The Brown Bunny (2003)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Vincent Gallo

Writer:

Vincent Gallo (written by)

Release Date:

14 November 2003 (Austria)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Professional motorcycle racer Bud Clay heads from New Hampshire to California to race again. Along the way he meets various needy women who provide him with the cure to his own loneliness, but only a certain woman from his past will truly satisfy him.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Motorcycle | New Hampshire | California | Loneliness

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Vincent Gallo	...	Bud Clay
Chloë Sevigny	...	Daisy
Cheryl Tiegs	...	Lilly
Elizabeth Blake	...	Rose
Anna Vareschi	...	Violet
Mary Morasky	...	Mrs. Lemon
Jeffrey Wood	...	Featured Racer
Eric Wood	...	Featured Racer
Michael Martire	...	Featured Racer
Rick Doucette	...	Featured Racer
Jim Lester	...	Featured Racer
Michael Niksa	...	Featured Racer

Directed by
Vincent Gallo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Vincent Gallo		written by

Produced by
Vincent Gallo	....	producer

Cinematography by
Vincent Gallo

Film Editing by
Vincent Gallo

Production Design by
Vincent Gallo		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Vincent Gallo		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Vincent Gallo		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Vincent Gallo

Makeup Department
Vincent Gallo	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Art Department
Vincent Gallo	....	set designer

Sound Department
Marc Fishman	....	sound mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound mixer
Jon Mete	....	sound editor
Edward Tise	....	sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department
John Clemens	....	camera operator
Vincent Gallo	....	camera operator
Toshiaki Ozawa	....	camera operator
Toshiaki Ozawa	....	gaffer
Toshiaki Ozawa	....	grip

Other crew
Cat Doran	....	support

Thanks
Deborah Brock	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Kinetique
• Vincent Gallo Productions
• Wild Bunch

Distributors

• Mars Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmes do Estação (2005) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Wellspring Media (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2007) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kinetique
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Gallo Effects

Other Companies

• Kinetique  funding

Runtime:

93 min | Canada:90 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | France:119 min (Cannes Film Festival)

Country:

USA | Japan | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | New Zealand:R18 | Canada:18+ (Quebec) (DVD rating) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Ontario) (DVD rating) | Italy:VM18 | Brazil:18 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Portugal:M/18 | Switzerland:18 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:18 (canton of Vaud) | USA:Not Rated | Sweden:15 | Australia:R | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Best Western Inn - 6141 Franklin Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kinetique

Trivia:

Both Winona Ryder and Kirsten Dunst were already on the set, shooting scenes, when director/star Vincent Gallo fired them from the project. Gallo revealed this during a press conference in Cannes 2003.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: When driving through St. Louis, it shows him crossing the Mississippi River from Illinois to Missouri via the Poplar Street Bridge. Soon after, he's shown driving on Hwy 40 through Saint Louis, but in the opposite direction. He's actually traveling back towards the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Bud walks up to a young woman, working behind the counter in a gas station store]
Bud Clay: Hi.
Violet: Hello... Did you just come from the race track?
Bud Clay: Mmhm.
Violet: Did you win?
Bud Clay: No.
Violet: Oh.
Bud Clay: How much is this?
Violet: $2... Will you be racing again?
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The View: (2006-03-08)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Tears for Dolphy

HAUNTING!

I saw The Brown Bunny today at 12:20 at the Chelsea Cinemas in Manhattan. There were about ten other people in the audience.

When the film ended and the lights abruptly came back on, nobody moved.

I think we were somewhat dazed. I cannot discuss this film in terms of

liking or disliking it, because those feelings just do not even apply. I

was left haunted by the filmmaker's ability to bring me into his world

of despair, regret, and loneliness. There was not a lot of dialogue yet

the actor was able to still give "Bud" a truthful inner life. I am not a

hip young person. I am a 57 year old retired schoolteacher. Vincent

Gallo brought to the screen some universal emotions, which exist

regardless of one's personal life experiences. I applaud his efforts and I am glad I saw his film.

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