Rushmore
By November 29, 1999
The title of Wes Anderson’s Rushmore refers to the ivy-covered prep school attended by the film’s central character, Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman). Max, with his bushy eyebrows and Read more »
- United States
- 1998
- 93 minutes
- Color
- 2.35:1
- English
SYNOPSIS: Wes Anderson’s dazzling sophomore effort is equal parts coming-of-age story, French New Wave homage, and screwball comedy. Tenth grader Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman) is Rushmore Academy’s most extracurricular student—and its least scholarly. He faces expulsion, and enters into unlikely friendships with both a lovely first-grade teacher (Olivia Williams) and a melancholy self-made millionaire (Bill Murray, in an award-winning performance). Set to a soundtrack of classic British Invasion tunes, Rushmore defies categorization even as it captures the pain and exuberance of adolescence with wit, emotional depth, and cinematic panache. Criterion is proud to present one of 1998’s most acclaimed films in a director-approved special edition.
Cast & CreditsOpen
Cast
| Max Fisher | Jason Schwartzman |
| Mr. Blume | Bill Murray |
| Miss Cross | Olivia Williams |
| Bert Fisher | Seymour Cassel |
| Dr. Guggenheim | Brian Cox |
| Dirk Calloway | Mason Gamble |
| Margaret Yang | Sara Tanaka |
| Magnus Buchan | Stephen McCole |
| Dr. Peter Flynn | Luke Wilson |
| Mr. Adams | Deepak Palana |
| Coach Beck | Andrew Wilson |
| Ronny and Donny Blume | Ronnie and Keith McCawley |
Credits
| Director | Wes Anderson |
| Screenplay | Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson |
| Producer | Barry Mendel and Paul Schiff |
| Cinematography | Robert D. Yeoman |
| Editing | David Moritz |
| Production design | David Wasco |
| Costume design | Karen Patch |
| Music | Mark Mothersbaugh |
| Music supervisor | Randall Poster |
Disc Features
- New widescreen transfer, supervised by director Wes Anderson and enhanced for widescreen televisions
- Audio commentary by Wes Anderson, co-writer Owen Wilson, and actor Jason Schwartzman
- The Making of “Rushmore”: An exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson
- Max Fischer Players Present: Theatrical “adaptations” of Armageddon, Out of Sight, and The Truman Show, staged especially for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards
- The Charlie Rose Show, featuring Wes Anderson and Bill Murray
- Cast audition footage
- Wes Anderson’s hand-drawn storyboards, plus a film-to-storyboard comparison
- Props, posters, photos and other graphic ephemera
- Original theatrical trailer
- Special collectible poster insert: a map of Rushmore’s key events
- English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
