Bottle Rocket

Hey, Dr. Nichols, I was just coming down to say good-bye.

Anthony, I came to help you with your bags.

That's okay. I can take 'em down myself. I got 'em.

What's-- What's this?

What's going on?

Well, see, my friend Dignan didn't realize this was a voluntary hospital...

and he got this whole escape thing worked out.

He just got so excited about the thing...

I didn't have the heart to tell him...

no, that--

Look how excited he is.

I gotta do it this way, Dr. Nichols. I gotta climb out.

It's only one floor down.

Okay. But can you do it fast?

You know, this doesn't look good. None of this looks good at all.

Well, thanks very much, Dr. Nichols.

You've really been a great help. You've been a great doctor.

Well, thank you.

Can you hand me my bag, please?

See ya.

Hey, Anthony, don't try to save everybody, okay?

Okay, I won't.

Dennis!

- See ya later, Felicia. - Hey, Anthony. Thanks for everything.

- Good-bye. Take care. - Bye, Barbara.

- See ya, Chris. - Thanks, Anthony.

Come on. Any problems? Yes! Wonderful.

Wait, wait. Who'd you get to do that?

Did you bribe the janitor? Smart.

- Driver, what's our E.T.A.? - 7:30.

Good. We're on schedule. Here's our agenda for the next few months.

- You'll find everything is in order. - Practice job. Looks good.

That's our first move when we get back. Look it over. I'll brief you on the way.

This is what I was trying to do.

The practice job, a heist.

You and I both respond to goals.

- It all leads to Mr. Henry. - The guy from the letters.

Exactly. This is rough.

You and I respond to structure...

and that's what's important.

"The next 50."

So, did you enjoy your first visit to the nuthouse?

Come on. Be sensitive to the fact that other people...

are not comfortable talking about emotional disturbances.

You know I am. I'm fine with that. But other people--

Put it behind you. You're out. You're better.

- You're right. - And so it begins.

Now, we should also get on a fitness regime-- sit-ups, hitting the bags--

I was running ten miles a day when I was in the desert.

Were you really? That's good cardiovascular.

When did you get so avid about the fitness thing, Dignan?

What? What do you mean by avid?

I've never known you to be all that athletic.

You've never known me to be all that athletic?

- Does it sound weird? - Not that you're not a good athlete.

- Does it sound weird to talk about it? - It doesn't sound weird.

I'm not saying it's the top priority, but I think it's a good goal.

- I think it's a really good goal. - Here, put these on.

- Obviously, good quickness. - Yeah, in and out pretty fast.

- Real fast, and good intensity. - High intensity.

Great, 'cause I was like really fast.

The preparation was good. I think that's your specialty.

If I said that, it would sound like bragging. Okay, criticisms.

- Criticisms. - I've only one: not very thorough.

- Left a lot of valuables. - I don't think that was a mistake.

That was one of the limitations of this job.

By the way, great job in there.

- It was nice working with you, 'cause-- - Thank you.

Next order of business: Mr. Henry.

You're probably wondering when I'm going to introduce you to Mr. Henry.

In answer to that question, very soon. In fact, judging from how well that--

Here you go. You gotta do that.

Judging from how well that job went today...

including the coins and earrings...

was, to say the least--

You took the earrings, Dignan? You took 'em?

Well, it's my fault. Ultimately, Anthony, when are you gonna learn?

Man, you got another ball! Should I play your game?

I know you remember the list, 'cause you signed it.

"The things Dignan's not supposed to touch."

I can't be sorting through all that shit in the middle of a burglary.

Hey, I don't care, okay? I bought the earrings for my mother's birthday.

I went down, I picked 'em out myself.

Hey, one thing is, every valuable item in the house was on that list.

Maybe we should've robbed your house. Did you ever think of that?

I bet that never crossed your mind.

What? What? Come on, Dignan!

You know there's nothing to steal from my mom and Craig.

Hey, Grace!

You're supposed to be in Arizona.

What, you don't say hi anymore? Come on.

Is this the-- Are you the pilot?

No, I'm Anthony. I'm Grace's brother.

Will you excuse us for a minute, Bernice?

- Are you sure? - Yeah.

You told her--

You told your friend Bernice I'm some kind of jet pilot?

What was I supposed to say, they stuck you in an insane asylum?

It wasn't an insane asylum, Grace. I explained it was for exhaustion.

Exhaustion?

Yes, exhaustion.

You haven't worked a day in your life. How could you be exhausted?

Okay, sit down. Okay?

