Old Bottle Rocket petition, c. 2001

This historical document is presented for your viewing pleasure. Please sign the new Bottle Rocket petition. (if your signature below represents some sort of youthful indiscretion, please e-mail webmaster at rushmoreacademy.com, and your name will be happily removed… from history)

Thank you for visiting the unofficial Bottle Rocket DVD petition! By signing this petition, you agree with the following statement:

The motion picture Bottle Rocket is an extraordinary motion picture deserving of a quality DVD. By signing this petition, I agree that a NEW version of Bottle Rocket should be released on DVD and would be interested in purchasing such a disc.

The information and comments contained on this page shall be sent to Sony Pictures, Criterion, and (hopefully) Wes Anderson at a time deemed appropriate by the contributors of The Rushmore Academy. Be sure to leave a comment. This petition is in NO WAY official.

Sign the petiton!

Semper fi.
George Bolanis
Pittsburgh, PA - Tuesday, March 05, 2002 at 11:28:27 (CST)

I WANT A NEW DVD. AND SINCE EVERY OTHER MOVIE SUCKS I’D BE WILLING TO PURCHASE ANOTHER COPY OF BOTTLE ROCKET.
Daniel McElmurry
Columbus, Ohio USA - Tuesday, March 05, 2002 at 07:20:39 (CST)

I’ll buy one!!
Erik Schmall
Dayton, Ohio USA - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 19:03:11 (CST)

I would not hesitate to replace my current Bottle Rocket DVD with a special edition release. Excellent films deserve excellent treatment!
Zach Downey
bloomington, Indiana USA - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 15:54:47 (CST)

GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!!
Jon Silva
simsbury, ct usa - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 14:49:17 (CST)

As fellow Texan, I feel that having a SE Bottle Rocket DVD made is imperitive. Without one I am simply lost. Alone in a world with only a regular DVD version of the most inspiring movie for young men living in dull-as-shit Texas.
Evan Novy
Houston, TX USA - Monday, March 04, 2002 at 00:08:57 (CST)

I think the most influential thing I can write is that I already own the Bottle Rocket DVD but I would certainly be willing to purchase a special edition.
Thomas Brennan
Bronx, New York United States - Sunday, March 03, 2002 at 20:36:03 (CST)

I will buy one for me, and one for every friend I have…so two.
Aron Gaudet
Burlington, Vermont USA - Sunday, March 03, 2002 at 20:01:39 (CST)

I propose a box set containing Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and Royal Tenenbaums (to be released when Royal Tenenbaums alone is released). Criterion did an excellent job with the Rushmore DVD, so I hope to see them work on Bottle Rocket / Royal Tenenbaums.
William Hagan
- Sunday, March 03, 2002 at 12:46:20 (CST)

I really love the new rushmore and I think that making a similar edition for bottle rocket would be very good.
Brandon Dixon
St. Paul, Minnesota USA - Friday, March 01, 2002 at 00:54:05 (CST)

I’m just dying to give my hard-earned money to the first company that produces a special-feature-laden version of Bottle Rocket, and so are all these other people! I already have the vanilla version, but it sure looks puny compared to my Criterion Rushmore. Please, please, please… I need commentary from Wes and Owen, behind the scenes photos, the original short, documentaries and production notes and deleted scenes… Hook us up, man! And while you’re at it, a similarly generous treatment of The Royal Tenenbaums would be greatly appreciated.
Emily Merkle
Knoxville, TN USA - Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 20:51:10 (CST)

The care and thought that was put into the Rushmore DVD by Criterion set a standard for future releases. It is imperative that BR be given the same treatment. Wes Anderson is the contemporary equivolent of Jean Renoir, it is important to have quality releases of his work.
Philip Raffaele
Mahopac, NY 10541 - Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 15:25:02 (CST)

Simply because “Bottle Rocket” is Anderson’s first venture does not mean it does not deserve the acclaim and attention given to his later films. The addition of the original short film of “Bottle Rocket” on the DVD would be especially exciting.
Lindsay
New York, NY USA - Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 13:56:21 (CST)

HERE HERE!
marc
atlanta, ga usa - Thursday, February 28, 2002 at 07:18:42 (CST)

This film deserves special edition, if not Criterion, treatment, and I know that Wes Anderson thinks this way. I in no way am complaining to Wes, since he wants this debut film of his treated right.
Bob Clark
New Rochelle, NY USA - Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 18:28:05 (CST)

A truly great film - Wes Anderson could make a film called, “Wes Anderson Takes a Crap” and I would probably watch it…hold on, anybody could make that and I would probably watch it… scratch that.
Matthew Vande
Omaha, NE USA - Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 18:04:38 (CST)

This movie was awesome! Give it the Criterion treatment it deserves. Oh and if you aren’t going to make a new DVD release…lower the damn price of this movie-only disc.
Joseph Jesse
Eugene, Oregon United States of America - Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 03:57:25 (CST)

Every Wes Anderson film deserves the royal treatment. Please make a Bottle Rocket SE DVD!!!
Charles Kim
New Jersey U.S.A. - Tuesday, February 26, 2002 at 00:18:15 (CST)

Great site, thanks! Anderson & Wilson rule the school. (and rock the casbah)
brian psiropoulos
eugene, Or USA - Sunday, February 24, 2002 at 20:50:40 (CST)

How does “American Pie 2″ get a two disc special edition, yet “Bottle Rocket”, possibly the greatest comedy ever made, has no special features whatsoever? I’m really dying to see the original short!
JEFF BEAL
Schaumburg, IL 60193 - Saturday, February 23, 2002 at 14:48:56 (CST)

I prefer Bottle Rocket to Rushmore, and I would LOVE to see a criterion edition of it. Especially one including the original short film!
Andrew Harrington
Los Angeles, CA USA - Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 14:42:10 (CST)

The Rushmore Criterion Collection is probably the most pain-stakingly creative DVD I have ever experienced. Granted I have not experienced many, and my partiality does lean towards Rushmore, but nevertheless it seems that it was put together with a lot of care by the film makers themselves. So obviously they have to do this with Bottle Rocket and The Royal Tenenbaums when it comes out, and every other film these guys make from now on. The standard has been set with the Criterion Collection, and Bottle Rocket is a great film and deserves the same creative packaging. So Wes, Owen, dig up your auditon tapes and behind the scenes footage, the short film, and anything else, and get it out there.
Sam Hanchett
Annapolis, Maryland U.S.A. - Thursday, February 21, 2002 at 09:43:10 (CST)

Where is the short film?!?
Mike Carroll
Doylestown, PA USA - Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 11:36:28 (CST)

The current Bottle Rocket DVD is definitely unworthy of the great film it contains. Don’t you think we, the adoring public, deserve better?
Ben Arntz
Los Angeles, CA United States - Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 04:27:16 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is hands down one of the greatest films ever! I never get tired of it. It’s a classic. With Rushmore on the Criterion label, why not Bottle Rocket? I know that my friends and myself would definitely purchase such an edition. So do the right thing!
Stephane Farenga
Los Angeles, CA USA - Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 03:04:36 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is my favorite movie and even though I allready own the dvd, i would definatly purchase a Criterion edition if it were released. Release the greatest film ever made in Criterion at once!
Matteo Viggiano
Los Angeles, CA USA - Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 01:44:59 (CST)

Bottle Rocket deserves nothing less than a Criterion or Special Edition. It is a great film, and I know several people besides myself who would definitely purchase a new edition. Thanks.
Kevin Brian
Los Angeles, CA USA - Wednesday, February 20, 2002 at 01:41:18 (CST)

I’ll buy it, and I know at least ten friends who will also buy it.
greg asay
amherst, ma usa - Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 17:50:39 (CST)

Why not all Wes Anderson films under the Criterion label?
Benjamin Redder
Elmira, New York United States - Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 11:43:05 (CST)

Brilliant film…needs better treatment
Ty O’Connell
- Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at 10:53:56 (CST)

This film definitely needs to be in the criterion collection. I wouldn’ even have to think twice about purchasing it.
Jeremiah
Sierra Madre, CA usa - Monday, February 18, 2002 at 20:57:31 (CST)

i would definitely buy the dvd.
tiri
worcester, ma usa - Sunday, February 17, 2002 at 12:39:53 (CST)

I agree.
Chris Meade
Ionia, Michigan USA - Saturday, February 16, 2002 at 18:31:21 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is a most amazing film and deserves to be treated as one. It desperately needs a Criterion Collection DVD with extra information about this wonderful film. This film lends itself to an expanded format more than most others movies.
Tyler Ward
Eugene, Oregon USA - Friday, February 15, 2002 at 20:17:21 (CST)

Bottle Rocket definetly needs the Special Edition treatment! I’d love to see the original BR short film that Wes is reportedly so ashamed of.
Lamar
Baton Rouge, LA USA - Friday, February 15, 2002 at 12:36:50 (CST)

I love this movie. It definitly needs a Criterion DVD. I know of many people who would buy it if it came out.
Austen Frank
- Friday, February 15, 2002 at 00:15:08 (CST)

why should this film not be respected? there are bonuses to be added, commentary to be heard, and (of course) the short film to be enjoyed. Please, please, PLEASE re-release the DVD!
jonathan schenke
houston, tx usa - Wednesday, February 13, 2002 at 17:07:09 (CST)

I think it would be a good idea to release a criteria collection for bottle rocket featuring the orginal short, some commentary and any other goodies. It would also be cool if you release rushmore critera edition, bottle rocket criteria, and royal tenebaums as a set and a fraction of the cost.
nicholas avey
rocklin, ca USA - Tuesday, February 12, 2002 at 01:14:57 (CST)

We need more movies like Bottle Rocket. In an age of boring movies such as “American Pie” and lame gross-out humor of the Farrely Brother’s “films”,Wes Anderson’s movies are a breath of fresh air. I am sooo thankful for filmmakers like Owen and Wes.
Brandon Stewart
Graham, Washington USA - Monday, February 11, 2002 at 14:13:48 (CST)

“Nihilo sanctum estne?”–Miss Cross. Um, yeah, I was really disappointed to find out that the DVD was released w/o a commentary.
Francesca Kober
Plainfield, NJ - Monday, February 11, 2002 at 11:24:22 (CST)

why ‘bottle rocket’? two reasons: 1. what better way to examine the development of anderson & co.? 2. it’s an amazing film. finis.
mark andrew hamilton
calgary, alberta canada - Sunday, February 10, 2002 at 15:30:53 (CST)

GIVE ME A GOOD DVD ON THE BEST MOVIE OF THE 90’s!!!!!
Noah Vernau
Eau Claire, WI USA - Sunday, February 10, 2002 at 15:14:32 (CST)

Eeey, how bout a Criterion edition of both “Bottle Rocket” and “The Royal Tenenbaums.” It could happen!
Tim Ferrin
Chicago, IL USA - Sunday, February 10, 2002 at 14:12:40 (CST)

