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Bottle Rocket

  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
85K
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Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, and Robert Musgrave in Bottle Rocket (1996)
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CaperDark ComedyComedyCrimeDrama

Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.

  • Director
    • Wes Anderson
  • Writers
    • Owen Wilson
    • Wes Anderson
  • Stars
    • Luke Wilson
    • Owen Wilson
    • Ned Dowd
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    85K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Owen Wilson
      • Wes Anderson
    • Stars
      • Luke Wilson
      • Owen Wilson
      • Ned Dowd
    • 233User reviews
    • 79Critic reviews
    • 67Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Anthony Adams
    Owen Wilson
    Owen Wilson
    • Dignan
    • (as Owen C. Wilson)
    Ned Dowd
    Ned Dowd
    • Dr. Nichols
    Shea Fowler
    • Grace
    Haley Miller
    Haley Miller
    • Bernice
    Robert Musgrave
    Robert Musgrave
    • Bob Mapplethorpe
    Andrew Wilson
    Andrew Wilson
    • Future Man
    Brian Tenenbaum
    • H. Clay Murchison
    Jenni Tooley
    Jenni Tooley
    • Stacy Sinclair
    Temple Nash
    • Temple
    Dipak Pallana
    • Bookstore Employee
    Darryl Cox
    Darryl Cox
    • Bookstore Manager
    Stephen Dignan
    • Rob
    Lumi Cavazos
    Lumi Cavazos
    • Inez
    Julie Mayfield
    • Wife in Motelroom
    Don Phillips Jr.
    Don Phillips Jr.
    • Husband in Motelroom
    Anna Cifuentes
    • Carmen
    Donny Caicedo
    • Rocky
    • Director
      • Wes Anderson
    • Writers
      • Owen Wilson
      • Wes Anderson
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    • Trivia
      After the movie bombed at the box office, Owen Wilson seriously considered joining the Marines, convinced that acting held no future for him.
    • Goofs
      After the bookstore robbery, the boys are conversing at the house and police lights can be seen flashing among the trees behind Owen Wilson. This was meant to lead into a scene that was deleted about the police being called to the neighborhood for an unrelated call, during which they end up discovering Bob's marijuana crop.
    • Quotes

      Dignan: They'll never catch me... because I'm fucking innocent.

    • Connections
      Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Best of the '90s (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      7 & 7 Is
      Written by Arthur Lee
      Performed by Love
      Courtesy of Elektra Entertainment Group
      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
      Published by Trio Music Co., Inc./Grass Root Productions

    User reviews233

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    7/10

    It ain't easy being a crook.

    In the off-the-wall comedy "Bottle Rocket", Owen Wilson makes a scintillating debut as the creative force behind this tale of one man's struggle to realize his dream of becoming a crook in spite of his many shortcomings: sensitivity, compassion, empathy, and just plain niceness. Luke Wilson plays straight man to real life brother Owen in this camp, light-hearted, and easy to watch little film about the "gang who couldn't think straight". A fun watch for just about anyone into droll humorous subtleties.
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    • Apr 21, 2002
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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Buscando el crimen
    • Filming locations
      • Hinckley Cold Storage - 4008 Commerce Street, Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Columbia Pictures
      • Gracie Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $7,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $560,069
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $124,118
      • Feb 25, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $560,069
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • SDDS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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