Rushmore (1998)
Front Cover Actor
Jason Schwartzman Max Fischer
Bill Murray Herman Blume
Olivia Williams Rosemary Cross
Seymour Cassel Bert Fischer
Brian Cox Dr. Guggenheim
Mason Gamble Dirk Calloway
Sara Tanaka Margaret Yang
Stephen McCole Magnus Buchan
Ronnie McCawley Ronny Blume
Keith McCawley Donny Blume
Bill Murray Mr. Herman J. Blume
Olivia Williams Miss Rosemary Cross, formerly Mrs. Appleby
Brian Cox Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
Connie Nielsen Mrs. Calloway
Luke Wilson Dr. Peter Flynn
Movie Details
Genre Romance; Comedy
Director Wes Anderson
Writer Wes Anderson; Owen Wilson
Studio Buena Vista
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 2 hr 0 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
After the highly acclaimed independent film Bottle Rocket , director Wes Anderson followed up with a quirky Touchstone Studios film entitled Rushmore . Written by Anderson and friend Owen Wilson (an actor in Armageddon and Anaconda ), they created the story of Max Fischer, a highly eccentric 15-year-old boy who attends the tenth grade at Rushmore Academy. Played by Jason Schwartzman ( Talia Shire 's son and Francis Ford Coppola 's nephew), Max is a poor student with big dreams and a love of extracurricular activities. Max is editor of the school newspaper and yearbook, president of the chess, astronomy, French, and German clubs, captain of the fencing team, and director of the school play. Max is also a compulsive liar, telling everyone that his barber father ( Seymour Cassel ) is really a brain surgeon. Suddenly Max falls in love with Miss Cross ( Olivia Williams ), a first-grade teacher at the school. He also makes a new friend in business tycoon Mr. Blume ( Bill Murray ), an eccentric millionaire who also loves Miss Cross. The love triangle heats up as Max refuses to believe that his age has anything to do with Miss Cross refusing his romantic advances. Also Max's poor grades lead to his eventual dismissal from Rushmore Academy. As Max's life crumbles around him, he is forced to grow up and accept the consequences of his actions and his lies. He throws himself more into his extracurricular activities, hoping to redeem himself by staging the most ambitious school play ever attempted. — Arthur Borman
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 108
In Collection Yes
Purchase Date 8/2/2003
Tape Label 35
Product Details
Format VHS
Region Region 1
Release Date 2003
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
Links
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