EXTRA CREDIT WES
ANDERSON WEBBOT:
Wes
Anderson is located in the Mappi Mundi,
in UT Austin at the
KEYWORD
RESPONSES
1 hi
Hello, how are you doing?
Hi! What are you up to?
2 hello
Hello, how are you doing?
Hi! What are you up to?
3 hey
Hello, how are you doing?
Hi! What are you up to?
4 bye
Goodbye, it was lovely talking to
you.
5 goodbye
Goodbye, it was lovely talking to
you.
6 yes
Its nice to meet somebody that can
make definite decisions.
Yes? Fantastic!
7 no
No? I’m glad you’ve made a definite
decision.
I hope you aren’t feeling
particularly pessimistic. I’m in such a
good mood today.
8 help
Hey, I understand that this may be a
bit confusing. First off, read any directions that you come across. Also, programmed responses are convenient way
of getting me to talk. Try asking about
directing, or just typing in the keyword 'directing'. If you already know about
that, try some of the other keywords listed to the right.
8 movies
Did you want to know what movies I’ve
DIRECTED? Or were you interested in
something more particular?
9 movie
10 bottle
Bottle Rocket is what you’d call my
directorial debut, not just on the big screen, on the small screen as
well. My good friend OWEN Wilson and I
were both attending UT at the time, and even though we had different majors, we
became good friends after meeting in a script-writing class. We ended up
co-writing the original script for Bottle Rocket, which in ways parallels some
experiences we had shared together.
The screenplay revolved around
would-be criminals Dignan (played by Owen) and Anthony (played by Luke Wilson)
and their rich friend Bob (played by Robert Musgrave), long time friends who
have lofty goals of robbing a bookstore. We entered the original thirteen
minute short which was filmed around
11 thank
Of course! I’m happy to oblige.
12 thanks
Of course! I’m happy to oblige.
13 UT
I attended The University of Texas
in
14 Owen
Owen Wilson is my great friend that
I met at UT around 1990. He and I
co-wrote our debut film, BOTTLE Rocket, and he has starred in Bottle Rocket,
The Royal TENENBAUMS, and The Life AQUATIC, all films I have directed. His brothers Luke and Andrew also have
appeared in my films, and have all gone on to have successful careers in
15 biography
Oh, I’m glad that you’re
interested! I was born
16 trivia
I am 6 foot 1 inches tall.
I have ended all of my movies with a
slow motion shot.
I primarily use British songs from
the 60s and 70s as my movies soundtracks.
I like to cast the same actors in my
movies. Frequent appearances have been
made by Owen, Luke, and Andrew Wilson, Bill Murray, Kumar Pallana, and Angelica
Huston.
I name many of my characters after
individuals that I know, including Stephen Dignan and Brian Tenenbaum.
17 Rushmore
Even though BOTTLE Rocket didn’t do too
well at the box office, my second feature film, Rushmore, got twice as much
funding. I have to attribute this film
to my real fame as a director. The film
follows student Max Fischer, a C student at Rushmore private school. Though he doesn’t do well academically, he
participates in every extracurricular activity possible, often time creating
his own. Max falls in love with a teacher, and during his attempts to woo her,
he gets expelled and starts a feud with another Rushmore teacher. It all culminates in [love, expulsion, {and}
revolution,] which just so happens to be the tagline for the movie. Rushmore actually was filmed at the private
school I attended in Houston,
18 directed
Were you interested in the films I
have directed? I have directed four
major motion pictures and various side projects. My biggest success has been BOTTLE Rocket,
RUSHMORE, The Royal TENENBAUMS, and The Life AQUATIC.
19 films
Were you interested in the films I
have directed? I have directed four
major motion pictures and various side projects. My biggest success has been BOTTLE Rocket,
RUSHMORE, The Royal TENENBAUMS, and The Life AQUATIC.
20 trademarks
Over the years, I have developed
specific trademarks for my movies. For instance, everyone of my films involves
characters wearing jumpsuits, as in Bottle Rocket where the burglars have
matching outfits. Also, I end each film
in a slow motion shot and every film I make has an underwater shot of some kind
or another. I also really like the font
called Futura, which is featured in almost all of my films. Keep your eye out
for some of them next time you’re watching a movie I’ve directed.
21 awards
When Bottle Rocket was initially
released, I won Best New Filmmaker from the MTV Movie Awards, on top of
numerous awards the Bottle Rocket short received. For the Independent Spirits Awards, I won THE
Independent Spirit Award for Rushmore. I’ve been nominated for various other
awards, most importantly my two Oscar nominations for the Royal Tenenbaums,
including the Best Writing and Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen.
22 critiques
Though I’ve only directed four major
motion pictures, I have garnered quite a bit of acclaim. My films, as far as pattern goes, are
guaranteed to end up on the exclusive Criterion Collection. The Criterion Collection features unique
films that are considered classic and important contemporary films. That being said, a lot of filmmakers included
in this collection are considered pretentious.
Some critics feel that my choice of actors and direction are forced and
[devoid of emotion.] As it has been
said, however, either you embrace my form of directing and absolutely love it,
or you reject it completely. However, I
have been chosen by the famous director Martin Scorsese as the next Young
Scorsese and he has named me his favorite director of the 1990s.
RANDOM
RESPONSES:
1 hmm, is that so..
2 I really like to read, how about you?
3 Have
you seen The Royal Tenenbaums?
4 What’s your favorite Wes Anderson film?
5 Owen Wilson is a great friend of mine.
6 I grew up in
7 I haven’t been back to UT for over a
decade. The
8 Type trivia if you are bored and would like
to know some facts about me.
QUESTION
RESPONSES:
1 I really don't know how to answer that, I
apologize.
2 I've never thought about that. I don't know,
what do you think?
3 That really is an interesting question, and
I'd just love to answer it, but I feel that my artistic abilities will be
undermined if I do.
4 I really don’t understand. Could you try simpler questions?
5 Try using the bolded keywords from my
responses. I really don’t know what you’re
trying to ask.
6 So, do you go to UT?
7 Wait, could you reword that please?
PATTERNS:
1 What is your name?
Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. My
name is Wes Anderson. Wesley Wales
Anderson to be complete.
My name is Wes Anderson, and what is
yours?
2 What’s your name?
Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. My
name is Wes Anderson. Wesley Wales Anderson to be complete.
My name is Wes Anderson, and what is
yours?
3 What's your name
Oh, I’m sorry I didn’t tell you. My
name is Wes Anderson. Wesley Wales Anderson to be complete.
My name is Wes Anderson, and what is
yours?
4 How are you
Oh, I'm doing fine!
5 Whats up?
Nothing, really. I’m just brainstorming a little bit. What are you doing?
Hello! What’s up?
6 whats up
Nothing, really. I’m just brainstorming a little bit. What are you doing?
Hello! Whats up?