Director Wes Anderson was trapped in a lift at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Monday, shortly after taking part in an event marking the 30th anniversary of his debut feature, Bottle Rocket. He and producer James L. Brooks were stuck for around 30 minutes before the Los Angeles Fire Department freed them, in a light-hearted mishap involving one of Hollywood's most celebrated filmmakers.

A video shared on Instagram by 20th Century Fox production specialist Carolyn Dunn showed Anderson and Brooks leaving the lift, with a fire official suggesting it had "probably had too much weight in there". The site Save Your Cinema described the lift as a private route for celebrities to enter and exit the museum, though The Hollywood Reporter could not confirm this. The Academy Museum and the LAFD had not responded to requests for comment by publication. Bottle Rocket, released in 1996, starred Luke and Owen Wilson, the latter of whom also attended the event; Anderson's most recent film, The Phoenician Scheme, was released in 2025.