Bottle Rocket(Movie, 1996)

Name: Bottle Rocket
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Released: 1996
Duration: T01:31:00
Rating: 3.4

| 1h 31min | Genres: Comedy, Crime, Drama

Rating: 3.4/5 (with 444 votes)

Bottle Rocket is a 1996 American crime comedy film directed by Wes Anderson in his feature film directorial debut. The film is written by Anderson and Owen Wilson and is based on Anderson's 1994 short film of the same name. 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. Principal photography took place in various locations throughout Texas. The film had a limited release in theaters on February 21, 1996. Though not a commercial success, the film received acclaim from critics and launched the film careers of Anderson and the Wilson brothers. Director Martin Scorsese later named Bottle Rocket one of his top-ten favorite films of the 1990s. ()

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About Bottle Rocket

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

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Trailer for Bottle Rocket + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Bottle Rocket (1996) Trailer #1 | Classic Trailers(Trailer, 2:54)

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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: Texas

Made by: Columbia Pictures, Gracie Films, Boyle-Taylor Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES)

Translated into 23 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Croatian (HR), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Georgian (KA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 02/21/1996

Cast: Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, James Caan, Lumi Cavazos, Andrew Wilson, Héctor García Otero, Julio Cedillo, Kumar Pallana, Teddy Wilson, Lisa Rotondi, Leslie Mann

Creator: Wes Anderson

Director: Wes Anderson

Producer: Polly Platt, James L. Brooks, Richard Sakai, Michael Taylor, Andrew Wilson

Screenwriter: Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson

Director of Photography: Robert Yeoman

Composer: Mark Mothersbaugh

Production Designer: David Wasco

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Pura Adrenalina"

"瓶装火箭"

Keywords: sibling relationship, heist, motel, robbery, nervous breakdown, burglar, language barrier, theft, psychiatric hospital, maid, escapade, laundry room, based on short film

Budget: 7,000,000 USD

Revenue: 1,040,879 USD (= 15%)

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Bottle Rocket(Movie, 1996)

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