YES!!!! PLEASE!!!!!
Kevin Haley
Boston, MA USA - Saturday, February 09, 2002 at 22:34:20 (CST)

CRITERION!!!
Giahn Carlson
Richmond, VA USA - Saturday, February 09, 2002 at 11:15:19 (CST)

Yes!
Diane Eisenstein
- Friday, February 08, 2002 at 18:04:36 (CST)

A new DVD of Bottle Rocket with the original short and any other extras would be a must have.
Timothy Louis
LA, CA USA - Thursday, February 07, 2002 at 14:28:43 (CST)

Wes Anderson has answered our prayer of someday having another comedic mastermind after Woody Allen. His first feature, “Bottle Rocket” is most definitely underrated at the moment. Please PLEase PLEASE!! We need a Criterion Collection DVD - as all of Anderson’s films deserve. For someone who, in my opinion, is the world’s greatest director working today, another version of “Bottle Rocket” on DVD is the least you can do.
Andy Ferguson moviemaker84hotmail
Anderson, IN USA - Thursday, February 07, 2002 at 09:32:25 (CST)

CMON! Its a goddam classic! Dont be silly and give us what we want! “Lets get lucky!”
kuj cash
bklyn, ny usa - Wednesday, February 06, 2002 at 21:22:23 (CST)

An outstanding film by my favourite filmmaker. Rushmore is my all time favourite film and Bottle Rocket is great too, therefore I would definetely purchase a special edition dvd
Scott Gleine
Parma, Ohio USA - Wednesday, February 06, 2002 at 15:00:56 (CST)

this is a great idea
marcus quimby
keene, NH US - Wednesday, February 06, 2002 at 13:31:53 (CST)

sounds good
scott schwartz
alton, il usa - Wednesday, February 06, 2002 at 09:29:53 (CST)

Wow, I can’t believe I haven’t signed this thing yet.
Amanda Kruel
Kirkwood (St. Louis), Missouri USA - Tuesday, February 05, 2002 at 00:26:59 (CST)

the short film and any other anecdotal happenings caught while making BR. dynamite, pole-vaulting, laughing gas, choppers…e on!
christine
ypsilanti, michigan u.s.a - Saturday, February 02, 2002 at 10:45:54 (CST)

It really should have the original short — but they’ll never do it.
Drew Martin
Raleigh, NC - Friday, February 01, 2002 at 16:38:55 (CST)

it better have an audeo commentary
Ryan
- Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 19:47:26 (CST)

The Rushmore DVD was great, we need one for bottle rocket now
Matt Allemang
cincinnati, OH USA - Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 08:45:45 (CST)

In many peoples’ opinions, Bottle Rocket is the greatest of the Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson films. I can’t even find a non-special-edition copy of it.
Jared Gibson
Aspen, CO USA - Thursday, January 31, 2002 at 02:34:06 (CST)

EXACTLY!
Julia McMillion
Nettie , WV USA - Wednesday, January 30, 2002 at 21:08:28 (CST)

Please make criterion bottle rocket, even though i already own it id by the buy new one, wes is a amazin, you can never go wrong with a wes criterion
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I need running commentary! I need Production stills! I need trailers, deleted scenes, and storyboards!
Jeremy Miller
Columbus, Ohio USA - Tuesday, January 29, 2002 at 20:07:46 (CST)

Surely you’ll note the recent success of The Royal Tenenbaums as just one reason out of many to pay due respect to Wes Anderson; as he is a very fine filmmaker, indeed. Thus, we MUST treat his masterpiece Bottle Rocket as it should be. It is worthy of a Criterion Collection release!
morty tambeau
portland, or usa - Monday, January 28, 2002 at 15:35:08 (CST)

This movie changed the way I evaluate comedic films. If the Criterion Collection can have a Beastie Boys concert in its catalogue, it can have Bottle Rocket.
Shawn Floyd
Canton, OH USA - Sunday, January 27, 2002 at 08:33:38 (CST)

in many video stores where i live, i am unable to find a copy of bottlerocket. if a new version (particulary a special edition) would allow many people to be exposed to a great film.
brian lough
lindsay, ok usa - Saturday, January 26, 2002 at 20:26:48 (CST)

I really want to see a special edition for this. Idcluding the original 13 minute short would be awesome, I’d love to see it.
Robert Catt
Jeffersonville, IN 47130 - Saturday, January 26, 2002 at 04:05:18 (CST)

Wes for the love of god PLAESE make a Criterion version of Bottle Rocket.
Houston represent man.
Roman Perez
Houston(honest), Texas USA - Friday, January 25, 2002 at 17:48:14 (CST)

If a Criterion edition of “Bottle Rocket” should be released, I solemnly pledge to purchase it on its day of release.
Marc Heiden
Chicago, IL USA - Friday, January 25, 2002 at 15:40:35 (CST)

If a Critereon Edition is released, I promise to buy it on the first day it comes out. And my friends will too. By the way, I’m f*cking innocent!
Jarama Lateef
Rockville, MD USA - Friday, January 25, 2002 at 13:56:29 (CST)

I’m waiting for the Critierion edition so I can buy this DVD
Brian B. Brown
Detroit, MI 48236 - Friday, January 25, 2002 at 11:48:04 (CST)

hey, even we in ghost towns on the side of mountains in the dry desert heat need a good version of bottle rocket. i was highly disapointed when i got bottle rocket without any features! ugh! owen and wes, if theres no new dvd, you are out, he’s out and i dont think im in either.
scott mcshame
jerome, arizona us - Thursday, January 24, 2002 at 21:07:53 (CST)

bottle rocket to the max! we need to have the great dvd power that rushmore holds! cheers to bottle rocket! come on wes and owen! come on! crack the safe!
todd natti
buffalo, ny usa - Thursday, January 24, 2002 at 21:03:17 (CST)

Please re-release Bottlerocket with at least a commentary from Owen and Wes
Nick Palumbo
Bristol, RI USA - Thursday, January 24, 2002 at 18:21:47 (CST)

Bottle Rocket deserves no less than the prestigious Criterion Collection label upon its spine. Criterion Collection is by far the best DVD collection, especially for eager film students such as myself, but the CriCo will never be truly loved until Bottle Rocket is a member
Curt P. Harris
Gainesville, Florida USA - Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 21:31:26 (CST)

dvd with commentary and original short would be great!
John Forester
Glenview, IL USA - Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 21:00:54 (CST)

please release a new and improved dvd of Bottle Rocket. muchos gracias.
lisa nosek
chicago, il usa - Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 14:37:37 (CST)

There must be more to offer!
Jeff S. Hinrichs
Atlanta, GA USA - Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 08:44:13 (CST)

Bottle Rocket and The Royal Tenenbaums deserve nothing less than the full Criterion treatment. I saw rushmore in the theater, but my Criterion dvd remains my favorite place to view it. these films deserve it!
CJ
plymouth, MA USA - Wednesday, January 23, 2002 at 04:49:44 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is too great a movie to be given such a poor DVD treatment. Please give us more!
carlos hazoury
boston, MA united states - Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at 23:10:02 (CST)

Please consider expanding this film. It is a tool to teach what cinematic excellence can be.
Jay Fink
Miami, FL USA - Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at 21:30:14 (CST)

Bottle Rocket deserves a kick ass DVD, being such an incredible work of cinema. I am interested to hear what those involved in the film have to say. We paying customers deserve audio commentary!
Drew BabeMagnytaol
Miami, FL USA - Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at 18:15:59 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is probably the most amazing film ever. I am only 14 years old and ever since I saw the film when I was 10, I was opened up to a whole new type of comedy and style. Now I am continuing to make films and act in my brothers films (He’s 24) and I need more influence from. Besides, I am very interested in seing more content on the making of the film.
Vinny De Giulio
Kenilworth, Illinois United States - Tuesday, January 22, 2002 at 16:44:10 (CST)

criterion. original short. commentary with luke, owen, and wes. please.
Jeremy Hunsucker
Evanston, IL USA - Monday, January 21, 2002 at 20:49:41 (CST)

“Bottle Rocket” is quickly becoming a well known modern classic and with the sucess of “The Royal Tenenbaums” more people will want to seek out Wes Anderson & Owen Wilson’s seminal work. The original short film should absolutely be included. The fascination people have with filmmaking will lead them to the DVD *specifically* because we will be able to witness the progression of that film from short to feature length film. Luke and Owen Wilson, and Wes Anderson have become quite well known and many of their fans will go out of their way to get any extra interviews with them. I know I will. Why not put together a Wes Anderson Package with all three of his films sold together!!! That would be fantastic. Sooo many people are waiting for this DVD.
Taina Vega
Kew Gardens, New York USA - Monday, January 21, 2002 at 19:05:50 (CST)

Best…movie…ever. if current crap commerce passing itself off as a movie like “The Fast and the Furious” gets special features, why not Bottle Rocket? one of the greatest funniest films of all time.
Brandon Jenkins
Talbott, TN USA - Monday, January 21, 2002 at 15:53:09 (CST)

Wes Anderson is the best thing to happen to American cinema in decades. He is a true original, and all three of his films deserve the ultimate DVD treatment. Criterion has already done a wonderful job on Rushmore (I watch that disc at least once a month) and Bottle Rocket would be a wonderful addition to the Collection. In fact, Criterion should simultaneously release DVDs of Bottle Rocket and The Royal Tenenbaums, Anderson’s newest classic. As others have said, the BR disc should contain a commentary by Anderson and Owen Wilson (Luke, too, if possible), the original short film, deleted scenes, modern-day interviews with the cast and crew… and whatever else you can come up with! This baby will SELL.
Clay Clifton
Boynton Beach, FL US - Monday, January 21, 2002 at 15:51:11 (CST)

Look, I just spent $43 on Rushmore. Think of how much I’ll spend on Bottle Rocket.
Thomas Thompson
Slidell, Louisiana USA - Monday, January 21, 2002 at 08:06:42 (CST)

A DVD with special features would be awesome and with the 15 min short it would be spectactular
Brad Alexander
Jonesboro, AR USA - Monday, January 21, 2002 at 01:57:43 (CST)

I believe many people will want a special edition…especially the late
bloomers who are most likely just learning about Bottle Rocket after having seen The Royal Tenenbaums. For those so unfortunate to only now be
awakened to the glory that is Bottle Rocket, and for those of us who do see your movies more than once in the theatre during regular priced showings….I ask sweetly, could you please, at the very minimum, add a commentary? Thank you.
Jill Blum
Baltimore, MD USA - Saturday, January 19, 2002 at 16:54:57 (CST)

beef up the dvd when you get the rights to include the 15-min short. please.
mike macdonald
ny, ny - Saturday, January 19, 2002 at 13:05:47 (CST)

