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Rushmore (1998)

Rushmore poster
Directed by
Wes Anderson
Genre
drama film, comedy film, comedy drama, teen film, coming-of-age film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 33m
Rated
R
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 2,752 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A precocious teenager named Max Fischer attends an elite private school where he pursues oddball clubs and schemes. He befriends a wealthy older man and they both compete for the affection of a elementary school teacher.

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What happens

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). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack features multiple songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. Filming began in November 1997 around Houston, Texas, and lasted 50 days, until late January 1998. While the box office results were modest, the film had a positive reception among film critics. The film helped launch Schwartzman's acting career while establishing a "second career" for Murray as a respected actor in independent cinema. At the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards, Anderson won the Best Director award and Murray won the Best Supporting Male award. Murray also earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. After starring in Rushmore, both Murray and Schwartzman became two of Anderson's most frequent collaborators. They have appeared in ten and seven of his subsequent films, respectively. The film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress in 2016, deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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