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Unappreciated at the box office, Rushmore is nevertheless a poignant comedy that deals with heartbreak, cross-generational friendship, class, ambition, and emotional resurrection -- not to mention the variegated ways to say and mean a word like "handjob." The plot traces four months in the life of Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman), a high school sophomore on a scholarship to Rushmore Academy, where he is both the most prolific club-founder and worst student. Over the course of a few days in September, he befriends a steel tycoon, Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and a fourth-grade teacher, Ms. Cross (Olivia Williams). Smitten with Ms. Cross, he illegally builds an aquarium dedicated to her -- a project that gets him expelled from the academy. Adding insult to injury, he also discovers Cross and Blume have taken up with each other, and so November is marked by his forlorn withdrawal from the world. By December, he has bounced back with a new play, based on his pain and parts of his friends' lives, delivering Heaven and Hell, one of the greatest school dramas known to mankind. Rushmore is Wes Anderson's follow-up to his immensely likeable debut, Bottle Rocket, and establishes the director as an equal in the deep-dish comedy realm of Stanley Kubrick (Dr. Strangelove: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb) and Hal Ashby (Harold and Maude). Overall, the deluxe DVD packaging and amusing extras go a long way to carving out Rushmore's place as the warm, rich piece of comic poetry it is.
Condition:NEW. Brand New Factory Sealed
Cast & Crew - Rushmore
Jason Schwartzman
(Films)(Biography) Max Fischer
Bill Murray
(Films)(Biography)(Music) Herman Blume
Olivia Williams
(Films)(Biography) Rosemary Cross
Seymour Cassel
(Films) Bert Fischer
Brian Cox Dr. Guggenheim
Mason Gamble Dirk Calloway
Sara Tanaka Margaret Yang
Stephen McCole Magnus Buchan
Ronnie McCawley Ronny Blume
Keith McCawley Donny Blume
Connie Nielsen Mrs. Calloway
Kim Terry Mrs. Blume
Ed Geldart Security Guard
Kumar Pallana Mr. LittleJeans
Luke Wilson Dr. Peter Flynn
Technical Credits
Wes Anderson Director, Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Mary Gail Artz Casting
Dan Bradford Set Decoration/Design
John Cameron Co-producer
Barbara Cohen Casting
Andrew Laws Art Director
Barry Mendel Producer
David Moritz Editor
Mark Mothersbaugh Score Composer
Karen Patch Costumes/Costume Designer
Randall Poster Musical Direction/Supervision
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco Set Decoration/Design
Paul Schiff Producer
David Wasco Production Designer
Pawel Wdowczak Sound/Sound Designer
Owen Wilson Executive Producer, Screenwriter
Robert Yeoman Cinematographer
Product Details
Actors: Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Olivia Williams, Seymour Cassel, Luke Wilson
Directors: Wes Anderson
Format: AC-3, DTS Surround Sound, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: (Read more about DVD/Blu-ray formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.77:1
Number of discs: 1
Rated: R (Restricted)
Studio: Criterion Collection
DVD Release Date: November 22, 2011
Run Time: 93 minutes
Features:
Audio Commentary featuring Anderson, Cowriter Owen Wilson, and Actor Jason Schwartzman; ; The Making of "Rushmore" an exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary by Eric Chase Anderson; ; Max Fischer Players Present, the Theatrical "Adaptations" of Armageddon, Out Of Sight, and The Truman Show, staged for the 1999 MTV Movie Awards; ; Episode of The Charlie Rose Show featuring Wes Anderson and Actor Bill Murray; Audition Footage; Anderson's Hand-Drawn Storyboards, plus a Film-to-Storyboard comparison; ; Original Theatrical Trailer; Collectible Poster; Plus: An Essay by Film Critic Dave Kehr
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