Bottle Rocket (1996)

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers (WGA):

Owen Wilson (written by) &
Wes Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

21 febrero 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Frase comercial:

They're not really criminals, but everybody's got to have a dream.

Plot:

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan...

Plot Keywords:

Frat Pack | Kicked In Butt | Remake | Thief | Hotel

Awards:

3 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Brilliant, but probably not everyone's cup of tea.

Cast

Luke Wilson	...	Anthony Adams
Owen Wilson	...	Dignan (as Owen C. Wilson)
Ned Dowd	...	Dr. Nichols
Shea Fowler	...	Grace
Haley Miller	...	Bernice
Robert Musgrave	...	Bob Mapplethorpe
Andrew Wilson	...	John Mapplethorpe (Future Man)
Brian Tenenbaum	...	H. Clay Murchison
Jenni Tooley	...	Stacy Sinclair
Temple Nash	...	Temple
Dipak Pallana	...	Bookstore Employee
Darryl Cox	...	Bookstore Manager
Stephen Dignan	...	Rob
Lumi Cavazos	...	Inez
Julie Mayfield	...	Wife in Motel Room

También conocida como:

Buscando el crimen (Argentina) (video title) [es]
Ladrón que roba a otro ladrón (Spain) [es]

Duración:

91 min | Argentina:95 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English | Español

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR | SDDS

Clasificación:

UK:15 | South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #33597) | Argentina:16 | Ireland:15 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivialidades:

Twenty one years earlier James Caan (Mr. Henry) and Tak Kubota (Rowboat) were both in the Sam Peckinpah film, The Killer Elite (1975).

Goofs:

Continuity: Inez passionately unzips Anthony's fleece pullover in the hotel room but it is re-zipped in a later shot.

Quotes:

Dignan: What do you think I was doing the whole time you were out there man? I told you Dignan got fired, out on his ass. But you didn't think about that, did you. In the end it's easier to think about yourself than it is to think about Dignan.

Movie Connections:

References Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)

Soundtrack:

Over And Done With

Brilliant, but probably not everyone's cup of tea.

I didn't expect much from Bottle Rocket. The DVD sat on my shelf for a while before I bothered to watch it (the whole "Reservoir Dorks" pitch kinda put me off). To my surprise it was one of the funniest films I've ever seen. I like Owen Wilson, I think the guy is hilarious, but I often find myself laughing my ass off during one of his films while the rest of the cinema is sitting in a sea of unimpressed silence (they'll crack up when he falls over or hits his head on something mind you...). This is the problem with Wilson and his style of comedy; it's appeal is fairly limited. As seems to be the problem with this film. I showed it to my brother whose taste in films is close to my own, but he barely even cracked a smile. So I wouldn't recommend Bottle Rocket unless you find Owen Wilson genuinely funny or have an interest in Wes Anderson. And as for Anderson, this was the film that started me off as a fan. Technically speaking, this is probably his weakest directorial effort, but personally, my favourite film of his. 8.5/10.