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| Directed by | Wes Anderson |
| Produced by | Wes Anderson Owen Wilson Barry Mendel |
| Written by | Wes Anderson Owen Wilson |
| Starring | Jason Schwartzman Bill Murray Olivia Williams |
| Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Cinematography | Robert Yeoman |
| Editing by | David Moritz |
| Distributed by | Touchstone Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 9, 1998 (premiere) February 5, 1999 |
| Running time | 93 min. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Barry Mendel is a Rye Country Day School graduate and a two time Academy Award nominated producer who has produced various films including Funny Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American Actor and Musician. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968 is a British film stage and television actress from England who has appeared in British and American Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American Musician, Composer, Singer and painter. David Moritz is a film editor He was born in Royal Oak Michigan Touchstone Pictures is one of several alternate Film labels of The Walt Disney Company, established in 1984 Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. The year 1999 in film involved some significant events and was arguably the most successful year for films released in the 1990s |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English Latin |
| Budget | $20 million |
| Gross revenue | $17,105,219 |
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Rushmore is a 1998 comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson about an eccentric teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) and his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their mutual love for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The year 1998 in film involved some significant events Events February 14 - Sharon Stone marries Phil Bronstein Comedy film is a genre of Film in which the main emphasis is on humor. Wesley Wales Anderson (born May 1, 1969) is an American director, writer, Actor, and producer of features Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American Actor and Musician. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an See also Primary education An elementary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of Compulsory education known as elementary Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968 is a British film stage and television actress from England who has appeared in British and American The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. The soundtrack was scored by regular Anderson collaborator Mark Mothersbaugh and features several songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American Musician, Composer, Singer and painter. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers
The film helped launch the careers of Anderson and Schwartzman, while establishing a "second career" for Murray as a respected actor of independent cinema. Rushmore also won Best Director and Best Supporting Male awards at the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards while Murray earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture. Founded in 1984, the Independent Spirit Awards were originally known as the FINDIE Awards ("Friends of Independents" and presented winners with The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner
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Plot
The film centers on Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), a precocious and eccentric 15 year-old, who is both Rushmore's most extracurricular and least scholarly student; Herman Blume (Bill Murray), a disillusioned industrialist who comes to admire Max; and Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), a widowed 1st grade teacher who becomes the object of both Max's and Herman's affection. Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American Actor and Musician. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968 is a British film stage and television actress from England who has appeared in British and American
Max's life revolves around Rushmore Academy, where he is a scholarship student. A scholarship is an award of access to an institution or a financial aid award for an individual student scholar for the purpose of furthering their Education Max spends nearly all of his time on elaborate extracurricular activities, caring little how it affects his grades. Extracurricular activities are activities performed by Students that fall outside the realm of the normal Curriculum of school or university education He also feuds with the school's headmaster, Dr. Guggenheim (Brian Cox). Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British
Blume finds his operation of a multimillion dollar company to be unsatisfying and is frustrated that his marriage is failing and the two sons he's putting through Rushmore are unrepentant brats. He and Max become close friends; Max admires Herman's success while Herman is impressed by Max's cocksure attitude.
Ms. Cross arrives at the academy as a new teacher after the death of her husband (and former Rushmore student), and Max quickly develops an infatuation. He makes many attempts at courting her. While she initially tolerates Max, Ms. Cross becomes increasingly alarmed at his obvious obsession with her. Along the way Blume attempts to convince Max that Ms. Cross is not worth the trouble, only to fall for Rosemary himself. They begin dating without Max's knowledge.
Eventually, Max's friend Dirk (Mason Gamble) discovers the relationship and informs Max, initially as payback for a rumor Max started about his mother. Mason Wilson Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace Max and Blume go from being friends to mortal enemies. The two engage in a back-and-forth series of pranks on each other. Max informs Blume's wife of her husband's affair, ending their marriage. Max also cuts the brake lines on Blume's car, for which he is arrested. Meanwhile, Blume destroys Max's bicycle with his car.
After Max attempts to break ground on an aquarium without the school's approval, he is expelled from Rushmore. He is then forced to enroll in his first public school, Grover Cleveland High. Attempts to engage in outside activities at his new school have mixed results. He eventually begins spending time as an apprentice to his father, a barber. Apprenticeship is a system of Training a new generation of practitioners of a skill A fellow student, Margaret Yang (Sara Tanaka), tries to engage Max, but he pays little attention to her. Sara Tanaka (born 21 November 1978 in Huntington, New York) is a American film actress, known for her roles in
One day, Dirk stops by the barber shop to apologize to Max and bring him a Christmas present. In the process, Dirk suggests Max see his old headmaster in the hospital, knowing Blume will be there, as well. Max and Blume meet and are cordial, but Max finds out that Ms. Cross broke up with Blume. However, he does manage to bring Dr. Guggenheim out of his coma.
