Tuesday, June 17, 7:00 pm - Bottle Rocket
Tuesday, June 24, 7:00 pm - Rushmore
Tuesday, July 1, 7:00 pm - The Royal Tenenbaums
Tuesday, July 8, 7:00 pm - The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Join us Tuesdays in June and July for our new film series: GO WES YOUNG MAN: THE FIRST FOUR FILMS OF WES ANDERSON.
In the first ten years of his career, filmmaker Wes Anderson solidified himself as an exciting new voice in Hollywood. These early films are fascinating to watch now, as we can see his nascent sensibilities come into focus very quickly over the course of them -- a little more rough and ragged than his later work, yet many of his winsome tendencies are on full display from frame one. Join us on this journey through a decade of daring work!
June 17: Bottle Rocket
Wes Anderson first illustrated his lovingly detailed, slightly surreal cinematic vision (with co-writer Owen Wilson) in this visually witty and warm portrait of three young misfits.
Best friends Anthony (Luke Wilson), Dignan (Owen Wilson), and Bob (Robert Musgrave) stage a wildly complex, mildly successful robbery of a small bookstore, then go "on the lam." During their adventures, Anthony falls in love with a South American housekeeper, Inez (Lumi Cavazos), and they befriend local thief extraordinaire Mr. Henry (James Caan).
Bottle Rocket is a charming, hilarious, affectionate look at the folly of dreamers, shot against radiant southwestern backdrops, and the film that put Anderson and the Wilson brothers on the map.
Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, James Caan
United States | English | 1996 | Comedy | 91 minutes | R
June 24: Rushmore
The dazzling sophomore film from Wes Anderson is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy.
Tenth grader Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is Rushmore Academy's most extracurricular student—and its least scholarly. He faces expulsion and enters into unlikely friendships with both a lovely first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) and a melancholy self-made millionaire (Bill Murray, in an award-winning performance).
Set to a soundtrack of classic British Invasion tunes, Rushmore defies categorization, capturing the pain and exuberance of adolescence with wit, emotional depth, and cinematic panache.
Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams
United States | English | 1998 | Comedy | 93 minutes | R
July 1: The Royal Tenenbaums
Royal Tenenbaum (Gene Hackman) and his wife, Etheline (Anjelica Huston), had three children -- Chas, Margot, and Richie -- and then they separated. Chas (Ben Stiller) started buying real estate in his early teens and seemed to have an almost preternatural understanding of international finance. Margot (Gwyneth Paltrow) was a playwright and received a Braverman Grant of $50,000 in the ninth grade. Richie (Luke Wilson) was a junior champion tennis player and won the U.S. Nationals three years in a row.
Virtually all memory of the brilliance of the young Tenenbaums was subsequently erased by two decades of betrayal, failure, and disaster.
The Royal Tenenbaums is a hilarious, touching, and brilliantly stylized study of melancholy and redemption.
Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring Gene Hackman, Anjelica Huston, Ben Stiller, Gwyneth Paltrow, Luke Wilson
United States | English | 2001 | Comedy | 110 minutes | R
July 8: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
Internationally famous oceanographer Steve Zissou (Bill Murray) and his crew, Team Zissou, set sail on an expedition to hunt down the mysterious, elusive, possibly nonexistent Jaguar Shark that killed Zissou’s partner during the documentary filming of their latest adventure.
They are joined on their voyage by a young airline copilot (Owen Wilson), a pregnant journalist (Cate Blanchett), and Zissou’s estranged wife (Anjelica Huston).
Wes Anderson's all-star cast also includes Willem Dafoe, Jeff Goldblum, Michael Gambon, Noah Taylor, Seu Jorge, and Bud Cort for this wildly original adventure-comedy.
Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Cate Blanchett, Anjelica Huston
United States | English | 2004 | Comedy | 118 minutes | R
Film Prices
Lincoln Theatre Members get $3.00 off on the following prices when buying tickets at-the-door:
General: $12.00
Seniors, Students, and Active Military: $11.00
Children 12 and under: $9.50
All prices include a $2.00 Preservation Fee that goes directly into our capital account for the preservation of the Lincoln Theatre and its programs.