Review of Bottle Rocket (1996) by Jeff O — 24 Oct 2011

I love this movie. It really has everything including James Caan, great music, pole vaulting, helicopters, ...

This review of Bottle Rocket (1996) was written by Jeff O on 24 Oct 2011.

Bottle Rocket has generally received positive reviews.

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