Taglines: They’re not really criminals, but everybody’s got to have a dream.
Bottle Rocket movie storyline. 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 hare-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry. With the help of their pathetic neighbor and pal Bob, Anthony and Dignan pull a job and hit the road, where Anthony finds love with motel maid Inez. When our boys finally hook up with Mr. Henry, the ensuing escapade turns out to be far from what anyone expected.
Bottle Rocket is a 1996 American crime-comedy film directed by Wes Anderson. It was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. In addition to being Wes Anderson’s directorial debut, Bottle Rocket was the debut feature for brothers Owen and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with James Caan and Robert Musgrave.
The film was a commercial failure but launched Anderson’s career by drawing attention from critics. Director Martin Scorsese later named Bottle Rocket one of his top-ten favorite movies of the 1990s. Bottle Rocket is also the name of a short film directed by Anderson and starring the Wilson brothers and Musgrave—shot in 1992 and released in 1994—on which the feature-length film was based.
Bottle Rocket (1996)
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Starring: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Ned Dowd, Shea Fowler, Haley Miller, Robert Musgrave, Jenni Tooley, Andrew Wilson, Lumi Cavazos, Julie Mayfield, Darryl Cox
Screenplay by: Owen C. Wilson, Wes Anderson
Production Design by: David Wasco
Cinematography by: Robert D. Yeoman
Film Editing by: David Moritz
Costume Design by: Karen Patch
Set Decoration by: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Art Direction by: Jerry Fleming
Music by: Mark Mothersbaugh
MPAA Rating: R for language.
Distributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: February 21, 1996
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