I only saw this film a few years ago, my friend made me watch it after much hesitation on my part. Chances are if you are reading this you may have never heard of the movie until now. It is defiantly worth your time to walk to the movie store right now and find it. The darkly beautiful work of a damaged child, you wouldn’t know if you should cry or laugh for most of this movie. The lines are quick and the best ones are often unheard from ongoing laughter. Gallo’s wounded, embittered performance is captivating, and so is his filmmaking. He made this movie for himself in my opinion, and let us in on it. Thank you sir.
If you make me look bad, I will never ever talk to you again. Ever. – Billy Brown
Synopsis: Writer-director-composer Vincent Gallo and Christina Ricci star in this quirky and deliberately grimy little movie. Gallo plays Billy Brown, recently released from prison and unable to find so much as a decent bathroom in his cold hometown. Billy’s parents are unaware that he’s been locked up; in a pathetic attempt to impress them with how successful he’s become, he hits on the novel plan of kidnapping young dance student Layla (Ricci) and forcing her to play the role of his wife.
Country: USA
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Director: Vincent Gallo
Writer: Vincent Gallo, Alison Bagnall
Cast: Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston
Domestic Total Gross: $2,380,606
Favorite scene: (not below) A quick little confrontation between Billy and his father, Billy is eating his meal and talking away when his father suggest that Billy’s butter knife is pointing his way. Hilarious.
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