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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Cast
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. |
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