| | | They're not really criminals, but everybody's got to have a dream.
Features: DVD, Pan and Scan (TV Format), Widescreen, Aspect Ratio 1.85:1, Dolby Digital (5.1), Dolby Surround Sound, English, Subtitled, Spanish, Dubbed
An offbeat crime caper that turns convention on its head, Bottle Rocket is "the sort of endearingly oddball project that will be remembered for years to come...for the formidable talent it introduces to the world." (Michael Medved, New York Post) Newcomer Owen Wilson, in a star-making performance, co-wrote the screenplay about three best friends who attempt to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the local "godfather" (James Caan) who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers. Co-starring Luke Wilson and Bob Musgrave in their film debuts, Bottle Rocket is the cult comedy hit that "will shoot to the top of your favorite film list." (Stephen Saban, Details Magazine
"...funny and touching." Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"...brains, laughs and style." Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune
"Fresh, unconventional" Susan Granger, CNN
"...it's terrific!" Sam Rubin, KTLA-TV
"A hip comedy." Boston Globe
"...bright, original and funny." Leonard Maltin, Entertainment Tonight
Editor's Note
Three criminally aspiring friends bungle their way through a series of misadventures in this oddball comedy from Austin auteur Wes Anderson. Brothers Luke and Owen Wilson play best friends Anthony and Dignan, two good-hearted though confused misfits who, along with their friend Bob (Robert Musgrave), attempt to find purpose in their lives by starting criminal careers. Though they make rather unimpressive criminals, the three guys shine in their unwavering sense of honor, friendship, and loyalty. BOTTLE ROCKET is an endearing, funny, and unique comic gem, featuring James Caan's adept turn as the local crime boss.
Plot Summary
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.
| Features | Audio: English, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection | | Widescreen Version |
| Technical Info
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Release Information
| | Studio: Columbia Tri-Star |
| Release Date: 1/24/2006 |
| Running Time: 92 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1996 | | Catalog ID: 11629 | | UPC: 00043396116290 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 1.85:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
MTV Award (1996) |  | Wes Anderson, Winner, Best New Filmmaker |
| Memorable Quotes| "Hey Anthony, don't try to save everybody okay?"----Dr. Nichols (Ned Dowd) to Anthony (Luke Wilson) | | "So did you enjoy your first visit to the nuthouse?"----Anthony|"Hey, hey...shh, shh, shh. Come on. Be sensitive to the fact that other people are not comfortable talking about emotional disturbances. Um, you know, I am...I'm fine with that, but other people..."----Dignan (Owen Wilson) | | "You haven't worked a day in your life, how could you be exhausted?"----Grace (Shea Fowler) to Anthony| |"On the run from Johnny Law, it ain't no trip to Cleveland."----Dignan | | "Why is there tape on your nose?"----Bob (Robert Musgrave)|"Exactly!"----Dignan | | "It's amazing how close you can get to a girl when you're not allowed to talk to her."----Anthony| |"Man, I blew it. I blew it, man."----Kumar (Kumar Pallana)|"Kumar, what were you doing in the freezer?"----Anthony|"I don't know, man, I lose my touch, man."----Kumar|"Did you ever have a touch to lose, man?"----Dignan |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...A sharply funny and touching first feature that tests the bonds of buddyhood..." 02/22/1996 p.70USA Today
"...[A] funny, low-budget sleeper....This movie is like a bottle rocket itself: a big bang for the money..." -- 3 out of 4 stars 02/21/1996 p.6D Variety
"...Full of surprising warmth and charm, unexpected plot turns and droll characters that bounce off each other in refreshing ways..." 02/05/1996 New York Times
"...Entertaining....The big-sky minimalism of the film's visual style is attractively spare....Mr. Anderson has chosen the right actors..." 02/11/1996 p.C9 Los Angeles Times
"...A confident, eccentric debut....BOTTLE ROCKET is wryly amusing from beginning to end..." 02/21/1996 p.F1 Entertainment Weekly
"Wes Anderson's comic tale of wannabe criminals still seems fresh..." -- Grade: A- 12/05/2008 p.54 New York Post 7 of 10
...the sort of endearingly oddball project that will be remembered for years to come...for the formidable talent it introduces to the world. - MIchael Medved
Washington Post 7 of 10
...this movie-which could be described broadly as an off-center, twentysomething comedy, but is far more interesting than that-is a hilarious, inventive and goofy breath of fresh air. - Deeson Howe
USA Today 6 of 10
A little deal, this movie is like a bottle rocket itself: a big bang for the money. - Mike Clark
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| Customer Reviews | ![]() | | Cinematography |  5 | | Plot |  4.5 | | Acting | 4.5 | | Overall Satisfaction | 5 |
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5 of 5 entertaining Wednesday, November 08, 2006
sogh40 from san ysidro,ca.
The movie bottle rocket is one of the first of the Wilson brothers they reunite again with the movie the royal tennenbaums with the same director, Wes Andreson. This movie will make you laugh and have a great time! Was this review helpful?  
3 of 3 customers found this review helpful.
5 of 5 Great Movie, with no DVD extras!! 10=film, 6=DVD Thursday, November 25, 1999
A Viewer from Long Beach, CA
If you liked Rushmore, you'll like Bottle Rocket. Unfortunately you get no extras with this dvd. (I don't consider movie trailers extra) Still a good purchase, hopefully critereon will release a special edition. Movie gets a 10, DVD gets a 6. Was this review helpful?
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