Bottle Rocket

Bottle Rocket

★ 6.7IMDb Score
Released:1996-02-21
Duration:91 min
Director:Wes Anderson
Actors:Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Robert Musgrave, Lumi Cavazos, James Caan
Production:Gracie Films, Columbia Pictures, Boyle-Taylor Productions

Overview:

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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