The Modernist wrote:Became the one of those hip indie films for a spell, when Vincent Gallo was briefly being heralded as the next big thing ( whatever happened there??). Personally I found it empty and indulgent, although Christina Ricci was very fetching!
And whatever happened to Ricci? Just checking her filmography, I saw 4 of them in 98-99 alone - Buffalo 66, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, The Opposite of Sex, and Sleepy Hollow - and enjoyed all of them. Seen nothing with her in since. I should probably check Monster some time; the list after that looks grim!
Snarfyguy wrote:Gallo personally is of course repugnant. A creep of the highest order as far as I can tell.
He's been off my radar since. I only know he had some kind of critical fiasco with The Brown Bunny. Which I haven't seen. But, it seems you might be onto something!
Wikipedia wrote: Production
Gallo had difficulties working with his cast and crew. Gallo and Christina Ricci reportedly did not get along on the set, she was not even mentioned in the credits of the film. He called her a "puppet" who did what she was told. Ricci vowed to never work with Gallo again. She also resented the comments he made about her weight three or four years after filming. Anjelica Huston also did not get along with him, and Gallo claimed Huston caused the film to be turned down by the Cannes Film Festival. It was director Stéphane Sednaoui that suggested to Gallo to use cinematographer Lance Acord. Although Acord was widely credited with the film's distinct visual style, Gallo has claimed credit for designing most of the film's cinematography. He also publicly disparaged Acord, saying "This guy had no ideas, no conceptual ideas, no aesthetic point of view."