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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.<BR>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.

Product Identifiers

ProducerBarry Mendel, Paul Schiff

EAN5050629378733

eBay Product ID (ePID)10048560440

Product Key Features

ActorMason Gamble, Seymour Cassel, Olivia Williams, Luke Wilson, Andrew Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Brian Cox, Bill Murray

Film/TV TitleRushmore

DirectorWes Anderson

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2018

LanguageEnglish

GenreDrama, General

Run Time91 Mins

Additional Product Features

Certificate15

Number of Discs1

ComposerMark Mothersbaugh

Production DesignerDavid Wasco

ReviewsNew York Times - ...Bright, spiky....[RUSHMORE] includes a sweet turn by Seymour Cassel..., USA Today - ...[Murray] is at his off-kilter best in this quirky coming-of-age caper..., Total Film - "...RUSHMORE stands as the perfect comedy, with excellent characterisation happily skipping along hand in hand with pithy intelligent dialogue and plotting..." -- 5 out of 5 stars, Sight and Sound - ...RUSHMORE is made to be treasured....An immediate American classic...

Executive ProducerWes Anderson, Owen Wilson

ScreenwriterWes Anderson, Owen Wilson

MusicRandall Poster

Costume DesignerKaren Patch

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleRushmore

EditorDavid Moritz

Director of PhotographyRobert D. Yeoman

Consumer AdviceContains strong language