The House of the Spirits
During Gallo's artistic period in the 1980s, when he worked as a musician and painter in New York City, he also began experimenting with film. He made the short film "If You Feel Froggy, Jump" and appeared in the 1981 film "Downtown 81" with painter Jean-Michel Basquiat. In 1984, Gallo acted in "The Way It Is" (1985) by Eric Mitchell, which included actors Steve Buscemi and Rockets Redglare. After starring in the obscure 1989 film "Doc's Kingdom", he began acting in small parts in more well-known films such as "Goodfellas", "The House of the Spirits", and "The Perez Family". French director Claire Denis hired Gallo to act in several films such as the short film "Keep It for Yourself", the made-for-TV "U.S. Go Home", and its follow-up feature "Nénette et Boni" (1996)."