Bottle Rocket (Criterion Collection) (Blu-ray) R

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  • Rated: R
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 31 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: December 16, 2008
  • Originally Released: 1996
  • Label: Criterion Collection

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Certified Fresh85%

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User Ratings: 61,504
[I]t's a handmade, heartfelt oddity with lovely moments of deadpan sweetness.
Wall Street Journal
May 24, 2012
Anderson's debut film is a small-scale delight. Full Review
Film4
Mar 4, 2014
Wes Anderson's comic tale of wannabe criminals still seems fresh... -- Grade: A-
Entertainment Weekly
Dec 5, 2008
Rating: 1.5/4 -- Bottle Rocket was conceived as a low-budget family affair -- it has more Wilsons than the Beach Boys -- and outside of a few cult-intensive pockets of fandom, that's where it's likely to end up. Full Review
New York Daily News
Mar 4, 2014
Rating: 3/4 -- Bottle Rocket may not be profound work, but it shows off some genuine talent both behind and in front of the camera. Full Review
TV Guide
Mar 4, 2014
A confident, eccentric debut about a trio of shambling and guileless friends who become the Candides of crime, Rocket feels particularly refreshing because it never compromises on its delicate deadpan sensibility. Full Review
Los Angeles Times
Mar 4, 2014
[Bottle Rocket] meanders pleasantly, like a road movie, with a seventies-style, anything-goes offhandedness that whisks the audience through the rough spots. Full Review
New Yorker
Mar 4, 2014

Product Description:

Three criminally aspiring friends bungle their way through a series of misadventures in this oddball comedy from Austin auteur Wes Anderson. Brothers Luke and Owen Wilson play best friends Anthony and Dignan, two good-hearted though confused misfits who, along with their friend Bob (Robert Musgrave), attempt to find purpose in their lives by starting criminal careers. Though they make rather unimpressive criminals, the three guys shine in their unwavering sense of honor, friendship, and loyalty. BOTTLE ROCKET is an endearing, funny, and unique comic gem, featuring James Caan's adept turn as the local crime boss.

Description by Image Entertainment:

Wes Anderson first illustrated his lovingly detailed, slightly surreal cinematic vision in this witty and warm portrait of three young middle-class misfits. Fresh out of a mental hospital, gentle Anthony (Luke Wilson) finds himself once again embroiled in the machinations of his best friend, elaborate schemer Dignan (Owen Wilson). With the aid of getaway driver Bob (Robert Musgrave), they develop a needlessly complex, mildly successful plan to rob a small bookstore--then go "on the lam." Also featuring Lumi Cavazos as Inez, the South American housekeeper Anthony falls in love with, and James Caanas local thief extraordinaire Mr. Henry, Bottle Rocket is a charming, hilarious, affectionate look at the folly of dreamers. Shot against radiant southwestern backdrops, it's the film that put Anderson and the Wilson brothers on the map.

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