Review of Bottle Rocket (1996) by Matthew W — 07 Mar 2009

"No, I just have really short hair!".

This review of Bottle Rocket (1996) was written by Matthew W on 07 Mar 2009.

Bottle Rocket has generally received positive reviews.

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