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An electric directorial debut (seven years in the making) by New York artist/musician/model/actor Vincent Gallo. He portrays troubled Billy Brown, who has just been let out of jail on a cold and miserable day. Before returning home to visit his parents and kill the football star who missed the field goal that sent him there in .. Read more

Starring	Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Rosanna Arquette
Director	Vincent Gallo
Genres	Drama

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  Amazing label
  
  The other reviews say it all - you don't even have to watch the film, staring at the disc for hours on end in ecstasy enough, then you have a peely label.<... read more »
  
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  - Wilmington, NJ
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 21:49
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  gallos best film
  
  A great cast and a stunner of a delicious black comedy. Ricci deserves to be a much bigger star saying that so should Gallo. Rich and something special.
  
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- 1120888
- - open
  - 18 reviews
  - 21 May 2012 at 22:02
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  slow and experimental in style but beautiful film
  
  This film reminded me of 'eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'. It was slow and experimental in style, but the relationship between Billy and Laila is... read more »
  
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- - lele_poco
  - 43 reviews
  - Croydon
  - 12 May 2012 at 17:13
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  An all time great
  
  This has to be one of my favourite films ever. You will start off possibly hating Billy Brown but in the end you will love him.
  
  Its a watch again and... read more »
  
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- - Reid
  - 2 reviews
  - 11 Apr 2012 at 11:03
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  Painful and hard work.
  
  Wow, getting till almost an hour of this movie was painful hard work, the only reason I persevered was because of the reviews on here and because Christina ... read more »
  
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- - Brads666
  - 2 reviews
  - Blackpool, England
  - 17 Feb 2012 at 14:43
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  The Future of Cinema
  
  Stupendous it shakes you out of your comfort zone and inspires you in ways you never thought possible.
  
  This is a different type of movie; along the ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 06 Nov 2011 at 17:14
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  Ever want to slap a character
  
  For the first half hour or so I wanted someone to slap the selfish ill mannered twit played well by Vincent Gallo. Implausibly he abducts a girl played with ... read more »
  
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- - Dungbeetle
  - 503 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Oct 2011 at 19:45
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  Good until the final scene!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  I'd never watched a Vincent Gallo film before and was intrigued by the synopsis of 'Buffalo 66'. It was mentioned somewhere that it is reminiscent ... read more »
  
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- - TheBigO
  - 2 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 14 Jun 2011 at 09:15
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  Carried away.
  
  A wonderful film.Funny, sad, deeply satisfying on all levels with a quartet of legendary actors. I've always been a big fan of John Cassavetes/ Gina ... read more »
  
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- - Nitaray
  - 218 reviews
  - Farnham
  - 11 May 2011 at 03:59
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  The best directorial debut I have seen in a long time.
  
  This film is a great debut from Vincent Gallo. I found his character so interesting, I wanted to know more about him, he was so mysterious and even at the start... read more »
  
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- - Cid
  - 9 reviews
  - England
  - 23 Feb 2011 at 22:35
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  Gets better every time
  
  I think this is an understated gem of a movie. It borrows from others on some levels for sure (i'm thinking the innocence of Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy, ... read more »
  
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- - Fresno
  - 23 reviews
  - London
  - 20 Nov 2010 at 19:29
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  Amazing label
  
  The other reviews say it all - you don't even have to watch the film, staring at the disc for hours on end in ecstasy enough, then you have a peely label.<... read more »
  
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- 12015
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  - Wilmington, NJ
  - 23 Jul 2004 at 21:49
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  I agree
  
  The picture on the disc is very good, and probably worth renting for that reason alone.
  
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- - Carl Weathers
  - London
  - 27 May 2004 at 11:51
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  This film is just another leg....
  
  ....of Vincent Gallo's journey up his own arse. Irritating but amusing in turns, with a great performance from Christina Ricci and beautifully bleak '... read more »
  
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- - Weezil
  - 14 reviews
  - England
  - 12 Nov 2004 at 11:22
- - 10
  - 2
  A truly great film
  
  Buffalo 66 is an engrossing and oddly charming film.
  
  The main characters are engaging and despite their Billy's inability to deal with life in a... read more »
  
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- - hormeadgang
  - East Sussex
  - 12 Jun 2004 at 12:47
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  Disappointed
  
  Wasn't as good as I expected. The label was grainy and peeling back at the edges a bit.
  
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- - J Nixon
  - Leek, Staffs
  - 08 Jun 2004 at 09:44
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  - 3
  I hated it!
  
  poo that's all I can think of to say about this film absolute poooooo!
  
  Avoid it at all costs!
  
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- - Karen
  - Leicester, England
  - 28 Sep 2007 at 20:28
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  A must see
  
  This is one of my favourite films. It really centres around a young, immature man's inability to impress his parents. Gallo is amazing as Billy. He does ... read more »
  
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- - steviebobs
  - 27 reviews
  - London
  - 19 Sep 2004 at 16:28
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  - 0
  Better than Titanic
  
  If you have a Four Weddings head this is not for you, if however you have a Requiem for a Dream head then this is probably the best love story you will ever see... read more »
  
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- - Booner
  - Cheltenham
  - 02 Feb 2006 at 10:10
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  Fantastic viewing!
  
  This one took me by surprise. I found it to be quality all the way through - fantastic photography, acting, scripting - and it made me think for days afterwards... read more »
  
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- - JoyToWatch
  - Kent
  - 29 Jul 2005 at 23:20
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  Vincent Gallo...yum...
  
  I love Vincent Gallo as an actor, he has a strange quirky charm about him. This film was recommended to me by a guy in a video store years back and having ... read more »
  
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- - Maria Shaw
  - Lincoln UK
  - 14 Oct 2004 at 20:35

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  An electric directorial debut (seven years in the making) by New York artist/musician/model/actor Vincent Gallo. He portrays troubled Billy Brown, who has just been let out of jail on a cold and miserable day. Before returning home to visit his parents and kill the football star who missed the ...