Great Scene: “Rushmore”
What a terrific movie Rushmore (1998) is. Co-written by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson, who also directed the film, it’s a stellar follow-up…
What a terrific movie Rushmore (1998) is. Co-written by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson, who also directed the film, it’s a stellar follow-up to their first film Bottle Rocket (1996). A plot summary from IMDb:
Max Fischer [Jason Schwartzman] 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 [Olivia Williams], a pretty teacher of the elementary school at Rushmore. Added to the mix is his friendship with Herman Blume [Bill Murray], 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.
The following series of scenes occurs just after Max has discovered that Blume is having an affair with Miss Cross. The two characters engage in a game of one upping each other revenge style beginning in Mr. Blume’s hotel room.
Here are the scenes from the movie, accompanied by The Who:
Let’s hear from all you Rushmore fans.
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