In BOTTLE ROCKET, Wes Anderson focuses on the moments before you realize it’s time to say goodbye – to your friends, your family, the person you thought you were, and the person you thought you’d become. Without his toyetic visual indulgences, Anderson’s style reveals a somewhat more heartfelt version of the real relationships between goofy characters that populate his later movies.

Resources:

- Bottle Rocket (Short Film): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yrt-ZKa4u0k

- Life Underground: an LGBTQ film set in WW1 trenches by Peter Hogenson (Kickstarter) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/phogenson/life-underground-an-lgbtq-film-set-in-ww1-trenches

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Theme: "Raindrops" by Huma-Huma/"No Smoking" PSA by John Waters. Music: “2000 Man” by The Rolling Stones from the BOTTLE ROCKET soundtrack.

11:42 - The Patented Aaron Grossman Summary

13:34 - Jason’s thoughts

17:31 - Cody’s thoughts

21:57 - Harry’s thoughts

27:49 - Aaron’s thoughts

31:48 - The feeling of awkwardness made formal

35:07 - Why aren’t Anthony and Dignan just brothers?

47:57 - The ending (almost)

50:12 - Where Bottle Rocket breaks from Wes Anderson’s uppercrust comedy

54:02 - The ending and もののあはれ (mono no aware)

1:04:47 - Spare thoughts

1:15:53 - Cody’s Noteys (How the Wes Was Won)