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Rushmore

  • 19981998
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
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Rushmore (1998)
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A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which... Read allA teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.A teenager at Rushmore Academy falls for a much older teacher and befriends a middle-aged industrialist. Later, he finds out that his love interest and his friend are having an affair, which prompts him to begin a vendetta.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
188K
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POPULARITY
3,206
263
    • Wes Anderson
    • Wes Anderson
    • Owen Wilson
  • Stars
    • Jason Schwartzman
    • Bill Murray
    • Olivia Williams
    • Wes Anderson
    • Wes Anderson
    • Owen Wilson
  • Stars
    • Jason Schwartzman
    • Bill Murray
    • Olivia Williams
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 701User reviews
    • 185Critic reviews
    • 86Metascore
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    Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore (1998)
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    Seymour Cassel and Jason Schwartzman in Rushmore (1998)
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    Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)
    Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)
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    Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)
    Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)
    Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, and Olivia Williams in Rushmore (1998)
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    Jason Schwartzman
    Jason Schwartzman
    • Max Fischer
    Bill Murray
    Bill Murray
    • Herman Blume
    Olivia Williams
    Olivia Williams
    • Rosemary Cross
    Seymour Cassel
    Seymour Cassel
    • Bert Fischer
    Brian Cox
    Brian Cox
    • Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
    Mason Gamble
    Mason Gamble
    • Dirk Calloway
    Sara Tanaka
    Sara Tanaka
    • Margaret Yang
    Stephen McCole
    Stephen McCole
    • Magnus Buchan
    Connie Nielsen
    Connie Nielsen
    • Mrs. Calloway
    Luke Wilson
    Luke Wilson
    • Dr. Peter Flynn
    Dipak Pallana
    • Mr. Adams
    • (as Deepak Pallana)
    Andrew Wilson
    Andrew Wilson
    • Coach Beck
    Marietta Marich
    • Mrs. Guggenheim
    Ronnie McCawley
    • Ronny Blume
    Keith McCawley
    • Donny Blume
    Hae-Joon Lee
    • Alex
    Adebayo Asabi
    • Mr. Obiomiwe
    Al Fielder
    • Ernie
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      • Owen Wilson
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    • Trivia
      Jason Schwartzman came to his audition wearing a prep-school blazer which sported a Rushmore patch he had made himself.
    • Goofs
      The Swiss Army Knife Dirk gives Max says "Rushmore Yankee 1985-1997". Since Max is 15, this would mean he has gone to Rushmore since age three. But his first talk with Dr. Guggenheim reveals that he has only gone to Rushmore since second grade.
    • Quotes

      Max Fischer: I saved Latin. What did you ever do?

    • Connections
      Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Making Time
      Written by Eddie Phillips (as Edwin Michael Phillips) and Kenneth George Pickett

      Published by EMI Unart Catalog Inc. (BMI)

      Performed by The Creation

      Courtesy of Shel Talmy Productions

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    Succeeds because there is as much dark emotion as there is dark comedy
    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.
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    • Mar 27, 2005

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    • Release date
      • February 19, 1999 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
      • Spanish
      • Latin
      • French
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      • Delmar Stadium - 2020 Mangum Road, Houston, Texas, USA
    • Production companies
      • Touchstone Pictures
      • American Empirical Pictures
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    • 1 hour 33 minutes
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