Bottle Rocket (1996)

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Plot

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.

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Featurette BOTTLE ROCKET | Storyboards by Wes Anderson | MUBI

Cast

Luke WilsonAnthony Adams

Owen WilsonDignan

Robert MusgraveBob Mapplethorpe

Lumi CavazosInez

James CaanMr. Abe Henry

Andrew WilsonJohn "Future Man" Mapplethorpe

Ned DowdDr. Nichols

Jenni TooleyStacy Sinclair

Shea FowlerGrace

Kumar PallanaKumar

Haley MillerBernice

Richard ArcherBookstore Manager

Richard ReyesMan in Bar

Julio CedilloMan outside Bar

Writers and directors

Wes AndersonDirector

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Owen WilsonWriterf. 1968

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Len Smith ★ 10.0/10

It's always staggering to me that _Bottle Rocket_ is almost universally considered one of Wes Anderson's worst movies. Seeing the sub-70% rating on this website nearly broke my heart. And since there …26. Apr 2022

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r96sk ★ 6.0/10

'Bottle Rocket' 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 dire…8. Jul 2025

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