History Trivia / ChasingAmy

* TechnologyMarchesOn: Banky's massive duffle bag of porno magazines was already overkill, but in an age where he could just as easily access more porn that he could possibly see on his cell phone, it seems completely unnecessary.
** Also, the movie was released on UsefulNotes/{{Laserdisc}} as part of the UsefulNotes/CriterionCollection, and the commentary [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxyq1ztPib4 opened with Kevin Smith stating]] "Fuck DVD". [[{{Irony}} This commentary was carried over to the DVD]].

* BigNameFan: Creator/AlanRickman was a big fan of this movie and even got a role in Smith's next film, ''Film/Dogma'' [[AscendedFanboy because of it]].

* ActorAllusion: In a manner of speaking, the whole plot. The story is inspired by Kevin Smith's relationship with star Joey Lauren Adams, and so in a sense she is "Amy."
** Alyssa mentions a threesome with Gwen Turner, her character from ''Film/{{Mallrats}}'', and a fling with Shannon Hamilton, Affleck's character from ''Mallrats''.

* NamesTheSame: Gwen Turner shares a name with Guinevere Turner (who appears in a cameo in this film).

** The film was originally in development at Creator/MiramaxFilms on a budget of $3,000,000, but only on the condition that Smith cast Jon Stewart, Drew Barrymore and David Schwimmer in the leads. Smith, who not only thought those choices were terrible, was dead-set on casting his friends, so instead he filmed it independently for a huge fraction on the budget and gave the studio first dibs on distribution.

** Alyssa mentions a threesome with Gwen Turner, her character from {{Film/Mallrats}}, and a fling with Shannon Hamilton, Affleck's character from {{Film/Mallrats}}

** The film was originally in development at Creator/MiramaxFilms on a budget of $3,000,000, but only on the condition that Smith cast John Steward, Drew Barrymore and David Schwimmer in the leads. Smith, who not only thought those choices were terrible, was dead-set on casting his friends, so instead he filmed it independently for a huge fraction on the budget and gave the studio first dibs on distribution.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film's story is largely based on Kevin Smith's relationship with Joey Lauren Adams, who plays Alyssa. Although he later pointed out that, while Adams was more sexually experienced than him, it was nowhere near as devious as Alyssa's and that he was more jealous that she had spent most of her youth traveling the world while he had spent most of his life in New Jersey.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: The film's story is largely based on Kevin Smith's relationship with Joey Lauren Adams, who plays Alyssa. Although he later pointed out that, while Adams was more sexually experienced than him, it was nowhere near as devious as Alyssa's and that he was more jealous that she had traveled and seen the world more than him, while Smith had spent most of his life in Jersey.

* WriteWhatYouKnow: As usual for Kevin Smith, the film's story is largely based on his relationship with Joey Lauren Adams, who plays Alyssa (although he later pointed out that he was more jealous of Adams for having traveled and seen the world more than Smith, who'd spent most of his life in Jersey).

** The film was originally in development at Creator/{{Miramax}} on a budget of $3,000,000, but only on the condition that Smith cast John Steward, Drew Barrymore and David Schwimmer in the leads. Smith, who not only thought those choices were terrible, was dead-set on casting his friends, so instead he filmed it independently for a huge fraction on the budget and gave the studio first dibs on distribution.

* NamesTheSame: Gwen Turner shares a name with Guinevere Turner (who appears in a cameo in this film)

** Kevin Smith originally planned to close out Franchies/TheView Askewniverse (then called "the Jersey trilogy") with this film, but changed his mind when Jay and Silent Bob found their way into ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', resulting in [[Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack three]] [[Film/ClerksII more]] Askewniverse films.

** Kevin Smith originally planned to close out Franchies/TheViewAskewnivers (then called "the Jersey trilogy") with this film, but changed his mind when Jay and Silent Bob found their way into ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', resulting in [[Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack three]] [[Film/Clerks2 more]] Askewniverse films.

** Kevin Smith originally planned to close out Franchies/TheViewAskwenivers (then called "the Jersey trilogy") with this film, but changed his mind when Jay and Silent Bob found their way into ''Film/{{Dogma}}'', resulting in [[Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack three]] [[Film/Clerks2 more]] Askewniverse films.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was apparently [[AwardSnub only two votes away]] from an Acadamy Award nomination for "Best Original Screenplay." One can only wonder what this would have done from both the film and Kevin Smith's reputation.

** Alyssa mentions a threesome with Gwen Turner, her character from {{Film/Mallrats}}

* HeyItsThatGuy:
** Look for early appearances by Creator/MattDamon and Casey Affleck.
** Brian O'Halloran also shows up in his trademark cameo as one of the identical Hicks cousins floating around the Askewniverse.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The movie was apparently only two votes away from an Acadamy Award nomination for "Best Original Screenplay." One can only wonder what this would have done from both the film and Kevin Smith's reputation.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Look for early appearances by Creator/MattDamon and Casey Affleck.

** Brian O'Hollaran also shows up in the trademark cameo as one of the identical Hicks cousins floating around the Askewniverse.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Look for early appearances by MattDamon and CaseyAffleck.

* ShoutOut: Bizarrely enough, doubles with ActorAllusion ''twice over''. The scene where Alyssa's lesbian friends chastise her for "selling out" (her lesbianism by hooking up with Holden) mirrors a scene in ''Go Fish''. The scene here features Guinevere Turner, who shares a name with Adams' character in ''{{Mallrats}}''. Turner also wrote and appeared in ''Go Fish'' (although not in the scene in question).

** Brian O'Hollaran also shows up in the trademark cameo as one of the identical Hicks cousins floating around the Askewniverse.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Look for early appearances by MattDamon and CaseyAffleck.