered half. Everything is going well for them until they meet Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams) at a comic book convention in New York where they are promoting their comic Bluntman and Chronic. Holden is attracted to Alyssa, but soon learns that she is attracted to women. The two begin hanging out, and a deep friendship develops. Eventually, Holden is no longer able to contain his feelings, and confesses his love to Alyssa. She is initially angry with him, but that night, the two begin a romantic relationship.
Chasing Amy 1997 || Kevin Smith, Ben Affleck
Chasing Amy Official Trailer #1 - (1997) HD
"Chasing Amy": Silent Bob's Speech [HD]
Chasing Amy - Holden's Speech
Chasing Amy Black Rage
Kevin Smith Part 5: The Curse Of Chasing Amy
Chasing Amy (1/12) Movie CLIP - You're a Tracer! (1997) HD
Chasing Amy | 'Lesbian Sex 101' (HD) - Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams | MIRAMAX
Chasing Amy (3/12) Movie CLIP - The Definition of F***ing (1997) HD
Chasing Amy (6/12) Movie CLIP - I'm in Love With Her! (1997) HD
This year I want to end this,
I've made a fool of myself over again,
This year I want to feel that
Comfort of having someone over again.
You've taken all that was me, I thought I wasn't like them,
But I guess that I am.
Transcend away from this room,
This conversation's wearing thin,
I won't let you take over,
I won't have things this way.
"You try and fail." time and again.
You've taken all that was me, I thought I wasn't like them,
But I guess that I am.
What do you say when asked if you really like this or is this fake?
What do you say when asked is this really what you want?
What do you say when asked is this really what you want?
What do you say when asked am I really what you want?
Transcend away from this room,
This conversation's wearing thin,
I won't let you take over,
I won't have things this way.
"You try and fail." time and again.
You've taken all that was me, I thought I wasn't like them,
But I guess that I am.
You've taken all that was me, I thought I wasn't like them,
But I guess that I am,