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Actors: Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole, Luke Wilson, Ronnie and Keith
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Rushmore |
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Max Fischer (Schwartzman) is a scholarship student at the prestigious prep school of Rushmore. He doesn't come from the privileged background of his classmates (his father is a barber), but he tries desperately to pretend he does. He's also not a great student, but he's "king of the extracurriculars," from beekeeping, karate team, and French club to writing and directing plays. Suddenly he's on academic probation, then expelled, and his usual routine doesn't work at the local public school. He also falls in love with Rushmore's young but newly-widowed first-grade teacher, Rosemary Cross, but finds himself at war for her attention with a depressed, middle-aged steel magnate named Herman Blume (Murray), who has sons at Rushmore. This wonderfully offbeat 1998 film, written and directed by Wes Anderson ("Bottle Rocket"), includes a terrific soundtrack that has unfamiliar tunes from Cat Stevens and Donovan to Django Reinhardt and Paul Desmond.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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This story is about Max Fischer, a fifteen year old overachiever at extra-curricular activities at his school, Rushmore Academy. After falling in love with a first grade teacher, Miss Cross, and befriending an entrepreneur, Herman Blume, Max gets expelled from Rushmore for failing his classes and spending too much time on extra-curricular activities. Max is forced to attend public school, while his new friend dates the woman Max thinks he loves. Jealousy and revenge fuel the movie from here, until the final month of the story where everything comes back together.
--Johnny Blaze, Resident Scholar
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A story of a northeastern United States Prep school boy who is actively involved in many of the school clubs. He falls in love with a foreign teacher there and the feelings are not mutual. He doesn't realize that his best friend, played by Bill Marray is about to stromp on Jason Schwartzman's heart by betraying him. ALong the way there are many good laughs and it is a must see for anyone with a good sense of dry humor.
--Allen, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Lover is...
- much older/younger
Age group
- trouble in high school
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
- Northeast
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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