I didn't come up here today to argue with you, okay?

- I got some friends waiting for me-- - Who?

- Some associates. - Dignan?

Yeah, Dignan, but also--

What's wrong with Dignan, Grace? I thought you liked Dignan.

- I do like Dignan. - Then why did you sigh?

But he's a liar.

Bob Mapplethorpe, potential getaway driver, go!

- Go. - There's an air of mystery about me.

Don't complicate it. Your strength is you have a car you can provide.

Sell yourself. Start over. You ready? Go.

Okay. All right. I'm a risk taker.

I'm growin' an entire crop of marijuana plants in my parents' back yard.

Wait a second. You're growing an entire crop of marijuana in your back yard?

Dignan, look. I'm just not that good at this selling yourself stuff, okay?

So I'm just gonna tell you the truth.

I really want to be a part of this team...

and I'm the only one with a car.

That's good.

'Cause that hits me right here.

Okay, can you do me a favor and take--

I want you to take these earrings and put them in Mom's mahogany box.

- Put them in your backpack. - What are you doing with these?

Could you just put them in the box, please, Grace?

You've really gotten into the bad habit of asking a huge amount of questions.

God.

I gotta go, okay, pal?

What's gonna happen to you, Anthony?

Geez, Grace, what the hell kind of question is that to ask me?

When are you coming home?

Grace, I can't come home. I'm an adult.

Why you looking at me like that? Huh?

When I was little, I wanted to know what caused thunder--

How'd it go with Grace? How'd it go?

- Can we leave, please, Bob? - Sure.

Little kids are really cute. She is a cute little kid.

What happened? I just have no idea. I mean, how did Grace get so cynical?

I can't answer that now. My only concern is getting you back in the car.

- She's come to this conclusion-- - Get back in the car where you can--

- She thinks I'm a failure. - What? She said you were a failure?

What has she ever accomplished with her life?

- What do I do? - You don't have to do anything.

I'm not saying that she has to look up to me at all.

- Don't worry about it. - Maybe she should. Why not?

- She told her friend I was a pilot. - Stop for a second and look at this.

- Oh, no. - Fact: I learned more...

in the two months I spent with Mr. Henry...

than I learned in 15 years of academic study.

Fact: I can guarantee you, after Mr. Henry sees us pull this job...

he's gonna take a personal interest in our future.

Fact: Mr. Henry drives a Jaguar.

Fact: The picture's not doing it for me right now.

Well, does the fact that I'm trying to do it do it for you?

I hate to interrupt your conversation, guys...

but I think I know what you've been going through...

'cause I've been through some pretty heavy shit myself.

If you're feeling alone, like nobody in the world cares...

and nobody in the fucking world gives a shit, then I'm here.

- That was a stop sign. - I'm ready to listen, man.

If you want, I'll even open up first.

My brother-- That's a shit situation. He beats the crap out of me always.

I don't suppose either of you know why Bob's car is parked out front.

Yeah, he's here.

- He's ins-- - He's here at the house.

Let me see if Bob's keeping the pool clean.

- That's Future Man. - Yeah, I know.

What the fuck is this?

Vamanos, Clay. Bob, you were told to thoroughly clean the pool this morning.

- It's a leaf. - It was one leaf!

Your name's Anthony, isn't it?

Yeah, his name's Anthony. My name's Dignan.

I'm Stacy Sinclair, Elizabeth's sorority sister.

I didn't know she had a sister.

Oh, my God. You have the best sense of humor.

She is going to be so jealous I saw you here.

So, you go to school in Arizona, right?

- No, I was in the hospital. - Oh, what for?

I went nuts.

- He's kidding. He didn't go nuts. - You poor thing. How'd it happen?

- Do you really wanna know? - Yes, I really do.

One morning over at Elizabeth's beach house...

she asked me if I'd rather go water skiing or lay out.

And I realized that not only did I not want to answer that question...

but I never wanted to answer another water-sports question...

or see any of these people again for the rest of my life.

Three days later I was on my way out to the desert, and that was that.

Bullying son of a bitch!

You're calling me a bully? Here's a bully for ya!

Hold on, Bob! You're only gonna make this take longer!

You're really complicated, aren't you?

- My ear! - I try not to be.

Okay, escape route is crucial...

in case somebody is tailing us or even chasing us, as the case may be.

We can't be sure how it is gonna happen.

Do you think we're gonna be chased?

That's a good question. No, I don't think we're gonna be chased.

I'm just being hypocritical here. However, I will say--