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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Owen Wilson (written by) &
Wes Anderson (written by)
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Release Date:
21 February 1996 (USA) more
Tagline:
They're not really criminals, but everybody's got to have a dream.
Plot:
Focusing on a trio of friends and their elaborate plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
3 wins more
User Reviews:
What an interesting, yet hilarious quirky comedy! more (153 total)

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 ... 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 Motelroom
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
91 min | Argentina:95 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Wes Anderson established such a good working rapport with cinematographer Robert D. Yeoman that he has been the director's cameraman on every one of his subsequent films. more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the Hinckley Cold Storage robbery, Anthony gets up from sitting on some stairs. When he first gets up his jumpsuit is dirty, but when he is shown checking on the elevator it is clean again. more
Quotes:
Dignan: Okay. There, you see the star is me, right there, and I'll be in there. The X is Anthony. Bob, you're the zero out here in the car. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Ugly Betty: In or Out (#1.13)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
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26 out of 33 people found the following review useful.
What an interesting, yet hilarious quirky comedy!, 30 May 2001
Author: James Woll (wolljv) from O' Fallon, IL

I was watching the Roger Ebert movie show when he was giving his best films of the decade of the 1990's with movie director Martin Scorsese. Scorsese picked Bottle Rocket as his seventh favorite movie of the decade. From that point forward, I had to search out and find this movie. Boy, am I glad that I did.

The movie Bottle Rocket is a joy. It is a caper comedy in one respect, but also an interesting look at how the bad brother can talk the good brother into doing the wrong thing. The second idea sets up some great comedy bits. Owen Wilson as the bad brother, Dignan, is absolutely hilarious. From this point forward, I will always be interested in seeing him in a movie. His brother Luke Wilson as the good, yet naive brother, is also very charming. James Caan shows up in the second half of the movie and is fantastic. The writer/director, Wes Anderson (Rushmore), does a great job of telling an off-beat story and gives his characters great lines to say.

All in all, Bottle Rocket was a pleasant surprise that I had never heard of. Thank you Martin Scorsese.

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