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• The Brown Bunny is Vincent Gallo's second directorial outing and follows the story of a down-and-out motorbike racer, Bud Clay, who's traveling aimlessly across the country after what seems to be a bad breakup. The film features a now infamous scene of Chloe Sevigny performing graphic fellatio on Vincent Gallo.

• Fast Facts

  1. Director: Vincent Gallo
  2. Distributor: Wellspring Media
  3. Starring: Vincent Gallo & Chloe Sevigny
  4. Release Date: August 27, 2004
  5. Running Time: 93 min.
  6. Premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2003

• The Making Of

  Director Vincent Gallo was one of three camera operators on the film. Shooting in 16mm and transferring to 35mm gave the film its on the road grainy feel. While actresses Kirsten Dunst and Winona Ryder were both attached at various times to the project, it was Chloe Sevigny who stepped in to play the character of Daisy, Bud Clay's former lover.

• The Editing

  The original version of the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival which is about 25 minutes longer than the U.S. release. The re-edited version of the film cuts out about four minutes of the first race track scene, seven minutes of driving before the Bonneville Speedway, and six minutes of black screen at the end. The infamous final scene with Sevigny and Gallo was not re-edited.

• The Controversy

  Along with the sexually explicit scene in the film, a backlash of media controversy unfolded in the promotion of the movie. A large billboard featuring a black and white image taken from the fellatio scene hovered over businesses on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood, gathering complaints. Ultimately the billboard was removed.

  Along with public controversy was critic controversy as film guru Roger Ebert stated that the film was the worst film in the history of the Cannes. He later reversed his opinion after seeing the re-edited version of the film, giving it a thumbs up. Ebert stated, "Gallo went back into the editing room and cut 26 minutes of his 118-minute film, or almost a quarter of the running time. And in the process he transformed it."

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