More Wes Anderson goodness for you today, my fellow Max Fischer fanatics. Yesterday I filled you in Anderson’s plans for “The Fantastic Mr. Fox.” Today I’ll make your day if you’re a fan of old school Wes, as in the adventures of Dignan, Anthony, and Mr. Henry.
For years, Anderson fans have grumbled about the crappy treatment his first film has received on DVD. The bare bones presentation of “Bottle Rocket” has been all the more galling considering the loving care his subsequent films have gotted as part of the Criterion Collection.
Well, grumble no more. Wes told me, “We’ve just begun work with the Criterion Collection to do ‘Bottle Rocket’ on a new DVD that’s going to have all kinds of stuff. There’s a lot of ‘Bottle Rocket’ that was on the cutting room floor, so we have a lot to work with on that one.”
The cutting room floor, you say? What has Wes been keeping to himself all these years? Are you pre-ordering your “Bottle Rocket” DVD right now? How do you think it stacks up in the Anderson oeuvre?
September 29th, 2007 at 3:36 am
The freshman picture?, f#@k yeah!
September 29th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Good news, but don’t hold your breath. Criterion does it right but they take their time (and I’d rather have things done slowly and right than a crap rush job.) Still, the fact is that it could be a year and a half before this is on the shelves. Malcolm McDowell did the comentary track for Criterion’s “If….” over a year before the DVD was available for sale.
October 2nd, 2007 at 12:09 am
Bottle Rocket is my favorite out of all of Wes’s films. Everyone of them fantastic, but Bottle Rocket holds a special place in my heart.
October 3rd, 2007 at 10:46 am
Greetings–
Last week, Wes Anderson announced to MTV that Criterion was planning a special DVD package for Bottle Rocket. On my internet and iTunes podcast show MOVIE GEEKS UNITED!, the producer of that disc (the same producer who has handled all Wes Anderson Criterion titles) made it official by confirming the project.
You can hear the interview by visiting:
http://blogtalkradio.com/hostpage.aspx?show_id=101825
Thanks so much!
Jamey DuVall
writer/producer/co-host
Movie Geeks United!