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Release Date:
5 February 1999 (USA)
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Tagline:
"She was my Rushmore" more
Plot:
The king of Rushmore prep school is put on academic probation. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 13 wins
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11 nominations
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(122 articles)
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Succeeds because there is as much dark emotion as there is dark comedy
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Jason Schwartzman | ... | Max Fischer |
 | Bill Murray | ... | Herman Blume |
 | Olivia Williams | ... | Rosemary Cross |
 | Seymour Cassel | ... | Bert Fischer |
 | Brian Cox | ... | Dr. Nelson Guggenheim |
 | Mason Gamble | ... | Dirk Calloway |
| Sara Tanaka | ... | Margaret Yang |
| Stephen McCole | ... | Magnus Buchan |
 | Connie Nielsen | ... | Mrs. Calloway |
 | Luke Wilson | ... | Dr. Peter Flynn |
| Dipak Pallana | ... | Mr. Adams (as Deepak Pallana) |
| Andrew Wilson | ... | Coach Beck |
| Marietta Marich | ... | Mrs. Guggenheim |
| Ronnie McCawley | ... | Ronny Blume |
| Keith McCawley | ... | Donny Blume |
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Rated R for language and brief nudity.
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Runtime:
93 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Canada:14A (Ontario) |
Iceland:L |
South Korea:12 |
Sweden:11 (DVD rating) |
Argentina:13 |
Australia:M |
Chile:14 |
Finland:K-12 |
France:U |
Germany:6 |
Ireland:15 |
Netherlands:12 |
New Zealand:M |
Norway:11 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Singapore:PG |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Director Trademark: [Wes Anderson] [underwater shot]Shot of one or more of the characters underwater.
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Continuity: When Max is riding the replacement bicycle to Blume's work to sabotage his car, we see from the side that the rack on the back of the bike has nothing in it; when he gets to the gate and we follow him in, there is now a small pack attached to the rack (from which he pulls his tools in the next scene under the car).
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Herman Blume:
Why did you ask me to come here?
Max Fischer: Oh, I was going to drop that tree on you.
Herman Blume: That big one?
Max Fischer: Yeah.
Herman Blume: It would've flattened me like a pancake.
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Max Fischer: Oh, I was going to drop that tree on you.
Herman Blume: That big one?
Max Fischer: Yeah.
Herman Blume: It would've flattened me like a pancake.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
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Soundtrack:
Manoir de Mes Reves
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Max Fischer has a scholarship to exclusive prep school Rushmore, despite the fact that he really isn't as smart as his demeanour would suggest. He relentlessly talks himself up, forms and joins clubs and seems to impress as many people as he annoys – all with a very thin veil of lies to support it. When he falls in love with a teacher (Rosemary Cross) things appear wonderful but it is not long before he has messed it up. His frustrated friend (Herman Blume) tries to help but only succeeds in making things much, much worse and Max risks losing everything that is important to him.
Having recently see The Life Aquatic etc I decided to step back to a film that I feel did Wes Anderson's humour and talent much more of a service and one in which he got the mix just right. To me Rushmore is that film, although this is not to imply that it will appeal to those that just don't like any of his films. The plot is the usual mix of offbeat characters, strange events and deep seated emotions (and usually not happy ones either), it is quirky and humorous but it still works because, unlike Life Aquatic, it has enough heart and plot to balance out the dark quirky humour. To me the story is still a bit strange and difficult to get into but it does the hard work for you and even when I was still getting into it I was interested if not totally involved. The heart of the story is not one I could relate to, but I was able to feel for the characters and got into it quickly as a result – none of them are instantly likable characters or simple ones but they are still well written and delivered. The humour is never really consistently hilarious but to complain about a lack of belly laughs is to miss the point; for me the dark humour was well done and I found the film funny even when it didn't draw laughs from me.
The cast are impressive and work well with the material they are given. Murray has much more meat in this supporting role than he did with Zissou and he does very good work with it throughout while also managing to carry off his deadpan delivery as well as usual. Schwartzman is spot on with a character that we are never able to truly like but have to get behind at the same time – he pitches it just right and shows a great understanding of his character. Williams is beautiful and vulnerable and works well in her role while support is good from Cox and Cassel as well as several others in support roles and cameos. Special mention to Tanaka for being the sweetest redemption I've seen in many a film and pulls off the geeky but wonderful girl of many of our dreams.
Overall this is a good film but not one that will appeal to the majority of viewers or be the one to win over those that just don't like Wes Anderson's films. The plot and characters are interesting throughout and the film succeeds because it manages to mix emotional content with darkly quirky humour rather than doing one at the expense of the other. An enjoyable film and probably my favourite from Anderson thus far.