Chasing amy is about a young comic book artist yeah, right ben affleck, who meets and falls for another young comic book artist sure, fine joey lauren adams. Looking back at the sexual politics of chasing amy 20 years later. The movie contains frank sexual dialogue, and was originally inspired by a brief scene from an early movie by a friend of kevin smith, guin turners go fish, wherein one. Chasing amy official trailer hd holden mcneil is a new jersey comic book writer who is roommates with his best friend and professional partner, artist banky edwards.
You know, i didnt just heed what i was taught, men and women should be together, its the natural way, that kind of thing. One day at a small comic book conference, holden meets alyssa joey lauren adams. The filmmaker behind dogma and chasing amy told variety he was attracted to the 1930s masked crime fighter because he was one of the first comic book superheroes to enter the public consciousness. News about comic books and strips, including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times. A sometimes charming, sometimes infuriating romcom dressed up as a raunchy buddy comedy, chasing amy pushed the boundaries of sexual mores, pitted the casual and sometimes notsocasual misogyny of comic book culture against budding male vulnerability, and tackled the complications of love and friendship in ways that deeply connected with a generation of almostadults in the 90s who were just figuring out how to grow up. Jay and silent bob reboot reunites chasing amy star joey. Kevin smiths chasing amy is the third film in the view askewniverse series following clerks 1994 and mallrats 1995.
Why comic books are more radical than you think comic books have sometimes been decades ahead of the curve on issues of race, gender and sexuality and theyve taught hollywood a thing or two. The movie contains frank sexual dialogue, and was originally inspired by a brief scene. Kevin smiths third film, chasing amy, finds the director maturing in all aspects of his filmmaking. Chasing amy is a 1997 american romantic comedydrama film. Jay and silent bob get the idea that if they go to the town of shermer, illinois, where most of john hughes movies take place, they could get chicks and be the blunt connection. I was very insecure about girlfriends pasts when i wrote chasing amy. Although smart for its time, the movie has not aged particularly well, and subsequent films from other directors have dealt more intelligently with the. Looking back at the sexual politics of chasing amy 20. Chasing amy is a 1997 romantic comedydrama written and directed by kevin smith about two comic book artists. Chasing amy 1997 was the third film in what smith referred to as his new jersey series, films set at least partly in the garden state and featuring the jay and silent bob characters. After a pair of films about hipster slackers, the work of writerdirector kevin smith matured and gained critical respect with this low budget, independent comedydrama about love, sex and the fine line between the two.
With ben affleck, joey lauren adams, ethan suplee, scott mosier. Oct 09, 2017 chasing amy is a 1997 american romantic comedydrama film written and directed by kevin smith. Holden ben affleck and banky jason lee go out to karaoke with alyssa joey lauren adams and get an unexpected surprise. Chasing amy, the third installment of writerdirector kevin smiths legendary new jersey series. If you want to start a main chasingamy page, just click the edit button above. Chasing amy by kevin smith ben affleck, joey lauren adams. The third installment in the new jersey trilogy from awardwinning writerdirector kevin smith, chasing amy follows comic book 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 is a 1997 american romantic comedydrama film written and directed by kevin smith and starring ben affleck, joey lauren adams, and jason lee. Ben affleck stars as holden mcneil, a new jersey comic book writer who is.
Holden opens the comic and flips through it he shakes his head. Chasing amy is the third installment in the new jersey trilogy from award winning writerdirector kevin smith clerks, mallrats, dogma. Chasing amy writerdirector kevin smith clerks makes a huge leap in sophistication with this strong story about a comic book artist ben affleck who falls in love with a lesbian joey lauren adams and actually gets his wish that she love him, too. Chasing amy quizzes there are 82 questions on this topic. 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. 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 a matter of speaking its a high concept romantic. Krashen seventh grade boys in two schools, one middle class and one in which 82% of the students were eligible for chapter 1 funding were asked about comic book reading. Chasing amy movie chasing amy released on april 04, 1997. This is a very very funny comic book, with the same humor as the movie. The romance here is between two indie comic book artists, holden ben affleck and alyssa joey lauren adams. The further adventures of the time travelling alien adventurer, a time lordlady known as the doctor who can change appearance and gender, and hisher companions.
At comic con, the kevin smith reboots hall h panel debuted some clips for the. Afflecks character heroically botches the situation due to jealousy, despite the efforts of his sidekick, played by jason lee. Watching this film, the viewer can find me in every nook and cranny. Chasing amy is a 1997 romantic comedy that focuses on holden a pregood will hunting ben affleck, a comic book artist who, along with his writing partner banky jason lee, bases his pothead crimefighting characters on some acquaintances whom he pays off for their likeness rights. In chasing amy, lifelong best friends holden mcneil ben affleck and banky edwards jason lee are enjoying success as the creators of the cult hit comic book bluntman.
