Episode 43: Bottle Rocket

Liz and Will kick off their season-long discussion of Wes Anderson’s filmography with his first feature, Bottle Rocket (1996).

Show Notes:

Wes Anderson on how Bottle Rocket bombed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw0IvfvuO1A

Bottle Rocket interviews 1996: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6rH11uvGro

Making of Bottle Rocket Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV6WvYx5Z54

Making of Bottle Rocket Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEaATblADN0

Making of Bottle Rocket Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp2WPtzB8gw

The Origin of Tim Burton and Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure by Ryan Caldwell with audio from Blank Check with Griffin and David: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcPpJwrS6GQ

Unbearable Whiteness: That queasy feeling you get when watching a Wes Anderson movie.: https://slate.com/culture/2007/09/how-wes-anderson-mishandles-race.html

James Caan: https://twitter.com/James_Caan/status/1304209783210139648?s=20 

Ringo Starr: https://twitter.com/ringostarrmusic/status/1287185934413254656

The first “oh wow”: https://videosift.com/video/Wes-Anderson-Bottle-Rocket-Flipbook-Art?loadcomm=1

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