Bottle Rocket (1993)

Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob.

Director:

Wes Anderson

Writers:

Owen Wilson (screenplay), Wes Anderson (screenplay)

Stars:

Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave

Cast

Cast overview:
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 Goffs (as Col. Briggs Branning)

Storyline

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. After, they go to a café, play some pinball. They argue about the burglary and talk to their friend Bob about another scheme. They talk to a guy about buying a gun, just to intimidate. Anthony breaks into a car to steal a wallet. With Bob, they plan and stage a holdup and talk about it afterward at a burger stand: armed robbery for $183. They're pleased. The two pals race each other.

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Plot Keywords:

robbery | two word title | thief | target practice | pistol | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Short | Comedy | Crime | Drama

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Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

Dignan: And who comes up with the plan? Thanks, Bob. Thanks, Anthony. Dicks. Fuckers.

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Connections

Featured in Honest Trailers: Every Wes Anderson Movie (2018)

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Soundtracks

Skating
Written by Vince Guaraldi and Lee Mendelson
Performed by Vince Guaraldi

User Reviews

promising though a bit derivative

The owner of our local video store was nice enough to let me borrow his copy of the short when I rented Bottle Rocket. It's very clever but honestly nothing to write home about. Witty dialog with a lot of pop culture references and a certain charm, but it just doesn't have that endearing quality that Anderson and Wilson's longer films have. It actually seems more like something Quentin Tarantino would do than Anderson and Wilson. If you're a fan of Bottle Rocket and you get a chance to see this it's probably worth it. If nothing else it's interesting to see how it started. On the other hand if you never see it you shouldn't feel like you're missing too much.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bottle Rocket

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

13 min

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1