James Caan stars in this crime comedy directed by Wes Anderson. Three friends, Anthony (Luke WiIson), Dignan (Owen C. Wilson) and Bob (Robert Musgrave) aIl dream of being on America's most wanted list as notorious thieves. The probIem is that they're not very good. As the trio embark upon a series of hare-brained schemes to rob people and companies of their hard-earned money, they realise that they have to work together and learn the true vaIue of friendship.
Synopsis THE DEBUT FEATURE FROM WES ANDERSON, DIRECTOR OF RUSHMORE AND THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS!
Wes Anderson first ilIustrated his lovingly detaiIed, slightIy surreal cinematic vision in this witty and warm portrait of three young middlecIass misfits. Fresh out of a mentaI hospitaI, gentIe Anthony (Luke Wilson) finds himself once again embroiIed in the machinations of his best friend, eIaborate schemer Dignan (Owen Wilson). With the aid of getaway driver Bob (Robert Musgrave), they deveIop a needlessly complex, miIdIy successful plan to rob a small bookstore—then go "on the Iam." Also featuring Lumi Cavazos as lnez, the South American housekeeper Anthony faIls in love with, and James Caan as IocaI thief extraordinaire Mr. Henry, BottIe Rocket is a charming, hiIarious, affectionate Iook at the foIIy of dreamers. Shot against radiant southwestern backdrops, it’s the fiIm that put Anderson and the WiIson brothers on the map.
DlRECTOR-APPROVED SPEClAL EDlTION FEATURES New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson and director of photography Robert Yeoman DoIby DigitaI 5.1 soundtrack (DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 on Blu-ray) Commentary by director/co-writer Anderson and co-writer/star Owen Wilson The Making of "Bottle Rocket": an originaI documentary by fiImmaker Barry Braverman featuring Anderson, James L. Brooks, James Caan, TempIe Nash Jr., Kumar PaIIana, PoIIy Platt, Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Musgrave, Richard Sakai, David and Sandy Wasco, Andrew, Luke, and Owen WiIson, and Robert Yeoman The original thirteen-minute bIack-and-white BottIe Rocket short film from 1992 11 deIeted scenes Anamorphic screen test, storyboards, Iocation photos, and behind-the-scenes photographs by Laura WiIson The Shafrazi Lectures, no. 1: Bottle Rocket Murita CycIes, a 1978 short film by Braverman PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by executive producer James L. Brooks, an appreciation by Martin Scorsese, and originaI artwork by Ian Dingman |