Anjelica Huston, Ben Gazzara, Christina Ricci

First-time director Vincent Gallo stars in this self-consciously stylized story of a social misfit who's rescued from emotional annihilation by the girl he kidnaps.

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R, 1 hr. 50 min.

Directed by: Vincent Gallo

Release Date: June 26, 1998

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DVD Release Date: February 1, 2000

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  • September 7, 2009
    Vincent Gallo at his very best, this is his masterpiece. His acting and direction are uniquely brilliant as our the excellent cameos and performances throughout. Unfortunately this film still resides in the cult status wilderness, which is very unfair.
  • August 28, 2009
    Quite slow moving at times, but a very unique and original storyline with a lot of character. I am very impressed with the performance from Vincent Gallo in this film, who incidentally Directed and wrote this too. Christina Ricci was also great in this film.

    A progressive ta...( read more)le, which draws you in and constantly challenges your view on the situation throughout.

    Intriguing and enjoyable, a great Indie Flick.
  • January 5, 2008
    rated somwhere else before being on flixster. a masterpiece. still not quite true romance though.. haha
  • September 3, 2007
    Wonderful effort from Vincent Gallow. The humor is painful but very statisfying.
  • May 24, 2007
    thought this would be a lot better.
  • October 13, 2009
    Una película hilarante al mismo tiempo que pensante y profunda, definitivamente una de las mejores películas que he visto
  • October 4, 2009
    This is a movie that breaks so many rules, its reactions are naturally divisive. By asking his audience to follow a character who isn't easy to like or even tolerate, Gallo is doing a brave thing. Photographically speaking, the unconventional approach to the material will turn of...( read more)f traditional cinema purists too. On the other hand, I love this story, and I love this movie. I love the way the character arc doesn't plot out neatly, I love the bizarre composition and editing. Gallo's performance, both in front of and behind the camera, make this an essential indie classic.
  • August 14, 2009
    After watching Buffalo '66, I knew I had enjoyed it, I just didn't expect it to be something I'd like enough to watch a second time.
  • July 4, 2009
    Vincent Gallo is a total jerk in every way, but hey, this was a good film. The characters were interesting, and I got a weird kick out of the surreal tap dance performance that Ricci did to King Crimson in the bowling alley.
  • June 28, 2009
    I finally managed to watch this movie after my sister and also someone over flixster did tell me it would be good. Well I must say I was positively surprised about Ricci and also a bit about Gallo. The movie was quite tasteful and tried to be a bit experimental from time to time ...( read more)(like the scene where the family eats and camera does switch from view of the participants - although I hated how the things on the table were inconsistent from the different angles). But well in the end it is a very simple film with simple lines for the characters, a simple storyline and a very simple ending. For me it would be logical to make a short film out of this idea, for a full feature movie it just was not enough substance for me, not enough change, not enough character.

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