Max takes his final shot at Ms. Cross and is rebuffed again. Max makes it his new mission to win Ms. Cross back for Blume. His first attempt is unsuccessful, but then he invites both Herman and Rosemary to the performance of a play he wrote, making sure they will be sitting together. In the end, Ms. Cross and Blume appear to reconcile. Max and Margaret Yang also become a couple.
The movie ends with Max and Ms. Cross looking at each other enigmatically as they share a dance at the play's wrap party.
Cast
- Jason Schwartzman as Max Fischer
- Bill Murray as Herman Blume
- Olivia Williams as Rosemary Cross
- Seymour Cassel as Bert Fischer
- Brian Cox as Dr. Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American Actor and Musician. For the British actor see Billy Murray (actor. William James "Bill" Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an Olivia Haigh Williams (born 26 July 1968 is a British film stage and television actress from England who has appeared in British and American Seymour Joseph Cassel (born January 22, 1937 Cassel's early career was tied to fellow actor John Cassavetes. Brian Denis Cox, CBE (born June 1, 1946) is a BAFTA - and Emmy Award -winning Golden Globe -nominated British Nelson Guggenheim
- Mason Gamble as Dirk Calloway
- Sara Tanaka as Margaret Yang
- Connie Nielsen as Mrs. Mason Wilson Gamble (born January 16, 1986) is an American actor known for his portrayal of Dennis Mitchell in the 1993 film Dennis the Menace Sara Tanaka (born 21 November 1978 in Huntington, New York) is a American film actress, known for her roles in Connie Inge-Lise Nielsen (born July 3, 1965) is a Danish Actress. Calloway
- Luke Wilson as Dr. Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American film actor Peter Flynn
- Owen Wilson (uncredited) as Edward Applebee
Production
The film was shot in and around Houston, Texas where Wes Anderson grew up. Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an Academy Award -nominated American Actor and Writer. His high school alma mater, St. John's School, was used for the picturesque setting of Rushmore Academy, while Lamar High School in Houston was used to depict Grover Cleveland High School, the public school. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval St John's School is a Coeducational Independent school in the Upper Kirby district of Houston, Texas, United States Mirabeau B Lamar Senior High School is a Secondary school located at 3325 Westheimer Road in Houston, Texas, United States, with In real life, the two schools are directly across the street from one another. Auditions were held at the schools to cast students as themselves; however, St. John's is a coeducational school whereas Rushmore Academy is all-male. Aside from the blazer Max wears, the uniforms used in Rushmore are the actual student uniforms of St. John's students. Parts of the movie were also shot at North Shore High School and the Kinkaid School. Doug and Don's Barber Shop on East Eleventh Street in the Houston Heights was used for his father's barber shop.
Soundtrack
- Further information: Rushmore (soundtrack)
Wes Anderson originally intended for the film's soundtrack to be entirely made up of songs by The Kinks, feeling the music suited Max's loud and angry nature, and because Max was initially envisioned to be a British exchange student. Rushmore is a 1999 soundtrack to the Wes Anderson film of the same name. The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band However, while listening to a compilation of other British Invasion songs on set, the soundtrack gradually evolved until only one song by the Kinks remained in the film ("Nothin' in the World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl"). The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers
Legacy
Since the film's success, Jason Schwartzman has appeared in numerous films, more than often portraying equally peculiar characters. Moreover, Rushmore is widely credited with introducing a new side of Bill Murray, a comedic actor typically known for his smug yet charming, easy-going delivery. The film signalled Murray's transformation into an actor known for tragicomic portrayals of men who have been beaten down into detached and mournfully wistful characters. After Rushmore, Murray established a "second career" as a respected serious actor, playing characters of this type in Cradle Will Rock, The Royal Tenenbaums, Lost in Translation, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Broken Flowers. For the original 1937 musical see The Cradle Will Rock For the 1980 Van Halen hit see And the Cradle Will Rock The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 dramatic Dark comedy directed by Wes Anderson about three Gifted siblings who experience Lost in Translation is a 2003 comedy-drama film starring Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson 's fourth feature length Film, released in the U Broken Flowers is a 2005 Comedy-drama Film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch and produced by Jon Kilik and Stacey Smith
Awards and recognition
Rushmore is number 34 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama
Rushmore also won the following awards:
| Year | Award | Category |
| 1998 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor (Bill Murray, tied with Billy Bob Thornton for A Simple Plan) and the New Generation Award (Wes Anderson) |
| 1998 | New York Film Critics Circle Award | Best Supporting Actor (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | American Comedy Award | Funniest Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Director and Best Supporting Male (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | Lone Star Film & Television Award | Best Actor (Jason Schwartzman), Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | National Society of Film Critics Award | Best Supporting Actor (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | Young Star Award | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (Jason Schwartzman) |
