Genre: Crime, Romance, Comedy, Thieves, Capers, Love
Tagline: They're not really criminals, but everybody's got to have a dream.
Plot: 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 the 1994 black-and-white short, the expanded film is part buddy picture, 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 color, 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 humor and refreshing goodwill.
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Wes Anderson
The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore |
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The Royal Tenenbaums, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Rushmore |
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Luke Wilson
The Royal Tenenbaums, Charlie's Angels, Rushmore |
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Armageddon, The Royal Tenenbaums, Meet the Parents |
| Ned Dowd
48 Hrs., Southern Comfort, Endangered Species | | | | | |
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