The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

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The Brown Bunny (Vincent Gallo, 2003)

#1 Post by Fletch F. Fletch » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:43 pm

Has anyone heard if Vincent Gallo's film has gotten a release date in any region?

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#2 Post by ben d banana » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:47 pm

isn't there a blurred japanese release? wellspring are going to do a dvd release for north america (for 2005 was the original announcement and i can't see why they'd wait) so it's just a matter of a bit of patience at this point (i hope).

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#3 Post by THX1378 » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:27 am

Anyone know if Wellspring has plans to put out both versions of the film in a 2 disc set?

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#4 Post by Martha » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:49 am

THX1378 wrote:Anyone know if Wellspring has plans to put out both versions of the film in a 2 disc set?
Well, if you want to get really crazy, you could always go to their website, click "contact," and ask them.

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#5 Post by Oedipax » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:40 pm

Does anyone know whether Wellspring plans on putting this out on DVD sometime soon?

I think it's a phenomenal film and has been vastly underrated by many who only associate it with the BJ controversy and the negative reception at Cannes. Whatever his eccentricities might be as a person (or as an interview subject), I think he deserves to be taken very seriously as a filmmaker, because The Brown Bunny is simply stunning. As it stands it would probably make my top 10 for the decade so far.

I noticed the review of the Dutch edition on DVD Beaver just now, but apparently it lacks the commentary on the Japanese DVD, which is too bad, otherwise I'd have definitely considered importing... It seems that currently both releases are flawed: the Dutch for lacking commentary, the Japanese for being optically censored.

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#6 Post by solaris72 » Fri Jun 03, 2005 11:52 pm

It's coming from Sony: Brown Bunny: Superbit on 8/16

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#7 Post by pianocrash » Sat Jun 04, 2005 11:15 am

Would the news of a superbit disc mean the commentary is nixed for R1? I can't recall a previous SB disc w/ a track, I would guess due to the use of maximum space for audio & image. But I'm sure somebody can prove me wrong? If not, time to fork over the $40 for 1 1/2 hours of audio galloism, I guess.
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#8 Post by Oedipax » Sat Jun 04, 2005 3:56 pm

Hmm. On the one hand I think the movie's look definitely deserves to be given the best treatment possible, so I like that it's going to be a Superbit release. On the other, I really would like to hear Gallo's thoughts on the film. An additional audio track isn't that large, right? I mean a 2ch AC3 track with decent compression shouldn't run more than 150mb or something for 90 minutes, correct? On a DVD-9, that's nothing.

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#9 Post by oldsheperd » Mon Jun 06, 2005 9:35 am

Can someone fill me in on the twist ending? I'm probably not going to see this movie but I would like to know what a twist ending has to do with real fellatio on camera. Just PM me.

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#10 Post by Oedipax » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:03 pm

Why not see the movie? If you care enough to know the twist, just watch it.

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#11 Post by oldsheperd » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:34 pm

I hated Buffalo 66, I hate Vincent Gallo, but I love women giving blow jobs. I'm just not up to seeing pretentious asshole Gallo for 90 minutes to see Chloe Sevigny slob his knob.

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#12 Post by Andre Jurieu » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:49 pm

Alex Trebek says "... and the forum has reached a new low."
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#13 Post by oldsheperd » Mon Jun 06, 2005 3:56 pm

Burt Reynolds says, "What kind of car does he drive?"

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#14 Post by oldsheperd » Mon Jun 06, 2005 4:21 pm

"I'll take JAP ANUS RELATIONS, Alex."

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#15 Post by Faux Hulot » Mon Jun 06, 2005 7:08 pm

oldsheperd wrote:I hated Buffalo 66, I hate Vincent Gallo, but I love women giving blow jobs. I'm just not up to seeing pretentious asshole Gallo for 90 minutes to see Chloe Sevigny slob his knob.
How eloquent. Why not just watch the um, climactic scene here, then come back and give us a full report?

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#16 Post by oldsheperd » Tue Jun 07, 2005 9:31 am

About as eloquent as getting a BJ from Chloe Sevigny.

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#17 Post by Andre Jurieu » Tue Jun 07, 2005 11:03 am

Just a bit more confirmation from Davis DVD
The Brown Bunny

Director Vincent Gallo's The Brown Bunny is headed to DVD on August 16th from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Due as part of the "Superbit Edition" line, the notorious film arrives in its 92-minute unrated cut with an anamorphic transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS Surround. Sole extras are trailers. Retail is $24.96.

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#18 Post by neuro » Mon Apr 12, 2010 10:12 pm

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.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#19 Post by HarryLong » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:07 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.
Well, Gallo's older... or is that not what you meant by "longest running gag?"

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#20 Post by mfunk9786 » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:12 am

Glover's character in Hot Tub Time Machine > Gallo's eBay listing

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#21 Post by domino harvey » Tue Apr 13, 2010 11:50 am

Crispin Glover was loitering in the lobby after I got out of Antichrist and it was one of those surreal moments that just made perfect sense

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#22 Post by Oedipax » Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:16 pm

New film in Cannes 2010, sez Wikipedia. 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.

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#23 Post by The Fanciful Norwegian » Wed Apr 14, 2010 10:00 am

Check out the history for that article. I am not unwilling to entertain the possibility that some of the weirder edits came from Gallo.

UPDATE: The comments on this blog entry explain everything. Wait, no they don't.

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Re: The Brown Bunny

#24 Post by Oedipax » Wed Apr 14, 2010 12:28 pm

Amazingly candid interview with Gallo here, in two separate parts. Sounds like it must've been done a few years back.

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#25 Post by zedz » Wed Apr 14, 2010 4:25 pm

The Fanciful Norwegian wrote:Check out the history for that article. I am not unwilling to entertain the possibility that some of the weirder edits came from Gallo.

UPDATE: The comments on this blog entry explain everything. Wait, no they don't.
Sounds like an elaborate publicity gimmick to me (come on: Bob Aspirin?) How else do you sell a purported 'snuff film' except by trying to convince the gullible that lines really were crossed?

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