Holden et Banky sont des artistes de bandes dessinées. Tout va bien pour eux jusqu'à ce qu'ils rencontrent Alyssa, également dessinatrice de bandes dessinées. Holden tombe amoureux d'elle, m... Tout lireHolden et Banky sont des artistes de bandes dessinées. Tout va bien pour eux jusqu'à ce qu'ils rencontrent Alyssa, également dessinatrice de bandes dessinées. Holden tombe amoureux d'elle, mais ses espoirs sont anéantis lorsqu'il découvre qu'elle est lesbienne.Holden et Banky sont des artistes de bandes dessinées. Tout va bien pour eux jusqu'à ce qu'ils rencontrent Alyssa, également dessinatrice de bandes dessinées. Holden tombe amoureux d'elle, mais ses espoirs sont anéantis lorsqu'il découvre qu'elle est lesbienne.
- Récompenses
- 5 victoires et 16 nominations au total
- Kim
- (as Carmen Lee)
- Nica
- (as Kelly Simpkins)
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I almost wish that I hadn't seen it again, because I remembered it as a good piece of film that was really deep and meaningful, well put together and tightly written.
In actuality, aside from the self-serving in-jokes (which, as a fan of the Jersey Trilogy, I still greatly appreciate) there's really not much to it. It's the typical romantic comedy type story with a twist of gayness and comic books.
The point is: Mallrats will always be better, Clerks will always be best, and Dogma will always be the one with Chris Rock. (also, Rick Derris will always be a jerk and there will be a member of the Hicks clan around ever corner.)
Kevin Smith had already proved he could make an intelligent comedy with Clerks, as well as a slapstick comedy with Mallrats. Now he proves he can make a romantic comedy with his own unique spin. All of his styles are still there. Comic books, Star Wars, etc. Only this time he adds a relationship. But this isn't your usual romantic comedy. This isn't awkward teenage boy tries to get the girl of his dreams, but instead ends up with the geeky girl that's liked him all along. No, this is the story of a successful comic book artist that unwillingly falls for a lesbian, and tries his best to win her, though the odds are against him. A romantic comedy with Smith's great style is a romantic comedy worth seeing. The story is good, the dialogue is great. My only problem with this movie was that it wasn't as much fun as Mallrats. However, it was more fun than Clerks, at least in my opinion.
The acting was pretty good. Joey Lauren Adams was good in her role, though her voice was a little annoying. Ben Affleck was very good, and Jason Lee was hilarious.
Overall, this is a very good movie for anyone that wants to see a different kind of romantic comedy, but if you're looking for a Mallrats/Jay and Silent Bob type film, this isn't it.
7/10
There are the standard Smith jokes throughout the film, but this time they take a backseat to the touching tale of Holden and Alyssa. I don't know quite how he did it, but Chasing Amy feels real and unpredictable. It's not some glossy Hugh Grant/Julia Roberts production, instead it's filled with characters that feel more like real people, which is a nice relief.
The film manages to be both moving and funny, and the cast do their best work to date (Affleck and Adams at the hockey game must rank as one of my favourite scenes of all time). This may not be Smith's best known film, but it's definitely his best. [8/10]
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesKevin Smith wrote the script inspired by his experience with then-girlfriend Joey Lauren Adams, who plays Alyssa.
- Gaffes(at around 56 mins) When Holden is walking back to his car shortly after Alyssa leaves him in the rain, the camera crew is reflected in the window slightly to the left of Holden.
- Citations
Silent Bob: So there's me and Amy, and we're all inseparable, right? Just big time in love. And then four months down the road, the idiot gear kicks in, and I ask about the ex-boyfriend. Which, as we all know, is a really dumb move. But you know how it is: you don't wanna know, but you just have to, right? Stupid guy bullshit. So, anyway, she starts telling me about him... how they fell in love, and how they went out for a couple of years, and how they lived together, her mother likes me better, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah... and I'm okay. But then she drops the bomb on me, and the bomb is this: it seems that a couple of times, while they were going out, he brought some people to bed with them. Ménage à trois, I believe it's called. Now this just blows my mind, right? I mean, I am not used to this sort of thing. I mean, I was raised Catholic, for God's sake.
Jay: Saint Shithead.
[Silent Bob elbows him; Jay motions as if to start a fight]
Silent Bob: Do something.
[to Holden]
Silent Bob: So I'm totally weirded out by this, right? And then I just start blasting her. Like... I don't know how to deal with what I'm feeling, so I figure the best way is by calling her a slut, right? And tell her she was used. I'm... I'm out for blood. I really wanna hurt this girl. I'm like, "What the fuck is your problem?", right? And she's just all calmly trying to tell me, like, it was that time and it was that place and she doesn't think she should apologize because she doesn't feel that she's done anything wrong. I'm like, "Oh, really?" That's when I look her straight in the eye, I tell her it's over. I walk.
Jay: Fuckin' A!
Silent Bob: No, idiot. It was a mistake. I didn't hate her. I wasn't disgusted with her. I was afraid. At that moment, I felt small, like... like I'd lacked experience, like I'd never be on her level, like I'd never be enough for her or something like that, you know what I'm saying? But, what I did not get, she didn't care. She wasn't looking for that guy anymore. She was... she was looking for me, for the Bob. But, uh, by the time I figure this all out, it was too late, man. She moved on, and all I had to show for it was some foolish pride, which then gave way to regret. She was the girl, I know that now. But I pushed her away. So, I've spent every day since then chasing Amy... so to speak.
- Crédits fousJay and Silent Bob will return in "Dogma" ... (promise).
- Versions alternativesMany things cut from the final version available on laserdisc/DVD editions:
- ConnexionsEdited into Chasing Amy: Deleted Scenes (2000)
- Bandes originalesLet's Go
Written by Ric Ocasek
Performed by Ernie Isley
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By arrangement with Warner Special Products
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- Multiple Mistake
- Lieux de tournage
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Box-office
- Budget
- 250 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 12 021 272 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 52 446 $US
- 6 avr. 1997
- Montant brut mondial
- 12 021 272 $US
- Durée1 heure 53 minutes
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- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1