Dignan has an elaborate escape plan and has developed a 75-year plan that he shows to Anthony. In Arizona, Dignan "rescues" his friend Anthony from a voluntary psychiatric unit, where he has been staying for self-described exhaustion. Director Martin Scorsese later named Bottle Rocket one of his top-ten favorite films of the 1990s. Though not a commercial success, the film received acclaim from critics and launched the film careers of Anderson and the Wilson brothers. The film had a limited release in theaters on February 21, 1996. Principal photography took place in various locations throughout Texas. Bottle Rocket is also the acting debut for brothers Owen and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with Robert Musgrave, their older brother Andrew Wilson, Lumi Cavazos, and James Caan. The film is written by Anderson and Owen Wilson and is based on Anderson's 1994 short film of the same name. 6, 1996.Bottle Rocket is a 1996 American crime comedy film directed by Wes Anderson in his feature film directorial debut. David Hunter, originally published on Feb. The title refers to cheap, once-popular fireworks that were banned, symbolizing the short-lived but explosive motivations of the characters. The one-of-a-kind characters come alive and the film is excellently realized by Anderson and cinematographer Robert Yeoman ( Drugstore Cowboy), who filmed in and around Dallas. The performers look like they’re having a lot of fun, but there is a great deal of skill on display. Henry (Caan), a fun-loving crook who uses his “Lawn Wranglers” gardening business as a front for more lucrative activities. She speaks only Spanish but responds to his boyish advances, with their courtship unfolding as they change sheets and clean rooms together.Įventually, there is a falling out between the three fugitives, but they reunite back in their hometown and undertake a more elaborate heist with the help of Mr. There the film takes one of its several surprising turns when Anthony falls in love with a demure maid from Paraguay (Lumi Cavazos of Like Water for Chocolate). After the hilarious lead-in and successful robbery, the trio hit the road and hide out at a motel. The third member of the team is sluggish, well-heeled rebel Bob (Musgrave), who has the car and cash needed to realize their nutty plan to rob a book store.
Dignan is so impressed with the persona he has created for himself, he’s sometimes perplexed by his own short attention span and lapses in good judgment. Anthony is introspective and aware of his own aimlessness, but loyal and not a little envious of Dignan’s enthusiastic approach to life. At the film’s beginning, his best friend Anthony (Luke Wilson) unconventionally exits an Arizona mental hospital, where he successfully recovered from a bout of “exhaustion.”Īs they proceed to burglarize the home of Anthony’s parents as practice, the dynamics of their friendship and the characters’ personalities are established with crisp, engaging dialogue. Wilson), has abundant enthusiasm for making plans and thinking on his feet like a commando, but he often has trouble keeping his mates as focused as he thinks he is. The hyper would-be leader of the group, Dignan (Owen C. The wonderful aspect of the storytelling is how their individual strengths and flaws lead to the film’s unpredictable twists and turns.
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Brooks came into the picture and the resulting small, character-driven feature blossomed into one of the most satisfying offerings of the so-far dreary winter schedule.īrothers Owen and Luke Wilson, along with Robert Musgrave, reprise their roles from the original short, playing likable-but-misdirected pals who cheerfully plan a series of robberies more for the fun of pulling them off than with motives to get rich or cause trouble. The gung-ho filmmakers were ushered into the limelight with the help of producers L.M.
Wilson, who co-wrote the screenplay, the project began as a 13-minute short film that played at festivals in 19. Conceived by director Wes Anderson and actor Owen C.
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