The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#26 Post by mfunk9786 » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:33 pm

zedz wrote:Sounds like an elaborate publicity gimmick to me (come on: Bob Aspirin?)
Hey! My name is Ian Buford Profen - I resent that remark.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#27 Post by zedz » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:38 pm

Does that make LQ Paris Eater-Moll?

(Curiouser and curiouser - turns out there's a dead science-fiction writer called Robert Asprin)

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#28 Post by mfunk9786 » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:40 pm

She's actually Alicia Metophen.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#29 Post by HistoryProf » Thu Apr 15, 2010 1:13 am

neuro wrote:First it was Kubrick's Barry Lyndon lenses, then it was his semen. Now, it seems Gallo's back on eBay. Apparently, he said that "he'd rather have shoes." I can't tell who has had the longest running gag - Gallo or Crispin Glover.
that can't be real. nobody is THAT fucked up. right?

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#30 Post by bkimball » Sat Apr 17, 2010 9:30 pm

Vincent Gallo wrote:It has even crossed my mind to give it back to Julian or to send it to Gary Oldman as a gift. Frankly I’m just too cheap to give it away for nothing regardless of how surprisingly wealthy I have become. And besides, when a person makes a sacrifice and a commitment to a piece of art, that type of exchange gives energy to the work itself. This piece deserves that energy.
Comedic gold. This man is amazing. Time to go listen to his album, When

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#31 Post by bigP » Tue May 18, 2010 4:21 am

An interesting news piece from New Zealand's top current affairs show Close Up which was to interview Gallo over his right to advertise beer in New Zealand despite being an unknown actor on those shores - the ridiculous argument being that the New Zealand actor's equity claim he is less famous than Harvey Keitel and Willem Dafoe [who marketed the beer before him] and in turn, a New Zealander had more rights to the job than a relatively unknown.

Gallo, keen to share his views, skips the arranged interview then runs like hell at the airport after filming is complete.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#32 Post by Numero Trois » Thu May 20, 2010 2:09 am

Oedipax wrote: As one of the seemingly few people who genuinely loved The Brown Bunny, I am beyond thrilled with this announcement given Gallo's past statements about never directing again.
What gave me the chuckles in The Brown Bunny wasn't the bj but the opening scene with his name in so many of the production credits. In all seriousness, for the latest movie he should use made up names like Soderbergh does for any non-directing production position he works on.

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#33 Post by HarryLong » Thu May 20, 2010 9:40 am

Numero Trois wrote:
Oedipax wrote: As one of the seemingly few people who genuinely loved The Brown Bunny, I am beyond thrilled with this announcement given Gallo's past statements about never directing again.
What gave me the chuckles in The Brown Bunny wasn't the bj but the opening scene with his name in so many of the production credits. In all seriousness, for the latest movie he should use made up names like Soderbergh does for any non-directing production position he works on.
Yes, it's always wise to spread the blame around a bit... just in case..
One remembers that Eddie Murphy film of several years back (I'm blanking on the title) that had Murphy's name plastered all over it & the derisive reviews it got.
Of course the first thing I think of when I see the director's name in so many places are the jokey opening credits of BAMBI MEETS GODZILLA.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#34 Post by Nothing » Fri May 21, 2010 2:03 am

Numero Trois wrote:What gave me the chuckles in The Brown Bunny wasn't the bj but the opening scene with his name in so many of the production credits.
This was even more entertaining in the original cut, with each credit given its own single card.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#35 Post by HerrSchreck » Fri May 21, 2010 7:10 am

mfunk9786 wrote:She's actually Alicia Metophen.
What, you never heard of I. B. Monty's little brother I.B. Profen?

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#36 Post by knives » Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:30 am

I just had this pointed out to me and thought the people on the board would like this knowledge. During one of the driving sequences a song plays that originated from the Twilight Zone episode "Come Wander With Me". The story was about a folk singer who was searching for a genuine folk song. He stumbles upon a young woman singing one that he felt was perfect. In order to procure it, he cheerfully promised her he was in love with her and would take her with him when he left. Then he found out that the song was linked to the woman's life, and he had inadvertently made himself the love interest. And he done dead of tragic ending.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#37 Post by therewillbeblus » Tue May 26, 2020 8:53 pm

I finally got around to watching this film, and while I get why some great filmmakers have praised it for honestly showing the isolated western male, it didn’t leave a strong impression on me. Credit where credit is due: Gallo’s ability to capture the banalities of his self-destruction eliminate any romanticism, even secondary or subconscious self-pity. The emasculation and nostalgic fantasies are produced without any sympathy for audience holds and, sure, that’s real, but when disengagement is the name of the game, it’s hard to care. The contentious fellatio scene felt severely unnecessary in the moment, but in hindsight I can see how it functions as a sike-out; doubling down on self-flagellation through false recall, where cathartic release is impossible to sustain or latch onto outside of cold, stained memories. It’s hard to judge a film like this that is quite good at succeeding in its aims- but as someone who often loves films centered around the stripping down of self-destructive males in existential crises, this was a bit too much (or too little?) for me.

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#38 Post by R0lf » Sat May 30, 2020 7:11 pm

THE BROWN BUNNY is the male version of JEANNE DIELMAN.

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#39 Post by The Elegant Dandy Fop » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:15 pm

Limited edition, small print Blu-ray on the way signed by Vincent Gallo with a note on the envelope. Priced at $69. I ordered one!

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#40 Post by colinr0380 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:16 pm

I wonder if the note will tell us where he buried Promises Written In Water sending us all on an It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World cross-country trek! :wink:

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#41 Post by The Elegant Dandy Fop » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:20 pm

There's also that mysterious feature listed on his website that mentions starring porn legend Jamie Gillis.

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#42 Post by therewillbeblus » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:33 pm

Really curious to see this cover art, but maybe not ‘$69’ curious

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#43 Post by swo17 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:54 pm

I'm half expecting the bag to be empty but I'm in
therewillbeblus wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:33 pm
Really curious to see this cover art, but maybe not ‘$69’ curious
But you'd be voting for Blu-rays!

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#44 Post by Walter Kurtz » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:06 pm

It will be a closeup of 35. (69 x .5)

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#45 Post by pianocrash » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:14 pm

therewillbeblus wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:33 pm
Really curious to see this cover art, but maybe not ‘$69’ curious
I can't imagine it would be all that different from the CD soundtrack sleeves (Japanese edition, especially), but I'd rather have three copies of that Lancelot Link soundtrack than find out. Also, it probably doesn't help that I keep finding mint condition copies of the Superbit DVD for $1, but I'd totally purchase a blu if it weren't surrounded by such a silly set of circumstances (alas, Vincent Gallo).

The Japanese DVD edition was a stunner, though.

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#46 Post by therewillbeblus » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:16 pm

swo17 wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:54 pm
therewillbeblus wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:33 pm
Really curious to see this cover art, but maybe not ‘$69’ curious
But you'd be voting for Blu-rays!
My anti-UHD stance is partially voting against inflated pricing, but fair point- I might buy it now

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#47 Post by colinr0380 » Fri Oct 15, 2021 3:50 pm

therewillbeblus wrote:
Fri Oct 15, 2021 2:33 pm
Really curious to see this cover art, but maybe not ‘$69’ curious
It'll be a penis. Or maybe a motorbike. Or maybe a lenticular cover that goes from motorbike to penis depending on how it gets turned!


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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#49 Post by zedz » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:27 pm

I'm not gonna look, but please tell me it's not semen.

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Re: The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#50 Post by cdnchris » Tue Oct 19, 2021 3:29 pm

OK, I won't tell you it's semen

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