Bottle Rocket poster

Bottle Rocket( 1996)

TV-MAComedyCrimeDrama
67%
User
Score

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Luke Wilson

      Anthony Adams

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      Owen Wilson

      Dignan

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      Robert Musgrave

      Bob Mapplethorpe

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      Lumi Cavazos

      Inez

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      James Caan

      Mr. Abe Henry

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      Andrew Wilson

      John "Future Man" Mapplethorpe

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      Teddy Wilson

      Hector Mapplethorpe

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      Donny Caicedo

      Rocky

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      Ned Dowd

      Dr. Nichols

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      Jenni Tooley

      Stacy Sinclair

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      Shea Fowler

      Grace

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      Kumar Pallana

      Kumar

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      Jim Ponds

      Applejack

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      Haskel Craver

      Jackson

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      Haley Miller

      Bernice

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      Brian Tenenbaum

      H. Clay Murchison

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      Temple Nash

      Temple

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      Darryl Cox

      Bookstore Manager

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      Dipak Pallana

      Bookstore Employee

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      Stephen Dignan

      Rob

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      Julie Mayfield

      Wife in Motelroom

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      Don Phillips, Jr.

      Husband in Motelroom

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      Anna Cifuentes

      Carmen

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      Melinda Renna

      Anita

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      Richard Reyes

      Man in Bar

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      Julio Cesar Cedillo

      Man outside Bar

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      Tak Kubota

      Rowboat

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      Jill Parker-Jones

      Motel Manager

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      Nena Smarz

      Maid

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      Héctor García

      Freezer Guy

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      Daniel R. Padgett

      Freezer Guy

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      Russell Towery

      Cop

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      Ben Loggins

      Cop

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      Linn Mullin

      Detective

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      Antonia Bogdanovich

      Girl at Psych Hospital (uncredited)

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      Amanda Welles

      Bob's Date

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      Jordan Elliott

      Little Girl (uncredited)

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    Review 1Discussion

    A review by Len Smith

    10
    Written by Len Smith on Tue Apr 26 2022
    It's always staggering to me that _Bottle Rocket_ is almost universally considered one of Wes Anderson's worst movies. Seeing the sub-70% rating on this website nearly broke my heart. And since there were no reviews of the film, I decided it was my duty as a _Bottle Rocket_ stan to make a feeble attempt at evangelizing on its behalf. People complain about how twee and pretentious Anderson's movies come across. Yet, somehow, as one of his movies that largely sidesteps those pitfalls, Bottle Rocket usually gets shit on the most. Part of the "problem" is that there's a subtlety to the humor and...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    7000000.00

    Revenue

    1040879.00

    Keywords

    • robbery
    • sibling relationship
    • burglar
    • motel
    • language barrier
    • heist
    • psychiatric hospital
    • maid
    • theft
    • nervous breakdown
    • escapade
    • laundry room
    • based on short
    • joyous
    • absurd