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Title: Buffalo '66 (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Vincent Gallo | ... | Billy Brown | |
| Christina Ricci | ... | Layla | |
| Ben Gazzara | ... | Jimmy Brown | |
| Mickey Rourke | ... | The Bookie | |
| Rosanna Arquette | ... | Wendy Balsam | |
| Jan-Michael Vincent | ... | Sonny | |
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Jan Brown | |
| Kevin Pollak | ... | TV Sportscaster | |
| Alex Karras | ... | TV Sportscaster | |
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John Sansone | ... | Little Billy |
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Manny Fried | ... | The Donut Clerk |
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John Rummel | ... | Don Shanks |
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Bob Wahl | ... | Scott Woods |
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Penny Wolfgang | ... | The Judge |
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Anthony Mydcarz | ... | The Motel Clerk |
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 (and forcing her to say the same). Written by Anonymous
Vincent Gallo's directorial debut is a powerhouse of fine acting, writing, and direction, not to mention a showcase for some truly jaw-dropping cinematography. Buffalo 66 is one of the finest independent films that I have ever seen, and perhaps the most fascinating character study I have yet to see on film.
Christina Ricci provides one of the year's best performances as Layla, the odd but tenderhearted tap dancer who provides Gallo's Billy Brown with the only true love he has ever received. Ricci's performance is brilliantly understated, and she relays just as much heartfelt meaning in one glance of her beautiful, dark eyes as Gallo does in his barrage of rapid-fire monologues.
There are also fine supporting performances from Ben Gazzara and Angjelica Huston, as Billy's utterly dysfunctional parents, Mickey Rourke, as a sleezy bookie, Jan-Michael Vincent, as Billy's touchingly loyal friend and owner of a bowling alley, and Kevin Corrigan, as Billy's slow but well-meaning best friend.
Buffalo 66 is an incredibly moving and beautiful film. It provides some of the starkest movie images of blue-collar society to come along since the '70s. The on-location Buffalo, New York sites are haunting in their bleakness, and the filtered photography emphasizes this all the more.
On top of all of this, Gallo provides a mesmerizing performance as Billy Brown-a man who has spent so much of his life pining for love and tenderness that he doesn't know how to deal with it once it is staring him in the face.
Simply put, Buffalo 66 is a staggering achievement. Vincent Gallo is a fiercely talented filmmaker and a force to be reckoned with in the future.