Comic book reading, reading enjoyment, and pleasure reading among middle class and chapter 1 middle school students joanne ujiie and stephen d. Aug 16, 2016 chasing amy, which concerned sensitiveyetsleazy ben afflecks pursuit of the bisexual comic book artist joey lauren adams, constituted smiths first serious attempt to tell a meaningful dramatic story against the backdrop of the geek demimonde hed explored in his previous slacker comedies clerks and mallrats. Comic book reading, reading enjoyment, and pleasure. Amy was never even mentioned in all the comic book, rock culture and highly explicit talk of. Chasing amy, which concerned sensitiveyetsleazy ben afflecks pursuit of the bisexual comicbook artist joey lauren adams, constituted. One of the big hits at this years sundance film festival was chasing amy the story of a comic book artist who falls in love with a lesbian. May 11, 1997 chasing amy loves unpredictable puzzles bedevil the. The director who cast the 51yearold actress in his 1997 critical darling chasing amy shared a. Composed of several episodes from the clerks comic book series, kevin smith authors some of the most laugh outloud comic adventures ive ever read. Mcneil falls for another comic book artist, alyssa jones joey lauren adams, to the annoyance of his writing partner, banky edwards jason.
Reprising the characters from the clerks movie and guest appearances from smith. Be careful, though, the only things that go in the main namespace are tropes and should be created through the ykttw system. A comic book writer falls in love with another writer but struggles to get over her past. Chasing amy and the toxic nerd masculinity of the 90s. Exposing the deceit while it appears to be an openminded exploration into the complexities of sexuality and gender, chasing amy is in actuality little more than a coverup for the set of myths that encompass the plot. A pioneering film featuring female comics creators.
His introduction as part of a panel on minorities in comic books packs a terrific onetwo punch of intentional and unintentional jokes. The hows and whys of chasing amy the criterion collection. A sometimes charming, sometimes infuriating romcom dressed up as a raunchy buddy comedy, chasing amy pushed the boundaries of sexual mores, pitted the casual and sometimes notsocasual misogyny of comic book culture against budding male vulnerability, and tackled the complications of love and friendship in ways that deeply connected with a generation of. It wouldnt be comic con without a panel from filmmaker, television director, comic writer, and pop culture influencer kevin smith. Chasing dogma is a comic book miniseries that chronicles the events of the two fictional stoners jay and silent bob between two of their films. Chasing amy is about a young comic book artist yeah, right ben affleck, who meets and falls for another young comic book artist sure, fine. The great lost commentary track for chasing amy sequart. White hating coon by joe quesada and jimmy palmiotti. It was where kevin smith began purchasing his comics in approximately 199596, and as seen on the dvd for chasing amy, appears in the first deleted scene of that film. Chasing amy in chasing amy, he appears on a panel discussion at a comic convention for his comic book white hating coon.
Jun 26, 2000 and rather than enter therapy, i decided to exorcise my demons on screen. Apr 12, 2010 chasing amy is about a young comic book artist yeah, right ben affleck, who meets and falls for another young comic book artist sure, fine joey lauren adams. This book includes the full screenplays to both clerks and chasing amy, complete with all the original dialogue and scenes. Chasing amy was conceived as a sort of penancevalentine for the woman who made me grow up, more or lessa thankyou homage that marked a major milestone in my life, both personally and professionally. A book that he, of course, titles chasing amy, thus finally producing a comic book of quality, as he sees it. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out shes. Holden mcneil ben affleck and banky edwards jason lee are comic book artists and lifelong best friends. Movies ac this category is for questions and answers related to chasing amy, as asked by users of. Intelligent romantic comedy drama from writerdirector kevin smith about an aspiring comic book artist ben affleck who is convinced hes met the woman of his dreams in upandcoming. Chasing amy is a 1997 film about a comicbook artist who falls for a fellow comicbook artist, but his hopes are crushed when he discovers shes a lesbian. Chasing amy tells the story of a comic book writer, his best friend the tracer, and the lesbian who threatens to come between them. The original jay and silent bobs secret stash began as a small comic book store in red bank, new jersey called comicology.
