Buffalo '66

1998 "Billy Brown just got out of jail. Now he’s going to serve some real time. He’s going home."
7.4| 1h50m| R| en| More Info
Released: 26 June 1998 Released
Producted By: Muse Productions
Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.vincentgallofilms.com/buffalo66.html
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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.

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SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.
filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
RashidsFilms I often like that kind of movies that's been directed, written, and played by one person. Vincent Gallo did all these parts plus the score which was wonderful. Before I saw this, I didn't know anything about Vincent Gallo, nor seen any of his films, which got me into doubts to like it.Buffalo '66 is a well-done portrayal of Billy Brown who just has released from prison facing his past among his family & Scott Woods who caused him five years in jail. I find it pretty amazing how Buffalo '66 was in some aspects humorous, peculiar and melancholic. In a technical function, the cinematography was aesthetically splendid, not to mention the low-budget of it. Vincent Gallo did a super acting like Ricci, and the others.This is for sure a must see film, that nobody should miss, especially if you are an indie-films fan. I've given high rates recently, but this was the only one I pretty sure deserved more than five stars.
arikhrystianasoprano My boyfriend showed me this film last October. It exceeded my expectations and I'd love to re-watch it. Gallo now has a fan for life, and I've always loved Ricci. I adored how Layla the sweetie melted Billy's heart at the end.This film also takes place in my hometown, Buffalo NY. I can tell that Gallo views the city in the same light that I do, which is rather humorous to me. "Buffalo 66" is probably the quirkiest and most charming love story you will ever watch. It also has several very amusing parts that had me laughing hysterically (such as Billy's phone conversations with "Goon.")
celtic451 I watched this movie because of all the glowing reviews of this and was sorely disappointed. It's low budget, low quality filming, with terrible writing. It looked like it was filmed with a home movie camera or something. Logically it makes no sense at all. The dude just treats her really badly and is a jerk yet she wants to be around him. Interjected in the movie are these bizarre flashbacks that are weird. The entire movie is weird with spontaneous dancing out of nowhere or weird singing like it's on a stage but it's really just in a bedroom. Very unrealistic and just plain dumb. It may be the worst movie I've every seen and it's really annoying how the dude just complains and is mean talking and rude to this girl all the time. I wish I had never seen this.
SnoopyStyle Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) is bitter and angry after five years in prison. He gets released, looking for a place to pee and kidnaps tap dancing student Layla (Christina Ricci). He had lied to his parents (Ben Gazzara, Anjelica Huston) that he's been married while away with a government job. She has to be his pretend wife Wendy Balsam. He is severely damaged and she's oddly interested in him. Billy had put $10k on Buffalo to win but the kicker Scott Wood misses the game winning field goal. Billy vows to kill him. His friend Goon (Kevin Corrigan) claims that Scott now owns a strip club. Billy and Layla bump into the real Wendy Balsam (Rosanna Arquette) who Billy had a crush on. Billy is a really annoying jerk. A few times, I almost laugh but mostly, he is really really annoying. I like the imaginative visual style in this indie but I really can't stand Billy. It's a good performance from Gallo. His character shows more vulnerability later on but his defensiveness is also very pathetic. The words too-good-for-him keep coming to mind. It's not good chemistry as much as morbid fascination with their relationship.