Buffalo '66
Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Critics Sentiment
Billy buys hot chocolate and returns to Layla at motel
Billy abandons sleeping Layla to seek revenge on Scott Wood
The film swings dramatically from its lowest point when Billy abandons Layla for revenge to its transcendent ending where he chooses love over violence.
Buffalo '66 builds from a strong opening through brilliant character work in the middle act, particularly the parents sequence and bowling scene. The film reaches emotional peaks in the motel bathtub scene before dipping during Billy's near-revenge, then soars to its most acclaimed moments in the redemptive finale that reviewers consistently praised as transcendent.
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Vincent Gallo
Billy Brown
Christina Ricci
Layla
Ben Gazzara
Jimmy Brown
Anjelica Huston
Jan Brown
Mickey Rourke
The Bookie
Rosanna Arquette
Wendy Balsam
Jan-Michael Vincent
Sonny
Kevin Corrigan
Rocky the Goon
Kevin Pollak
TV Sportscaster
Alex Karras
TV Sportscaster
John Sansone
Little Billy
Manny Fried
The Donut Clerk
John Rummel
Don Shanks
Bob Wahl
Scott Woods
Penny Wolfgang
The Judge
Anthony Mydcarz
The Motel Clerk
Michael Maciejewski
The Guy in the Bathroom
Jack Claxton
The Denny's Host
Dominic Telesco
The Prison Guard
Carl Marchi
The Cafe Owner
Crew
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