Rushmore
Love. Expulsion. Revolution.
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Country
Production
Budget
$20 000 000
Box office
$17 105 219
Director
Actors
Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Brian Cox, Mason Gamble, Sara Tanaka, Stephen McCole, Luke Wilson, Dipak Pallana
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Barry Mendel, Paul Schiff, Owen Wilson, Wes Anderson
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
David Wasco, David Ridlen, Austin Gorg
Audition
Mary Gail Artz, Barbara Cohen
Editing
David Moritz, Christine Fransen
Whole Team (97)
Whole Team (97)
Short description
When a beautiful first-grade teacher arrives at a prep school, she soon attracts the attention of an ambitious teenager named Max, who quickly falls in love with her. Max turns to the father of two of his schoolmates for advice on how to woo the teacher. However, the situation soon gets complicated when Max's new friend becomes involved with her, setting the two pals against one another in a war for her attention.
What's left behind the scenes
- 1,800 teenagers were considered for the role of Max Fischer before Jason Schwartzman was found.
- The schools used in the film—St. John’s School as Rushmore Academy and Lamar High School as Grover Cleveland High School—are actually located across the street from each other in real life.
- Jason Schwartzman arrived at the audition wearing a sweater with a self-made Rushmore Academy emblem.
- On the first day of filming, director and screenwriter Wes Anderson addressed Bill Murray, respectfully lowering his voice (such was his impression of working with such a renowned actor). Murray turned out to be not at all intimidating – he spoke to the director with respect, helped carry equipment, and when the film company refused to pay for helicopter rental (which would have cost $75,000), he gave Anderson a bearer check without specifying the amount.
- Bill Murray was genuinely irritated and angered by Keith and Ronnie McCool, who played his sons (as they were intended to irritate him according to the script), and many scenes in which he lashes out at them were improvisations.
- Wes Anderson organized the film's promotional campaign in the old-fashioned way – he arranged a tour of the country in a bus equipped with two televisions with huge screens, two VCRs, a CD player, cell phones, a satellite dish, and a “Sony Playstation.” Mainly because Anderson despises flying on airplanes.
- During the filming of the scene where the characters played by Jason Schwartzman and Olivia Williams feed the fish and talk, Schwartzman had to stand on some boxes to appear level with his partner.
- Bill Murray's agent was a fan of Anderson's first film, "Bottle Rocket," and gave Murray the script to read. He liked it so much that he agreed to star for minimal pay—$9,000.
- Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson began writing the script years before "Bottle Rocket." Owen himself was expelled from school in the 10th grade, while Anderson was falling in love with a woman older than him.
- Bill Murray's agent was a fan of Anderson's first film, 'Bottle Rocket,' and gave Murray the script to read. He liked it so much that he agreed to act for a minimum fee of $9,000.
- Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson began writing the screenplay years before 'Bottle Rocket.' At the time, Owen was being expelled from school in 10th grade, and Anderson was falling in love with an older woman.
- Jason Schwartzman arrived at his screen test wearing a sweater with a homemade Rushmore Academy emblem.
- On the first day of filming, director and screenwriter Wes Anderson spoke to Bill Murray in a respectfully lowered voice, so intimidated was he to be working with such a renowned actor. Murray turned out to be not scary at all—he spoke respectfully to the director, helped carry equipment, and when the production company refused to pay for a helicopter rental (which would have cost $75,000), he gave Anderson a blank check.
- Bill Murray was genuinely irritated and angered by Kit and Ronni McCoy, who played his sons (just as they irritated him in the script), and many of the scenes in which he snaps at them were improvised.
- Wes Anderson organized the film's promotional campaign old-school—he went on a nationwide tour in a bus equipped with two large-screen televisions, two VCRs, a CD player, cell phones, a satellite dish, and a Sony PlayStation. This was primarily because Anderson cannot stand flying.
- During the filming of the scene where Jason Schwartzman's and Olivia Williams' characters feed the fish and talk, Schwartzman had to stand on some boxes to be at eye level with his co-star.
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