It was also nominated for the following awards:
| Year | Award | Category |
| 1999 | British Independent Film Award | Best Foreign Film - English Language |
| 1999 | Chicago Film Critics Association Award | Best Supporting Actor (Bill Murray) and Most Promising Actor (Jason Schwartzman) |
| 1999 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Bill Murray) |
| 1999 | Young Artist Award | Best Performance in a Feature Film - Supporting Young Actor (Mason Gamble) |
| 1999 | Young Star Award | Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Comedy Film (Mason Gamble) |
DVD
Buena Vista Home Entertainment released a bare bones edition of the film on June 29, 1999. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) This was followed by a special edition on January 18, 2000 by The Criterion Collection with remastered picture and sound as well as various supplemental materials, including an audio commentary by Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman, a behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson, Anderson and Murray being interviewed on The Charlie Rose Show, and theatrical "adaptations" of Armageddon, The Truman Show and Out of Sight, staged especially for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards by the Max Fischer Players. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Criterion Collection is a Privately held company that distributes "authoritative" consumer versions of "important classic and contemporary films" Charlie Rose is an American television interview show with Charlie Rose as executive producer executive editor and host Armageddon is a 1998 disaster / sci-fi - action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are The Truman Show is a 1998 fantasy Comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Andrew Niccol. For other uses see Out of Sight (disambiguation. Out of Sight is a 1998 Academy Award -nominated movie directed The MTV Movie Awards is a film awards show presented annually on MTV ( Music Television)
Homages and connections with other Anderson films
- The famous shot of Max sitting on the go-kart used in the "Making Time" montage is based on a photograph by Jacques Henri Lartigue. For other meanings see Kart (disambiguation Kart racing or karting is a variant of Open-wheel Motor sport with Jacques Henri Lartigue ( June 13, 1894 - September 12, 1986) was a French Photographer and Anderson would later reference Lartigue's work in The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou is Wes Anderson 's fourth feature length Film, released in the U
- The penciled-in quote inside a book Max is reading is Diving for Sunken Treasure by Jacques-Yves Cousteau and Philippe Diote: "When one man, for whatever reason, has the opportunity to lead an extraordinary life, he has no right to keep it to himself". Jacques-Yves Cousteau ( 11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997) was a French naval officer explorer, Ecologist, In Anderson's later film, The Life Aquatic, the main character Steve Zissou is a parody of and homage to Jacques-Yves Cousteau.
- The Vince Guaraldi Trio's version of "Hark, The Herald Angels Sing" appears in Rushmore. "Christmastime Is Here", also from A Charlie Brown Christmas, and performed by the Vince Guaraldi Trio, is in Anderson's film The Royal Tenenbaums. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 is the first of many Prime-time animated TV specials based upon the popular Comic strip The Royal Tenenbaums is a 2001 dramatic Dark comedy directed by Wes Anderson about three Gifted siblings who experience
- In the scene where Max meets Rosemary, he is carrying the book, The Powers That Be by David Halberstam, an account of the rise of journalistic media to political power. David Halberstam ( April 10 1934 – April 23 2007) was an American Pulitzer Prize -winning Journalist
- In the scene where Max buys the dynamite, he holds an ID up to the salesman and says, "And could you make the order out to Ready Demolition, Tucson, Arizona?" This is the same line a character buying explosives uses in the 1995 Michael Mann film Heat. Michael Kenneth Mann (born February 5 1943 is an American Film director, Screenwriter, and producer. Heat is a 1995 American crime drama Film written and directed by Michael Mann. The film is also referenced during Max's production of Serpico, when the actor portraying Serpico snaps his fingers while saying "That you're gonna follow this thing all the way to the end. Serpico is a 1973 American Crime film directed by Sidney Lumet . . of the line. . . where I got to be. " Not only is this line almost identical to a line spoken by Al Pacino in Heat, but Al Pacino also portrayed Serpico himself in the 1973 film. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning
- The surf board seen in the background of the war play is an homage to Robert Duvall's character in Francis Ford Coppola's Apocalypse Now, as was the play's character named "Surfboy," also paying homage to the character of Lance in Coppola's film. Robert Selden Duvall (born January 5, 1931) is an American Film Actor and director who has won an Academy Award
- Hal Ashby's Harold and Maude was a big influence on the film's look and tone, as well as Mike Nichols' The Graduate. Harold and Maude is a Cult classic movie directed by Hal Ashby in 1971. The Graduate is a American comedy / drama / Romance film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by
- The font used throughout the film is Futura, in particular, Futura Bold. In typography a font (also fount) is traditionally defined as a complete character set of a single size and style of a particular Typeface. Futura is a geometric Sans-serif Typeface designed between 1924 and 1926 by Paul Renner. Anderson also used it extensively in Bottle Rocket and in his subsequent films.
