Details

Release year: 1996

Storyline

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

Top credits

Directors

Wes Anderson

Writers

Cast

Luke Wilson — Anthony Adams
Owen Wilson — Dignan
Ned Dowd — Dr. Nichols
Shea Fowler — Grace

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Did you know

• After the movie bombed at the box office, Owen Wilson seriously considered joining the Marines, convinced that acting held no future for him.

• Feature film debut of brothers Owen Wilson (Dignan) and Luke Wilson Anthony. Their older brother Andrew Wilson plays 'Future Man' in the movie, yet the three characters are not related.

• Every summer since 2011, there has been a party at the motel where the film was made, in Hillsboro, Texas. Initially, it was concocted by the group "Reservoir Geeks" to help save the motel from closure after the economic downturn. The event helped to stimulate interest and support for the motel, and every year since it has been called the Lovely Soiree at the Bottle Rocket Motel.