BOTTLE ROCKET

Details

• Release Year: 1996
• Genre: Adventure; Comedy; Crime; Drama; Romance
• Plot: Wes Anderson first illustrated his lovingly detailed, slightly surreal cinematic vision in this witty and warm portrait of three young middle-class misfits. Fresh out of a mental hospital, gentle Anthony (Luke Wilson) finds himself once again embroiled in the machinations of his best friend, elaborate schemer Dignan (Owen Wilson). With the aid of getaway driver Bob (Robert Musgrave), they develop a needlessly complex, mildly successful plan to rob a small bookstore—then go “on the lam.” Also featuring Lumi Cavazos as Inez, the South American housekeeper Anthony falls in love with, and James Caan as local thief extraordinaire Mr. Henry, Bottle Rocket is a charming, hilarious, affectionate look at the folly of dreamers. Shot against radiant southwestern backdrops, it’s the film that put Anderson and the Wilson brothers on the map.
• Cast: Luke Wilson; Owen Wilson; Ned Dowd; Shea Fowler; Haley Miller; Robert Musgrave; Andrew Wilson; Brian Tenenbaum; Jenni Tooley; Temple Nash; Dipak Pallana; Darryl Cox; Stephen Dignan; Lumi Cavazos; Julie Mayfield; Don Phillips Jr.; Anna Cifuentes; Donny Caicedo; Melinda Renna; Richard Reyes; Julio Cedillo; Teddy Wilson; Jim Ponds; James Caan; Tak Kubota; Kumar Pallana; Haskell Craver; Jill Parker-Jones; Nena Smarz; Héctor García; Daniel R. Padgett; Russell Towery; Ben Loggins; Linn Mullin; Dan Burkarth; Lisa Cangelosi; Frank Crim; Jordan Elliott; Gene Gallerano; Leslie Mann; Richard Phillips; Raymond Rivera; Lisa Rotondi; Amanda Welles; Angus G. Wynne III; Wes Anderson
• Director: Wes Anderson
• Runtime: 1:32
• Company: Columbia Pictures, The Criterion Collection
• Media Format: Movie