Image is from the film 'Bottle Rocket' (1996). In a field that is backed by a small block of apartments, a young man sets off a small explosive in front of a couple, who are holding hands.

1996 at the Movies: Five Forgotten Gems You Should Watch

By: Robert Barger
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In a year with such classic movies as Mission: Impossible, The Nutty Professor and Fargo, some films were inevitably bound to be overlooked and underappreciated.

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The Wes Dispatch #1 – Crime, Friendship and Belonging in ‘Bottle Rocket’ (1996)

By: Josh Sandy
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The first installment of The Wes Dispatch takes a look into Wes Anderson’s 1996 directorial debut Bottle Rocket

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REVIEW: ‘Bottle Rocket’ (1996) Falls Flat To Other Wes Anderson Films

By: Keli Williams
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Bottle Rocket is no Moonrise Kingdom, Rushmore, or Grand Budapest Hotel, but is in fact a somewhat memorable blueprint for the (now well known) Anderson style.

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