Chasing Amy (1997)


Chasing Amy
Release Date23 January 1997
US Box Office$12,000,000
TaglineIt's not who you love. It's how.
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsNew York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Comedy, Sex Comedy
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodComedy on the Edge, Strictly Speaking
ThemesOpposites Attract, Questioning Sexuality, Faltering Friendships
TonesWitty, Talky, Racy, Bittersweet, Sexual, Literate, Quirky
TagsArtist, Bisexual, Cartoonist, Comic Book, Friendship, Jealousy, Lesbianism, Sexual Identity, Sexual Orientation

Chasing Amy is a 1997 romantic comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It is the third film in the View Askewniverse series. The film focuses on the relationship between a heterosexual man and a lesbian.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Holden McNeil

Collector

Banky Edwards

Little Kid

Hooper X

Alyssa Jones

Jim Hicks - Executive #1

Shawn Oran - Executive #2

Alexander Goebel
Train Kid

Cashier

Rebecca Waxman
Dalia

Paris Petrick
Tory

Kelli Simpkins
Nica

John Willyung
Cohee Lundin

Tse-Mach Washington
Young Black Kid at Record Store

Ernest O'Donnell
Bystander

Silent Bob

Kristin Mosier
Waitress

Virginia Smith
Con Woman

Mike Allred
Himself

Robert Hawk
Hooper's Lover

Brian Jude
Train Station Passenger

Bryan White

Jeff Millstein
Record store patron

Vincent Pereira
Startled Pinball Player

Himself

Director

Writer

Producer

Robert Hawk
associate producer

producer

executive producer

Derrick Tseng
line producer

Original Music

David Pirner
-

Cinematographer

David Klein

Editor

Casting Director

Shana Lory
-

Production Designer

Robert Holtzman

Art Director

Jim Williams
-

Set Decorator

John Carlucci
-

Susannah McCarthy
-

Costume Designer

Christopher Del Coro
-

Makeup Department

Jane Choi
hair stylist, makeup artist

Kristin Mosier
hair/makeup assistant

Production Manager

Monica Hampton
post-production manager, production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

David Klein
second unit director

Linda Krantz
second assistant director

Chip Signore
second second assistant director

John M. Tyson
first assistant director

Art Department

Laura Allred
artwork: Bluntman & Chronic action sequence

Mike Allred
artwork: Bluntman & Chronic action sequence

Scott 'Whitey' Anderson
construction foreman

Mike 'Gold Bond' Baker
construction coordinator

Kate Bartouldus
scenic artist

Matt Brundage
artwork: Bluntman & Chronic action sequence

Howard Chelder
leadman

Jennifer Cooke
set dresser

Augusta 'Gussy' Hopkins
property master

Mitchell Landsman
scenic artist

Amanda Nanawa
art department production assistant

Sound Department

Tim J. Carroll
stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Gary Funicelli
foley artist

David Glaser
sound designer, sound editor, foley artist

Don Hankinson
foley artist

William Kozy
production sound mixer

Brian Mackewich
sound designer, foley artist, supervising adr editor, supervising sound editor

Susan Mackewich
foley artist

Sean McAuliffe
sound editor, foley artist

Don Powell
foley artist

Dominick Tavella
sound re-recording mixer

Joe White
boom operator

Camera and Electrical Department

Kelly Baldwin
first assistant camera

Lorenzo Bevilaqua
still photographer

Andrew Blauner
additional electrician

Eric Boncher
additional electrician

additional grip

Divine Cox
additional grip

Raphaelle Gosse-Gardet
additional electrician

Jeremy Graham
rigging electrician

Kevin Hackenberg
additional electrician

Monica Hampton
still photographer: opening credit stills

Takeshi Hattori
third electrician

Alan Jacobsen
best boy electric

Learan Kahanov
gaffer

Michele Lee Kirwan
second assistant camera

David Klein
camera operator, Steadicam operator

Seth Loft
third grip

Roberto Lopez
rigging grip

John McEnerney
additional grip

Malcolm Murray
additional grip

Christian O'Reilly
additional grip

Michael 'Rodi' Rodia
best boy grip, ice dolly grip

Nat Russell
rigging grip

Ron Stone
grip and electrical equipment supplier: R.D. Sparks Inc.

