Bottle Rocket
1996 Directed by Wes Anderson
Synopsis
They're not really criminals, but everyone's got to have a dream.
Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hair-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
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A very charming, funny and likable debut feature film from Wes Anderson. The Wilson brothers are great as allways. The script is delightfully quirky yet also very touching as I've come to expect from one of my favorite directors. However, it's also very clear that Anderson has matured quite a bit since Bottle Rocket. That's especially evident with his second feature Rushmore.
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I think Bottle Rocket has slowly become my favorite Wes Anderson film.
Lots of people say its the least snappy, least quirky, and least "Anderson" film of his bunch. It's really different from all his other films and for that I think that's why it's my favorite. I love his later films, but he did an amazing job here of channeling early Tarantino and his own style of humor. It's a winning combination of humor, botched robberies, crazy characters, and in some ways it's a coming of age story like we are used to seeing. Owen Wilson is a young man with the big dreams and small intuition that every child has. He robs a public library with a Colt…
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Here are just a few of the key ingredients: dynamite, pole vaulting, laughing gas, choppers... can you see how incredible this is going to be? Hang gliding, come on!
-DignanWes Anderson's feature film debut as a director and co-writer along with Owen Wilson. It's also the film acting debuts of Owen and Luke Wilson. Over 15 years later and it still stands as one of the best films for all involved. It's less hard to believe in the Wilsons' case, but believe it or not I much prefer Bottle Rocket over Anderson's last film Moonrise Kingdom.
Even Anderson's first film has his quirky style present, but in a much more subdued manner. It's a character driven comedy that's about…
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On paper, Bottle Rocket should be my favorite Wes Anderson film. His delightful debut feature film is also the world's introduction to the acting of brothers Luke and Owen Wilson, two of my favorite actors. Luke plays Anthony, a depressive guy who voluntarily checked in to a psychiatric facility for exhaustion. His friend Dignan breaks him out and recruits him for his 75 year plan involving a diverse range of crimes and exciting adventures. Anthony falls in love with Ines, a maid who works at the hotel they are staying at. Their romance is sweet and innocent, a feature that has worked it's way into a lot of Anderson's later films. Bottle Rocket is a wacky crime story about friendship…
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If you were a young filmmaker in the mid 90's, Tarantino's influence must have been inevitable. Bottle Rocket is undoubtedly, recognisably, Wes Anderson, yet it's also about some really rubbish robbers who spend a third of the movie in a cheap motel.
Their first hold-up is at a book store. Yes, how very Wes Anderson.On a low budget, Anderson couldn't create his opulently detailed sets and the obvious cheapness and low style quota of this film is refreshing. It's not often I get to see this sort of thing either as it's usually filmed on nausea-causing handhelds.
This is eccentric not "quirky", not in the Anderson upper-middle-class bubble. The romance storyline is kind…
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Wes Anderson’s charm, wit and ear for music are every bit as evident here as in his later films, but this shares (with Rushmore) an innocence and lightness of touch that appear to have diminished somewhat in his more recent work. The Wilson brothers are so natural and understated that it’s hard to believe this was their first feature. Dry, funny and immensely likeable.
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Embryonic Anderson.
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a good debut
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This is an odd film by Wes Anderson, but saying that would be true for all his films. This is my favorite of his films because of the brother team of Owen and Luke Wilson. These two have show up in numerous Anderson films, but it is Bottle Rocket where they shine the greatest. There is no low point throughout any part of this film and that is a rare feat for a director and he should be applauded for it.
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To me Bottle Rocket was not my favorite Wes Anderson film, but it was very interesting.
It has the quirky crazy characters that are so typical of Wes Anderson. Owen wilson is a criminal that robs a public library, but then aspires to steal from his boss. Luke Wilson is his friend whos leaves a psychiatric facility to help him with his capers, although it seems like he is only tagging along to please Luke. The relationship of Luke Wilson with a maid from his motel is a highpoint of the film.
Ultimately Bottle Rocket is pretty funny and quite heartwarming.
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"They'll never catch me, man... 'cause I'm fuckin' innocent."
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A very charming, funny and likable debut feature film from Wes Anderson. The Wilson brothers are great as allways. The script is delightfully quirky yet also very touching as I've come to expect from one of my favorite directors. However, it's also very clear that Anderson has matured quite a bit since Bottle Rocket. That's especially evident with his second feature Rushmore.
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The whole film I was waiting for Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray to appear, but Wes Anderson proves that he doesn't need any of these two to create another awkwardly funny comedy.
Apart from that I will mostly remember the C.R.S. disease, might be useful in everyday life.
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Quirky characters in search of a story. If it weren't for the fact that this introduces Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson to the world, it wouldn't be worth much. It's light-hearted and pointless, a line Wes Anderson is always treading. Script by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson.
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What an odd little movie! Probably the most cryptical of any of the Wes Anderson flicks I've watched.
I swear, every movie of his is set in this universe where everyone is slightly maladjusted and odd... and that's really what makes me watch his movies!