Bottle Rocket (1996-02-21)

Comedy | Crime | Drama |

6.69

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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 harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

Directed By: Wes Anderson

Star Cast: Luke Wilson , Owen Wilson , Robert Musgrave , Lumi Cavazos ,

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Status: Released
Runtime: 91m
Popularity: 1.9247
Language: en

Budget: $7,000,000
Revenue: $1,040,879

Vote Average: 6.69
Vote Count: 1108

Keywords

robbery sibling relationship burglar motel language barrier heist psychiatric hospital maid theft nervous breakdown escapade laundry room based on short joyous absurd

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Luke Wilson

Anthony Adams

Owen Wilson

Dignan

Robert Musgrave

Bob Mapplethorpe

Lumi Cavazos

Inez

James Caan

Mr. Abe Henry

Andrew Wilson

John "Future Man" Mapplethorpe

Teddy Wilson

Hector Mapplethorpe

Donny Caicedo

Rocky

Ned Dowd

Dr. Nichols

Jenni Tooley

Stacy Sinclair

Shea Fowler

Grace

Kumar Pallana

Kumar

Jim Ponds

Applejack

Haskel Craver

Jackson

Haley Miller

Bernice

Brian Tenenbaum

H. Clay Murchison

Temple Nash

Temple

Darryl Cox

Bookstore Manager

Len Smith

It's always staggering to me that _Bottle Rocket_ is almost universally considered one of Wes Anderson's worst movies. Seeing the sub-70% rating on this website nearly broke my heart. And since there were no reviews of the film, I decided it was my duty as a _Bottle Rocket_ stan to make a feeble attempt at evangelizing on its behalf. People complain about how twee and pretentious Anderson's movies come across. Yet, somehow, as one of his movies that largely sidesteps those pitfalls, Bottle Rocket usually gets shit on the most. Part of the "problem" is that there's a subtlety to the humor and the storytelling that is unmatched in Anderson's filmography. It's not as "mainstream quirky" as a _Moonrise Kingdom_, nor does it have the flashiness (relatively speaking) of a _Rushmore_ or a _Life Aquatic_. It's much more than that -- to me, at least. It's a very low-stakes film, something which I always appreciate in my fiction. It's just a bunch of morons who want to be criminals. Why? Because they're morons and they have names like Dignan and Applejack and it's funny. You want a compelling plot, go watch _The Royal Tenenbaums_. You want to laugh at Owen Wilson dressing up in a banana-colored jumpsuit and riding around on a tiny motorcycle, _Bottle Rocket_'s ya boy. Luke Wilson's Anthony is, ostensibly, the star of this film. His struggle with his vague mental illness really resonates with me because I, too, am nuts. Owen Wilson is the main attraction here, though. He brings a sort of low-key freneticism to Dignan that always makes me smile. Look at that little guy go. I honestly don't think Wes Anderson has ever written a better character, though I know that I'm, inexplicably, the only person in the world who thinks that. I don't know what I can say to make people like this movie more. It's good! It's fun and cute and sweet! It's very Wes Anderson without being too Wes Anderson. You know? I would think more people would appreciate that. If this were made today, Timothee Chalamet would undoubtedly be cast as one of the two leads, so let's be glad it lives forever encased in 1996 carbonite.
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<em>'Bottle Rocket'</em> 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).

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