Rushmore (film)

Rushmore
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wes Anderson
Written by	Wes Anderson Owen Wilson
Produced by	Barry Mendel Paul Schiff
Starring	Jason Schwartzman Olivia Williams Bill Murray Brian Cox Seymour Cassel Mason Gamble
Cinematography	Robert Yeoman
Edited by	David Moritz
Music by	Mark Mothersbaugh
Production company	Touchstone Pictures[1]
Distributed by	Buena Vista Pictures Distribution[1]
Release dates	September 17, 1998 (1998-09-17) (TIFF) December 11, 1998 (1998-12-11) (United States)
Running time	93 minutes[2]
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$9–10 million[2][3]
Box office	$17.1–19.1 million[2][3]

Rushmore is a 1998 American comedy film^[1] directed by Wes Anderson about a teenager named Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman in his film debut), his friendship with rich industrialist Herman Blume (Bill Murray), and their shared affection for elementary school teacher Rosemary Cross (Olivia Williams). The film was co-written by Anderson and Owen Wilson. The soundtrack features multiple songs by bands associated with the British Invasion of the 1960s. Filming began in November 1997 around Houston, Texas, and lasted 50 days, until late January 1998.

While the box office results were modest, the film had a positive reception among film critics. The film helped launch Schwartzman's career while establishing a "second career" for Murray as a respected actor in independent cinema. At the 1999 Independent Spirit Awards, Anderson won the Best Director award and Murray won Best Supporting Male award. Murray also earned a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture. Starting from Rushmore, both Murray and Schwartzman became two of Anderson's most frequent collaborators, appearing in eight and six subsequent films, respectively. In 2016, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".