Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket
by Wes Anderson

Bottle Rocket
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Actor: Haley Miller, Luke Wilson, Ned Dowd, Owen Wilson, Shea Fowler
Director: Wes Anderson
Brand: WILSON/CAAN
Writer: Owen Wilson
Producer: Andrew Wilson
Writer: Wes Anderson
Producer: Barbara Boyle
Producer: Cynthia Hargrave
Producer: James L. Brooks
Producer: L.M. Kit Carson
DVD: 2 Sides, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen, 1.85:1
Running Time: 91 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1998-12-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures

Movie Reviews of Bottle Rocket

Movie Review: Not as glorious as I remembered
Summary: 3 Stars

I was one of the few who saw this in the theater, and it was a memorable evening. Offbeat, witty, and a skilled walk in that lovable loser parade that was, and is, difficult to pull off. Or so I recalled.

The reality was somewhat less. (I'm afraid to watch Rushmore again--it lives in my Top 10 comedy list.) The flaws were certainly there, and they made me cringe far too many times. Is it the 13 years older I am? Can't be sure, but as many other 3 star reviewers say, this was a dress rehearsal of better things to come, with many fine touches. But it eventually left me cold; Dignan was a massively unpleasant guy, and why he would command anyone's loyalty is beyond me. Everyone in this film was just a little too dim to make me want to watch.

Glad I bought this rather than the Criterion disc!

Summary of Bottle Rocket

Three suburban wannabe criminals get mixed up with the real deal when the local godfather involves them in a big heist.
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Artist: WILSON/CAAN
Title: BOTTLE ROCKET
Street Release Date: 01/24/2006
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Genre: COMEDY VIDEO
This quietly daffy comedy should have been an indie hit, but ended up ignored by audiences. Too bad; it's a wonderfully sustained caper movie about friends whose career choice is all wrong. Low-key Anthony (Luke Wilson) and high-strung Dignan (Owen C. Wilson--the two actors are brothers) are brought into a life of crime by Dignan's ambition to be a small-time thief. After a few amusingly laid-back trial burglaries, they (and a third buddy) find themselves over their heads when they hook up with an experienced crime boss (James Caan). Because this movie is so relentlessly deadpan, you really have to be dialed in to its brand of humor--but once there, Bottle Rocket shoots off plenty of sparks. Above all, Owen Wilson's portrayal of Dignan is a terrifically original comic creation; Dignan is so sincerely focused on his goals that he can't see how completely absurd his ideas are. Owen Wilson, who went on to supply similarly knuckle-headed performances in Armageddon and Permanent Midnight, wrote the screenplay with director Wes Anderson. --Robert Horton

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