I would gladly fork over any amount of money for a
special edition treatment for Bottle Rocket. It’ has to
have the original short film, commentary by Wes, Luke,
and Owen on a single track, and atleast the theatrical
trailer. C’mon, you know you want to make it.
Paul Losada
baltimore, maryland u.s.a. - Saturday, January 19, 2002 at 12:15:25 (CST)

the rushmore criterion dvd package is amazing, and bottlerocket deserves the same….maybe we could finally see the black and white short……
ryan mrozowski
indiana, PA usa - Saturday, January 19, 2002 at 11:18:09 (CST)

This movie has got to be a special edition because it was Wes Anderson’s first movie and that should be a big deal.
Kyle Lightner
Erie, Pennsylvania USA - Saturday, January 19, 2002 at 09:21:49 (CST)

PLEASE release a special version of Bottle Rocket. This movie deserves much more than the current DVD without even a commentary track.
Jeremy Morton
Janesville, WI USA - Friday, January 18, 2002 at 16:22:02 (CST)

This dvd needs to be made.
Marie Kelly
Royal Oak, Michigan USA - Friday, January 18, 2002 at 07:34:41 (CST)

This movie is great
Brian Ambrose
Baltimore, MD 21236 - Thursday, January 17, 2002 at 12:21:38 (CST)

Please–release a Bottle Rocket DVD with SPECIAL FEATURES, such as audio commentary by cast/director, outtakes, deleted scenes, and the original Bottle Rocket short film. thank you!!!!
Nada Rayyes
Long Beach, Ca - Wednesday, January 16, 2002 at 17:18:39 (CST)

Please… Please… Please! release a criterian release of Bottle rocket, it is one of the greatet films of all time
Dan
Langhorne, Pennsyvania America - Monday, January 14, 2002 at 19:36:08 (CST)

please please please make a new bottle rocket dvd!!!! owen wilson is sooooooo cute!!!
Malory Terranova
Oxford, PA USA - Monday, January 14, 2002 at 14:55:54 (CST)

Here is some evidence to back my statement up.

www.davisdvd/News/12_01.htm

12.01.01 BOTTLE ROCKET

A reader sends in this great bit of news: “At a screening of The Royal Tenenbaums at Lincoln Center, writer/director Wes Anderson mentioned that both his first feature film, Bottle Rocket, and Tenenbaums would be getting DVD releases under the Criterion Collection banner. There’s no word on when we could expect these, but he did mention that they hope to get started on Bottle Rocket ‘real soon’”.

Justin
East Lansing, MI USA - Monday, January 14, 2002 at 12:53:39 (CST)

Victorious!!!!

Criterion Collection has announced plans for a Criterion Version of not just Bottle Rocket, but The Royal Tenenbaums as well. I think that they are leaning towards directors series. (i.e. Michael Bay-god help us)

Thank God for Wes Anderson and Cameron Crowe.
Justin
East Lansing, MI USA - Monday, January 14, 2002 at 12:39:49 (CST)

Please, please, please, oh, PLEASE
Charles Harden Tharp V
Richland, WA USA - Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 23:55:21 (CST)

Rushmore has been the formative movie in my film experience. Because of it, and because of the Royal Tenenbaums, I want to give my life to the art of film. Many directors point to Orsen Welles and Citizen Kane as their inspiration to live a life of film. For me, it was Wes Anderson, and his first film, named by Martin Scorcese the seventh greatest movie of the nineties (this man made Taxi Driver. He made Raging Bull.) is Bottle Rocket — a movie that threw off my line of thought more than 2001: A Space Odessey did for people of its day. This movie set Wes Anderson’s world stage, and Wes Anderson has proven himself the greatest film maker in a generation. The Criterion Collection should be drooling to add this movie to its outstanding list, which, most laudably, contatins Rushmore.
Casey Creel
Greensboro, North Carolina USA - Sunday, January 13, 2002 at 01:53:07 (CST)

the artistry of wes anderson and owen wilson rightfully deserve respect and neccessary attention in the form of what would be a special edition DVD. An avid fan of the wilson clan and other anderson films I claim that such an investment be made in favor of the films’ milestone in american culture. Not such a movie has been made since the inception of Ferris Bueller’s day OFF. This film deserves a DVD director’s commentary among other footnotes and trinkets of the film’s posterity. Ultimately, the fate of genius lies in your hands.

Bryan Maurer
Chesapeake, Virginia USA - Saturday, January 12, 2002 at 22:40:21 (CST)

“Bottle Rocket” and “Rushmore” compared, are equally distinguished as the other, and because of this “Bottle Rocket” should get a proper DVD as “Rushmore”
ross burlingame
Lancaster, PA USA - Saturday, January 12, 2002 at 18:14:08 (CST)

please give bottle rocket the same treatment the super rusmore dvd got. and include the short (which few have probably seen). thank you.
cory everett
philadelphia, pa 19107 - Saturday, January 12, 2002 at 01:06:58 (CST)

Wes, Luke Owen, Kumar and Dipak deserve better than this.
Daniel Arnold
Milwaukee, WI USA - Friday, January 11, 2002 at 20:03:18 (CST)

yeah….and release it with the original short you jack asses.
chaylon blancett
santa clara, ca us - Friday, January 11, 2002 at 16:28:26 (CST)

I’d buy it in a second.
Thayer Morrill
Washington, DC USA - Friday, January 11, 2002 at 13:24:31 (CST)

With the immense popularity of Royal Tenenbaums, i think it would be great to have a Special Edition Bottle Rocket DVD… I have read that Wes would be interested in such a project, and i think the fans would respond well.
Aaron Pollak
Suffern, NY USA - Friday, January 11, 2002 at 00:10:41 (CST)

Applejack forever.
Chet Chabuk
Boston, MA USA - Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 20:13:11 (CST)

For the love of god, just do it.
Andrew Mumma
Bethlehem, PA USA - Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 18:22:31 (CST)

A re-release is a must for this excellent film. Hopefully the new one will contain the 13 minute B/W short.
Shaun Bensol
Bellmore, NY USA - Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 17:47:29 (CST)

NEW DVD PLEASE!
Cristina Merritt
CA USA - Thursday, January 10, 2002 at 01:19:05 (CST)

OBVIOUSLY!!!!! I’ll buy two.
matt young
san jose, ca usa - Wednesday, January 09, 2002 at 21:15:24 (CST)

PLEASE MAKE A BETTER ONE!!!!….
Kenneth Price
- Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at 21:40:34 (CST)

The time has come. We need a special edition DVD. We are the kind of people who live for deleted scenes and directors’ commentary. You must understand this.
Adri
Lawrence, Kansas USA - Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at 14:48:31 (CST)

i would buy a special edition of bottle rocket on dvd!
rudie obias
cleveland, ohio united states - Tuesday, January 08, 2002 at 01:11:26 (CST)

I would buy the special edition Bottlerocket DVD in a jiffy! Tell Anthony I love him!
Jason
CA - Monday, January 07, 2002 at 17:48:25 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is one of my top 5 favorite movies of all time. I would love to see a special edition released on DVD, I think this movie deserves it.
Mike Hill
Arlington, VA USA - Monday, January 07, 2002 at 10:40:59 (CST)

i believe that the quality filmmaking displayed in Bottle Rocket would be best showcased in a Criterion Edition….please, give this wonderful film the treatment that it deserves
nick la russo
bowling green, ohio usa - Monday, January 07, 2002 at 05:11:29 (CST)

The yellow jumpsuits warrant audio-commentary. Great movie.
Christina Felisgrau
Miami, FL USA - Sunday, January 06, 2002 at 22:53:02 (CST)

please. bottle rocket special edition. we need it. thank you.
adam newton
eugene, oregon unitedstates - Sunday, January 06, 2002 at 00:05:30 (CST)

One of our favorite movies. we’d love a special edition.
Jason and Amy Gantt
Nashville, Tennessee U.S.A. - Sunday, January 06, 2002 at 00:02:47 (CST)

Although I don’t own a DVD player, if a new and improved Bottle Rocket DVD was released, I would immediately run out and buy a DVD player! (and the BR DVD too, of course)
maggie
Chicago, IL - Saturday, January 05, 2002 at 14:54:58 (CST)

Wes is the greatest! Please give us an SE of Bottle Rocket!
Jeremy Johnson
Shreveport, Louisiana USA - Saturday, January 05, 2002 at 12:49:36 (CST)

we certainly need this dvd treated better. i can’t belive it has not been.
matt manduchi
- Friday, January 04, 2002 at 19:51:16 (CST)

The Criterion edition of “Rushmore” is a cornerstone of my DVD collection, not to mention one of the best DVDs of its kind for supplemental information. “Bottle Rocket” would occupy a similarly lofty position.
C. M. Sienko
Chicago, IL U.S.A. - Friday, January 04, 2002 at 16:46:24 (CST)

As if you had a touch to loose. Best Movie ever.
TomShaw
NYC, NY USA - Friday, January 04, 2002 at 10:21:19 (CST)

I would pay through the nose and all my other oriphices for a Bottle Rocket: SE.
Andy Merriman
Charlestown, Indiana USA - Thursday, January 03, 2002 at 15:22:22 (CST)

I own the original disc and will gradly buy a special edition!
James Lodolce
Brookfield, IL USA - Thursday, January 03, 2002 at 15:17:09 (CST)

The Rushmore Criterion DVD is the most beloved DVD in my collection. Similar treatment with Bottle Rocket would be wonderful.
M. David Toy
Charlestown, IN USA - Thursday, January 03, 2002 at 14:55:24 (CST)

I hope a jump suit catalogue will be inclided too…
Marko Petrovic
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - Thursday, January 03, 2002 at 04:49:43 (CST)

Please bring us the glory of a Criteron Edition Bottle Rocket. The Rushmore Criteron Edition was worth every penny.
Michael Harper
Ventura, Ca USA - Wednesday, January 02, 2002 at 15:37:24 (CST)

Every crap movie made gets a special edition, why not this excellent film?
Jeremy Millington
Lakewood , CA US - Wednesday, January 02, 2002 at 14:59:18 (CST)

brilliance captured on film. of all the junk that gets a special edition these days, it’s an utter crime for this to not have one.
rob smith
lancaster, pa 17603 - Tuesday, January 01, 2002 at 15:12:32 (CST)

C’mon man. please…
Ben
the ATL, GA United States - Monday, December 31, 2001 at 13:19:16 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is an under-appreciated masterpiece that deserves a worthy DVD edition.
John
Miami, Oklahoma USA - Sunday, December 30, 2001 at 00:48:44 (CST)

This is one of the most entertatining films ever created and is definitely worth a DVD release. There’s a great chance I would buy it.
Connor Mason
Brentwood, TN USA - Saturday, December 29, 2001 at 14:35:26 (CST)

let’s get lucky…
timothy richards
nashville, tennessee usa - Saturday, December 29, 2001 at 13:22:01 (CST)