Chasing amy is a 1997 film about a comic book artist who falls for a fellow comic book artist, but his hopes are crushed when he discovers shes a lesbian written and directed by kevin smith. Both comic book writers, they originally met at a comic con and quickly became close friends. In chasing amy, you can feel the americanindie zeitgeist rotating on its axis, from the popsaturated cool of tarantinostyle mayhem to the scrappy earnestness of gender. Everythings going good for them until they meet alyssa, also a comic book artist. Chasing amy is a 1997 film about a comicbook artist who falls for a fellow comic book artist, but his hopes are crushed when he discovers shes a lesbian. Holden falls for her, but his hopes are crushed when he finds out shes a lesbian. However, this year didnt just have the clerks, mallrats, chasing amy and dogma director gabbing away and telling showbiz stories. Released in 1997, chasing amy upped the ante by making all of its main characters comic book creators, making it one of the few feature films set in the world of comics that isnt, strictly speaking, a comic book movie. Kevin smiths romantic comedy chasing amy, now almost two decades old, was a big deal for my generation of nerds.
A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Noted for its frank dialogue, chasing amy explores concepts of sexuality and love, and how you cant necessarily just turn off your feelings and the social pressure over unusual pairings. In april 1997, a little indie movie that opened with comic book art a full three years before xmen was released in three theatres. Cult comic book 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. Holden mcneil ben affleck, a heterosexual male, and alyssa jones joey lauren adams, a lesbianidentified woman. All box office dc roundup drokking scrotnig get a grip hixmen moment of the week indie view kibbles n bits making comics matt chats mint condition queerness in comics the internets strangest superhero songs the marvel rundown the retailers view theres blood on my comics. Nov 24, 2015 starring ben affleck, kevin smith, jason lee, and joey lauren adams, chasing amy centers in on a new jersey comic book writer, holden mcneil. Not only is chasing amy a huge step forward for smith, but it is one of 1997s best films.
Kevin smith writerdirector chasing amy is the third film by writerdirector kevin smith aka silent bob. It is the third film in smiths view askewniverse series the film was originally inspired by a brief. It is the third film in smiths view askewniverse series the film was. The stubborn style of chasing amy makes this a beginning, not an.
Chasing amy 1997 kevin smith synopsis, characteristics. 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. Chasing amy is rated r under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Jan 27, 2008 white hating coon best comic book character ever. The romantic drama features a rich and layered screenplay, a confident aesthetic, and a searing lead performance. Comic book store day a pile of comic books are on a shelf next to myriad others. And the new guinness book of worlds record for largest gathering of. Im not with you because of what family, society, life tried to instill in me from day one. Chasing amy 1997 holden and banky are comic book artists. The film is about a male comic artist who falls in love with a lesbian woman, to the displeasure of his best friend. Though chasing amy opens at a comiccon, has many scenes of comic creation. That might seem like a very small target with a lot of caveats, but its worth contemplating. Kevin smith, who wrote and directed the moviethe third installment in his jersey trilogymakes these characters intense and funny. It was generally wellreceived, winning two awards at the 1998 independent spirit awards best screenplay for smith and best supporting actor for jason lee.
Chasing amy 1997 rholden affleck and best friend banky lee, new jersey comic book artists, attend a convention in new york where holden is immediately attracted to fellow artist alyssa adams. A large group of comic book creators will be using twitter to auction books, art. It includes chatty, very graphic talk about sexual situations. He is named after richard dreyfuss character in jaws, of which kevin smith is a huge fan. Why comic books are more radical than you think bbc. Feb 12, 2016 i also think hooper helps further a bunch of interesting commentaries on nerd comic book culture at the time. For those who require a reminder, chasing amy starred ben affleck and joey lauren adams as two comics creators who have a relationship, with the twist being that adams character is a lesbian. The premiere volume of the journal of comics and culture features articles on such diverse subjects as the resistance of the female superhero comic fan, comics and the evolving memory of vietnam, and transtexuality elements in comic books. His ego is quickly deflated when alyssa lets him know shes a lesbian. Everythings going good for them until they meet amy, also a comic book artist. Filled with director kevin smiths unique ear for dialogue and insight into relationships, chasing amy offers a thoughtful, funny look at how perceptions alter lives, and how obsession and self. Back in 1997, all of our dorky interests, from comic books to video games, remained hidden, far from the prying eyes.
The way the world is, how seldom it is that you meet that one person who just gets you its so rare. Smith stung by comic book bug kevin smith the guardian. Kevin smith has reunited with joey lauren adams on the jay and silent bob reboot. The series was written by kevin smith, creator of view askew productions. This is one of my comic collections best, along with chasing dogma.
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