Director: Wes Anderson
This review first appeared as part of the Debuts Blogathon hosted by Chris (Terry Malloy's Pigeon Coop) and Mark (Three Rows Back). This is a shortened version of the review. To read the entire piece, click here. To see the overview of the blogathon, Armand (Film Police) has provided a list with links, which he updates when the pieces are published.
Bottle Rocket was the directional debut of Wes Anderson, as well as the debut of brothers Luke and Owen Wilson working together onscreen. After this film, Anderson continued on to direct movies such as Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums and his most acclaimed work to date, Moonrise Kingdom. Bottle Rocket was based on a short film with the same title, translated into a feature film. While I do favor Anderson’s latter works, I think that as a follower of his work, Bottle Rocket deserves a place in one’s viewing shelf, as it displays earlier styling that Anderson would soon later hone and strengthen in his future films.