On December 12 I drove 15 hours to see The Royal Tenenbaums in New York. That kind of fanatacism started with Bottle Rocket. Please give us a Criterion Collection DVD. Thank You.
Hank Bedford
Nashville, Tn USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 22:42:15 (CST)

We did it though, didn’t we? Yeah we did it alright.
Pete Regis
Chicago, IL USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 15:54:55 (CST)

If Criterion doesn’t pick this up, then you’re out. And I’m out too.
Joe Trimble
Franklin, Tennessee USA - Thursday, December 27, 2001 at 12:51:33 (CST)

I would love a director’s commentary
Ken Weide
Scottsdale, AZ - Wednesday, December 26, 2001 at 22:53:35 (CST)

Best movie ever man.
Justin Ransom
Irving, Texas USA - Tuesday, December 25, 2001 at 22:28:07 (CST)

Please add Bottle Rocket to the Criterion Collection.
Christopher Grimsley
Atlanta, GA USA - Monday, December 24, 2001 at 19:46:22 (CST)

take my money. give me a better bottle rocket dvd and i will give you more money. we will both be happy then.
Scott
Naperville, IL USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 23:18:58 (CST)

Release a collectors edition of Bottle Rocket with great extras for the fans and we won’t call the gang,man!
Kaka! Kaka!
Mando
California United States - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 21:55:16 (CST)

If respeced filmmaker Martin Scorcese named it one of the best films of the 90’s, that should be enough for Criterion and Sony to sit up and take heed and make a special edition DVD of this most fabulous film. “Yah…pull your head out of your ass.”
Ryan Osborne
Gainesville, Fl USA - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 20:55:09 (CST)

just give us the new dvd, and all this madness can stop
eric doise
baton rouge, la usa - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 18:13:51 (CST)

Making a quality BottleRocket DVD is a ‘win-win’ situtation, all the fans will buy one making them happy, ensuring a profit making the DVD producer happy. Three things the DVD must have for me to buy it is- 1)the orginal full-length script; 2) the orginal 13min B.R. short 3) a version of the B.R. feature that incorporates all the deleted footage orginally shot in mind for the 300 page script; don’t say #3 can’t be done, because they did it for the RushHour 2 DVD. nuff said~ Future Man
Jystin Daviz
Baltimore, MD - Sunday, December 23, 2001 at 13:13:16 (CST)

i love bottlerocket. please make a better dvd.
mel
columbus, oh usa - Saturday, December 22, 2001 at 21:17:32 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is fantastic and deserves a better dvd… one that isnt just a pretty vcr-tape. come on, people, give the masses what they deserve!
Fleming
Winter Park, Florida USA - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 23:29:14 (CST)

godamnit… I’m in!
Adam LN
Vancouver, BC Canada - Friday, December 21, 2001 at 04:57:53 (CST)

Bottle Rocket certainly deserves great treatment on DVD, as any Wes Anderson film does.

“I can’t think unless the gun is on the paper.”
Steve Caputo
North Brookfield, MA USA - Thursday, December 20, 2001 at 10:38:28 (CST)

Bottle Rocket deserves a better DVD! I’ll buy it, cus I’m innocent.
Darrin Walters
Norman, Oklahoma USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 16:53:43 (CST)

One of my favorite comedies of all-time! We deserve a quality DVD set — don’t fall victim to the same pathetic fate as Dumb and Dumber on DVD!
Marc Papaj
Las Vegas, NV USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 00:41:53 (CST)

This is a great film and has a market. It will not be the biggest selling DVD release, but you’ll make money and you’ll have happy customers. I’ll be one of the happy customers.
Guy Smiley
LA, CA USA - Wednesday, December 19, 2001 at 00:04:58 (CST)

Not only would I buy a new/better DVD issue of Bottle Rocket, but also I would buy a copy for all of my friends…the movie is AWESOME!
Andrew Frey
Hudson, MA U.S.A. - Tuesday, December 18, 2001 at 13:21:02 (CST)

One of the best movies of the decade
Bob Pentland
Rapid City, SD USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 16:33:24 (CST)

I have been wishing for a special edition release of this dvd for quite some time…I would purchase it in a second if it is release..Please release this movie!
Trip
Memphis, TN USA - Monday, December 17, 2001 at 09:06:59 (CST)

at least make a dvd with the trailer and deleted scenes. if not with wes’ commentary
neil carnahan
santa ana, ca usa - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 15:32:57 (CST)

I love, Love, LOVE my Rushmore Criterion, and want Bottle Rocket on Criterion, too. PLEASE!
Beth Perry
Simi Valley, CA USA - Sunday, December 16, 2001 at 00:11:38 (CST)

Not having a “special edition” release of this movie would be nothing less than a travesty against mankind.
Andre
Whistler, BC CANADA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 23:20:44 (CST)

What Clerks did for indy film, Bottlerocket did ten times that and in a very intelligent manor. An updated DVD with commentary and the original short seems inevitable so why not start now and maybe even pull an Evil Dead and reissue it every other month with new stuff.
Timothy John Ruland
Laramie, WY USA - Friday, December 14, 2001 at 14:59:19 (CST)

I don’t think anyone could disagree that Wes Anderson is an important new filmmaker of this age. Bottle Rocket itself tanked at the Box Office but found a life on video. It’s only logical to indulge the cinematic genius of Mr.’s Anderson and Wilson while tapping the great resources of young wealthy cineastes. It’s win-win, I think.
Jacob Wolfson
New York, NY USA - Thursday, December 13, 2001 at 13:57:03 (CST)

In this day and age, it is almost a crime to release a movie only DVD.
Sean Noyes
Kansas city, MO USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 15:54:56 (CST)

a bottle rocket dvd with commentary by wes (and owen and luke), and especially with the original short, would be a little bit of heaven in a box.
john gray
Austin, TX USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 15:04:24 (CST)

let’s do this!
Daniel Reece
Cedar Creek, Texas USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 12:36:10 (CST)

Please give us a criterion edition of Bottle Rocket. I have the regular DVD and I love it, but I want and need more. If there are people out there that are willing to buy the same movie 3 times (VHS, old DVD, new DVD) then it must be worth doing.
Josh Grantham
Atlanta, GA USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 09:36:14 (CST)

This film deserves a special edition DVD. Interest is high and will continue to grow with Wes Anderson’s career.
Jonathan
Glen Mills, PA USA - Wednesday, December 12, 2001 at 05:13:13 (CST)

for the love of god, please make a special edition “bottle rocket” dvd
corey
florence, al usa - Tuesday, December 11, 2001 at 16:52:05 (CST)

nihilo sanctum estne?
ted cunningham
st. louis, missouri USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 14:51:25 (CST)

Kumar deserves it…you know it, and we know it.
CJ Shively
Flagstaff, AZ USA - Monday, December 10, 2001 at 13:58:06 (CST)

Wes Anerson rocks and all his films deserve special treatment.
Eric Gilbert
denton, tx USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 12:25:05 (CST)

i have been a fan of wes anderson and owen wilson since bottle rocket came out…it is still one of my favorite movies!! i’ve watched it over a dozen times, but only had the VHS. i recently got a computer with a DVD player and my roommate took her video player when she moved out, so i can only watch dvds now! and the only reason why i didn’t get the bottle rocket dvd is b/c there’s not much on it and it’s not worth my money (which i have very little of being a college student)…but i would definitley buy it if there were a better version of it. thanks!
Julie Koo
Cambridge, MA USA - Sunday, December 09, 2001 at 01:07:55 (CST)

I just spent AU$80 on the criterion Rushmore. I would do the same for a dvd release of Bottle Rocket with at least some extras. Please consider.
stina thomas
perth, w.a. australia - Saturday, December 08, 2001 at 03:19:27 (CST)

If you don’t think Bottle Rocket deserves a better DVD then you, my friend, are a damn fool, a Damn fool.
TQuinn
Chicago, Illinois USA - Thursday, December 06, 2001 at 00:23:38 (CST)

we want more!
rob bird
provo, ut usa - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 17:34:57 (CST)

I believe Wes Anderson to be at the forefront of current important directors, and in my opinion, one of the most interesting ones. I am a huge fan of Criterion DVDs, and Rushmore is my favorite. I own the current Bottle Rocket DVD and am disappointed each time I watch it because there is no commentary or other extras to accompany what is an excellent and oft overlooked piece of filmmaking. I urge Criterion to consider releasing Bottle Rocket and further its wonderful tradition.
Tommy Hernandez
New York, New York USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 15:26:46 (CST)

But of course there MUST be a Criterion release of Bottle Rocket!!
Generally Criterion sticks to a pattern of releasing all (or at least the major) films of certain directors, and as they chose Wes Anderson for Rushmore, it’s only natural that they release Bottle Rocket as well.
May I remind you, you higher-ups at Criterion, that you had the gall to release The Rock and Armageddon (THESE FILMS ARE NOT ART, PEOPLE —– were you paid off by Jerry Bruckheimer and/or Michael Bay, or WHAT????).
Make up for it by releasing Bottle Rocket.
Thank you very much.
Jennifer Corum
Knoxville, TN USA - Wednesday, December 05, 2001 at 14:34:36 (CST)

There is no other option, there must be a better Bottle Rocket DVD.
Will
Marietta, GA USA - Tuesday, December 04, 2001 at 17:39:45 (CST)

This movie is truly an accomplishment and deserves to be treated like the amazing piece of art that it is.
Stephen Wolfe
Lawrence, KS USA - Monday, December 03, 2001 at 19:58:08 (CST)

I haven’t yet seen bottle rocket but having it done by the directors of Rushmore, I would most certainly have to see such a film. The genius of Rushmore can only be a glimpse of the other work such a director must have touched upon, thus I am certain that Bottle Rocket lives up to it’s fame.
Ivan Salas
Pico Rivera, CA USA - Friday, November 30, 2001 at 18:43:33 (CST)

Bottle Rocket, simply put, is on the top of my most-wanted on Criterion list. I would love to see it given the treatment it deserves.
Robert B. Smith
Beaverton, OR - Friday, November 30, 2001 at 14:09:40 (CST)

and it should include the original short black and white version of bottle rocket, too.
Tim Zwettler
Milwaukee, WI USA - Thursday, November 29, 2001 at 23:19:33 (CST)

BOTTLE ROCKET—-we need this, please dont deprive us, we need our fix!!!
Nate Thomas
- Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at 22:50:06 (CST)

it is imperitive that bottle rocket gets a special edition dvd! they should have commentary by kumar.
jon anzalone
dobbs ferry, ny usa - Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at 18:37:02 (CST)

Funny I saw this. I just went to buy Bottle Rocket two days ago and then found it was $26 for a bare bones DVD. Thanks, but no thanks. I’m now waiting for a special edition.
Mark Kiely
Lake Forest, CA USA - Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at 16:48:04 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is such a unique, affectionate film. I would love to get a glimpse into its creation with some documentaries or some comments from Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson. “Bottle Rocket” is jealous of its little brother “Rushmore” and that awesome Criterion DVD!
Holly
Wheeling, IL USA - Wednesday, November 28, 2001 at 15:48:58 (CST)

Any movie Scorsese puts on his best of the year list should be treated as such. Give us and Martin more Bottlerocket!
Jeremy Shellhorn
Raleigh, NC USA - Tuesday, November 27, 2001 at 16:28:49 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is one of my favorite films. Wes
Anderson is Brilliant. I now want to own this
on DVD but a Special Edition is really needed.
So Im holding off til it is released as a special
edition.thanks for reading.

