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Mood:
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- ProdigyComing of AgeLove TriangleHigh School LifeTeenage LifeDishonestyLove and RomanceMind and Soul more...
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Genres:
- ComedyIndependent
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- 20th Century90s
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- USAHigh School
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Rushmore, 1998
English, Latin
USA
Profile of Rushmore
The mood of Rushmore is clever, witty, and stylized. The plot centers around a prodigy, rebellion, and high school life. It features irreverent humor. Rushmore is a comedy and independent movie. In approach, it is realistic. The pacing is slow. Rushmore takes place, at least partly, at a high school. The setting is the USA. It happens in the 1990s. Rushmore is known for being an award winner and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Rushmore
Director Wes Anderson's follow-up to the acclaimed BOTTLE ROCKET is a funny, warmhearted, and extremely sharp American response to the English "Angry Young Man" films of the 1960s, right down to its British Invasion soundtrack. Newcomer Jason Schwartzman creates a classic protagonist in Max Fischer, a sophomore at Rushmore Academy. He excels at every extracurricular activity in school, from theater to beekeeping. Gradewise, however, he's failing. He has few friends outside school save for wealthy but depressed industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), father of obnoxious twin boys who also attend Rushmore. Enter Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams), a beautiful young widowed teacher at Rushmore Elementary. While Max is immediately smitten with Miss Cross, she finds comfort in the company of the emotionally frazzled Blume. But Max won't let Blume have Miss Cross without a fight.
Anderson and cowriter Owen Wilson have created a script brimming with oddball humor at the surface, but at its core lies just enough realistic pain and disappointment to create an all-too-rare bittersweet edge, striking a subtle balance that few films ever achieve, and finally giving national treasure Bill Murray the chance to shine like never before. As director, Anderson displays his exceptional talents with careful choices in color palette, effective use of slow motion to comedic effect, and, most important, a brilliant selection of offbeat songs that are integral to the story. Easily one of the finest comedies since THE GRADUATE, RUSHMORE is a monument to brilliant filmmaking.
Details
| Language: | English, Latin |
| Country: | USA |
| Release date: | 9 October 1998 |
| Runtime: | 93 min |
Cast and Crew
as Max Fischer
as Herman Blume
as Rosemary Cross
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Critics Reviews
Salon.com
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- by: Andrew O'Hehir
San Francisco Chronicle
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- by: Mick LaSalle
Users Reviews
- 05.March.2010
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- by: Dennis Lockhart
- Dennis Lockhart rated this movie
0/10
- 30.March.2009
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- by: deckard0
- deckard0 rated this movie
10/10Must See
