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Rushmore

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Rushmore

Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Bill Murray, Mason Gamble, Brian Cox, Seymour Cassel, Connie Nielsen

"Rushmore" chronicles a year in the life of Max Fischer, a student at Rushmore Academy, one of the finest schools in the country. Max loves his prestigious school. He is the editor of the newspaper an...( read more  read more... )d yearbook; founder of the debate team, the dodgeball society, and the Max Fischer Players; and president of the French club, German club, chess club, and practically everything else. Max is applying for early admission to Oxford. Harvard is his safety. However, he is also one of the worst students in the school. Threatened with expulsion, Max begins a new pursuit: falling for a first-grade teacher. But when Max's tycoon mentor starts an affair with the teacher, it triggers a war between Max and his friend.

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  • SirPant
    September 2, 2009
    SirPant
    This is Anderson at his best. It was easily the best 'indie comedy' of the late 90's and it really established both Anderson and Schwartzman and it also gave Bill Murray's carrier a kick up the arse too. It surprises me how many people seem to have missed this gem of a film. Bril...( read more)liant.
  • mrpopcorn
    September 1, 2009
    mrpopcorn
    "She was my Rushmore"

    The king of Rushmore prep school is put on academic probation.

    REVIEW

    Hilarious comedy a la `Ferris Bueller's Day Off' as written by John Cheever: enterprising young Schwa...( read more)rtzman (in a memorable acting debut; son of Talia Shire) as Max Fischer, a prep school student at the titular institution ? whose ambitions are only mired by his lack of decent marks, with even higher set goals in wooing a second grade teacher played by the sexy Williams. But it is Murray who (rightfully) steals the film as a rich philanthropist who befriends Schwartzman only to betray him by also falling for his love-to-be, with a truly funny turn pulling out all the stops including slapstick falls and a great scene of depression in action at a family poolside party (one for the archives). Written by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson (who also directed and both teamed up for their freshman gem, `Bottle Rocket') the film is smartly executed and makes even a sometimes unlikable character an empathetic symbol of adolescent anomie. Brilliant filmmaking of the high order and Murray was robbed of a justifiable Oscar nomination for supporting actor !
  • flixsterman
    August 18, 2009
    flixsterman
    Quirky off-beat take on teen angst that seems to get better with time. I like this one a lot more now than when I first saw it ten years ago (that may say more about me than it does about Rushmore).
  • organgrinder136
    June 26, 2009
    organgrinder136
    most importantly an excellent script and good acting from jason schwartzman. wickedly funny. a must see!
  • sanjurosamurai
    April 3, 2009
    sanjurosamurai
    this is the sort of film that i grow fonder of over time. its the little nuances that do it for me, things you dont notice the first time around but are quirky and hilarious the more you think about them. overall great comedy.
  • dustinljordan
    November 10, 2009
    dustinljordan
    Hillarious! Wes's great start (not including Bottle Rockets which I have yet to watch).
  • jfd78
    November 5, 2009
    jfd78
    Coming-of-age sleeper comedy brought to life in typical Wes Anderson style.
  • smackmysithup
    November 2, 2009
    smackmysithup
    Wish I hadn't waited so long to see such a great film. Wes Anderson is fast becoming one of my fave directors. (A young) Jason Schwartzman plays the title role brilliantly
  • Sloirishbud
    October 30, 2009
    Sloirishbud
    My favorite movie of all time. The use of color and the theatrical setting of the film make it an almost magical journey through the angst filled mine field of an adolescent males life. When I first saw this movie I was in the same awkward stage of my life that Max was in during ...( read more)the course of the film. Whenever I watch it I get an almost euphoric sense of nostalgia that makes it an amazing experience for me, every single time I watch it. All that aside... the performances by Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray were among the best in there careers as well. Olivia Williams paints a hauntingly clear portrait of the character of Miss Cross, a woman who is in love with a man long dead. The use of the seasons as the titles for the different acts of the movie. As you watch this film you start to realize that the film itself is like one of Max's productions in the film itself which is what makes this film unique. The colors in this movie are as vibrant as the colors used in a renaissance painting, just beautiful. With all the things that are right with this film, what could be wrong?
  • bhdr
    October 29, 2009
    bhdr
    a wickedly funny script and good performances by jason schwartzman and bill murray. And the soundtracks are great too.
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