-Mike
Michael Pakula
Toronto, Ontario Canada - Thursday, November 22, 2001 at 00:16:37 (CST)

What an incredible movie, I can’t believe it’s getting the shaft like this. Ca-Caw!
Jon
- Wednesday, November 21, 2001 at 01:16:09 (CST)

Wes Anderson and Mark Mothersbaugh….You can’t go wrong!!!
Cory
Appleton, WI USA - Sunday, November 18, 2001 at 20:46:19 (CST)

I want the b/w short version of the film and commentary on the dvd. MUST HAVE!
Cal Slayton
Plano, TX USA - Friday, November 16, 2001 at 14:52:34 (CST)

I am just dying for a better released dvd for Bottle Rocket. A commentay by Wes and Owen is a must.
Kevin Steets
West Long Branch, NJ us - Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 20:28:50 (CST)

I can’t stress enough the amount of time my friends and I spend quoting this movie. It rightfully deserves a better quality DVD to do it justice
Tye Brown Akron, OH US - Wednesday, November 14, 2001 at 15:43:37 (CST)

AMAZING film, fantastic writing, perfect pacing, absolutely brilliant. It takes a pretty good film to make Rushmore look like a sophmore slump. Dump the Pan & Scan version on the disc to improve the picture quality on the widescreen and add a commentary track. There’s
Andrew Pierce
Minneapolis, MN USA - Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 18:27:30 (CST)

Genius, that rare bird, only fleetingly graces us with it’s presence. It is found in Bottle Rocket, as well as Rushmore (natch). What better way to study brilliance than with a sparkling special edition DVD? Maybe us lowly consumers can come one step closer to knowing the unknowable, or something close to that. If not, we can still laugh.
Evan Garcia
Los Angeles, CA USA - Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 16:06:11 (CST)

Bottle Rocket is one of the most brilliant movies of all time. Since it has such a strong fan base, a myriad of fans would flock to purchase such an item. I know I would, dag nabbit. So please, think wisely. An amazing film deserves an amazing DVD.
Erin Gleeson
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA - Friday, November 09, 2001 at 21:38:26 (CST)

The beauty, the genius behind this movie (Bottlerocket) is that every line can be broken down for comical value. Someday, when i have the means i will get a flat wall hung T.V. and have my Bottlerocket DVD playing on repeat all the time. Thus properly displaying it as the work of art that it is.
Tell Mr. Henry I said that.
bate kesselor
Salt Lake City, UT USA - Friday, November 09, 2001 at 16:14:35 (CST)

please release an updated version of bottlerocket
jacob smythe
jonesboro, arkansas united states of america - Friday, November 09, 2001 at 07:59:08 (CST)

The Criterion edition of Rushmore is so great, let s have one for Bottle Rocket!
John
San Francisco, CA USA - Thursday, November 08, 2001 at 18:27:22 (CST)

Those who love this film, which there are plenty would love to see the original 18 minutes that started it all. With that opportunity and so much more I can see no reason why we are not watching a new DVD RIGHT NOW. Okay, here’s the deal you make a new DVD and I will give you a WHOLE DOLLAE. Thank you and good day.
damian dayton
Holladay, UT America - Thursday, November 08, 2001 at 15:34:05 (CST)

i own the first, and i’ll own the second if they give it to us!!!
josh parker
salt lake city, ut usa - Wednesday, November 07, 2001 at 18:12:59 (CST)

i would buy 2.
erik rieger rieger37hotmail
denver, co usa - Friday, November 02, 2001 at 18:10:01 (CST)

BOB STOLE HIS CAR, HE’S GONE
THAT WAS A STOP SIGN
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING IN THE FREEZER
COMMON MAN, THATS APPLEJACK
WHO SET OFF THE FIRE ALARM….ITS CAUSE OF ALL THIS FUCKING SMOKE
GET BACK IN POSITIONS, ASSHOLES
ANTHONY, YOU’RE BLOWING OUR COVER
JUST A LITTLE GIRL FROM PARAGUAY
I’M AFRAID I CAN’T DO THAT EITHER…THEN YOU MY FRIEND ARE A DAMN FOOL, LETS GO BOB, BOB COMMON…A DAMN FOOL
DIGNAN, THE PICTURE’S REALLY NOT DOIN IT FOR ME RIGHT NOW….DOES THE FACT THAT I’M TRYING TO DO IT DO IT FOR YOU?
WHAT THE HELL HAS SHE EVER DONE WITH HER LIFE
BOB MAPLETHORPE, POTENTIAL GETAWAY DRIVER, GO
IT WAS AT THAT POINT THAT I REALIZED, NOT ONLY DID I NOT WANT TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, BUT I NEVER WANTED TO ANSWER ANOTHER WATERSPORTS QUESTION OR SEE ANY OF THESE PEOPLE EVER AGAIN
YOU’RE REALLY COMPLICATED AREN’T YOU
I DIDN’T KNOW SHE HAD A SISTER
YOU HAVE A GREAT SENSE OF HUMOR
THATS FUTUREMAN….UH, YEAH, I KNOW
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS….ITS A LEAF
BOB, YOU WERE TOLD TO THOUROGHLY CLEAN THE POOL
YOU’RE CALLING ME A BULLY, I’LL SHOW YOU A BULLY, BOB YOU’RE ONLY GONNA MAKE THIS TAKE LONGER
AWWW, MY EAR
THIS IS GREAT, WE’RE DOING THE LAUNDRY, YOU’RE WORKING ON YOUR VOCABULARY, WE’RE SHARING SOME TOMALES…..ITS JUST HOW I ALWAYS IMAGINED IT
I BLEW IT MAN, I GUESS I LOSE MY TOUCH
THEY’LL NEVER CATCH ME, CAUSE I’M FUCKIN INNOCENT
ROBIE, I THOUGHT YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE IN LITERATUE…ITS ALL FILLED UP…WELL THEY NEED YOU IN THE BACK
WHY DO YOU HAVE TAPE ON YOUR NOSE….UH, I GOT A CUT ACROSS THE BRIDGE
MOVE STRETCH
DID YOU SEE THE LOOK ON HIS FACE, DON’T DOUBLE CROSS THIS GUY
I’M JERRY AND THIS IS MY ASSOCIATE CORNELIUS
THAT ROCKY KID STRUCK ME AS A LITTLE WIERD, YEAH HE SAID HE LOVED YOU, NO, HE SAID HE LOVED you. NO HE WASN’T TRANSLATING, HE WAS SPEAKING ENGLISH, THAT HOW I UNDERSTOOD HIM….ANTHONY, YOU’RE BLOWING OUR COVER
SO I UH,…I HEARD YOU LOVE ME
BOB, I HOPE THIS DOESN’T OFFEND YOU, BUT YOUR BROTHERS AND ASSHOLE
HE GOT EVERYTHING….I BET HE GOT THAT GRAND PIANO…HE GOT EVERYTHING…I BET THAT GRAND PIANO IS WORTH TEN GRAND
POINTLESS ACT, YOU DON’T GIVE A $500 TIP TO THE HOUSE CLEANER
YEAH, LANDSCAPING, YOU KNOW, MOW THE LAWN, TRIM THE HEDGE, LANDSCAPING
CLAY, LOOK AT THIS GUY, HE LOOKS LIKE A LITTLE BANANA
DID YOU SEE WHAT HE WAS WEARING…YEAH, I KNOW PRETTY COOL
THE LAWNWRANGLES, YEAH ITS A LANDSCAPING COMPANY, BUT DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT A LANDSCAPING COMPANY IS A PERFECT FRONT FOR AN OPERATION
JUST BECAUSE ITS A FRONT, DOESN’T MEANT THAT SOMEONE DOESN’T HAVE TO DO THE ACTUAL LANDSCAPING
WHAT, ITS MY GUN, I PAID FOR IT…SAY IT AGAIN, SAY IT….ITS MY GUN…..ALRIGHT, HE’S OUT, YOU’RE OUT TOO, I DON’T THINK I’M IN EITHER, NO GANG
HOW THE HELL DOES AN ASSHOLE LIKE BOB GET SUCH A NICE KITCHEN
VAMANOS CLAY
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY AVID, DOES IT BOTHER YOU WHEN I TALK ABOUT THIS FITNESS STUFF?
YOU TOOK THE EARINGS DIGNAN, YOU TOOK EM?…..I KNOW YOU KNEW YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO TAKE EM CAUSE THEY WERE ON THE LIST OF THINGS DIGNAN’S NOT SUPPOSED TO TOUCH
COMMON MAN, YOU KNOW THERE’S NOTHING TO STEAL FROM MY MOM AND CRAIG
WHO’D YOU GET TO DO THAT, YOU BRIBE THE JANITOR?…SMART, SMART
I KNOW I DIDN’T SHOOT HIM
TELL ANTHONY I LOVE HIM
UH, OK MAN, I’LL TELL HIM
YOU TOLD YOUR FRIEND I WAS SOME KIND OF JET PILOT?
WHAT WAS I SUPPOSE TO TELL HER, THEY PUT YOU IN AN INSANE ASYLUM…I TOLD YOU BACK THEN AND I’LL TELL YOU NOW, IT WAS FOR EXHAUSTION
EXHAUSTION?…YES, EXHAUSTION….HOW CAN YOU BE EXHAUSTED, YOU HAVEN’T WORKED A DAY IN YOUR LIFE
WHO, DIGNAN?…WELL, YES DIGNAN….WHATS WRONG WITH DIGNAN?
I’M STACY SINCLAIR, ELIZABETH’S SORORITY SISTER
ARE YOU IN THE ARMY, AMIGO…NO, I JUST HAVE SHORT HAIR
YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO GET YOUR HAIR CUT…I’M AFRAID I CAN’T DO….THEN YOU’RE GONNA HAVE TO DYE IT RED…..AFRAID I CAN’T DO THAT EITHER…EVEN IF IT MEANS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOME TROOPER RECOGNIZING US AND TURNING US IN….I GUESS SO
I’M A RISK TAKER…I’M GROWING AND ENTIRE CROP OF MARIJUANA PLANTS IN MY BACKYARD
YO TENGO UN SITUACION CON MI FAMILIA
I’M SORRY, I HAVE A FAMILY SITUATION AND DIGNAN DOESN’T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT
BOB, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW YOU’RE BROTHER’S NOT A DRUG DEALER
WHAT A LEMON, ONE MINUTE ITS RUNNING GREAT, THE NEXT ITS DEAD ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD
AND I CAN’T FIX A CAR LIKE THIS CAUSE I DONT’ HAVE THE TOOLS AND EVEN IF I DID HAVE THE TOOLS I’M NOT SURE I COULD FIX CAR LIKE THIS
NO, I KNOW WE CAN, ITS EASY….DIGNAN, THAT NOT EVEN AN OPTION….THEN WE’RE GONNA HAVE TO HOTWIRE A CAR….AND THIS IDEA I DON’T BACK DOWN FROM
NO LIFE GUARD ON DUTY…SWIM AT YOU’RE OWN RISK…NO, I’M NOT THAT INSENSITIVE
SOMEONE’S ON THE ELEVATOR, IT MOVING, GO CHECK IT
BOB DROPPED HIS WALKIE TALKIE…WHO’S WATCHING THE FRONT DOOR
PUT YOUR MASKS ON…THEY’VE ALREADY SEEN OUR FACES DIGNAN
LET ME HAVE THIS ONE
SHIELD ME FROM THE BULLETS, THEY WON’T SHOOT CIVILIANS
ISN’T IT FUNNY HOW YOU USED TO BE IN THE NUT HOUSE AND NOW I’M IN HERE?
GRACE YOU’VE REALLY GOTTEN IN THE BAD HABBIT OF ASKING A HUGE AMOUNT OF QUESTIONS
WHEN DID GRACE GET SO CYNICAL
AW…ITS PERFECT, ITS PERFECT
MAYBE YOU NEVER HAD A TOUCH TO LOSE IN THE FIRST PLACE
I TOLD THE JUDGE WHEN THE COP HIT ME IT MUST’VE GIVEN ME CRS DISEASE…CRS IS A DISEASE WHERE YOU CAN’T REMEMBER SHIT…CRS..CAN’T REMEMBER SHIT
I’D APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULDN’T MENTION TO BOB ABOUT ME GETTIN FIRED
HE SAID TO ME THE OTHER DAY “BOB, JUST CAUSE YOU’RE A FUCK UP, YOU’RE STILL MY BROTHER”
BOB IN PARTICULAR IS NOT SUITED FOR THIS KIND OF WORK
I’M GONNA CALL MY GANG, THEY’RE RIGHT OUTSIDE..ANTHONY…KA KAA KA KAAA
BOY THAT GUY WAS A REAL CHATTERBOX
WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO YOU JERRY?

