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Bottle Rocket (1996)

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User Rating: 7.2/10 (15,062 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Wes Anderson
Writers (WGA):
Owen Wilson (written by) &
Wes Anderson (written by)
Release Date:
21 February 1996 (USA) more view trailer
Tagline:
They're not really criminals, but everybody's got to have a dream.
Plot:
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend... more | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
User Comments:
Low-key hilarity. more

Cast

 (Cast overview, first billed only)
Luke Wilson ... Anthony Adams
Owen Wilson ... Dignan (as Owen C. Wilson)
Ned Dowd ... Dr. Nichols
Shea Fowler ... Grace
Haley Miller ... Bernice
Robert Musgrave ... Bob Mapplethorpe
Andrew Wilson ... John Mapplethorpe (Future Man)
Brian Tenenbaum ... H. Clay Murchison
Jenni Tooley ... Stacy Sinclair
Temple Nash ... Temple
Dipak Pallana ... Bookstore Employee
Darryl Cox ... Bookstore Manager
Stephen Dignan ... Rob

Lumi Cavazos ... Inez
Julie Mayfield ... Wife in Motel Room
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Additional Details

Runtime:
91 min | Argentina:95 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR | SDDS
Filming Locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA more
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Trivia:
'Owen Wilson' and Wes Anderson got Dignan's name from their good friend Stephen Dignan and repeated this trend with the name "Tenenbaum" from their other friend Brian Tenenbaum (for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)) more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Bob is being beaten up, the lemonade disappears from Anthony's hand between shots. more
Quotes:
Dignan: Who'd you get to do that? Did you bribe a janitor? more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Homestarrunner.com: Everything Else, Volume 2 (2006) (V) more
Soundtrack:
2000 Man more

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19 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
Low-key hilarity., 20 March 2003
10/10
Author: robbie-20 from Sweet Home Chicago

I love this movie. It makes me smile and just feel good.

It's about, primarily, a guy named Dignan, played by Owen Wilson, who has a 75 year plan of crime for himself and his friend, Anthony, played by Luke Wilson, and reaping the fruits of crime. He wants to employ such interesting things as explosives, hot-air balloons, and pole-vaulting (!) in his outlandish plans for robbing bookstores and cold-storage facilities. He's happy to fill small baggies with money stolen from a bookstore after closing and takes pride in getting "the best room in the house" and some road-side Motel-6 type motel to reward themselves for a successful heist.

If you like quirky, subtle humor, this one's for you. I give it 9/10!

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