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Bottle Rocket

Play trailer 2:43 Poster for Bottle Rocket R 1996 1h 31m Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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In Wes Anderson's first feature film, Anthony (Luke Wilson) has just been released from a mental hospital, only to find his wacky friend Dignan (Owen C. Wilson) determined to begin an outrageous crime spree. After recruiting their neighbor, Bob (Robert Musgrave), the team embarks on a road trip in search of Dignan's previous boss, Mr. Henry (James Caan). But the more they learn, the more they realize that they do not know the first thing about crime.
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Bottle Rocket is Reservoir Dogs meets Breathless with a West Texas sensibility.

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David Hunter The Hollywood Reporter 02/21/2018
The performers look like they're having a lot of fun, but there is a great deal of skill on display. Go to Full Review
Kenneth Turan Los Angeles Times 03/04/2014
A confident, eccentric debut about a trio of shambling and guileless friends who become the Candides of crime, Rocket feels particularly refreshing because it never compromises on its delicate deadpan sensibility. Go to Full Review
Bruce Diones The New Yorker 03/04/2014
[Bottle Rocket] meanders pleasantly, like a road movie, with a seventies-style, anything-goes offhandedness that whisks the audience through the rough spots. Go to Full Review
Sarah Ward Concrete Playground Oct 16
Establishes many of the filmmaker's trademarks from the outset — including his penchant for witty interactions, as well as his love of dressing his characters in coordinated outfits. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon The Moving Picture Show 11/09/2023
In tone, style and content, this quirky little movie recalls the low-key comedies of Bill Forsythe ("Local Hero," "Housekeeping"), the poet laureate of melancholy whimsy. Go to Full Review
Farah Cheded A Good Movie To Watch 09/29/2023
Wes Anderson’s debut might lack the meticulous visual style he's synonymous with, but it's full of the charm and understated emotion we love him for. Go to Full Review
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Woodruff F @Woodrufffoley Dec 2 The best and only good Wes Anderson film ha ha See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 24 It wasn’t my favorite. Was it supposed to be funny? I feel like it could have been funnier, and maybe could have turned it into a full on comedy. See more Russell B @ThomH Oct 8 A confident, eccentric debut about a trio of shambling and guileless friends who become the Candides of crime, Rocket feels particularly refreshing because it never compromises on its delicate deadpan sensibility. See more gumboil w Sep 19 if you like Napoleon dynamite you will most likely love this. one of the most under appreciated films of all time. this is a master piece and now one of my favourite movies. they nailed this sort of hopelessness that's both beautiful and tragic at the same time. the movies message is aim low but make it. its not trying to be quirky. but its quirky adjacent. a romanticised emptyness that really resonated with me. I felt on the verge of crying the whole time despite nothing sad happening on screen. its all an underlying melancholy somehow captured beautifully in this movie. this movie is eye candy if you love worn-out vintage motels and grain elevators . monuments of a lost time. still struggling to exist in our modern world where they do not fit. See more r96 s Jul 8 'Bottle Rocket' felt like it was running on fumes for me, the conclusion is an improvement on what procedes but it doesn't quite do enough to salvage my feelings towards this Wes Anderson feature directorial debut. With that noted, I didn't explicitly dislike it either. Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson make their acting bows, quite interesting that the brothers don't actually portray brothers; kinda refreshing to see, actually. Robert Musgrave and James Caan are also involved. Owen is the standout in my opinion, though the main trio are on a similar-ish level. It coulda done with more laughs, but that's obviously a personal thing - no doubt many will find it funny, just not me; albeit with a few chuckles scattered in there. It also isn't the most Wes Anderson-y film, with his signature MO evidently not quite fully developed yet (as expected, tbf). See more HITZ 4 Jul 5 Filme amador com um roteiro, atuações e desenvolvimento exótico e único. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In Wes Anderson's first feature film, Anthony (Luke Wilson) has just been released from a mental hospital, only to find his wacky friend Dignan (Owen C. Wilson) determined to begin an outrageous crime spree. After recruiting their neighbor, Bob (Robert Musgrave), the team embarks on a road trip in search of Dignan's previous boss, Mr. Henry (James Caan). But the more they learn, the more they realize that they do not know the first thing about crime.
Director
Wes Anderson
Producer
Cynthia Hargrave, Polly Platt
Screenwriter
Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson
Distributor
Columbia Pictures
Production Co
Gracie Films, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 21, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 18, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$488.6K
Runtime
1h 31m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SR
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