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Jason Schwartzman | ... | ||
Bill Murray | ... | ||
Olivia Williams | ... | ||
Seymour Cassel | ... | ||
Brian Cox | ... | ||
Mason Gamble | ... | ||
Sara Tanaka | ... | ||
Stephen McCole | ... | ||
Connie Nielsen | ... | ||
Luke Wilson | ... | ||
Dipak Pallana | ... |
Mr. Adams
(as Deepak Pallana)
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Andrew Wilson | ... | ||
Marietta Marich | ... | ||
Ronnie McCawley | ... |
Ronny Blume
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Keith McCawley | ... |
Donny Blume
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Max Fischer is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where he's the king of extracurricular activities - from being in the beekeeping society to writing and producing plays, there's very little after school he doesn't do. His life begins to change, however, when he finds out he's on academic probation, and when he stumbles into love with Miss Cross, a pretty teacher of the elementary school at Rushmore. Added to the mix is his friendship with Herman Blume, wealthy industrialist and father to boys who attend the school, and who also finds himself attracted to Miss Cross. Max's fate becomes inextricably tied to this odd love triangle, and how he sets about resolving it is the story in the film. Written by Gary Dickerson <slug@mail. utexas.edu>
I think if you're looking for a straight up comedy, you'll be disappointed. This is not an easily classifiable film, but one that I love for its unique spin on some interesting characters. I especially like the fact that Max is not completely lovable, but in the end you root for him anyway. I found all the various reconciliations quite touching, and there's an interesting emphasis on friendships between people with lots of differences. Max's sidekick is younger than him, his crush is on a teacher much older, his friendship with Bill Murray's character who could be his father. Lots of heart here.