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Buffalo '66

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7.1/10 • 962

1998-01-201h 50m

DramaRomanceComedy

Billy Brown just got out of jail. Now he’s going to serve some real time. He’s going home.

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.

Directors
Vincent Gallo
Editors
Curtiss Clayton

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Vincent Gallo

    Vincent Gallo

    Billy Brown

  2. Christina Ricci

    Christina Ricci

    Layla

  3. Ben Gazzara

    Ben Gazzara

    Jimmy Brown

  4. Anjelica Huston

    Anjelica Huston

    Jan Brown

  5. Rosanna Arquette

    Rosanna Arquette

    Wendy Balsam

  6. Jan-Michael Vincent

    Jan-Michael Vincent

    Sonny

  7. Kevin Corrigan

    Kevin Corrigan

    Rocky the Goon

  8. Mickey Rourke

    Mickey Rourke

    The Bookie

  9. Kevin Pollak

    Kevin Pollak

    TV Sportscaster

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Wuchak

Sep 29, 2018

6/10

Mostly tedious, but Ricci is adorable, “Heart of the Sunrise” is featured and the message is potent An angry sad sack (Vincent Gallo) is released after five years in prison near Buffalo and proceeds to kidnap a cute girl at a ballet studio (Christina Ricci). She surprisingly agrees to go along with the charade of being his wife to fool his nutty parents. His sole ambition seems to be to kill a field goal kicker for the Bills who let him down five years earlier. Anjelica Huston, Mickey Rourke, Jan-Michael Vincent and Rosanna Arquette have brief roles. “Buffalo ’66” (1998) is an offbeat indie written & directed by its star, Gallo. I only know him from Coppola’s “Tetro” (2009) where he proved to have an almost Brando-like charisma (I said “almost”). Ricci is one of the highlights here as she’s petite, voluptuous and adorable. Unfortunately, most of the episodes in the story could’ve been cut by one-third or even one-half. As it is, they become tedious, such as the loong segment at the parent’s house. But the final act wins the day with Yes’ “Heart of the Sunrise” placed strategically and a profound moral about the power of uncompromising love to change a piece of sheet. The film runs 1 hour, 50 minutes and was shot in Buffalo, New York, and surround areas (Gowanda, Lackawanna and Woodlawn). GRADE: C+/B-

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1,500,000.00
Revenue
$2,375,097.00
Keywords
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