Buffalo '66 (1998)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Vincent Gallo

Writers:

Vincent Gallo (story)
Vincent Gallo (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 June 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Jail | Bookie | Dog | Kidnapping

Awards:

5 wins & 9 nominations

Cast

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
John Sansone	...	Little Billy
Manny Fried	...	The Donut Clerk
John Rummel	...	Don Shanks
Bob Wahl	...	Scott Woods
Penny Wolfgang	...	The Judge
Anthony Mydcarz	...	The Motel Clerk
Michael Maciejewski	...	The Guy in the Bathroom
Jack Claxton	...	The Denny's Host
Dominic Telesco	...	The Prison Guard
Carl Marchi	...	The Cafe Owner
Kim Krah	...	The Denny's Waitress
Julius Digennaro	...	The Info Booth Clerk
Terry Braunstein	...	The Tap Teacher
Jack Hunter	...	The Gas Station Clerk
Norma Gelose	...	The Bus Station Woman
Jamie King	...	Tap Dance Kid
Janel King	...	Tap Dance Kid
Ghennifer Dennis	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Erin Markle	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Valeria Hildebrandt	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Michelle McCluskey	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Terese Lenandowski	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Kim Bradway	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Dana Thompson	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Karen Sitter	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Michelle Koninick	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Amy Jakabowski	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
Tara Thompson	...	A Beautiful Scott Woods Sexxotic Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Corrigan	...	Rocky the Goon (uncredited)
Joey Giambra	...	Man in Donut Shop (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent Gallo

Writing credits
Vincent Gallo		(story)
Vincent Gallo		(screenplay) &
Alison Bagnall		(screenplay)

Produced by
Deborah Brock	....	co-producer
Lauren Buckley	....	associate producer
John Dunning	....	executive producer
Janet Gallo	....	associate producer
Gerry Gershman	....	co-producer
Jordan Gertner	....	co-producer
Chris Hanley	....	producer
André Link	....	executive producer (as Andre Link)
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Timothy Wayne Peternel	....	associate producer (as Timothy Peternel)
Jeff Sackman	....	executive producer
Gretchen McGowan	....	line producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Vincent Gallo

Cinematography by
Lance Acord		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Curtiss Clayton

Production Design by
Gideon Ponte

Art Direction by
James Chinlund

Set Decoration by
Jeanne Develle

Costume Design by
Alexis Scott

Makeup Department
Lynn Campbell	....	makeup artist: Anjelica Huston
Amy Kennedy	....	hair colorist
Michael Kriston	....	hair stylist: Anjelica Huston
Amy Peters	....	hair assistant
Gucci Westman	....	key hair stylist
Gucci Westman	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan	....	unit production manager (as Avram Kaplan)
Stephen Eckelberry	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michelangelo Csaba Bolla	....	first assistant director (as Michaelangelo Bolla)
Jennifer Gerould	....	second assistant director (as Jenefer Gerould)
Adam Greenhaus	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jill Nicholls	....	assistant set decorator
Tim Oravetz	....	propman
Matt Crocker	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thom Brennan	....	foley editor
Allan Hartz	....	dialogue editor (as Allen Hartz)
Brian Miksis	....	production sound mixer
Michael Primmer	....	boom operator
James Wright	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright)
Andrew Bock	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Murphy	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Dave Anderson	....	best boy electric
Mia Barker	....	camera loader
John Clemens	....	first assistant camera
Frank Coppola	....	grip
Joseph Messier	....	best boy grip
Symon Mink	....	video playback operator (as Kenneth Mink)
Malcolm Murray	....	third electrician
Gino Nix	....	key grip
Toshiaki Ozawa	....	gaffer
Lance Rieck	....	second assistant camera (as Lance 'Steel' Rieck)

Casting Department
Laura Corrin	....	extras casting assistant
Chris Santucci	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rachel Kregal	....	set costumer
Beatrix Aruna Pasztor	....	costume consultant (as Beatrix Pasztor)

Editorial Department
Hilary Schroeder	....	assistant editor (as Hillary Schroeder)
Philip Stilman	....	executive in charge of post-production (uncredited)
Sean Valla	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Vincent Gallo	....	musician
Gerry Gershman	....	music clearance associate
Brian Marshall	....	music clearance associate
Evan Pinchuk	....	music clearance associate

