Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket
Bottle Rocket
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1996
1h 31m
6.7(1132 votes)
Comedy
Crime
Drama

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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Production Companies

Gracie Films
Columbia Pictures

Videos & Trailers

2 videos

Cast & Crew

37 members
Acting

Luke Wilson

Anthony Adams

Luke Wilson
Acting

Owen Wilson

Dignan

Owen Wilson
Acting

Robert Musgrave

Bob Mapplethorpe

Robert Musgrave
Acting

Lumi Cavazos

Inez

Lumi Cavazos
Acting

James Caan

Mr. Abe Henry

James Caan
Acting

Andrew Wilson

John "Future Man" Mapplethorpe

Andrew Wilson
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Teddy Wilson

Hector Mapplethorpe

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Donny Caicedo

Rocky

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Production

Ned Dowd

Dr. Nichols

Ned Dowd
Acting

Jenni Tooley

Stacy Sinclair

Jenni Tooley
Acting

Shea Fowler

Grace

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Kumar Pallana

Kumar

Kumar Pallana
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Jim Ponds

Applejack

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Haskel Craver

Jackson

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Haley Miller

Bernice

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Brian Tenenbaum

H. Clay Murchison

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Temple Nash

Temple

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Darryl Cox

Bookstore Manager

Darryl Cox
Acting

Dipak Pallana

Bookstore Employee

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Stephen Dignan

Rob

Stephen Dignan
Acting

Julie Mayfield

Wife in Motelroom

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Acting

Don Phillips, Jr.

Husband in Motelroom

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Anna Cifuentes

Carmen

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Melinda Renna

Anita

Melinda Renna
Acting

Richard Reyes

Man in Bar

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Julio Cesar Cedillo

Man outside Bar

Julio Cesar Cedillo
Acting

Tak Kubota

Rowboat

Tak Kubota
Acting

Jill Parker-Jones

Motel Manager

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Costume & Make-Up

Nena Smarz

Maid

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Acting

Héctor García

Freezer Guy

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Editing

Daniel R. Padgett

Freezer Guy

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Crew

Russell Towery

Cop

Russell Towery
Crew

Ben Loggins

Cop

Ben Loggins
Acting

Linn Mullin

Detective

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Antonia Bogdanovich

Girl at Psych Hospital (uncredited)

Antonia Bogdanovich
Acting

Amanda Welles

Bob's Date

Amanda Welles
Acting

Jordan Elliott

Little Girl (uncredited)

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