Owen Wilson Says He And Wes Anderson Originally Envisioned ‘Bottle Rocket’ As “A Scorsese Type, Kind Of Crime, Cool Story”

Wes Anderson fans know “Bottle Rocket” as the director’s rough-and-tumble debut: a movie not quite indicative of his signature style. But EW reports that the film’s co-star (and co-writer) Owen Wilson revealed that the 1996 movie was initially intended to be something much different. READ MORE: ‘Meet The Parents 4’: Owen Wilson To Return With Ben Stiller & Robert DeNiro For Sequel Wilson spoke about “Bottle Rocket” in a new interview on SiriusXM‘s “Today Show,” and said he and Anderson, who first cooked up the idea for the film as students at University of Texas at Austin together, wanted something akin to an early Martin Scorsese film, like “Mean Streets.” “We started writing together then,” Wilson said. Continue reading Owen Wilson Says He And Wes Anderson Originally Envisioned ‘Bottle Rocket’ As “A Scorsese Type, Kind Of Crime, Cool Story” at The Playlist.

Jun 21, 2025 - 10:35

Owen Wilson Says He And Wes Anderson Originally Envisioned ‘Bottle Rocket’ As “A Scorsese Type, Kind Of Crime, Cool Story”

Wes Anderson fans know “Bottle Rocket” as the director’s rough-and-tumble debut: a movie not quite indicative of his signature style. But EW reports that the film’s co-star (and co-writer) Owen Wilson revealed that the 1996 movie was initially intended to be something much different.

READ MORE: ‘Meet The Parents 4’: Owen Wilson To Return With Ben Stiller & Robert DeNiro For Sequel

Wilson spoke about “Bottle Rocket” in a new interview on SiriusXM‘s “Today Show,” and said he and Anderson, who first cooked up the idea for the film as students at University of Texas at Austin together, wanted something akin to an early Martin Scorsese film, like “Mean Streets.” “We started writing together then,” Wilson said.

Continue reading Owen Wilson Says He And Wes Anderson Originally Envisioned ‘Bottle Rocket’ As “A Scorsese Type, Kind Of Crime, Cool Story” at The Playlist.