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The Cast of Bottle Rocket
Owen Wilson
Robert Musgrave
Luke Wilson

OWEN C. WILSON (Dignan, screenplay) met Bottle Rocket director Wes Anderson while both were classmates at the University of Texas at Austin.

The self-described "trouble-maker" attended St. Marks High School in Austin (where some of Bottle Rocket was shot) until the tenth grade when he was kicked out. He finished off the year at Thomas Jefferson School, then went on to attend a New Mexico military academy.

An avid movie fan since childhood, he lists the films of Terrence Malick, the Coen brothers, Robert Altman, Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, John Huston and Roman Polanski as some of his favorites.

Bottle Rocket is his first film.

ROBERT MUSGRAVE (Bob) met Owen Wilson five years ago at the Dallas landmark bar/restaurant, Stoneleigh P., shot pool with him and lost $40.00. The two ended up becoming good friends anyway; "Owen was the first person I'd met who was as sarcastic as I was," Musgrave explains. A year later, Musgrave ended up appearing in Bottle Rocket the short, which led to his starring role in the feature film version.

A transplanted West Virginian, Musgrave has tried his luck at stand-up comedy and sketch-writing, but gained modest success working as a blues guitarist during the 1980s both in Dallas and on the road.

LUKE WILSON (Anthony) grew up in Dallas, Texas, with his brothers Owen and Andrew. Always interested in acting, he performed a bit in high school, but didn't pursue the craft in earnest until college. He attended Occidental College, initially drawn to the institution's sports department, especially track and field. Wilson decided to forego sports for acting after attending a course in which the students read and performed stage works, including some Sam Shepard plays that made an indelible impression upon him. Bottle Rocket is his first film.

Cast information from:  http://www.spe.sony.com/movies/bottlerocket/index.html

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