| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | RUSHMORE (1998) |
| Director | Wes Anderson |
| Writer | Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson |
| Lead Actor | Jason Schwartzman |
| Cast | Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
| Release Date | December 11, 1998 (United States) |
| Duration | 1h 33m (93 min) |
| Budget | $9 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.6/10 |
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RUSHMORE
Precocious, Texas based writer director Wes Anderson, 29, makes a positive impression with this fresh and funny saga of go-getter high school kid Max Fischer. The style is a nudge away from reality, and much in contrast with today’s “cool,” ironic cookie-cutter youth films. Tireless Max (Jason Schwartzman) shares more than horn-rimmed glasses with the tradition of Harold Lloyd.
Max, who always wears a blazer and tie, is a terrible student but loves Rushmore Academy. He sort of majors in minor extracurricular activities such as trap, skeet and calligraphy. But he’s marvelous at writing and directing the school plays, whose scripts and special effects are a mix of Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone.
He gets to know alumnus-tycoon Herman Blume (Bill Murray in his best role). Blume, a disillusioned boomer, recognizes the spark in Max, who advises, “Find something you love and do it for the rest of your life For me, it’s going to Rushmore.”
The story is mostly about their hilarious and moving friendship and Max’s over the top jealousy, as both fall in love with a young widow schoolteacher (Olivia Williams). Anderson’s film is hugely entertaining and understated; its greatest achievement is in letting the plucky, nerdish hero work his way into our affections. Schwartzman, 18, is relentlessly wonderful. Artful, different, feel good movie, some rough talk satisfactory for mature viewers
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