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Rushmore

1998 · Film · 93 min

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Plot

When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.

About Rushmore

Rushmore is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Wes Anderson about a teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his film debut), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their shared affection for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack features multiple songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. Filming began in November 1997 around Houston, Texas, and lasted 50 days, until late January 1998. While the box office results were modest, the film had a positive reception among film critics. The film helped launch Schwartzman's acting career while establishing a "second career" for Murray as a respected actor in independent cinema. At the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards, Anderson won the Best Director award and Murray won the Best Supporting Male award. Murray also earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. After starring in Rushmore, both Murray and Schwartzman became two of Anderson's most frequent collaborators. They have appeared in ten and seven of his subsequent films, respectively. The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2016, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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Cast

  • Jason SchwartzmanMax Fischer
  • Bill MurrayHerman Blume
  • Olivia WilliamsRosemary Cross
  • Seymour CasselBert Fischer
  • Brian CoxDr. Nelson Guggenheim
  • Mason GambleDirk Calloway
  • Sara TanakaMargaret Yang
  • Stephen McColeMagnus Buchan
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