Rowan Atkinson - The best site on the Internet for Mr Bean! Rowan Atkinson - The best site on the Internet for Mr Bean! Rowan Atkinson - The best site on the Internet for Mr Bean!
 Search
 Advanced SearchView Cart   Checkout   
 Location:  Home » DVD » All Comedy » Buffalo 66 [1998]January 8, 2009  
Categories
Books
DVD
VHS
Music
Animated Bean
New DVD Releases
* Digital Picture Frames
table width=100% cellspacing=0 cellpadding=3 border=0 tr td bgcolor=#FFFFFFdiv class=titlefont color=#333333More Info /font/div/td /tr tr td bgcolor=#FFFFFFtable cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 border=0 tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/news.phpNews/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/biography.phpBiography/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/roles.phpRoles/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/interviews.phpInterviews/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/photogallery.phpPhotos/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=http://rowanatkinson.org/videos/index.php?option=com_frontpageItemid=1Videos/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/links.phpLinks/a/td /tr tr valign=top td style=font-size: smaller; class=title#149;/td td style=font-size: smaller; class=titlea href=/uk/contactus.phpContact Us /a/td /tr /table/td /tr /table
script type=text/javascript!-- google_ad_client = pub-7120633133907657; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = 728x90_as; google_ad_type = text; google_ad_channel =5636112618; google_color_border = FFFFFF; google_color_bg = FFFFFF; google_color_link = 6A8BCC; google_color_text = 000000; google_color_url = 626262; //--/script script type=text/javascript src=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js /scriptbrbr
Buffalo 66 [1998]
Buffalo 66 [1998]
enlarge
Director: Vincent Gallo
Actors: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Rosanna Arquette, Jan-michael Vincent
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD

List Price: £12.99
Buy New: £7.40
You Save: £5.59 (43%)
Buy New from £7.40

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(18 reviews)
Sales Rank: 6480

Format: Pal
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Original Language)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: DVD
Running Time: 105 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6

EAN: 5035822653238
ASIN: B0000SVWEA

Release Date: March 22, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: June 26, 1998
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days

Similar Items:

  • The Science Of Sleep [2006]
  • The Squid And The Whale [2005]
  • Rushmore [1999]
  • Elephant [2004]
  • The Lives Of Others [2007]

Editorial Reviews:

Amazon.co.uk Review
A prime example of 1990s independent film-making, IBuffalo 66/I is a little-known gem of a film which, once found, will be cherished. Vincent Gallo--the New York Bohemian extraordinaire--co-wrote the semi-autobiographical script. He also directed and starred in this dark comedy and, as if that wasn't enough, contributed to the mind-blowing soundtrack. By employing alternative filming techniques for what is, in essence, a traditional boy-meets-girl story, Gallo has created an indie movie with genuine mainstream appeal. A handheld camera and the flashback sequences use beautiful grainy cine film and 70s Polaroids, while as a whole the tone of the piece shifts between lavish theatrical images and reality TV. However, out of the many mesmerising scenes within the film, it is the isolated performances that offer the most heartfelt beauty, notably Cristina Ricci's solo light tap dance and Gazzara's mime to a song actually performed by Gallo's father in the distant past. An all-star cast also includes Angelica Huston, Ben Gazzara and Mickey Rourke. IBuffalo 66/I is an overlooked modern classic just waiting to be discovered. --INikki Disney/I


Customer Reviews:   Read 13 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars Classy offbeat Indie Gem   September 25, 2008
Completely agree with all the positive reviews posted here. Superbly conceived, produced and acted by Gallo and supported by a vivacious, blonde Christina Ricci (requires a double take at first), you cannot help but fall onside with Gallo's essentially tragic, lonely character and wish him off the destructive route he appears bent on travelling despite his strangely acquired, new found love. The film just gets better and better and has a superb ending - quite bizarrely (but somehow aptly) played out over an early 'Yes' recording in a seedy stripjoint. But then the whole film has a slightly surreal feel to it and is nowhere near as dark as some reviewers suggest - quite the opposite I found. Ben Gazzara's facial expressions alone are wonderful. It's very good indeed. Widescreen transfer and sound are fine. No extras on the DVD at all, but you won't need them.


5 out of 5 stars outstanding....   September 10, 2008
  1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This film is just bursting with absolute joy, very intense at times hilarious at others, vincent gallo's acting and directing are genius, you start by hating the character and as the film progress's you begin to really empathise with the situations he has been put through...christina ricci is also brilliant i especially enjoyed the tap dancing scene and the excellent ending...definatly recommended to someone who likes there movies offbeat but full of charm.


