Bottle Rocket
Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment  (1996) 91 mins R

7.2 (17,190 votes)
They're not really criminals. But everybody's got to have a dream/

An offbeat crime caper that turns convention on its head, Bottle Rocket is "the sort of endearingly oddball project that will be remembered for years to come...for the formidable talent it introduces to the world" (Michael Medved, New York Post).

Newcomer Owen Wilson, in a star-making performance, co-wrote the screenplay about three best friends who attempt to escape their suburban boredom through a life of crime. But these bickering, bumbling thieves are no match for the e local 'godfather' (James Caan) who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers....

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Cast and Crew
Luke Wilson  ......  Anthony Adams
Owen Wilson  ......  Dignan (as Owen C. Wilson)
Ned Dowd  ......  Dr. Nichols
Shea Fowler  ......  Grace
Haley Miller  ......  Bernice
Robert Musgrave  ......  Bob Mapplethorpe
Director  .....  Wes Anderson
Producer  .....  Cynthia Hargrave; Polly Platt
Writer  .....  Owen Wilson; Wes Anderson
Notes
Goofs:
Continuity: The room Dignan and the boys stay in is a non-smoking room, there is a big white sign on the door. After Dignan is beaten up and they're back in the room, Inez leaves and you see the sign on the door. Anthony leaves a second later, and the sign is gone. (more)

Trivia:
'Owen Wilson' and Wes Anderson got Dignan's name from their good friend Stephen Dignan and repeated this trend with the name "Tenenbaum" from their other friend Brian Tenenbaum (for The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)) (more)

Filming Locations:
Dallas, Texas, USA (more)

Quotes:
Dignan: What a lemon! One minute it's running like a top, and the next it's broken down on the side of the road. And I can't fix a car like this, because I don't have the tools! And even if I did have the tools I don't know if I could fix a car like this! (more)

Awards:
3 wins (more)