Rushmore (1998)
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Critic Consensus: This cult favorite is a quirky coming of age story, with fine, off-kilter performances from Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray.
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as Max Fischer
as Mr. Herman Blume
as Miss Rosemary Cross
as Dr. Guggenheim
as Bert Fischer
as Dirk Calloway

as Margaret Yang

as Magnus Buchan
as Dr. Peter Flynn

as Mr. Adams
as Coach Beck
as Mrs. Guggenheim

as Ronny Blume

as Donny Blume

as Alex

as Mr. Obiamiwe
as Mrs. Calloway

as Ernie

as Boy Portraying Frank Serpico

as O'Reilly

as Burnum

as Fields

as Willie

as Wrestler
as Referee

as Mrs. Blume

as Woman Back Stage

as Waiter

as Small Boy Artist

as Contractor

as School Reporter

as Mrs. Whitney

as Mr. Holstead

as Woody

as 40 Ounce

as Benjamin

as Concierge

as Issac

as Bellman

as Security Guard

as Dynamite Salesman

as Tommy Stalling

as Mr. Yang

as Mrs. Yang

as Tennis Pro

as Architect

as Coach Fritz

as Regis
as Mr. LittleJeans

as Reuben
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Critic Reviews for Rushmore
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Schwartzman is cautious but stubbornly optimistic, while Murray is possessed by the mania of near-despair... They make the best and most disconcerting odd couple that American movies have produced in a long while.
Rushmore is an almost indefinable genre of its own. A comedy with a menacing edge? An ironic romance? Hard to call. Anderson, the director and co-writer, and Wilson, co-writer, have a vision like no one else's.
A quirky, sometimes hilarious and often touching comic fable.

There's an unshakable confidence about this coming-of-age fable that matches that of its central character, Max Fischer.

If happiness is finding something you love to do and doing it forever, one of my somethings might just be watching this oddly uproarious little flick.

There's a danger of overselling Anderson's sweet-hearted, loony little fantasy, but everything -- from the soundtrack of '60s Brit bands with their jangly anthems of angsty love to Robert Yeoman's slightly hyper-real photography -- fits perfectly.
Audience Reviews for Rushmore
An adorable and refreshing comedy that works so well due to Jason Schwartzman's and Bill Murray's captivating performances, and it is very well directed and relies on that unique and quirky sense of humor that is Wes Anderson's trademark style.
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Looking back, Wes Anderson's 'Rushmore' is full of some kind of youthful exuberance that is lost in his later films. It's not as tightly wound as any other Anderson film (except Bottle Rocket), but that's not a point of detriment. All of the characters are grappling with loss, yet their melancholy is hidden under a thin veneer of dry comedy, delivered perfectly by Schwartzman and Murray. It's a wonderful film that appeals to the eccentric youth in all of us.
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Rushmore Quotes
Max Fischer: | I can write a hit play. Why can't I have a little drink to unwind myself? |
Max Fischer: | I guess you've just gotta find something you love to do and then... do it for the rest of your life. For me, it's going to Rushmore. |
Max Fischer: | Tell that stupid Mick he just made my list of things to do today. |
Max Fischer: | Tell that stupid Mick he just made my list of things to do today. |