He invites them over and tells Alyssa that he would like to get over her past and remain her boyfriend, while telling Banky that he realizes that Banky is gay and in love with Holden, proposing a threesome. Moved by Silent Bob's story, Holden devises a plan to fix both his relationship with Alyssa and his estranged friendship with Banky. Later regretting it, he says he has "spent every day since then chasing Amy, so to speak." Though he loved his girlfriend Amy, her promiscuity made him end the relationship. Later, while Holden has lunch with Jay and Silent Bob, Silent Bob reveals that he once had a relationship similar to Holden's. She angrily confirms the threesome but refuses to apologize for her past sexual experiences, wanting to continue their relationship.
This upsets Holden, who has believed that he was the only man Alyssa had ever slept with, and he clumsily attempts to make her confess, leading to an argument. Banky uncovers dirt on Alyssa's past, telling Holden that Alyssa once participated in a threesome with two men. This new development worsens matters between Holden and Banky, as Banky resents Alyssa for coming between him and his best friend. She is initially angry with him, but that night, they sleep together and begin a romantic relationship. Holden eventually confesses his love to Alyssa. The two begin spending time together, and a deep friendship develops. Immediately attracted to Alyssa, Holden soon learns she is a lesbian. Characters from the film would go on to appear in later Askewniverse films Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) and Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019), direct spin-offs of Chasing Amy, with Affleck, Lee, Adams and Ewell reprising their roles in cameo appearances Smith describing the characters' roles in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot as being an "eight-page sequel" to Chasing Amy.Ĭomic book artists and lifelong best friends Holden McNeil and Banky Edwards meet fellow comic book artist Alyssa Jones at a comic book convention, where they are promoting their comic Bluntman and Chronic. The film won two awards at the 1998 Independent Spirit Awards (Best Screenplay for Smith and Best Supporting Actor for Lee).
The film received mostly positive reviews, praising the humor, performances and Kevin Smith's direction. Smith was dating Adams at the time he was writing the script, which was also partly inspired by her. 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. The film was originally inspired by a brief scene from an early film by a friend of Smith's. It is the third film in Smith's View Askewniverse series. 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). Mail me if you have questions, requests or any problems getting the files.Chasing Amy is a 1997 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Kevin Smith and starring Ben Affleck, Joey Lauren Adams, and Jason Lee. It is public because the sites where I get the scripts from are public, too.
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