Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Owen Wilson
- Dignan
- (as Owen C. Wilson)
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- TriviaAfter the movie bombed at the box office, Owen Wilson seriously considered joining the Marines, convinced that acting held no future for him.
- GoofsAfter the bookstore robbery, the boys are conversing at the house and police lights can be seen flashing among the trees behind Owen Wilson. This was meant to lead into a scene that was deleted about the police being called to the neighborhood for an unrelated call, during which they end up discovering Bob's marijuana crop.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: Best of the '90s (2000)
- Soundtracks7 & 7 Is
Written by Arthur Lee
Performed by Love
Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
Published by Trio Music Co., Inc./Grass Root Productions
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In all honesty, the plot is awfully muddled I couldn't even figure out what it is about, and it keeps going off at a tangent frequently with all its twists and turns until it becomes almost entirely obfuscated by the end. But seeing whip pans, dolly-tracking shots, overheads of perfectly placed props and profile shots among others that would later become Wes Anderson's visual trademarks is oddly satisfying and special in its own way. Sure they seem half-ripe and lacking in the tantalizing aesthetic quality that define the look of Anderson's films, but they are all there and as effectively and perfectly employed as in the auteur's most acclaimed efforts. And the same can be said about the hodgepodge of evocative music choices. Madcap and slapstick moments are present as well. What truly piqued my attention, and gripped me throughout the hour-and-half runtime, are the warmth of friendship between the lead duo (played by Luke and Owen Wilson) and spirit of camaraderie between the three pals that, alongside the plotline revolving around Anthony's romance with a hotel chambermaid, give the movie a feel that's at once tender, free-wheeling and delightfully charming tending to make one think of John Hughes. Whilst the attempts at making a caper story with a light-hearted approach are worthy of appreciation, I think it's fair to say that it is the weakest link here. Still, Bottle Rocket is a small-scale joyride and a confident debut for one of the most idiosyncratic filmmakers working today.
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Box office
- Budget
- $7,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $560,069
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $124,118
- Feb 25, 1996
- Gross worldwide
- $560,069
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