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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).
Max Fischer is a more than determined student at his prep school, Rushmore Academy where he oversees anything with the word "extra-curricular". He befriends a preschool teacher named Ms. Cross, whom he ends up falling in love with.
Max Fischer, a precocious and eccentric 15 year-old, who is both Rushmore's most extracurricular and least scholarly student; Herman Blume, a disillusioned industrialist who comes to admire Max; and Rosemary Cross, a widowed first grade teacher who becomes the object of both Max's and Herman's affection.
- Rushmore Academy was the director's Alma Mater. Wes Anderson sent location scouts across the United States and Canada to find the perfect high school to shoot the movie.
- Bill Murray wanted to make Rushmore for free. Once Bill Murray read the screenplay, he wanted to be in the movie so badly that he considered appearing in it for free.
- Film critic Pauline Kael had a private screening. Pauline Kael’s film criticism was a major influence on Anderson’s view of cinema. “Your thoughts and writing about the movies [have] been a very important source of inspiration for me and my movies, and I hope you don't regret that," he once wrote to her.
- It was Jason Schwartzman’s first film role. Casting directors searched throughout the United States, Canada, and England to find a young actor to play the lead role of Max Fischer.
Feb 5, 1999 · Max Fischer, a scholarship student and activity jock, falls in love with a teacher and competes with a steel tycoon for her attention. Read Roger Ebert's analysis of the film's comedy, drama and themes, and his comparison of Max with Benjamin Braddock and Charles Foster Kane.
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Max Fischer is a fictional character played by Jason Schwartzman in the 1998 comedy-drama film Rushmore. He is a rebellious and ambitious teenager who starts clubs, puts on plays, and falls in love with his teacher.
Rushmore. The dazzling sophomore film from Wes Anderson is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy. Tenth grader Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is Rushmore Academy’s most extracurricular student—and its least scholarly.
