Who the **** is Wes Anderson?: An Explainer

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If you’ve clicked on this article you’ve probably heard Wes Anderson’s name before. You may have even watched a film of his before. But why does Wes Anderson populate so many movie conversations? Why are his French’s Dispatching, his Isles Dogging, and these god damn Tik Tok video trends trending?

Well, let’s start simply.

Wes Anderson is an American Film Director

Wes Anderson has made 11 Feature Films. His first release was 1996’s Bottle Rocket which also introduced Owen Wilson and his brother Luke Wilson into the movie-making fold. So if you learn nothing else learn that Wes Anderson is why we have Owen Wilson.

Wes and the brothers are all from Texas. Born and raised in the Houston area, he made films on his father’s Super 8 camera and eventually worked as a projectionist at the Hogg Memorial Auditorium. Working there is where he met Owen Wilson.

He made his first film Bottle Rocket with the Wilson Brothers. After that, he made Rushmore which revived the career of Bill…