Buffalo '66

Buffalo '66

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Editorial Reviews

After five years in prison for a crime he didnt commit billy brown a down-on-his-luck-romantic comes home to seek revenge on a local field goal kicker who cost him his freedom and buffalo its super bowl dreams. Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 02/01/2005 Starring: Vincent Gallo Ben Gazzara Run time: 110 minutes Rating: R

Writer-director-composer Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci star in this quirky and deliberately grimy little movie. Gallo plays Billy Brown, recently released from prison and unable to find so much as a decent bathroom in his cold hometown. Billy's parents are unaware that he's been locked up; in a pathetic attempt to impress them with how successful he's become, he hits on the novel plan of kidnapping young dance student Layla (Ricci) and forcing her to play the role of his wife. Billy's distant--to say the least--parents are played to the hilt by Anjelica Huston and Ben Gazzara, Huston in particular bringing a demented glee to her role as Billy's football-obsessed mother. As the movie unfolds, we learn more about Billy's tormented childhood and unfortunate tendency to bet on the Bills in the Super Bowl. Gallo boldly throws himself into the task of playing a complete sleazebag, and Ricci does lovely standout work as the one ray of hope in the grinding darkness of Billy's life. This odd little love story is just the thing to make you feel better about your own relationship--especially if you're not in one. --Ali Davis

Customer Reviews

FUNNY AND ENTERTAINING INDIE FLICK----

Reviewed by wally gator, 2009-12-30

It wouldn't be like me to write this review without first mentioning Christina Ricci's buxom appearance in it. Apparently sometime at the beggining of the twentiots decade Christina Ricci underwent a breast reduction, and for a while looked to be much skinnier and frail then she used to be. Almost Calista Flockhartish (y'know the chicken lady from Brothers and Sisters and Ally McBeal) While Ricci has always been a hottie ever since her Wednsday Addams days and on into the future, there was no doubt that when this first was released, a fifteen year old Wally Gator was instantly drawn to her much fuller figure on the box cover for Buffalo '66. Hence me renting it initially and discovering this movie as an underated indie-classic.

I think this movie catches a lot of flack where it doesn't deserve. I can remember expecting a slow paced, dark sort of movie in this, overly serious as most indies go. What I got was a pretty fast paced, beautifully filmed, black comedy. Silly even at times and over the top- I think the entire film works and was pleasantly suprised. Vincent Gallos character as Billy is humorously over paranoid, overly obsessive and extremely manic... he's fun to watch. Ricci automatically becomes the soft spot in his mess of an existance and (as you may have guessed) is even more fun to watch. Rosana Arquette is in here too and of course the parents. Billys parents are more interested in the Buffalo Bills then anything else... even their son,,, which of course is the root of all his problems and the core of the plot. Hey- I liked this movie a lot, and still refer to it often. I don't think its meant to be taken too seriously. This may throw some people off but in my mind, is what makes it a good indie movie. I was entertained all around and recommend. Five stars.

Memorable Movie

Reviewed by Danny Pyle, 2009-05-29

Ever since I saw this movie the first time on the Sundance Channel on cable TV, it has been in my mind. The strong willed yet mentally troubled protagonist Billy Brown seeks revenge against a man that he has never met, yet discovers unexpected forks in the road that leads him to discover revenge comes at a high cost, and may not allways be the correct path to follow. His life long friend who prefers to be called Rocky attempts to talk Billy down, but it will take more than that to persuade him from his destiny. There is also a very tasteful and touching love story inter-twined into the drama, adding color and hope to a movie based around a sinester plot.

The acting in the movie is raw and authentic, I wish more movies had this caliber of realism and witty dialog. I am glad to own this on DVD now so when I feel frustrated with the world I can hang out with my "Best friend in the whole wide world" Billy Brown.

The World of Billy Brown

Reviewed by retrowrestling, 2009-04-29

I admit to originally renting this movie because of Christina Ricci during her fuller-figured days. Aside from Ricci, I did not expect much else from this movie, but what I did get during the process was a lot more than I ever thought. I will delve a bit deeper but first I want to cover a few of the basics.

This is pretty much a bare-bones DVD with just the movie itself and little else in the way of special-features. The few extra things you do get include: English and Spanish subtitles as well as a handful of trailers semi-hidden as easter-eggs. The trailers you get are Buffalo 66, The Big Kahuna(Danny Devito), and Confidence(Dustin Hoffman). The movie runs 109 minutes.

For starters, obviously, this movie is not for everyone. Those who dislike it, dislike it tremendously. They'll find it senseless and will never ever like it. But so what..this movie was obviously not intended for everyone; and so for those that this movie did touch, you're guaranteed a unique and transformational experience.

From the first time I've seen Buffalo 66 on a VHS copy in 2002 till now, I must have watched this movie at least a dozen times, it never gets old. And each time I watch it, I get something new from it. From the moment that Billy leaves prison and lays on that snowy bench by himself, I begin to feel his angst. His world is dark and dreary with more than a hint of misery.

But, right underneath these somber circumstances, I could sense a need to push beyond it and a need to transform all of it. Billy's obsessed goal is to kill the Buffalo Bills kicker for doing him wrong. Along the way, Billy kidnaps Layla(Ricci). Then he uses her as a prop in order to decieve his aloof parents whom he has not seen in years, since before he went to prison.

For me, this movie fits with the old adage of something being indescribable. You just gotta experience it. The process and the journey is what this movie is all about. There is plenty of black humor and some subtle sweet moments along the way, it's all part of the adventure. All the other characters add their little spice to Billy Brown's world. So if you are adventurous enough, come take a journey to the world of Buffalo 66.

Do yourself a favor, see any movie you can but this.

Reviewed by Mr. Benjamin J. Power, 2009-02-23

The first twenty minutes of this film is about a guy trying to find somewhere to take a piss, seriously, enjoy. The next seventy or so minutes is about Vincent Gallo being an aggressive, nuerotic pootard. If you love Vincent Gallo, because he is so individual and alternative, then there is a good chance this film will echo some idiotic film idea of your own you once had while chinking latte glasses with your other loser friends.

If like me you think Vincent Gallo is a self-indulgent, no talent rim job then you will find yourself at the end of this turgid, vacuous dog turd of a movie wishing you had drained the fluid from you eyes with a ball point pen instead of wasting real actual proper money that you could've used for something, anything else. The only upside is that even now he looks very unhealthy and may soon die.

great!

Reviewed by Anabel Tavera, 2009-01-10

It was difficult to find this dvd at stores
and i needed it as a christmas gift for my
best friend because she loves this movie
and didnt have it. The dvd was brand new
and i payed less than [...] bucks for it!