Vincet Gallo & Christina Ricci
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‘YOU ADORE ME, YOU LOVE ME, YOU CHERISH ME, JESUS CHRIST YOU CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT ME’ - Billy Brown
Buffalo 66’ is the story of Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) who has just been let out of prison. Desperate to prove to his parents that he has made something of his life, he kidnaps a tap dancer student named Layla (Christina Ricci) and forces her to play the part of his adoring young wife.
Buffalo’66 is Vincent Gallo’s full-length original directorial debut. When the film came out in 1998 it wasn’t a universally adored indie hit. Whatever the complaints, the director’s name was on everyone’s lips: Vincent Gallo. Here was a guy who could do it all: act, write, direct, paint, make music. Gallo is one of the best American art house filmmakers and acclaimed actor.
‘No one made any decisions on Buffalo 66, no one physically did anything unless it was my concept, my plan, my idea. That felt really good. Am I a filmmaker? No. A control freak and a hustler is what I really am.’ - Vincent Gallo, The Public 2015.
DIRECTOR: VINCENT GALLO
STARRING: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Rosanna Arguette, Anjelica Huston, Mickey Rourke.
US
1998
110 MINS
RATING – 15
Doors 7.00 PM
Film 7.30 PM
Vincent Gallo
“Vincent Gallo’s ego gets the better of his storytelling in his acting-directing-writing debut, but there are flashes of genuis that make it worth watching.”
“Performances are outstanding, particularly those of Gallo and Ricci. It`s so refreshing and invigorating to see a film like this.”
“Gallo, who also wrote, directed and scored Buffalo ‘66 , is a smart young filmmaker, not least in his casting.”
