The Brown Bunny is the story of one man. His name’s Bud Clay, and he races motorcycles. He rides in the 250cc Formula II class of road racing. Around and around he goes, repeating laps over and over until the race is over. The story begins with Bud racing in New Hampshire. His next race is in California in five days, and so his cross-country journey begins.
Every day, Bud is haunted by the same memories of the last time he saw his true love. He will do anything to make those memories disappear, and every day he tries to find a new love, making outrageous requests of women to come with him on his trip and then leaving them behind after they’ve agreed. He can’t replace Daisy, the only woman he’s ever loved and the only woman he will ever love, but every day he tries.
The Brown Bunny is a 2003 American independent art house drama film written, produced, shot, edited and directed by Vincent Gallo about a motorcycle racer on a cross-country drive who is haunted by memories of his former lover.
Following its world premiere at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival, the film garnered a great deal of media attention because of the explicit final scene between Gallo and actress Chloë Sevigny, as well as a war of words between Gallo and film critic Roger Ebert, who stated that The Brown Bunny was the worst film in the history of Cannes, although he later gave a re-edited version his signature “thumbs up”.
The film stars Gallo and Sevigny in the two central roles, as well as a cameo performance by American former model Cheryl Tiegs. It was photographed with handheld 16 mm cameras in various locations throughout the United States, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Ohio, Missouri, Utah, Nevada, and California.
The Brown Bunny (2004)
Directed by: Vincent Gallo
Starring: Vincent Gallo, Chloë Sevigny, Cheryl Tiegs, Elizabeth Blake, Anna Vareschi, Mary Morasky, Jeffrey Wood, Eric Wood, Michael Martire, Rick Doucette
Screenplay by: Vincent Gallo
Production Design by: Vincent Gallo
Cinematography by: Vincent Gallo
Film Editing by: Vincent Gallo
Costume Design by: Vincent Gallo
Set Decoration by: Vincent Gallo
Art Direction by: Vincent Gallo
Music by: Jackson C. Frank, Jeff Alexander, Gordon Lightfoot, Ted Curson, Accardo Quartet, John Frusciante
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Distributed by: Wellspring Media
Release Date: August 27, 2004
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