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Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Owen Wilson (screenplay) and
Wes Anderson (screenplay)

Release Date:

1994 (USA) more

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Crime more

Tagline:

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

Plot:

The banality of crime. Two young men, Dignan and Anthony, walk along talking about "Starsky and Hutch." They're on their way to burglarize a house... more | add synopsis

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Cast

  (Credited cast)

Owen Wilson ... Dignan

Luke Wilson ... Anthony
Robert Musgrave ... Bob Hanson
Elissa Sommerfield ... Waitress at Diner
Isiah Ellis ... Man on Street
Temple Nash ... Temple
Briggs Branning ... Man at Golfs (as Col. Briggs Branning)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

13 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1 more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The short film was originally set to feature established actors but because of the low budget, the main characters were given to brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, who had never been in a movie before. more

Movie Connections:

References A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Old Devil Moon more


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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Wilson brothers are great, 27 July 2006
7/10
Author: BlackVelvet88

This short was great. It's actually the first and only Wes Anderson work I'd seen, so I didn't know what to expect. But it was surprisingly well-made. Obviously not the best, but for a low budget screening, the cinematography was good, the dialogue was pretty good, and especially the main actors were good. Sure, they weren't Humphrey Bogart or Robert De Niro, but I thought they did great for first timers. Honestly, I was surprised that it was their first time. Of course, I did have an admiration for Owen Wilson before.

Overall, this short was better that I expected. I know Anderson's work now and I know the writer side of Owen Wilson. I'll see even more when I see the feature length version - this film made me want to see it.

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