Stars: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Rosanna Arquette, Jan-Michael Vincent, Mickey Rouse, Anjelica Huston

Director: Vincent Gallo

Summary: Billy Brown is released from prison where he has served a five-year sentence for a crime he didn't commit and tries to convince his parents that he has spent the last five years doing top-secret CIA work. To back up his story he kidnaps Layla and forces her to pose as his girlfriend. She takes to the role with great enthusiasm and stays with Billy even when he takes revenge on those he blames for his prison term. Her understanding of Billy's life ultimately leads to love...

An electric directorial debut (seven years in the making) by New York artist/musician/model/actor Vincent Gallo. He portrays troubled Billy Brown, who has just been let out of jail on a cold and miserable day. Before returning home to visit his parents and kill the football star who missed the field goal that sent him there in the first place (in order to repay a debt that he didn't have the money to extinguish), he kidnaps a bored girl from her dancing class (Christina Ricci) and makes her pretend that she is his wife. Though she doesn't seem to object to the abduction, Billy is emotional and angry but sensitive. As the trip progresses--including an explosive visit to his childhood homein Buffalo, where his indifferent parents (Ben Gazzara and football obsessed Angelica Huston) still reside--the two continue to bicker like a real couple but begin to form a genuine bond. BUFFALO '66 combines the experimental techniques of the French New Wave and the realistic grit of seventies filmmakers such as John Cassavetes, resulting in an inventive, original and touching love story.

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A prime example of 1990s independent film-making, Buffalo 66is a little-known gem of a film which, once found, will be cherished. Vincent Gallo--the New York Bohemian extraordinaire--co-wrote the semi-autobiographical script. He also directed and starred in this dark comedy and, as if that wasn't enough, contributed to the mind-blowing soundtrack. By employing alternative filming techniques for what is, in essence, a traditional boy-meets-girl story, Gallo has created an indie movie with genuine mainstream appeal. A handheld camera and the flashback sequences use beautiful grainy cine film and 70s Polaroids, while as a whole the tone of the piece shifts between lavish theatrical images and reality TV. However, out of the many mesmerising scenes within the film, it is the isolated performances that offer the most heartfelt beauty, notably Cristina Ricci's solo light tap dance and Gazzara's mime to a song actually performed by Gallo's father in the distant past. An all-star cast also includes Angelica Huston, Ben Gazzara and Mickey Rourke. Buffalo 66is an overlooked modern classic just waiting to be discovered. --Nikki Disney

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Trailers
Year:	1988
Release Date:	March 22, 2004
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	C D R 26532
Keywords:	Buffalo, General, Drama
Genre:	Drama