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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity Movie Release: 1998 DVD Release: 02/01/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 49 mins Studio: Universal Studios Members Wishing: 20 Genres: Comedy Drama, Road Movie, Crime Drama

Actor Vincent Gallo (The Funeral, Palookaville) made his feature directorial debut with this drama about convict Billy Brown (Gallo), released after half a decade spent behind bars. Drifting into downtown Buffalo, Billy kidnaps teen Layla (Christina Ricci) and has her pose as his loving wife when he visits his parents (Ben Gazzara and Anjelica Huston). Layla praises him and goes along with his fanciful tale that they met at CIA headquarters, where they both worked. Mom and dad not only fall for this, they are entranced by Layla, who soon begins to embellish her act. When she claims to be pregnant by Billy, he hustles her out to a bowling alley and on to a restaurant, where they run into trampy Wendy (Rosanna Arquette), who might be Billy's former girlfriend. Eventually, Billy seems ready to track down and kill the person he feels was responsible for his five years in the slammer. Shown at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide

Vincent Gallo - Billy Brown
Christina Ricci - Layla
Anjelica Huston - Janet Brown
Ben Gazzara - Jimmy Brown
Kevin Corrigan - Goon

Innovative, idiosyncratic, and always entertaining, Vincent Gallo's Buffalo '66 is an indie masterpiece. The presentation on this DVD -- a 1.85:1 widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1 transfer -- is excellent. The muted colors of Gallo's vision are striking here, and the audio is superb. Gallo's cool, minimalist score -- so effective in setting the tone of the movie -- sounds great. It's a quality production all around, though the supplemental material is a bit lacking. Production notes present informative, but limited background on the movie and Gallo. The "Cast and Filmmakers" area, featuring the usual biographical filmographies, is respectable; the presentation is attractive, and the quantity of information is just right. The theatrical trailer is something that shouldn't be missed; it's a throwback to a different era, when artsy editing and progressive music meant something. The trailer is almost worth the price of admission on its own. It's refreshing when small films like Buffalo '66 appear in such fine DVD editions. ~ Tim DiGravina, All Movie Guide