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Bottle Rocket [The Criterion Collection (2 discs)]

DVD - APPROX. 91 MINS. - 1996 - US Rating: R

Main feature:

Release Nov 25, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles
Studio Criterion
Year 1996
Genre Comedy, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Romance

Special features:

  • Presented on two discs
  • Remastered Audio and Video
  • New, restored high-definition digital transfer (supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson and director of photography Robert Yeoman, with Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack)
  • Audio Commentary featuring Anderson and co-writer/actor Owen Wilson
  • The Making of Bottle Rocket: an original documentary by filmmaker Barry Braverman featuring Anderson, producer James L. Brooks, actors James Caan and Luke and Owen Wilson, and others
  • The original thirteen-minute black-and-white "Bottle Rocket" short film from 1992
  • 11 deleted scenes
  • Anamorphic test, storyboards, location photos
  • Behind-the-scenes photographs by Laura Wilson
  • The Shafrazi Lectures, No. 1: Bottle Rocket
  • "Murita Cycles", a 1978 short film by Braverman
  • PLUS: A booklet featuring an appreciation by Martin Scorsese and an essay by Brooks
  • Original artwork by Ian Dingman

Synopsis:


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).

First-time director Wes Anderson displays a sure hand, creating carefully composed scenes full of rich detail (shot on 27mm film, to ensure greater depth of field), schematic use of color, and amusing, irreverent music (including a score by Mark Mothersbaugh, founding member of the punk band Devo). Full of sure-footed performances, BOTTLE ROCKET is a charming meditation on friendship, love, and innocence, conveyed with great humor and refreshing goodwill.

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 local 'godfather' (James Caan) who leads them into the biggest heist of their careers.

Wes Anderson first illustrated his lovingly detailed, slightly surreal cinematic vision (with co-writer Owen Wilson) in this visually witty and warm portrait of three young misfits. Best friends Anthony (Luke Wilson), Dignan (Owen Wilson), and Bob (Robert Musgrave) stage a wildly complex, mildly successful robbery of a small bookstore, then go “on the lam.” During their adventures, Anthony falls in love with a South American housekeeper, Inez (Lumi Cavazos), and they befriend local thief extraordinaire Mr. Henry (James Caan).

Bottle Rocket is a charming, hilarious, affectionate look at the folly of dreamers, shot against radiant southwestern backdrops, and the film that put Anderson and the Wilson brothers on the map. The film was shot on various locations in Dallas, Texas, including at St. Marks High School, where Owen Wilson was expelled in the tenth grade.

Cast and Crew:

Criterion presents
Jenni TooleyLuke WilsonDarryl CoxOwen WilsonLumi CavazosMelinda RennaLeslie MannLisa RotondiNed DowdJames CaanShea FowlerBob Musgrave"Bottle Rocket"
Written byWes AndersonWritten byOwen Wilsonproduced byCynthia Hargrave
produced byPolly Platt
produced byMichael Lang
produced byL.M. Kit Carson
produced byRay Zimmerman
produced byRichard Sakai
produced byMichael Taylor
produced byBarbara Boyle
produced byJames L. Brooks
directed byWes Anderson
Production Year: 1996

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