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Summary Max Fischer, a tenth grade scholarship student at Rushmore Academy, falls in love with Rosemary Cross, a widowed elementary school teacher, but his friendship with Herman Blume, an unhappy, wealthy industrialist, suffers when Blume falls for Miss Cross as well.

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Anderson and Owen Wilson’s concise screenplay deftly avoids sentimentality but somehow manages to be touching anyway. The former’s astute direction displays an excellent knack for visual as well as verbal gags, and Robert Yeoman’s widescreen lensing is unusually beautiful and textured for a comedy.

Murray, meanwhile, turns in a thrillingly knowing, unforced performance--an award-worthy high point in a career that continues, Max Fischer style, to defy the obvious at every turn.

The 1990s created some great films. Rushmore stands out as one of the greats of the decade. Memorable, funny, charming, sad, and with a great soundtrack, Rushmore really solidified Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson as great creative forces. And it kickstarted the career of Jason Schwartzman and revitalized the career of Bill Murray. One of my biggest regrets in life is that I did not see Rushmore until I was done with college. I definitely relate to Max, and I shared a lot of his traits when I was in high school and college: I struggled with grades, loved extra curriculars, struggled in love, loved theatre, had friends, was madly in love with women who never loved me back, and did things that hurt those people in an attempt to make them love me. If I had seen Rushmore earlier in my life, things definitely would have played out differently. Max Fischer is a great example of what NOT to do in your life, and he's incredibly relatable for me in that regard. The only person you'll hurt is yourself. A great, fantastic coming of age story. Definitely check this one out!

This is a wonderful movie. Everyone in the world should see it because it's the best thing 10/10 and only just one of my all-time favorite films ever -a

Weird, warm, monumentally entertaining comedy.

A weird, wonderful and funny work that stands as a true original. As if that weren't enough, director and co-writer Anderson has given Bill Murray his best role in years.

This film is the product of artists working at the peak of their powers.

You can't have Rushmore without Max, and though Anderson obviously planned it this way, the kid is finally too off-putting to tolerate.

I really love this flick. Sadly I can relate to Max's delusional characteristics. He is kind of pathetic in a loveable kind of way. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson created the most memorable and dysfunctional antilove triangle in the history of cinema in my opinion. The art direction is slick. The cast is brilliant, especially Murray. The soundtrack is filled to the brim with nostalgic tunes. It's pretty close to perfection. I'm a gonna give it a 10 just the same.

It's hard to resist smiling through this movie. It's rarely laugh-out-loud funny, but there's an undeniable intrigue through the oddity of it all, and that's what gives the movie its strength.

a fast paced train that never derails.. Rushmore The symmetric world of Wes Anderson, is bang on bucks as it moves swiftly and keeps it to the point whilst depicting the characteristics of the characters and doesn't grow obvious or pretentious for a frame. The unresolved issues of the protagonist is what fuels this plot driven feature where its newer structure and unpredictable revelation is what keeps the audience engaged throughout the course of it where they are barely allow to breathe. It is short on technical aspects like sound department and background score but has got it right on its d.o.p. and editing. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson keeps the amusing aspect of the characters alive throughout the course of it and addition to that Anderson's keen knowledge on executing an eerie world, favors in on huge margin. Jason Schwartzman is flat out hilarious on his role as a protagonist and is supported thoroughly by Bill Murray and Olivia Williams. The gripping screenplay and the space allotted to each character to fit in and flaunt their effective act, is what makes it dig deeper than its potential. Rushmore is a fast paced train that never derails from its tone but is also a long overcooked journey that can be off putting for some viewers.

Been a long times since I saw this and I bet I wouldn't think as highly of it now. Had it's moments, but overall kinda meh. I remember some things just didn't work. I did enjoy the female lead and some of Bill Murray's parts.

Being a fan of so many Wes Anderson movies and Bill Murray I felt obliged to watch this film. I have to say I was not as thrilled or I simply didn't enjoy this movie as much as his other works. That is not to say this movie is not good, it is. very good movie and I would suggest it to anyone looking for a cool movie to rent if bored one night.

Production Company Touchstone Pictures, American Empirical Pictures

Release Date Dec 11, 1998

Duration 1 h 33 m

Rating R

Tagline "She was my Rushmore"

Lone Star Film & Television Awards

• 4 Wins & 4 Nominations