Transportation Department
Henry S. Avelin	....	teamster coordinator (as Henry Avelin)
Sue Dempsey	....	teamster driver local

Other crew
Catherine Gore	....	script supervisor
Suzanne Katz	....	production coordinator
Sophia Lin	....	production secretary
Emily Orr	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Pfeffer	....	accountant
Robert Scarafia	....	production assistant
Tibi Scheflow	....	location manager
Carrie Walkup	....	production executive: CFP
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Linda Tiburzi	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Thanks
John Allen	....	additional thanks
Jon Anderson	....	thanks
Linda Benjamin	....	additional thanks
Mike Biondo	....	additional thanks
Lauren Buckley	....	thanks
Vicky Campagna	....	additional thanks
Josephine Colangelo	....	dedicatee: in loving memory
JoAnne Colonna	....	thanks
Sarah Diamond	....	additional thanks
Maureen Duffy	....	thanks
Anthony Fantuzzo	....	dedicatee: in loving memory
Robert Fripp	....	additional thanks (as King Crimson)
Cory Gallagher	....	additional thanks
Jack Gilardi	....	additional thanks
Greg Grunberg	....	additional thanks
Monte Hellman	....	thanks
Dr. Malcolm Hill	....	thanks
Tony Howard	....	additional thanks
Jennifer Jesperson	....	additional thanks
Deborah Klein	....	thanks
Gleb Klioner	....	special thanks
Bob Knight	....	additional thanks
Bernie Kugle	....	additional thanks
Brian Lambert	....	additional thanks
Linda Livingston	....	additional thanks
Anthony Masiello	....	additional thanks (as Mayor Anthony Masiello)
Kevin J. Messick	....	additional thanks (as Kevin Messick)
Marie Morreale	....	dedicatee: in loving memory
Gina Ribisi	....	thanks
Betty Rogers	....	additional thanks
Carol Rubinoff	....	additional thanks
Devin Sarno	....	additional thanks
Greg Sauter	....	additional thanks
Gerard Talbot	....	additional thanks
Pat Woods	....	additional thanks
Daphne Zuniga	....	additional thanks

Production Companies

• Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)
• Lions Gate Films
• Muse Productions

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Look Now! (1999) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Parco Co. Ltd. (1999) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Atalanta Filmes (Portugal)
• Helkon Filmverleih GmbH (Germany)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)

Other Companies

• Bono Films  thanks
• Directors Guild of America (DGA)  thanks
• Film Finances  thanks
• Kodak  motion picture products
• Otto Nemenz International  equipment
• Recckio Lanes  thanks
• The City of Buffalo  thanks
• The Ohl Family  thanks
• Yes  additional thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for language, strong violent images and scenes involving nudity.

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Singapore:M18 | New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:18 | Germany:12 | Australia:MA | France:U | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:13 | Hong Kong:IIB

Filming Locations:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Company:

Cinépix Film Properties (CFP)

Trivia:

Ben Gazzara ad-libbed the part where he shoves his face between Christina Ricci's breasts at the dinner table.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Billy and Layla check into the motel, the clerk tells them check-out time is eleven o'clock, but a sign on the left wall states the time as noon.

Quotes:

Janet "Jan" Brown: Honey, where's the Billy picture?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Devil and Daniel Johnston (2005)

Soundtrack:

Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)

Geez I tell ya, this Gallo's gotta be from Buffalo

And he is. Being from Buffalo myself, this is the best portrayal of Buffalo culture that I have yet to see in a film. Gallo got the accent, the attitudes, the hand gestures, the weather and the local obsession with the Bills down to a science. It's brilliant. I was particularly impressed by his not so subtle satire of the, for lack of a better word, "Bills culture."

Angelica Housten's character's obsessive compulsive watching of games on

VHS, her listening to a game at her son's funeral, Gallo's character's penchant for blaming all of his problems on the Bill's kicker make perfect sense if you know first hand how the Bills' treks to the superbowl became focal points for hope in an increasingly economically depressed city.

Watching the scene where Gallo buys Ricci some hot chocolate and a heart

shaped cookie for the guy who's sitting there to give to his girlfriend was like being home.

There's alot in this film you might not get if you don't know Buffalo. The way Gallo portrays his beautiful understanding and acceptance of his roots puts

jokes-of-films like "Bruce Almighty" to shame.