Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.
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Luke Wilson
Anthony Adams
Owen Wilson
Dignan
Robert Musgrave
Bob Mapplethorpe
Lumi Cavazos
Inez
James Caan
Mr. Abe Henry
Andrew Wilson
John "Future Man" Mapplethorpe
Teddy Wilson
Hector Mapplethorpe
Donny Caicedo
Rocky
Ned Dowd
Dr. Nichols
Jenni Tooley
Stacy Sinclair
Director
Wes Anderson
Tagline
"They're not really criminals, but everyone's got to have a dream."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$7,000,000
Revenue
$1,040,879
Production
Gracie Films, Columbia Pictures, Boyle-Taylor Productions
Len Smith
April 26, 2022
It's always staggering to me that _Bottle Rocket_ is almost universally considered one of Wes Anderson's worst movies. Seeing the sub-70% rating on this website nearly broke my heart. And since there were no reviews of the film, I decided it was my duty as a _Bottle Rocket_ stan to make a feeble attempt at evangelizing on its behalf. People complain about how twee and pretentious Anderson's mov...
r96sk
July 8, 2025
<em>'Bottle Rocket'</em> felt like it was running on fumes for me, the conclusion is an improvement on what procedes but it doesn't quite do enough to salvage my feelings towards this Wes Anderson feature directorial debut. With that noted, I didn't explicitly dislike it either. Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson make their acting bows, quite interesting that the brothers don't actually portray brothe...
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