Bottle Rocket (Blu-ray)

*This is NOT a comic! But Wes Anderson is very cartoony (highest compliment)

By Wes Anderson. Published by Criterion. 

Blu-ray disc, 91 minutes, 1.85:1 aspect ratio, Colour, 1996 (2017 pressing)

Wes Anderson first illustrated his lovingly detailed, slightly surreal cinematic vision (with cowriter Owen Wilson) in this visually witty and warm portrait of three young misfits. Best friends Anthony (Luke Wilson), Dignan (Owen Wilson), and Bob (Robert Musgrave) stage a wildly complex, mildly successful robbery of a small bookstore, then go “on the lam.” During their adventures, Anthony falls in love with a South American housekeeper, Inez (Lumi Cavazos), and they befriend local thief extraordinaire Mr. Henry (James Caan). Bottle Rocket is a charming, hilarious, affectionate look at the folly of dreamers, shot against radiant southwestern backdrops, and the film that put Anderson and the Wilson brothers on the map.
 
FILM INFO

United States
1996
91 minutes
Color
1.85:1
English
Spine #450
DIRECTOR-APPROVED BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES

New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson and director of photography Robert Yeoman, with DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack

Audio commentary featuring Anderson and co-writer/actor Owen Wilson

The Making of "Bottle Rocket": an original documentary by filmmaker Barry Braverman featuring Anderson, producer James L. Brooks, actors James Caan and Luke and Owen Wilson, and others

The original thirteen-minute black-and-white Bottle Rocket short film from 1992
Eleven deleted scenes

Anamorphic test, storyboards, location photos

Behind-the-scenes photographs by Laura Wilson

The Shafrazi Lectures, No. 1: Bottle Rocket

Murita Cycles, a 1978 short film by Braverman

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing

PLUS: An essay by Brooks and an appreciation by Martin Scorsese