Chasing Amy
It's not who you love. It's how.
Holden and Banky are comic book artists.Everything is 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.
- Director
- Kevin Smith
- Worldwide
- $12M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
Holden and Banky are comic book artists. Everything is 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.
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The record
Awards
2 wins · 4 nominations
Golden Globes
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerGolden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Independent Spirit Awards
2 wins
- WinnerIndependent Spirit Award for Best Screenplay
- WinnerIndependent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male
MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerMTV Movie Award for Best Kiss
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
No wins yet · 1 nomination
- WinnerNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Chasing Amy returned 48.1× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $250,000
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $12M
- Release date
- Apr 4, 1997
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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