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Actors: Owen C. Wilson, Luke Wilson
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Bottle Rocket
Anthony, a nice enough sort, is fresh out of the hospital after a mental breakdown. His crazy friend Dignan cooks up a robbery scheme that includes Anthony and their sorry neighbor Bob, under the guidance of Dignan's former boss, the supposedly legendary crime lord "Mr. Henry," played by James Caan. During the course of these dim bulbs' misadventures, Anthony finds love in the arms of a hotel maid named Inez. Star Owen Wilson and director Wes Anderson co-wrote this offbeat 1996 film, and went on to collaborate on "Rushmore" two years later.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar

Three friends decide to embark on a life of crime, led by the obsessive Dignan. Their first job is successful, and leads to a hotel with a pretty Mexican maid... But then, our characters are not exactly cut out for pulling of robberies.
--Maylin, Resident Scholar


Analysis of Bottle Rocket
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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal Yes
Story of - criminals stealing from honest people - criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
Kind of comedy - bungling criminals

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average build
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%
Hair color - white
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Misc setting - resort/hotel - bar

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing - Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Classic/oldies rock
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