Great Scene: “Bottle Rocket”

It’s a heist gone awry in this funny scene from the 1996 movie co-written Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson, who also directed the film.

It was the debut feature film for stars Owen and Luke Wilson, and writer-director Wes Anderson. While it did not do well at the box office, Bottle Rocket launched the film careers of the three longtime friends.

Plot summary: Three friends plan to pull off a simple robbery and go on the run.

Written by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson.

Scene setup: Their planning has all led to this moment. The robbery.

Here is the scene from the original screenplay.

Here is the movie version of the scene.

The feature film was inspired by a short film of the same name also written by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson, and directed by Anderson. Here it is:

A humble beginning for three guys who would go on to become big stars.

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