
They're not really criminals, but everyone's got to have a dream.
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.
- 6.7
- 1996
- Released
- 1h 31m

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
Jenni Tooley
Stacy Sinclair
Shea Fowler
Grace
Kumar Pallana
Kumar
Jim Ponds
Applejack
Haskel Craver
Jackson
Haley Miller
Bernice
Brian Tenenbaum
H. Clay Murchison
Temple Nash
Temple
Darryl Cox
Bookstore Manager
Dipak Pallana
Bookstore Employee
Stephen Dignan
Rob
Julie Mayfield
Wife in Motelroom
Don Phillips, Jr.
Husband in Motelroom
Anna Cifuentes
Carmen
Melinda Renna
Anita
Richard Reyes
Man in Bar
Julio Cesar Cedillo
Man outside Bar
Tak Kubota
Rowboat
Jill Parker-Jones
Motel Manager
Héctor García
Freezer Guy
Linn Mullin
Detective
Antonia Bogdanovich
Girl at Psych Hospital (uncredited)
Amanda Welles
Bob's Date
Jordan Elliott
Little Girl (uncredited)

Released
en
$7,000,000.00
$1,040,879.00
- #robbery
- #sibling relationship
- #burglar
- #motel
- #language barrier
- #heist
- #psychiatric hospital
- #maid
- #theft
- #nervous breakdown
- #escapade
- #laundry room
- #based on short film
- #joyous
- #absurd
Reviews

<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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