ILOSTMYTOUCH
BOULDER, CO USA - Friday, November 02, 2001 at 16:00:46 (CST)

DO IT!
ILOSTMYTOUCH ILOSTMYTOUCHYAHOO
BOULDER, COLORADO USA - Friday, November 02, 2001 at 14:52:24 (CST)

yup. a good thing. please?
anup
berkeley, CA. hank williams - Friday, November 02, 2001 at 02:21:50 (CST)

PLEASE! Do a better DVD for Bottle Rocket. I have the Criterion version of the Rushmore disk. I also used to own the studio released version. When the time and care are taken to produce a quality piece of work such as Bottle Rocket, it deserves a release with as much effort.
Cameron Mitchell
Pensacola, FL USA - Friday, October 26, 2001 at 13:53:37 (CDT)

Please re-release Bottle Rocket on DVD. There is so much more great information that could be included.
Tyrone Hankins
Richmond, Virginia USA - Monday, October 22, 2001 at 19:03:33 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket deserves better treatment on DVD.
Shannon Thompson
USA - Friday, October 19, 2001 at 20:51:03 (CDT)

No, I just have short hair.
Kelly Klein
Tucson, AZ USA USA USA - Friday, October 19, 2001 at 18:47:54 (CDT)

those who do not feel Bottle Rocket is one the of greatest movies ever created are lost souls!
dawn
kaiserslautern, germany - Friday, October 19, 2001 at 02:14:32 (CDT)

we must have a special edition bottle rocket. the film is a credit to society and a special edition dvd could only improve our quality of life.
michael charron
austin, tx usa - Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 19:05:47 (CDT)

fuckin’ a
James DeJulio
Los Angeles, CA - Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 15:20:27 (CDT)

I broke down and bought the bare bones DVD about a year ago. There are few movies I would buy again for a special edition, but Bottle Rocket is Definitely one of them.
Derek Ryan Hain
Lincoln, NE USA - Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 15:05:06 (CDT)

Martin Scorcese named “Bottle Rocket” in his top 10 films of the 90’s. This film is an amazing debut of so much talent. Show it some respect!
Lincoln-Shaun Sanders
Berkeley, CA USA - Thursday, October 18, 2001 at 14:22:38 (CDT)

It is not every day a director like Wes Anderson comes along. He had solidified him self as a major director in the film industry. He should be commended by giving his first film, “Bottle Rocket” the attention it deserves. If not for Wes, then for the fans.
Jason Morgan
Ashland, Ohio USA - Wednesday, October 17, 2001 at 17:43:13 (CDT)

Wes and Owen wrote a HIT MOVIE! Don’t ruin their special night, we need a Bottle Rocket Spec Ed like now! Over here in the U.K, Bottle Rocket isn’t even available on sell-through video, so Special edition DVD sales would naturally be pretty high.
Dan Palmer
Bournemouth, Dorset England - Sunday, October 14, 2001 at 19:52:20 (CDT)

“…what the fuck is this?”
“i thought i told wes to thoroughly make a special edition.”
“…its a dvd.”
Reuben Vanderkwaak
Des Moines, Iowa USA - Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 03:34:47 (CDT)

if you make a special edition of Bottle Rocket, I promise to buy it. For pete’s sake, if their making special editions of Patch Adams, can’t one of the best films of the past twenty years get one?
Harris Danow
New York, - Friday, October 12, 2001 at 15:41:17 (CDT)

There are too many movies that aren’t on DVD that should be. This is one example.
Owen K. Craig
Toronto, Ontario Canada - Friday, October 12, 2001 at 15:27:18 (CDT)

for crying out loud!
‘ordinary’ dvds may be fine for some films.
that does not apply in this case.
matt lapiska
nyc, ny us - Friday, October 12, 2001 at 15:16:50 (CDT)

wes anderson and the wilson boys are totally awesome. i have the bottle rocket dvd, but i was disappointed in the lack of material presented. at least give me some audio commentary with luke, wes, owen and maybe even kumar and andrew.
eric j
york, NE USA - Thursday, October 11, 2001 at 19:16:44 (CDT)

yes, i think everyone would agree with me that a criterion edition of bottle rocket is much needed… especially with the state of the world and everything.
malinda
san francisco, california USA - Sunday, October 07, 2001 at 23:38:13 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is fantastic!! Please — we beg of you! I too know a vast number of people who would purchase this film’s criterion collection release (or something similar). Thanks!
Laurie Rich
Elmhurst, IL USA - Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 23:42:52 (CDT)

Wes Anderson is by far my favorite director of all time. I bought both versions of Rushmore; his film are that important to me, and countless other film buffs. A new edition with more features, like the original short or a commentary track would allow film students and fans like me to get closer to one their favorite films. Please make one of my dreams come true. In light of both Wes Anderson’s and Owen Wilson’s rise in popularity, I’m sure a new edition would sell. Thank you very much.
Douglas Rodriguez
Henderson, NV USA - Saturday, October 06, 2001 at 15:06:12 (CDT)

If a special edition of Bottle Rocket came out I know of at least 10 ten people who would by it. Those 10 people probably know 10 other people and so on. I really think it would be a commercial success. It is my favorite movie and inspired me in making a film at Pittsburgh filmmakers.
Jason Leu
Murrysville, PA USA - Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 14:04:53 (CDT)

want to jettison the VCR entirely (running out of outlets for the system, esp with the addition of PS2), but forced to maintain for BR viewing purposes…please help.
Jake Erhard
Boston, MA US - Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 12:45:11 (CDT)

We not only an enhanced
Bottle Rocket DVD, we need to start having Rushmore/Bottle Rocket-based conventions, theme parties, religions. These two movies are certainly worthy to build your whole life around. I believe Wes Anderson’s films will create world peace and a living utopia here on earth, similar to the music of Wyld Stalyns.
Toby Fey
Washington, DC USA - Friday, September 28, 2001 at 17:32:44 (CDT)

This movie, although very raw and quite quirky, is the flm I have enjoyed the most of all from my collection. I own the Rushmore criterion disc, as well as several other special edition DVD’s, but I feel the purchase of a Bottle ROcket Special edition would be a no-brainer purchase.
Darrel Sultana
Toronto, Ontario Canada - Friday, September 28, 2001 at 09:56:52 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is by far the most deserving DVD candidate outside of the Star Wars trilogy, myself and many others are waiting anxiously for this treatment to be redone. I, for one, would love to have the original B+W short version to be included,but anything outside of the movie would be amazing to own. I would buy this without hesitation. Let’s get this out!
Patrick Lochelt
Sacramento, CA USA - Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 13:35:40 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket will probably turn out to be one of the most important films of all time, in its own way: the debut of a director who, years and years from now(maybe sooner) will be recognized as one of the giants of cinema, mentioned in the same breath with such masters as Jean Renoir. I really don’t think that’s overstating it. We need a special edition.
Christopher Good
lenexa, ks USA - Wednesday, September 26, 2001 at 13:15:31 (CDT)

A criterion version of BR, or at least one with ‘extras’, is an essential need. Wes Anderson is one of the most important young filmmakers of the his generation, and if we don’t treat him as such we are only doing ourselves a diservice. I can say that not only would an enormous amount ofpeople turn in their current copy of BR for a fully loaded one. Not only that many have not purchased a Bottle Rocket DVD in anticipation of the eventual release of a more comprehensive version.
Brendan McFadden
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania USA - Tuesday, September 25, 2001 at 13:46:37 (CDT)

Criterion should put out a version of Bottle Rocket
David B Wiseman
rohnert park, ca usa - Monday, September 24, 2001 at 06:18:59 (CDT)

i need a good bottle roket dvd, that movie is the 1 reason i went to film school, i need it. i need a commentary so i can feel complete.

