“They're not criminals, but everybody's got to have a dream.”
Dysfunctional friends Dignan and Anthony plan and execute a robbery with their pot-growing friend, Bob. The short film that inspired Wes Anderson’s feature debut.
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Cast
7 people
Owen Wilson
Dignan
Known for
Loki
Cars
Luke Wilson
Anthony
Known for
Idiocracy
Legally Blonde
Robert Musgrave
Bob Hanson
Known for
Bottle Rocket
Idiocracy
Elissa Sommerfield
Waitress at Diner
No other roles listed
Isiah Ellis
Man on Street
No other roles listed
Temple Nash
Self
Known for
Bottle Rocket
Briggs Branning
Man at Golfs
No other roles listed
Wes Anderson Director · Owen Wilson Screenplay Bert Guthrie Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $560K · Budget $5M · United States release December 16, 2008
Box office
Budget
$5,000,000
Worldwide gross
$560,069
Gross vs. budget
0.1×
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 21, 1993
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · December 16, 2008
Physical · Criterion Collection "Bottle Rocket" (1996) Blu-ray extra
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