Buffalo 66 [DVD]

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Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman references Buffalo ‘66 in earlier recordings of his song “A Postcard to Nina”. In the plot of the song, he must pretend that he is Nina’s boyfriend during dinner with her parents. The film has since gained a cult following, [19] especially in Japan. [20] Awards and nominations [ edit ] Year Peretti, Jacques (13 November 2003). " 'You are a bad man trying to do bad things to Vincent' ". The Guardian.

Buffalo '66 is a 1998 American crime comedy-drama film written and directed by Vincent Gallo, starring Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara and Anjelica Huston. The plot revolves around Billy Brown (Gallo), a man who kidnaps a young tap dancer named Layla (Ricci) and forces her to pretend to be his wife to impress his parents (Gazzara and Huston) after he gets released from prison. As they leave his parents' house, Billy scolds Layla for telling an obvious lie to his father, and then decides to go bowling. Here, Billy shows off his expertise at the sport, and Layla gives a tap dance routine to King Crimson's 'Moonchild'. The two use a photo booth to take photos "spanning time" which Billy intends to send to his parents once a year, but Billy becomes annoyed when Layla makes silly faces during the photos, in contrast to Billy's straight face. The title refers to the Buffalo Bills American football team, who had not won a championship since the 1965 American Football League Championship Game (which was actually played on December 26, 1965). The plot involves indirect references to the Bills' narrow loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXV, which was decided by a missed field goal. A few hours after midnight, he is about to leave to exact his revenge on Wood, when Layla awakens. Despite Layla's doubts that he'll return and proclamation of her love for him, he leaves, lying to her that he'll return in a few minutes with hot chocolate for her. Shortly after leaving Layla at the motel, Billy finds Scott Wood, now the owner of a topless bar. At Wood's own bar, he walks over to Wood's table and shoots him in the head, before shooting himself. His parents are then shown sitting by his grave with his mother showing more interest in a Buffalo game on the radio than in her own son's death. However, this is all shown to be inside of Billy's mind. Billy leaves the bar without killing Wood, realizing that in Layla he's finally found a person who truly loves him. After making amends with his friend Goon ( Kevin Corrigan) on a payphone, the film ends with Billy elatedly buying Layla her hot chocolate and a heart-shaped cookie, and buying another for a man sitting nearby who tells him he has a girlfriend, before returning to Layla at the motel.They’re a classic Britpop rhythm-guitar band — drop them in the 1990s, and they’re up there with Elastica or Pulp; drop them in the 2000s and they’re with Franz Ferdinand, the Rakes, or the Maccabees. Teasdale handles lead vocals and lead guitar, with significant input from keyboardist and producer Dan Carey. Chambers adds crucial personality as well as a solo spotlight in “Convincing.” Tiffany Lee-Youngren (2005-01-18). "Truth or consequences". San Diego Union Tribune . Retrieved 2008-04-15.

The 2011 Japanese video game Catherine by Atlus based its characters Vincent Brooks and Catherine after Gallo's Billy Brown and Ricci's Layla. Vincent is also named and modeled after Vincent Gallo himself due to his popularity in Japan.

Buffalo '66: Blu-ray Editions

a b "From the Vaults: Vincent Gallo on Buffalo and Buffalo 66". The Public. 2015-03-30 . Retrieved 2018-09-23.