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In 1998, Buffalo '66 was rejected by Cannes. In 2003, Cannes was begging for a rough-cut workprint of The Brown Bunny. What changed so drastically in five years?

That was really sad because I really needed them then, in 1998. I really needed them because Buffalo '66 was not sellable, no one was interested at all. I showed it at Sundance but I didn't win any prizes, I was booed there, got a lot of really bad press. People don't remember that now because the film eventually did pretty good for what it was, but I couldn't get any festivals then, I was shut out except for Sundance. The Spirit Awards, all those award things, they made it clear that they were not interested in the film, so my last chance was Cannes. But it turned out that Anjelica Huston was not, um, completely happy with the film either for how she looked, or how she came off, or she didn't get enough roses, or we didn't kiss her ass enough.



Vincent Gallo on buffalo '66 and Cannes rejection