Episode 124: BOTTLE ROCKET (1996)

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 Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/trylovepodcast and email us at [email protected] to get in touch! Buy tickets and support the Trylon at https://www.trylon.org/. 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)