Max Fischer, a precocious and eccentric 15 year-old, who is both Rushmore's most extracurricular and least scholarly student; Herman Blume, a disillusioned industrialist who comes to admire Max; and Rosemary Cross, a widowed first grade teacher who becomes the object of both Max's and Herman's affection.
Jason Schwartzman | Max Fischer | |
Bill Murray | Herman Blume | |
Olivia Williams | Rosemary Cross | |
Seymour Cassel | Bert Fischer | |
Brian Cox | Dr. Nelson Guggenheim | |
Mason Gamble | Dirk Calloway | |
Sara Tanaka | Margaret Yang | |
Stephen McCole | Magnus Buchan | |
Connie Nielsen | Mrs. Calloway | |
Luke Wilson | Dr. Peter Flynn | |
Dipak Pallana | Mr. Adams | |
Andrew Wilson | Coach Beck | |
Marietta Marich | Mrs. Guggenheim | |
Ronnie McCawley | Ronny Blume | |
Keith McCawley | Donny Blume | |
Hae Joon Lee | Alex | |
Adebayo Asabi | Mr. Obiomiwe | |
Al Fielder | Ernie | |
Colin Platt | Boy Portraying Frank Serpico | |
George Farish | O'Reilly | |
Francis Fernandez | Burnum | |
McCauley Penderdast | Fields | |
Eric Weems | Willie | |
Dalton Tomlin | Wrestler | |
Wallace Wolodarsky | Referee |
Director | Wes Anderson | |
Writer | Wes Anderson, Owen Wilson | |
Producer | Wes Anderson, John Cameron, Barry Mendel, Paul Schiff, Owen Wilson | |
Musician | Mark Mothersbaugh | |
Photography | Robert D. Yeoman |
Quantity | 1 |
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Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:32 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:33:35 |
Screen Ratios | Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1) |
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Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 [English] |
Subtitles | English |
Layers | Single side, Single layer |
Edition Release Date | Jan 18, 2000 |
Story Synopsis:
Max Fischer (Schwartzman) is one of the busiest 10th graders at Rushmore Academy. Founder or president of scores of campus clubs and societies, he’s also one of its worst students. Further complicating his academic career is his compulsion for lying to improve his importance in life, but his self-esteem grows when he is befriended by wealthy Academy patron, Mr. Blume (Murray). That is, until he discovers Mr. Blume is in love with the woman he loves, lovely first-grade teacher Miss Cross (Williams). (Laurie Sevano)
DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 2.35:1 DVD looks very similar to the previously issued, non-anamorphic DVD, minus the aliasing problems. Colors are rich and well balanced, with nicely rendered fleshtones, and deep blacks. Images are sharp and detailed, with good contrast and shadow delineation. Unfortunately, the edge enhancement apparent on the previous DVD is just as distracting on this version, but there is minimal pixelization for a pleasing picture overall. (Suzanne Hodges)
Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 5.1-channel soundtrack for this DVD has been newly encoded at 448 kbps, and seems to have the slightest edge in terms of tonal refinement in the upper midrange. The soundtrack is nicely produced with a generally holosonic presence, though some dialogue scenes are spatially flat with undistinguished monaural, while others have ADR-characteristic dialogue that sounds manufactured. But when the sound design is fully engaged, the spatial dimensionality is superb, aided by a wonderful music score. Surround is often aggressive and discrete-sounding at times. Bass energy is at times powerful and deep with aggressive .1 LFE that delivers effective impact. (Perry Sun & Gary Reber)