It's worth noting that this was the directorial debut of Todd Luiso (the shy quiet employee to Jack Black's loud guy in High Fidelity). Hopefully he can learn from his mistakes and make a better film next time.
I seem to remember Wes Anderson having no idea why he called it Bottle Rocket. I heard him tell a story that James Caan came up to him and explained his theory about it and Wes basically said "Wow, that's pretty good!" To which Cann walked a way with a "F***in amateurs" look on his face.
Funny.