-j.
j. tagmire
haddonfield, nj usa - Sunday, September 23, 2001 at 09:01:35 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is a spectacular film and should have a loaded DVD. That is all.
Patrick Labadie
Michigan - Saturday, September 22, 2001 at 16:36:55 (CDT)

the criterion edition of RUSHMORE is crafted with LOVE. oh how the fans ache for an equally well planned edition of BOTTLE ROCKET! the short! the commentary! the limited editon artwork by eric anderson! what do we have to do criteron! there is demand, wherefore is the supply?!
deron
brooklyn, NY USA - Wednesday, September 19, 2001 at 21:08:07 (CDT)

at least include the short and maybe some locations - please
el jefe
orange, ca usa - Wednesday, September 19, 2001 at 12:54:54 (CDT)

please release a cc edition of the film. it is better than the rest of the worthless crap in the theaters. besides, wes is a hometown boy.
chris gregory
austin, tx usa - Tuesday, September 18, 2001 at 21:10:12 (CDT)

This is the most overlooked comedy of the 90s. Its origional, witty, and hilarious humor deserves more than just a standard eddition.
Christian Atkins
gainesville, fl usa - Sunday, September 16, 2001 at 17:34:15 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is a geat film please make a Criterion or a better DVD for the film!
Cary Georges
east hampton, NY USA - Saturday, September 15, 2001 at 15:52:05 (CDT)

On the run from Johnny Law…It ain’t no trip to Cleveland.
Jim Thornby
Hollywood, CA USA - Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 03:08:32 (CDT)

Two words: commentary, please.
Steven Pustay
Canton, OH USA - Saturday, September 08, 2001 at 13:38:10 (CDT)

Put it out, I’ll take one.
M. H. Banister
Detroit, Michigan USA - Thursday, September 06, 2001 at 23:05:53 (CDT)

The time has come; give us what we ask for.
Ray Lewis
Springfiled, Mo USA - Thursday, September 06, 2001 at 16:52:21 (CDT)

A great movie deserves a great disc.
Roger Bainbridge
Ottawa, Ontario Canada - Wednesday, September 05, 2001 at 18:04:47 (CDT)

bottle rocket is simply one of the most powerful, yet simple film ever made. please have audio commentary from wes, and owen. then another one from luke, and robert. deleted scenes, the 13 minute short, and audition tapes man. tell anthony i love him.
edwin mccain
beaumount, texas - Monday, September 03, 2001 at 14:53:47 (CDT)

Amen! Boys, you’re preachin’ to the choir. A loaded “Bottle Rocket” DVD is just the thing to stir up more interest in the film.
Brian Andersen
Chicago, Illinois USA - Monday, September 03, 2001 at 06:02:13 (CDT)

Would it help if I say “Please!!”? These two films (feature and short!) deserve to be out on a CRITERION DVD, however limited the edition, however unlimited the price. They will be bought. Be it for this wonderful moment alone: “You in the army, yes?” - “No, no. I just have short hair.” I need to have this in pristine widescreen quality and supported by a deeper analysis (yes, a filmmakers commentary) on meaning and evolution of this pinnacle of cinematic achievement. Exactly. So don t make me pull some strings with the administration or make you an offer you can t refuse! It won t hurt that bad.
Sincerely,
A friend of a friend
Patrick Bennat
Cologne, Of The Art Germany - Sunday, September 02, 2001 at 23:15:10 (CDT)

When an important artist begins his work, he does so in obscurity. But does his early work deserve less scrutiny than the later? Not to my mind, not at all. It deserves more. And time is ticking away for Bottle Rocket. Memories fade, recollections (for commentary’s sake) become less poigniant. Footage that hits the edit room floor is lost more quickly. There must be an effort to archive the first work of the next truly great voice in American comedy. DVD is a wonderful format that is providing a future not only for the images, but the thoughts of the creators, and perhaps more intriguing, the collaborators that really flesh out the film making.
[j]
- Saturday, September 01, 2001 at 15:27:53 (CDT)

Wes Anderson is exploding into the film industry as the most celebrated director. Bottle Rocket is his greatest film to some, and deserves a pristine quality DVD release that honors this film. An almost mandatory requirement is the original 13 minute short created as the inspiration to the presently well known feature Bottle Rocket.
brandon
- Saturday, September 01, 2001 at 12:01:29 (CDT)

A special edition Bottle Rocket DVD would be great because, along with The Royal Tenenbaums, I would then have TWO treasures to wait impatiently for. Still, I understand why a Special Bottle Rocket might not come into being anytime soon, and I’m sure that poor Wes is tired of being hounded by complete strangers about the subject, but I guess that there’s no harm in wishful thinking…
Scott M. Williamson
Richardson, TX U.S.A - Friday, August 31, 2001 at 14:15:41 (CDT)

This petition, although it is well-intended, has it’s heart in the wrong place. When have Wes, Owen & Co. ever let us down? They are extremely hard workers and, just like any great artist, they know what their audience wants. Wes has heard it a thousand times: “Give us the short, Give us the short!” All I can say is ‘all in good time.’ Be patient fellow appreciators of fine film.
Cort Johns
Bloomfield, MI US - Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 19:29:53 (CDT)

I have seen a LOT of movies, and I’m very critical. Bottle Rocket is one of the best films ever made, and it is certainly my #1 favorite. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson stand apart from other filmmakers in their sharpness and originality. Surely this film deserves better treatment than “The Mummy”! I am one of those “suckers” mentioned below who would definitely pay for a criterion collection DVD of this one-of-a-kind film. I’d also like to say hi to Wes. “Hi, Wes.”
Sarah Lou Sharit
Escondido, California United States - Thursday, August 30, 2001 at 17:06:05 (CDT)

I agree with the petitioner above who suggests that Martin Scorsese be approached about doing a commentary track (or at least an interview). Marty lists Bottle Rocket as one of his ten favorite movies of the 1990s. Please do this wonderful movie justice with a special-edition DVD.
David Schultz
Houston, Texas USA - Wednesday, August 29, 2001 at 17:01:06 (CDT)

Wes and Owen are my heros. I viewed Bottle Rocket on VHS my junior year of college. It inspired me. It’s humor opened a new door in my head and essentially framed social absurdities that I was surrounded by. After you fail to be a professional athelete or rock star, what else is there to be? A gangster. To me this satirized many real life characters I knew and I identified with the energetic desire to do something special and the frustrated lack of a clear goal. I still do. I have taken courses at the North West film institute in screen writing and have turned to writing for a creative outlet. I credit Bottle Rocket’s fresh simplitic audacity as an arrow that led to a path that delivered creativity. I would purchase a criterion version of the film. It’s brilliance is grossly underappreciated.
Matt Eversgerd
O’fallon, IL US - Sunday, August 26, 2001 at 15:41:55 (CDT)

Gimme Gimme Gimme Bottle Rocket DVD (A GOOD ONE!)
E. W. Roberts
- Saturday, August 25, 2001 at 16:56:25 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is a fantastic film, and I don’t think my life would be complete without a Special Edition DVD. The nation of Scottirico deeply wishes for one.
Christopher Campbell
San Antonio, TX USA - Friday, August 24, 2001 at 14:04:52 (CDT)

i dig bottlerocket.
Rick Conrad
LaGrange, IL USA - Friday, August 24, 2001 at 09:36:46 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket definetly deserves a five star treatment on the DVD format. My friends and I are extremely big fans of this spectacular movie. Seeing it re-released as a special edition DVD would be great!
Kevin Martinez
Houston, TX USA - Friday, August 24, 2001 at 07:42:08 (CDT)

Yes ..please..! You couldn’t possibly go wrong with more Bottle Rocket!
jen
Manchester, MD usa - Friday, August 24, 2001 at 07:34:37 (CDT)

i like the movie alot and would like to see a better dvd
Matt Smothermon
Frankfort, KY USA - Thursday, August 23, 2001 at 07:27:23 (CDT)

Please!,Please!,Please!
M Bolig
Omaha, NE USA - Wednesday, August 22, 2001 at 22:53:01 (CDT)

Why should Bottle Rocket have a Criterion Edition? Exactly.
Grant Howard
Menomonie, WI USA - Tuesday, August 21, 2001 at 10:58:40 (CDT)

I love the Rushmore Criterion Collection and all it’s special features. The audio commentary is so awesome! I’d really like to see Bottle Rocket given the same treatment.
Robert Rackley
Cary , NC USA - Monday, August 20, 2001 at 21:54:36 (CDT)

i bought a dvd player when the rushmore criterion. then it broke. i would definently buy another player if a bottle rocket special edition came out.
doug lehmann
nashville, tn - Monday, August 20, 2001 at 12:06:10 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is a film I never tire of. It’s beautiful, hilarious, and flawless as they come. I own the original DVD, and while it’s something just to be able to watch this brilliant movie over and over again, a better DVD in the vein of the Rushmore Criterion Collection would be incredible. I fully stand behind the rally for a better DVD! Do it for the fans!
Patrick Geraghty
West Vancouver, BC Canada - Sunday, August 19, 2001 at 06:41:34 (CDT)

I refuse to buy the crappy Bottle Rocket DVD that is offered at this time and would love to see a special edition released.
Tommy Rackley
NC USA - Saturday, August 18, 2001 at 14:49:16 (CDT)

Any film Wes Anderson ever makes deserves to have a Criterion Collection especially his first, Bottle Rocket. I love his movies so much and I need much much more on a Bottle Rocket DVD!
Matt Kahn
Memphis, TN USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 23:55:47 (CDT)

Dear Sony Pictures, I saved Latin. What did you ever do?? Not a damn thing, until you give us a Bottle Rocket special edition DVD.
Polly
Portland, OR - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 13:37:01 (CDT)

This is my favorite movie of all time and i think it’s pretty fucking silly that The Rock got a Criterion Edition DVD but Bottle ROcket hasn’t gotten it yet!
Lee Fischetti
san antonio, texas - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 13:08:00 (CDT)

It seems to me that this DVD project is long over due…and I hope that once Wes Anderson has finished his work on TRT he will see to it that the DVD is produced.
Christopher Moran
Boston, MA USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 11:39:43 (CDT)

Why wouldn’t this movie receive top treatment? oh,that’s right, I guess it’s not as good as The Mummy or, say, whatever film grosses 9 figures.
caleb nieri
austin, tx usa - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 02:32:18 (CDT)

It seems a shame that one can get bass fishing videos on DVD but not Bottle Rocket… Is there no justice?
Earnest Williams
Moss Bluff, Louisiana USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 01:55:46 (CDT)

“you gotta get me one of those jumpsuits”… no… you gotta get me one of those DVDs!!!! i’ve had that disc on my wish list, even though there isn’t one available. milk, bread, bottlerocket… i’d be a happy man.
Thomas Korpi
New Braunfels, Texas USA - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 01:18:19 (CDT)

The fact is, Wes Anderson has a huge cult following. I mean there has got to be thousands of suckers out there willing to pay top dollar for a disc that costs less than a quarter of the retail cost to manufacture.
David Doerr
San Marcos, TX U. S. - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 00:31:20 (CDT)

Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson are the best filmakers out there today. It’s a crime not to take one of their best films and give it what it deserves.
Pete McElligott
Lemont, Illinois United States - Friday, August 17, 2001 at 00:27:43 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket is a classic that I would be proud to own on DVD.
Lee Epstein
San Antonio, TX USA - Thursday, August 16, 2001 at 23:44:02 (CDT)

jesus christ i would pay so much for a special edition bottle rocket dvd. please please please let me get what i want, lord knows it would be the first time. ahha
stephen hardy
san antonio, texas usa - Thursday, August 16, 2001 at 23:35:10 (CDT)

The fact that there isn’t a fully loaded DVD on what is clearly one of the funniest movies of the last 20 years is CRIMINAL.
John Plummer
New York, New York U.S.A. - Thursday, August 16, 2001 at 12:46:19 (CDT)

kumar lost it!!!!!
Brandon Muir
Vancouver, BC Canada - Thursday, August 16, 2001 at 02:07:12 (CDT)

Please please please give us one and include the original short film + commentary by Wes & Owen. Thanks
V. Wilson Brisbane, Queensland Australia - Tuesday, August 14, 2001 at 23:04:46 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket will be around entertaining people after we are all dead and gone. Why not go the extra effort and at least include a directors/cast commentary track on a new addition?
Ted Speaker
Franklin, TN USA - Tuesday, August 14, 2001 at 12:47:55 (CDT)

Rushmore is one of my favorite movies and I think the Criterion Edition is perfect. I think a Bottle Rocket equivalent would be great. And I highly recomend that it have the original short film which is impossible to find.
Andrew Warthen
San Antonio, TX U.S.A. - Monday, August 13, 2001 at 15:33:42 (CDT)

I would like to add my support regarding the Bottle Rocket DVD renovation. This is truly a hallmark movie and best of all, my introduction to the genius of Wes and Owen. I believe that there is enough of a following to garner a success in sales (addressed to the suits in Sony or Criterion marketing).
Jannah Dacanay
Los Angeles, CA USA - Monday, August 13, 2001 at 14:53:08 (CDT)

I love this film. I own the Current DVD and would buy a special edition at the drop of a hat. This is a highly underrated film buy two of smart and funny young writers in Hollywood.
David J Dowd
Albany, NY United States - Saturday, August 11, 2001 at 12:25:18 (CDT)

I own the Bottle Rocket DVD. It’s the second best movie of all time with the worst DVD compilation of all time.

I would like to see:
Subtitles (must…understand…spanish)
The original Bottle Rocket short film.
John Beeler
Chattanooga, TN USA - Friday, August 10, 2001 at 21:36:46 (CDT)

I would also like to see a deluxe Bottle Rocket, especially if it included the original short film.
Bill Pearis
Brooklyn, NY - Wednesday, August 08, 2001 at 17:04:03 (CDT)

this is my favorite film. if the original version of bottle rocket is included on this dvd- then i promise to buy two copies
Noah Dorsey
Lake Oswego, OR USA - Wednesday, August 08, 2001 at 15:50:12 (CDT)

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Matt Foerster
Indianapolis, Indiana USA - Wednesday, August 08, 2001 at 14:10:40 (CDT)

I would love to see a special edition of Botle Rocket. Wes Anderson id probably the best film maker of his generation , just ask Martin Scorsese he voted it one of his 10 favorite films of the 90s. I should note that criterion will never release the film due to some old lawsuits with Sony. Sony would have to deal with the reissue themselves,
Eliot Gerstel
New York, NY 11215 - Thursday, August 02, 2001 at 22:07:00 (CDT)

Ditto to all the above.

Wes Anderson has staying power, and Bottle Rocket special edition sales will certaily be fueled (pardon the pun) by the release of his third film this winter. It’s a truly great film, he’s a truly great director, and pretty soon what was a strong cult following will become mass appreciation.

Thanks for considering our petition. I look forward to a Bottle Rocket special edition DVD with great anticipation.
sarah bastille
Boston, MA - Thursday, August 02, 2001 at 15:08:12 (CDT)

I went to purchase “Bottle Rocket” on DVD the other day, and opted not to because the DVD was poor quality. A “better” edition of the DVD, be it through Criterion or another company, would be purchased by me in a heartbeat. Please give this film the treatment it deserves. Thank You.
Matthew Grimes
Salem, OR 97301 - Wednesday, August 01, 2001 at 12:04:55 (CDT)

Must have the criterian edition of this film!
Abrahan Garza
houston, texas usa - Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 22:52:38 (CDT)

bottle rockets is great film and is definatly worthy of a special edition
jonathan
Greeley, Co - Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 17:25:45 (CDT)

The Rushmore criterion collection really adds so much to the movie. It is only fair that we get to have the same enlightening experience with bottle rocket…
jonathan
grand rapids, mi usa - Tuesday, July 31, 2001 at 10:04:17 (CDT)

How can Martin Scorsese be wrong? Bottle Rocket is in the Top ten best films of the ’90’s. We want… check that, we need a special edition of Bottle Rocket
Matt
California - Thursday, July 26, 2001 at 23:17:12 (CDT)

please put bottle rocket on a special dvd…the current one is just not enough…it doesnt do the film a justice…thank you.
bill
- Thursday, July 26, 2001 at 14:13:47 (CDT)

To whom it may concern. If you don’t think there is a market and Bottle Rocket doesn’t have a following you are sorely mistaken. I and many of my friends have embraced Anderson’s masterpiece. Please I would love to see the original.
Michael McKeon
Kent, Ohio USA - Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at 11:54:56 (CDT)

please…. for america.
jeremy henderson
auburn, al usa - Wednesday, July 25, 2001 at 09:14:22 (CDT)

I just saw Bottle Rocket again (on VHS) for the first time in years, and I was reminded of the sheer brilliance of that film. Were you to release a Special Edition DVD, I would buy 10 copies and give them all to my unelightened friends and family.
Forrest Leonard
Seattle, WA USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 21:51:30 (CDT)

Please give Bottle Rocket the “Royal” treatment it deserves.
Christopher Benton
New York, New York USA - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 18:52:27 (CDT)

i would love to see a release of bottle rocket like this criterion version of rushmore. it is the first movie that all the wilson brothers are in together and it is such a great film. i would like to see the short b&w version of bottle rocket that came out before the movie, as well as commentary by wes, and the wilsons. this is definately one of my favorite movies and i would buy such a version on DVD.
thanks
brian demski
chicago, il usa - Monday, July 23, 2001 at 10:08:57 (CDT)

release the dvd, cause it’s fuckin innocent.

that was silly. actually, any version of it would be appreciated in region 2.
Ian Manire
Oxford, England - Friday, July 20, 2001 at 21:50:42 (CDT)

If one film deserves a good DVD release it’s Bottle Rocket. The current DVD with a chapter selection being the biggest special feature is pathetic for such a good film. Some special features that would be good on the disc would be the Bottle Rocket short, Trailers/Tv Spots, Commentary by Wes Anderson, Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson,Cast&Crew Biographies, Production Notes, and Storyboards.
Corey Krannacker
Pittsburgh, PA USA - Thursday, July 19, 2001 at 22:14:41 (CDT)

The brillance of Bottle Rocket can only be full appreciated if the whole story is shown on a special edition DVD. The commentary, storyboards, script, and first short would make the experience of watching the film much more enjoyable.
Daniel Wipert
milwaukee, WI USA - Tuesday, July 17, 2001 at 12:28:08 (CDT)

features I would like to see:
Original Short film version
Deleted footage
Commentary by wes and owen
trailers
S. Jason Cole
Sheldon, Missouri USA - Monday, July 16, 2001 at 09:17:31 (CDT)

Agreed.
James Davis VagueLungsaol
Knoxville, TN 37916 - Monday, July 16, 2001 at 02:31:01 (CDT)

It is understandable that there might be reservations about releasing a feature-laden DVD to a film that performed so poorly commercially. However, over the last 5 years, Bottle Rocket and Wes Anderson have developed a substantial cult following. There are a number of us out there (including many in Hollywood) who worship Mr. Anderson’s beautiful first film with a passion. Mr. Anderson’s ever-growing fan base would certainly be interested in purchasing such an item. After all, Touchstone Pictures and Jeff Wells of the Internet column Hollywood Confidential are touting Mr. Anderson’s new, star-powered film The Royal Tenenbaums as a Best Picture front-runner, with the certain possibility of Wes Anderson being named as Best Director in such a situation. If this were to occur, Mr. Anderson would be the new breakout star of American cinema. Capitalizing on such an occurrence would be wise indeed.
I know there is a strong constituent (myself included) who would desperately like to see the original short upon which the feature Bottle Rocket was based and hear any analytical comments from Mr. Anderson himself, whether they come in the form of a video interview or an audio commentary track. Another possible feature to include may be a DVD-ROM feature with access to the original 300 page script. Also, if Criterion is interested in doing so, they may approach Martin Scorsese on providing an audio commentary to the film. Mr. Scorsese has expressed great love for the film, labeling it one of his ten favorites of the 1990s and Mr. Anderson himself the “next Scorsese.” I am aware that Mr. Scorsese has provided critical audio accompaniment to some of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s films on the Criterion series, and being than Wes Anderson has noted that he is indebted to those filmmakers, a Martin Scorsese audio track makes perfect logistic sense.
Mies van der Rohe once said that God is in the details and the same can be said for Wes Anderson’s films. Any fan of his will tell you that they demand repeat viewing to catch all of their rich idiosyncrasies, furthering fueling the need for a proper version of Bottle Rocket for home viewing. Bottle Rocket continues to be of the 500 best-selling DVDs on the Amazon sales charts. The interest still exists, and so does the opportunity for a special-edition DVD to succeed.
In conclusion, producing a special-edition DVD for Bottle Rocket would be a low-maintenance, low-cost, and highly advantageous enterprise from an economic and artistic perspective because of the film’s enormous following, lauded distinction, and immense replay value.
Chris Wells
Chicago, Illinois USA - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 16:15:42 (CDT)

Eager customer with a charge plate.
Maria Dacanay
Westwood, CA USA - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 16:11:54 (CDT)

If a special edition of Bottle Rocket were to come out early next year, it could capitalize on the success of The Royal Tenenbaums. It would be very appealing to fans gained from Tenenbaums, much more so than a DVD with only the movie on it.
Jeff Bockelman
West Lafayette, IN USA - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 14:28:36 (CDT)

Bottle Rocket has long been ignored. The time has come for it to finally get the respect it rightly deservers. I support this petition, and wish to have a special edition of BR. And, if possible, the original, mythical 18 minute short should be included. Thank you.
Ken Gill
USA - Saturday, July 14, 2001 at 00:54:22 (CDT)