Rushmore
Rushmore is a 1998 American comedy film directed by Wes Anderson about a teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his film debut), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their shared affection for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack features multiple songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. Filming began in November 1997 around Houston, Texas, and lasted 50 days, until late January 1998.
Plot
Eccentric 15-year-old scholarship student Max Fischer participates extensively in extracurricular activities at the prestigious Rushmore Academy in Houston, but struggles academically. Max's middle-class background, which contrasts with the wealthy and privileged lives of most Rushmore students, feeds his determination to make his name known. Headmaster Nelson Guggenheim places him on "sudden death academic probation", warning him that if he fails one more class, he will be expelled. At a school assembly, Max meets Herman Blume, a disillusioned parent and local industrialist who despises his twin sons Ronny and Donny, both students at Rushmore. Blume befriends Max and takes him under his wing.
More details
author | Owen Wilson Wes Anderson |
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contentLocation | Houston |
director | Wes Anderson |
editor | David Moritz |
genre | comedy-drama |
keywords | age difference arrest baseball field build car accident cut date dead husband disillusion expel fish tank groundbreaking injured marine life meet obsess public school read run school assembly school class seven years sudden death vietnam veteran vietnam war warn widow |
musicBy | Mark Mothersbaugh |
producer | Paul Schiff |
productionCompany | AFI Catalog of Feature Films Touchstone Pictures |
publisher | Buena Vista Pictures Distribution |
theme | high school independent |