King Buffalo

About

King Buffalo is a musical act featured on the soundtrack of Buffalo '66, a 1998 Canadian-American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vincent Gallo. The film, which stars Vincent Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arquette, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Anjelica Huston, follows a recently released prisoner who kidnaps a young tap dancer and forces her to pose as his wife. The soundtrack incorporates English progressive rock bands, providing the sonic backdrop to this story set in Buffalo, New York. The film was well-received by critics and audiences alike, with Empire magazine ranking it as the 36th greatest independent film of all time, and it grossed 2.4 million dollars against its 1.5 million dollar budget.