The 11 new features of ‘Bottle Rocket’
Available November 11, this double-disc release of 1996’s Bottle Rocket from the Criterion Collection will feature a whole slew of goodies to satiate the Wes Anderson fanatic:
- New, restored high-definition digital transfer supervised and approved by director Wes Anderson and director of photography Robert Yeoman
- Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack
- Commentary by director/co-writer Anderson and co-writer/actor Owen Wilson
- The Making of ‘Bottle Rocket’: an original documentary by filmmaker Barry Braverman featuring Anderson, James L. Brooks, James Caan, Temple Nash Jr., Kumar Pallana, Polly Platt, Mark Mothersbaugh, Robert Musgrave, Richard Sakai, David and Sandy Wasco, Andrew and Luke and Owen Wilson, and Robert Yeoman
- The original thirteen-minute black-and-white Bottle Rocket short film from 1992
- Eleven deleted scenes
- Anamorphic screen test, storyboards, location photos, and behind-the-scenes photographs by Laura Wilson
- Murita Cycles, a 1978 short film by Braverman
- The Shafrazi Lectures, no. 1: Bottle Rocket
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by executive producer James L. Brooks, an appreciation by Martin Scorsese
- Original artwork by Ian Dingman
This means that the only movie not given a Criterion makeover is his last 2007 release, The Darjeeling Limited.
Now, my little secret is this: I wasn’t a big fan of Bottle Rocket. I’m sure I bitched about how the film transfer was pure shit and how accustomed I am to receiving a complete etymology of each film I review. Or I could have passed out while trying to watch it at 4 a.m.
Pre-order yours in DVD or BlueRay for $31.96 today.
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