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Bottle Rocket
Bottle-Rocket
Director
Release date
February 21, 1996
Runtime
91 mins

Bottle Rocket is a 1996 comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, in his feature-film derectional debut. It was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. As well as being Wes Anderson's directorial debut, Bottle Rocket was the debut feature for brothers Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with James Caan and Robert Musgrave. The film was a commercial failure but launched Anderson's career by drawing attention from critics. Director Martin Scorsese later named Bottle Rocket one of his top-ten favorite movies of the 1990s. The entire film was shot in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Hillsboro, Texas.

Bottle Rocket is also the name of a short film, shot in 1992 and released in 1994, directed by Anderson upon which the feature-length film was based.

Cast[]

Note some characters appeared in scenes which were deleted.

Uncredited Cast[]

  • Dan Burkarth as Country Club Golfer
  • Lisa Cangelosi as Unknown
  • Frank Crim as Phil
  • Jordan Elliot as Little Girl
  • Gene Gallerano as St'''.''' Mark's Student
  • Leslie Mann as Sorority Girl
  • Richard Philips as Prision Inmate
  • Raymond Rivera as Bar Patron
  • Lisa Rotondi as Sorority Girl
  • Amanda Welles as Bob's Date
  • Angus G'''.''' Wynne III as Podra - Fool Clipping Hedge

Trailer[]

File:Bottle Rocket (1996) - Open-ended Trailer (e10385)
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