Influence on popular culture
- The video for the song "Stupid Kid" by Alkaline Trio is an homage to the movie. " Stupid Kid " is a song from Alkaline Trio 's 2001 album From Here to Infirmary. Alkaline Trio is a Punk rock band from Chicago, consisting of Matt Skiba on Guitar / Vocals, Dan Andriano on bass
- "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" is the name of a Brand New song on the album Deja Entendu. " Sic Transit Gloria Glory Fades " is a 2004 single by the rock band Brand New from their second album Deja Entendu. Brand New is an Alternative rock band based in the United States. Deja Entendu is the second album from Long Island based band Brand New, released in 2003 The song title is a line from the movie.
- Metal group Every Time I Die have a song entitled "She's My Rushmore" from their 2003 album Hot Damn!. Every Time I Die is a US Metal band from Buffalo New York, founded in the Winter of 1998. Hot Damn! is the second full length release from Metalcore band Every Time I Die released in July 2003 on Ferret Records. "She's my Rushmore, Max" is a line from the movie.
- Give Up the Ghost has a song called "I Saved Latin", referencing a line from the movie. Give Up the Ghost was a short-lived and highly influential Hardcore punk band from Boston Massachusetts
- The album Take This to Your Grave by Fall Out Boy includes a song called "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today", referencing a line of Max Fischer's, although the quote in the movie is actually ". Take This to Your Grave is the debut release from Fall Out Boy on Fueled by Ramen (second full-length in total released on May 6, Fall Out Boy is an American Pop punk band from Wilmette, Illinois (a suburb of Chicago) that formed in 2001 . . that stupid mick. . . ". The band has also toured under the codename Saved Latin.
- Guitarist Frank Iero from My Chemical Romance has said Rushmore to be his favorite movie, and the video for the band's song "I'm Not Okay (I Promise)" is inspired by the movie, notably the school setting and almost identical jackets worn by the band. Frank Anthony Iero (born 31 October 1981) is the rhythm guitarist, backup vocalist and a member of the Alternative rock band My Chemical Romance (often shortened to MCR or' My Chem') is an American alternative / post-hardcore quintet that formed in 2001 " I'm Not Okay (I Promise " is the second single and fifth track from My Chemical Romance 's second studio album Three Cheers for
- The Australian alternative rock band Kisschasy have a song entitled With Friends Like You, Who Needs Friends? on their 2005 album United Paper People. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Kisschasy is an Australian Rock band. The band formed in Melbourne, Australia in 2002 since forming their line-up has consisted of lead vocalist United Paper People is the debut album by the Australian band Kisschasy, released on May 4 2005 The title is a reference to a line from Rushmore.
- The band The Decemberists video for single Sixteen Military Wives appears to take stylistic and thematic cues from Rushmore, including a whimsical, humorous plot satirising American imperialism using school societies and descriptive captions similar to those used in the film.
- The video for Motion City Soundtrack's debut single, The Future Freaks Me Out, is based on the movie's school play finale. Motion City Soundtrack is a rock band based in America. The band formed in Minneapolis Minnesota, in 1997 with only two of the founding members still " The Future Freaks Me Out " is a song by the Pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack.
References
External links
- Rushmore at the Internet Movie Database
- Rushmore at Allmovie
- Rushmore at Box Office Mojo
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