Ex-con Billy Brown (Vincent Gallo) hatches a preposterous scheme to try to impress his uncaring parents by kidnapping young tap dancer Layla (Christina Ricci) with the intention of bringing her home to visit his parents to be his loving wife.
A new wave inflected modern classic of independent American cinema, Buffalo ’66 spotlights intimately staged character-driven drama within a landscape of dreamlike Americana. It marks the creatively intrepid directorial debut of Vincent Gallo, which showcases a remarkable performance by nineties cinematic luminary Christina Ricci.