The documentary Chasing Chasing Amy details the inspirational impact the “problematic” rom-com had on director Sav Rodgers.
“No matter what I was dealing with, I had this one movie to bring me solace.”
“I said, ‘An interview, kindly.’
Kevin Smith and Sav Rodgers.Bill Winters
It really just kickstarted from there.”
“I knew going in that it wasn’t going to be a lovefest,” says Smith.
It earned $4 million at the box office.
Joey Lauren Adams and Ben Affleck in ‘Chasing Amy’.Miramax Films / Courtesy Everett Collection
“I remember asking him, ‘What about movies?’
For my brother, I would always make a run at throw in some gay content.
SoChasing Amyhas a lot to do with my brother.”
Joey Lauren Adams, Sav Rodgers, and Kevin Smith.Chasing Chasing Amy
“This is a flick that was made at a different time,” says Smith.
“I can’t exactly apologize for my complete lack of education.
I didn’t go to college for liberal arts studies or something like that.
Sav Rodgers first sawChasing Amyafter watching the 2003 superhero filmDaredeviland becoming obsessed with its star, Ben Affleck.
“I was so drawn in by the script and its sense of romanticism,” he says.
“I was like, ‘This could be a job.
That’s amazing!’
My path really started there.”
“Sav’s TED Talk popped for me.
I was like, here’s somebody saying something nice aboutChasing Amy!”
Smith himself says he “absolutely loved” the finished film, which premieres at Tribeca Thursday.
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