Rushmore
Max Fischer (Schwartzman), an eccentric 15-year-old, is a scholarship student at Rushmore Academy, a private school in Houston. Although he participates extensively in extracurricular activities, he struggles academically. The school's headmaster, Dr. Guggenheim (Cox) warns Max that if he continues to struggle with his grades, he will be expelled. At a school assembly, Max meets Herman Blume (Murray), a disillusioned parent and businessman who despises his family. Herman comes to like Max, and the two become good friends. Max is impressed by Herman's success, while Herman is interested in Max's confident persona.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Genre: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country: | United States |
| Produced By: | John Cameron, Paul Schiff, Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Owen Wilson |
| Directed By: | Wes Anderson |
| Written By: | Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson |
| Cast: | Stephen McCole, John Killalea, Kumar Pallana, Mason Gamble, David B. Johnson, Keith McCawley, Brandon Trost, Connie Nielsen, Patricia Winkler, Reggie Dees II, Olivia Williams, Morgan Redmond, Sara Tanaka, Ed Geldart, Paul Schiff, Jason Schwartzman, Trey Lefarge, Eric Weems, Stephen Dignan, Kyle Ryan Urquhart, Bill Murray, Adebayo Asabi, Kim Terry, Frank Page, Colin Platt, Alexis Bledel, Jason Trost, Erich Lane, Dipak Pallana, Donny Caicedo, Nathaniel Holt, Ronnie McCawley, Andrew Wilson, Seymour Cassel, Al Fielder, Sarah Trost, Luke Wilson, Wallace Wolodarsky, Eric Chase Anderson, George Farish, Hae Joon Lee, Manning Mott, Marietta Marich, Al Hayter, Steve Eckelman, Brian Tenenbaum, Brian Cox |
| In Theaters: | Feb 19, 1999 |
| Runtime: | 1 hour 33 minutes |
| Production: | American Empirical Pictures, Touchstone Pictures |
| Budget: | $9,000,000 |
| Box Office: | $17,105,219 |
| Available On: | Amazon, Itunes, Vudu |
| Read More On: | Wikipedia |
