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| Director Wes Anderson's follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English "Angry Young Man" films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, a sophomore at Rushmore Academy. He excels at every extracurricular activity in school, from theater to beekeeping. Gradewise, however, he's failing. He has few friends outside school save for wealthy but depressed industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), father of obnoxious twin boys who also attend Rushmore. Enter Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), a beautiful young widowed teacher at Rushmore Elementary. While Max is immediately smitten with Miss Cross, she finds comfort in the company of the emotionally frazzled Blume. But Max won't let Blume have Miss Cross without a fight. <br> <br> Anderson and cowriter Owen Wilson have created a script brimming with oddball humor at the surface, but at its core lies... |
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Key Information
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| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Directors: |
Wes Anderson |
| Actors: |
Andrew Wilson · Brian Cox · Connie Nielsen · Luke Wilson · Mason Gamble · Sarah Tanaka · Seymour Cassel · Stephen McCole |
| Stars: |
Bill Murray · Jason Schwartzman · Olivia Williams |
| UPC: |
715515010429, 717951002983, 786936091748, 786936110852 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 33min |
| Available Formats: |
DVD, DVD: Criterion Collection, VHS, VHS: Widescreen Version |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Subgenre: |
Romances |
| Release Date: |
1998 |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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VHS Editions
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- VHS: Widescreen Version
- 1hr 33min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- June 29, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 786936110852
- Sound Features: HiFi, Stereo
, - VHS
- 1hr 33min
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment
- June 29, 1999
- R (MPAA)
- 786936091748
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson |
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Professional Reviews
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(02/01/1999, p.30, Glenn Kenny): "...RUSHMORE feels like a miracle -- a movie whose imaginative audacity is matched by perfect execution....There is so much to admire and adore in RUSHMORE...", (02/05/1999, p.32, Roger Ebert): "...Anderson and Wilson are good offbeat filmmakers. They fill the corners of their story with nice touches...", (03/01/2000, p.80, Nick Hunt): "...RUSHMORE stands as the perfect comedy, with excellent characterisation happily skipping along hand in hand with pithy intelligent dialogue and plotting..." -- 5 out of 5 stars, (09/??/1999, p.54-5, Richard Kelly): "...RUSHMORE is made to be treasured....An immediate American classic...", (12/11/1998, p.15E, Susan Wloszczyna): "...[Murray] is at his off-kilter best in this quirky coming-of-age caper...", (12/11/1998, p.C9, Kenneth Turan): "...Like the best filmmakers, director Wes Anderson has an idiosyncratic sensibility, the rare ability to create a world that is completely his own...", (12/11/1998, p.E31, Janet Maslin): "...Bright, spiky....[RUSHMORE] includes a sweet turn by Seymour Cassel..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself."--a quote by Jacques-Yves Cousteau that is written in DIVING FOR SUNKEN TREASURE, a book read by Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman)
"What's the secret, Max?"--Herman Blume (Bill Murray)
"The secret?"--Max
"Yeah, you seem to have it pretty figured out."--Mr. Blume
"The secret...I don't know. I think you just gotta find something you love to do and then do it for the rest of your life. For me, it's going to Rushmore."--Max
"We both have dead people in our families."--Max to Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams)
"Has it ever crossed your mind that you're far too young for me?"--Miss Cross
"It crossed my mind that you might consider that a possibility, yeah."--Max
"I like your nurse's uniform, guy."--Max to Dr. Flynn (Luke Wilson)
"These are O.R. scrubs."--Dr. Flynn
"Oh, are they?"--Max
"I know about you and the teacher."--Dirk Calloway (Mason Gamble) to Mr. Blume
"I saved Latin. What did you ever do?"--Max to Mr. Blume
"Rushmore was my life. Now you are!"--Max to Miss Cross
"She's my Rushmore, Max."--Mr. Blume to Max
"Yeah, I know. She was mine too."--Max
"Although I will say that Edward has more spark and character and imagination in one fingernail than Herman Blume has in his entire body."--Miss Cross
"One dead fingernail."--Max
"Sic Transit Gloria" (Glory fades).--Max to Miss Cross, also in Max's play, HEAVEN AND HELL |
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