Chasing Amy (1997)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.5/10   

Director:

Kevin Smith

Guionista (WGA):

Kevin Smith (written by)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

4 abril 1997 (USA)

Género:

Comedia | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

It's not who you love. It's how.

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Comic Book | Lesbian | Friendship | Jealousy | Homosexual

Premios:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

The single GREATEST romantic comedy ever made. Kevin Smith is my hero.

Reparto

Ethan Suplee	...	Fan
Ben Affleck	...	Holden McNeil
Scott Mosier	...	Collector
Jason Lee	...	Banky Edwards
Casey Affleck	...	Little Kid
Dwight Ewell	...	Hooper X
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Alyssa Jones
Guinevere Turner	...	Singer
Carmen Llywelyn	...	Kim (as Carmen Lee)
Brian O'Halloran	...	Jim Hicks - Executive #1
Matt Damon	...	Shawn Oran - Executive #2
Alexander Goebbel	...	Train Kid
Tony Torn	...	Cashier
Rebecca Waxman	...	Dalia
Paris Petrick	...	Tory

También conocida como:

La otra cara del amor (Argentina) [es]
Mi pareja equivocada (Mexico) [es]
Persiguiendo a Amy (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong graphic sex-related dialogue, language, sexuality and drug content.

Duración:

113 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

USA:R (certificate #35184) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | New Zealand:R16 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | USA:R | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-12 (original rating) | Finland:S (video rating) | Germany:16 | Israel:16 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 (video premiere) | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | UK:18

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Too Askew Prod. Inc.

Trivialidades:

Característica del director: [Kevin Smith] [star wars]During Hooper's convention speech about racism in science fiction, Star Wars (1977) and its sequels are discussed.

Errores:

Continuidad: When Holden first tells Banky he loves Alyssa, Holden takes a drag on his cigarette and never exhales. He even talks a minute later with no smoke coming out of his mouth.

Citas:

[first lines]
Comic Book Writer #1: I don't know. I love Chow Yun Fat. I just don't see him playing Madman.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in Kisses and Caroms (2006)

Banda de Sonido:

Passion

The single GREATEST romantic comedy ever made. Kevin Smith is my hero.

I'm probably as big of a Kevin Smith fan as you're likely to see. I've seen all his movies, and look up to him as a god. He is my inspiration as an aspiring filmmaker. This is not only his best, but it's the best movie of the romantic comedy genre. In romantic comedies, their goal is to make us care for the characters, and want to see them end up happy. This movie brings us characters that we not only care deeply for, but would LOVE to hang out with in real life. These are the coolest, and hippest characters you will ever see in a film of any genre.

These characters are Holden McNeill (Ben Affleck), and Banky Edwards (Jason Lee). They are comic book artists, and best friends since childhood. Their comic is about two stoner superheroes named "Bluntman and Chronic," based on their acquaintances, Jay (Jason Mewes), and Silent Bob (Kevin Smith). It's obvious that nothing has ever come between Holden and Banky before. It all starts at a comic book convention. They meet a fellow comic book artist, the beautiful Alyssa Jones (Joey Lauren Adams). She and Holden quickly become friends. Holden falls for her, and intends to ask her out. But he learns the truth the hard way. Alyssa is a lesbian. This devastates Holden, but fascinates Banky, who engages in a discussion with her about different kinds of sex.

Holden and Alyssa become good friends. Holden confesses his love for her in the most touching love confirmation scene I've ever seen. They start dating, much to the dismay of Banky. Banky is worried about losing his lifelong friend to a "dyke," as he calls them. He schemes to break them up. He lets Holden in on Alyssa's sexual past, and all hell breaks loose, in the romance, and the friendship. Will it be resolved? Just wait and see.

This movie brought me and my best friend closer together. It has a sad ending, and if you watch it with a friend, I guarantee that it will get you into a discussion about love and romance, like it did with me and my friend. This movie captivates us with it's hilarious sense of humor, which is in the first half. By the time the more dramatic second half begins, we're so into the movie, that even the film becoming a drama can't turn us away. It is the kind of movie that will have you begging for more when it's over. I give you the strongest recommendation of 10/10.

It is rated R for Strong Graphic Sex-Related Dialogue, Language, Sexuality, and Drug Content. Sex: 8/10 Violence: 3/10 Swearing: 10/10 Drugs: 4/10