

Bottle Rocket
1996-02-21 · 91 min · ★ 6.7
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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- Directors
- Wes Anderson
- Production companies
- Gracie Films, Columbia Pictures, Boyle-Taylor Productions
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 7,000,000
- Revenue
- USD 1,040,879
Top 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
Kumar PallanaKumar
Darryl CoxBookstore Manager
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