Peter Vietro-Hannum
key grip

Elizabeth Wick
additional electrician

Casting Department

Paris Petrick
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Melissa Crawford
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

David Glaser
assistant editor: avid

Fred Heid
color timer

Noëlle Penraat
negative cutter

Arnold Shuster
additional negative cutter

Music Department

Lisa Brown
music consultant

Jennifer Chouinard
music clearances

David Glaser
music editor

Bonnie Greenberg
music consultant

Brian Mackewich
music editor

Sean McAuliffe
music editor

Jill Meyers
music business affairs

Other Crew

Mike Allred
artwork: Bluntman & Chronic 'Chasing Amy'

Paul Brennan
legal services: Sloss Law Office

John T. Copeland
caterer

Christopher Cram
office production assistant

Nicole Duryea
set production assistant

Randi Eaton
office production assistant

Doug Edwards
office production assistant

Nick Giovannetti
set production assistant

Shai Halperin
set production assistant

Monica Hampton
auditor

Mike Hansen
set production assistant

Carlo Hart
office production assistant

David Hurlburt
set production assistant

assistant production coordinator

key craft service

Colleen Lynch
caterer

Ian MacGregor
location manager

David McCole
firearms specialist

Glenn Mobley
key set production assistant

Gary Muscato
avid supervisor

artwork: "White Hating Coon"

Jodi Peikoff
legal services: Sloss Law Office

Karen Phillips
location assistant

artwork: "White Hating Coon"

David Rhee
location assistant

Lance Rosario
security: New York

John Sloss
legal services: Sloss Law Office

Luis R. Soto
security: New York

Ritamarie Stapleton
caterer

Devon J. Start
set production assistant

Bryan W. Strang
craft service assistant

Peggy Sutton
script supervisor

Gary Vander-Voort
key office production assistant

Kirk Van Wormer
artwork: "Idiosyncratic" & "Baby Dave"

Kyle V. White
set production assistant

Mike Zittle
set production assistant

Neal Bennett
production assistant

Vincent Pereira
set production assistant

Thanks

Brooke Adams
thanks

Mike Allred
thanks

Jack Anderson
thanks

Mike Brodzik
thanks

John Burzichelli
thanks: Hill Studio

Mark Cohen
thanks

Chris Davis
thanks

John Gordon
thanks

Robert Hawk
thanks

Charles Herzfeld
thanks

thanks

Brian Mackewich
thanks

thanks: Event Comics

thanks

Scott Purcell
thanks

thanks: Event Comics

Tony Romano
thanks

Matt Zoller Seitz
thanks

Joe Violante
thanks

Production Company

Too Askew Prod. Inc.
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View Askew Productions

Distributor

Miramax Films

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Frenetic Films

Scotia International Filmverleih

Buena Vista Home Entertainment (BVHE)

Criterion Collection, The

Universum Film (UFA)

Acacias Films Productions

Europa Carat

Europa Filmes

Filmes Castello Lopes

Finnkino Oy

Gativideo

Herald Film Company

Laurenfilm

Líder Films

Metrodome Distribution
-

New Films International
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RCV Film Distribution
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Miscellaneous

Asbury Park Press
thanks

Bam Media Services Inc.
post-production sound editorial

Color Reflections of Philadelphia
thanks

Comic Shop News
thanks

Comicbook Buyers Guide
thanks

Event Comics
thanks

Gizmo Enterprises
AVID editing at

Great NorthernReiff & Associates
insurance provided by

Hill Studios
thanks

In Color of San Diego
thanks

Keppler Entertainment
thanks

Marina Diner
thanks

Mode Moderne
thanks

Oppenheimer Cameras
Arriflex cameras and lenses provided by

Pan American Motel of Eatontown
thanks

Post Perfect
AVID editing at

R.D. Sparks Ltd.
grip and electric equipment

REI Media Group
titles and opticals

Republic National Bank of New York
banking services

Ribcage Clothing
thanks

Sloss Law Office
legal services

The Berkeley Carteret Hotel
thanks

The Borough of Red Bank
thanks

The Broadway Grill
catering

Two River Times
thanks

Visual Sound of Broomall
thanks

WHTG-FM 106.3
thanks

WeissmanAngelotti
publicity

Wizard
thanks






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