Buffalo 66 came out 25 years ago yesterday

[PromoTheRobot]

2 hours ago, Zag20 said:

You said, "Baby, do you want to come home with me?
I've got Buffalo '66 on DVD"
You said, "Baby, do you want to come home with me?
I've got Buffalo '66 on DVD"

 

 

Note the S&S Taxidermy t-shirt worn by a band member. That's in West Valley, NY.

Edited June 27, 2023 by PromoTheRobot

[BillsPride12]

3 hours ago, MarkyMannn said:

That's a messed up movie, and worth watching LOL. That stripper bar was next to the Ford plant

I've never seen it.  Is it based on any actual events or places in Buffalo?

 

Doesn't it have a nod to Wide Right in the movie as well?

[wppete]

That was a wild, entertaining movie. Definitely worth a watch if you haven’t seen it. 

 

 

[Thirdborn]

first time I realized just how freaking huge christina Ricci's Forehead was

[Wacka]

Who was looking at her forehead? The whole movie  was filmed in WNY. The  prison he was let out of was the Psychiatric Center in Gowanda. The Denny's they went to was at Eggert , Sheridan  and NF blvd in Amherst.

[Ray Stonada]

Let's span time together!

[buffblue]

16 minutes ago, Ray Stonada said:

Let's span time together!

Haha was going to post this myself

39 minutes ago, Wacka said:

Who was looking at her forehead? The whole movie  was filmed in WNY. The  prison he was let out of was the Psychiatric Center in Gowanda. The Denny's they went to was at Eggert , Sheridan  and NF blvd in Amherst.

Yeah, um I was looking at...her tap shoes. I swear

[Buffalo ill]

4 hours ago, Zag20 said:

You said, "Baby, do you want to come home with me?
I've got Buffalo '66 on DVD"
You said, "Baby, do you want to come home with me?
I've got Buffalo '66 on DVD"

That reminds me I need to finish learning the bassline for that song.

[T&C]

Kind of a poor man's Coen brothers type of a movie... not horrible but not great either. A once a decade watch I suppose.

[MarkyMannn]

3 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

I've never seen it.  Is it based on any actual events or places in Buffalo?

 

Doesn't it have a nod to Wide Right in the movie as well?

IIRC, Norwood owns the strip club, or spends a lot of time there

[purple haze]

I don’t mind pathos in a film.   He created a vivid world, had an interesting visual style, etc..   I thought Gallo did a good job with the film.

 

The Brown Bunny on the other hand...

[Beast]

Never saw it. Reading this thread I take it’s just another reminder of what it feels like to be kicked in the nuts being from the Buffalo area.

 

 

Edited June 28, 2023 by Beast

[billsintaiwan]

Gallo was such a douche. Did bang the hottest and nicest chick from my high school during filming, so good for him, but otherwise a whiny brat. 

 

I don't think Buffalo is the greatest place in the world, but it has its charms and certainly builds character. But it is tough on people who need other people to say "wow, you're great!" and Gallo was certainly one of those people.

[SoMAn]

15 hours ago, Augie said:

 

I had never heard of it until opening this, so I’m guess that’s a bonus for me! 

It’s an indie film, so if big production and special effects are your thing, skip it.

 

A lot of it is portraying Buffalo as very bleak and depressing. It’s kind of accurate for how some parts were, and may still be. 
 

Some top notch actors. 
I loved it. Very quirky.  But I like quirky. Not for everyone, but definitely check it out. 

[May Day 10]

His character in this is possibly one of my favorite characters of all time.   So impatient and angry.    So many one-liners and quirks that are spanning time

Edited June 28, 2023 by May Day 10

[RoyBatty is alive]

14 hours ago, BillsPride12 said:

I've never seen it.  Is it based on any actual events or places in Buffalo?

 

Doesn't it have a nod to Wide Right in the movie as well?

More or less, not directly but it is implied, a lot of outside shots of Buffalo.

 

Type of movie you only want to watch once but it is interesting.

[BillsPride12]

3 minutes ago, RoyBatty is alive said:

More or less, not directly but it is implied, a lot of outside shots of Buffalo.

 

Type of movie you only want to watch once but it is interesting.

Thank you.  I may try to check it out

Edited June 28, 2023 by BillsPride12

[The Jokeman]

The opening scene to me was wonderfully funny. Yet I don't want to spoil it for anyone who has yet to see it. 

[BillsPride12]

1 hour ago, billsintaiwan said:

Gallo was such a douche. Did bang the hottest and nicest chick from my high school during filming, so good for him, but otherwise a whiny brat. 

 

I don't think Buffalo is the greatest place in the world, but it has its charms and certainly builds character. But it is tough on people who need other people to say "wow, you're great!" and Gallo was certainly one of those people.

What's the backstory on that?  I don't know all that much about Gallo but he was in that NFL Films video about the Bills called "A Town, A Team, A Dream" and my impressions of him is that he was kind of a loser/outcast type...so yeah how did he pull that off?  

[RoyBatty is alive]

7 hours ago, purple haze said:

I don’t mind pathos in a film.   He created a vivid world, had an interesting visual style, etc..   I thought Gallo did a good job with the film.

 

The Brown Bunny on the other hand...

Roger Ebert called the Brown Bunny" the worst movie in the history of Cannes".  Gallo responded by calling Ebert a "fat pig with the physique of a slave trader".