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Bottle Rocket (1996)

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Reviews Counted: 41 Fresh: 32  Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.6/10

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Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Synopsis: The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his... The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends Dignan (the film's co-writer, Owen Wilson) and Bob (Robert Musgrave) in a bookstore heist. In need of direction, more so than money, the three guys prove to be polite, but rather inept, criminals. Nevertheless the job is a success, and the trio head out to a remote hotel, planning to lay low until they can return to join a gang of supposed professional criminals lead by the infamous Mr. Henry (James Caan). Based on the 1994 black-and-white short, the expanded film is part buddy picture, crime caper, and slacker comedy. First-time director Wes Anderson displays a sure hand, creating carefully composed scenes full of rich detail (shot on 27mm film, to ensure greater depth of field), schematic use of color, and amusing, irreverent music (including a score by Mark Mothersbaugh, founding member of the punk band Devo). Full of sure-footed performances, BOTTLE ROCKET is a charming meditation on friendship, love, and innocence, conveyed with great humor and refreshing goodwill. [More]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, James Caan, Andrew Wilson

Director: Wes Anderson
Screenwriter: Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson
Producer: Polly Platt, Cynthia Hargrave
Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

DVD Info

Release:

Dec 22, 1998

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • NTSC
  • Keep Case
  • Widescreen - 1.78
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, Spanish
  • DSS - English, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English - Closed Captions
  • Subtitles - Spanish - Optional
  • Interactive Features
  • Interactive Menus
  • Scene Selection

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Owen Wilson is a riot as the mentally unbalanced inept middle-class thief.

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05/06/08
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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3.5/4

...hysterical stuff, even if it only hints at the creative level Wilson and Anderson would reach next with Rushmore.

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10/04/07
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)
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3/5

Apesar de perder o foco em seu segundo ato, conta com uma introdução divertida e, em seu terço final, traz um dos assaltos mais hilários do Cinema norte-americano.

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07/09/06
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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3/5

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03/13/06
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com
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4/5

No review available.

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07/31/05
Jimmy O
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3/5

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06/17/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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4/5

No review available.

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04/28/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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4/5

Dry, droll and really very funny.

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04/02/05
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com
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3/5

Anderson's first foray into style-over-substance comedies

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02/04/05
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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4/5

Wes Anderson's first film -- and a fascinating indicator of what was to come.

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01/26/05
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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4/5

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08/13/04
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire
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One of the best films of 1996.

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07/30/04
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly
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4/5

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07/28/04
Jurgen Fauth
About.com
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5/5

Finely observed, fierce, and funny. The early stirrings of genius.

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07/14/04
Martin Scribbs
Low IQ Canadian
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4/5

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07/02/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)
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4/5

No review available.

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03/26/04
Carol Cling
Las Vegas Review-Journal
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1/5

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02/08/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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3/5

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01/06/04
Michael Dequina
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3/5

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11/05/03
Ryan Cracknell
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1/5

Uninvolving early Anderson movie. Why do we care about this guy's obsession with a made? I don't get it.

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
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