This article is about the 1996 film. For the firework, see skyrocket. For other uses, see bottle rocket (disambiguation).
Bottle Rocket
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Wes Anderson
Screenplay by
Owen Wilson Wes Anderson
Based on
Bottle Rocket by Owen Wilson Wes Anderson
Produced by
Polly Platt Cynthia Hargrave
Starring
Owen Wilson
Luke Wilson
Robert Musgrave
Andrew Wilson
Lumi Cavazos
James Caan
Cinematography
Robert Yeoman
Edited by
David Moritz
Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh
Production companies
Columbia Pictures[1] Gracie Films[1]
Distributed by
Sony Pictures Releasing
Release date
February 21, 1996 (1996-02-21)
Running time
91 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million[2]
Box office
$560,069[3]
Bottle Rocket is a 1996 American crime comedy film directed by Wes Anderson in his feature film directorial debut. The film is written by Anderson and Owen Wilson and is based on Anderson's 1994 short film of the same name. Bottle Rocket is also the acting debut for brothers Owen and Luke Wilson, who co-starred with Robert Musgrave, their older brother Andrew Wilson, Lumi Cavazos, and James Caan. Principal photography took place in various locations throughout Texas.
The film had a limited release in theaters on February 21, 1996. Though not a commercial success, the film received acclaim from critics and launched the film careers of Anderson and the Wilson brothers. Director Martin Scorsese later named Bottle Rocket one of his top-ten favorite films of the 1990s.
^ ab"Bottle Rocket". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. Retrieved April 10, 2017.
^Silverman, Jeff (February 4, 1996). "FILM;Their Feet in Texas, Their Heads in the Clouds". The New York Times. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
^"Bottle Rocket". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 7, 2007.
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