Chasing Amy movie

Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything's going good for them until they meet Alyssa, also a comic book artist. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out she's a lesbian.

Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy about two comic book artists: Holden McNeil (Ben Affleck), a heterosexual male, and Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams), a lesbian-identified bisexual woman. Written and directed by Kevin Smith, it chronicles how they fall in love and the difficulties they face. One of their main obstacles is that Holdens best friend and partner in comics, Banky Edwards, played by Jason Lee, disapproves of the relationship because he is both slightly homophobic and jealous of Alyssas role in Holdens life.The movie contains frank sexual dialogue, and was originally inspired by a brief scene from an early movie by a friend of Smiths, Guin Turners Go Fish, wherein one of the lesbian characters imagines her friends passing judgment on her for "selling out" by sleeping with a man. Kevin Smith was dating Joey Lauren Adams while he wrote 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) and Joey Lauren Adams was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical.Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum was the Musical Consultant/Producer on this film and wrote music for it.PlotThe movie begins with lifelong friends, Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards, attending a comic book convention in New York to promote their comic Bluntman and Chronic.

While there, they meet fellow comic book artist, Alyssa Jones. Holden and Alyssa hit it off, and Holden is convinced that she likes him, and desires a romantic relationship. Accordingly, when Alyssa invites him to a club, he happily accepts. Banky, against Holdens wishes, also goes. Once there, however, Holden is shocked to discover that Alyssa is actually a lesbian, although at this point Banky and Alyssas relationship improves. Dejected, Holden abruptly leaves.The next day, Alyssa shows up at Holdens office, seeking friendship.

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Chasing Amy Cast

• Alexander Goebbel
• Ben Affleck
• Brian O'Halloran
• Carmen Llywelyn
• Casey Affleck
• Dwight Ewell
• Guinevere Turner
• Jason Lee
• Joey Lauren Adams
• Matt Damon popular
• Paris Petrick
• Rebecca Waxman
• Scott Mosier
• Tony Torn