Bottle Rocket (1994)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Wes Anderson (writer)
Owen Wilson (writer)

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Genre:

Short | Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

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

Plot Keywords:

Pistol | Target Practice | Robbery | Thief | Bookstore

Cast

Briggs Branning	...	Man at Golfs
Lumi Cavazos	...	Inez
Isiah Ellis	...	Man on Street
Robert Musgrave	...	Bob Hanson
Temple Nash	...	Himself
Elissa Sommerfield	...	Waitress at Diner
Luke Wilson	...	Anthony
Owen Wilson	...	Dignan
Robert F. Cawley	...	CountryClubMember (uncredited)
Richard Phillips	...	Inmate (uncredited)

Directed by
Wes Anderson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Wes Anderson		writer
Owen Wilson		writer

Produced by
L.M. Kit Carson	....	executive producer
Cynthia Hargrave	....	producer
Andrew Wilson	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Bert Guthrie

Film Editing by
Tom Aberg
Laura Cargile
Denise Ferrari Segell

Makeup Department
Solina Tabrizi	....	hair stylist: additional photography
Solina Tabrizi	....	makeup artist: additional photography

Production Management
Mike Dempsey	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bækkel	....	assistant director: additional photography

Sound Department
Peter J. Verrando	....	sound mixer
Pawel Wdowczak	....	sound

Runtime:

13 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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.

Movie Connections:

References "Starsky and Hutch" (1975)

Soundtrack:

Jane-O

Absolutely mind blowing and truly unique.

This is the type of film that should be popular among film goers. Yet, none of my friends have ever seen or heard of Bottle Rocket. The dialogue is very well written and the characters are amazingly funny. I am glad that the commercialization of the film industry and American society as a whole has left room for films like Bottle Rocket. It is not exactly film art; but, damn close.