Bottle Rocket (1996)

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With six features under his belt (and a seventh on the way), Wes Anderson is undoubtedly one of the most distinctive filmmakers working today. His influences are varied -- from Martin Scorsese to Satyajit Ray , French pop to the British Invasion -- but the way in which he combines those elements (and more) is unmistakably Andersonian. Though each of his films has pushed the limits of his talents, his stylistic tics are now so easily recognizable that his work can be identified usually with a single (artfully composed) frame. This is why his movies have been parodied so easily and frequently, and why the filmmaker has as many fans as detractors. And interestingly, it’s hard to pick out a single highlight or low point in his filmography without entering some intense debate. For all those that find his debut “ Bottle Rocket ” his finest achievement, there are just as many
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