1 out of 5 stars Classless, ugly and boring   June 4, 2008
  0 out of 7 found this review helpful

If you wear ironic t-shirts with DIY cut off sleeves and tight white jeans and your favourite bands are Tapes N' Tapes and Wolf Parade, then you will probably think this is "edgy" because of it's grainy shots and "voiceless messages" and because Vincent Gallo, a self-proclaimed 'genius', directs it inbetween trying to flaunt his art and his old hats and services as an escort (and even his sperm, as seen on his official website).br /br /If you have half a brain and don't wake up wishing you had your sisters' wardrobe, this film won't be a very enjoyable experience for you. I considered shutting the film off after 15 minutes (that's all it takes for the "unpredictable" Gallo to include some mention about the size of his penis) but, after a flip of a coin, decided to give the man his day - which ended up being a worse mistake than purchasing the thing. br /br /In short, Buffalo 66 is yet another awful feature of nothingness shielded by its reputation among coffee shops in the hippest of towns, and neither performances or story do it any kind of favours. Gallo, as usual, plays a dull, joyless character whos immediate hard-line aggressiveness comes as convincing as the fact that the girl from Addams Family would, for some lurid reason, follow his deadbeat character around and lie for him and eventually fall in love with him after being kidnapped by him in a packed dancing studio. Humourless and meaningless in almost every scene, you will come away thinking of only 2 saving graces: Christina Ricci's body, and the fact that if you get bored of Rambo drinking games, you can base a drinking game on doing a shot everytime Gallo's character repeats himself like a drunk parrot through lack of any defining, creative dialogue.


5 out of 5 stars Deeply touching   January 28, 2008
  3 out of 3 found this review helpful

There is a reviewer here who talked about how dislikable Billy Brown is. Sure maybe that's true at the start, then you see the effect he has on people, his devoted friends who will do anything for him and you start to realise the hidden qualities he has. He relates on a naive childlike level to those around him. This film really gets inside your soul. The bit with the horrendous parents and their only picture of Billy is heartrending. I love this film. Gallo is a genius.


5 out of 5 stars Compulsively entertaining indie flick   April 22, 2007
  6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Buffalo `66 is as fine an example of independent film-making as you're likely to find. Vincent Gallo's quirky, semi-autobiographical film, in which he stars as Billy Brown - a slightly unhinged, emotionally undernourished convict who kidnaps the surprisingly willing Layla (Christina Ricci) to pose as his wife - is easily the controversial New Yorker's best work to date and features stellar performances from the likes of Angelica Huston (almost unrecognisable as Brown's uncaring, football-obsessed mother Janet) and Jan-Michael Vincent - Brown's long-suffering best friend, Goon. Gallo is equally impressive in the role of Billy Brown; he's unpleasant, and prone to violence, but not entirely dislikeable. In fact, at times, he's almost child-like, and we sympathise with Brown, largely because of what we come to know of his background. The scene in which Billy visits his parents' house, for example, is one of classic suburban dysfunction - and hilarious at that. br /br /There's a sense at times that Gallo is playing himself, rather than actually 'acting'; at others, he appears to be hamming it up a bit for comic effect (see the scene in which he forces Layla to pose with him in a photo booth and repeats the phrase "we're spanning time" ad nauseum) but he can be forgiven on both counts as a) the film is, as mentioned, a semi-autographical work and b) he is undeniably amusing. br /br /Where this film impresses most, however, is in the sheer inventiveness and effectiveness of some of Gallo's techniques as director and Lance Acord's cinematography. Buffalo `66 has all the hallmarks of an indie, art-house film - but, refreshingly, these features actually contribute to our understanding of Brown's character and the advancement of the film's plot. br /br /Brilliant stuff. br /br /Matt Pucci

br
script type=text/javascript!-- google_ad_client = pub-7120633133907657; google_ad_width = 728; google_ad_height = 90; google_ad_format = 728x90_as; google_ad_type = text; google_ad_channel =5636112618; google_color_border = FFFFFF; google_color_bg = FFFFFF; google_color_link = 6A8BCC; google_color_text = 000000; google_color_url = 626262; //--/script script type=text/javascript src=http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js /scriptbrbr
©2006 - 2009 RowanAtkinson.org . All rights reserved. In association with Amazon.com