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Bottle Rocket Details

1995 Certificate 15 Certificate 15
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The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends Dignan (the film's co-writer, .. Read more

Starring Luke Wilson, Owen C. Wilson, James Caan, Robert Musgrave
Director Wes Anderson
Genres Comedy

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The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends Dignan (the film's co-writer, Owen Wilson) and Bob (Robert Musgrave) in a bookstore heist. In need of direction, more so than money, the three guys prove to be polite, but rather inept criminals. Nevertheless the job is a success, and the trio head out to a remote hotel, planning to lay low until they can return to join a gang of supposed professional criminals lead by the infamous Mr. Henry (James Caan).
Based on their own 1994 black-and-white short, the expanded film is part buddy movie, crime caper, and slacker comedy. First-time director Wes Anderson displays a sure hand, creating carefully composed scenes full of rich detail (shot on 27mm film, to ensure greater depth of field), schematic use of colour, and amusing, irreverent music (including a score by Mark Mothersbaugh, founding member of the punk band Devo). Full of sure-footed performances, BOTTLE ROCKET is a charming meditation on friendship, love, and innocence, conveyed with great humour and refreshing goodwill.

Starring Luke Wilson, Owen C. Wilson, James Caan, Robert Musgrave
Director Wes Anderson
Studio SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 27 mins
Certificate Certificate 15 DVD
Certificate 15 LOVEFiLM Instant
Genres Comedy
Language DVD: English
LOVEFiLM Instant: English
Dubbed French, German
Subtitles DVD: Arabic, English, French, German, Hindi, Turkish
Released Production year: 1995

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      The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends ...

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