A group of unemployed theater actors survive by working as illegal money collectors. The loan shark they are working for owns an Off-Broadway theater. As he decided to play "American Buffalo" there, a bloody battle for the favorite roles begin.
Acting
Debi Mazar and Barbara Hershey devour the scenery.
Writing
Meta-theatrical script obsessed with American Buffalo.
Production
Grungy 90s NYC captured in amber.
Director
Amos Poe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Amos Poe was a founding father of No Wave cinema in 1970s New York, making this his accidental mainstream moment.
The entire cast allegedly took pay cuts to film the American Buffalo scenes 'properly' — method madness bleeding into real financial desperation.
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