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Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

Comedy · Crime · Drama · 1996

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.

Movie details

Bottle Rocket

“They're not really criminals, but everyone's got to have a dream.”

1996 Comedy · Crime · Drama 1h 31m

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TMDB

6.7 / 10

Community rating

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.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Wes Anderson

Written by

Wes Anderson · Owen Wilson

Luke Wilson

Luke Wilson

Anthony Adams

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Dignan

Robert Musgrave

Robert Musgrave

Bob Mapplethorpe

Lumi Cavazos

Lumi Cavazos

Inez

James Caan

James Caan

Mr. Abe Henry

Andrew Wilson

Andrew Wilson

John "Future Man" Mapplethorpe

T

Teddy Wilson

Hector Mapplethorpe

Court is in session

Put Bottle Rocket on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.