FauxNixon

Wes Anderson’s first film stars Owen Wilson and Luke Wilson as Dignan and Anthony Adams, respectively.   When Dignan is released from a mental hospital where he had been being treated for depression, Anthony Adams joins up with Dignan and the two begin practicing and planning to become criminals of some sort.  With Dignan passively participating in Anthony’s schemes, and a neighbor joining to fill out the criminal cast, the group performs a robbery of a sort on Anthony’s former boss Mr. Henry.  The group then flees to a motel to lay low and avoid the police.  It is here that the great part of the story begins as Dignan begins to develop an affection for one of the maids who hardly speaks English.It is readily apparent that this movie is the first of the director’s and that the budget is extremely limited, but even with this, and a little awkwardness in directorial prowess, this movie is still a very positive aspect of Anderson’s directorial career.