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Rushmore (1998) More at IMDbPro »

Rushmore is a film about Max Fisher (Jason Schwartzman), an extremely intelligent and unusual student of the Rushmore Academy. He is amazing after school with all his different clubs and extra curricular activities however his classroom efforts are below standard. He has everyone in the school under his thumb until he meets Miss Cross (Olivia Williams) in the primary section of the campus. He immediately falls for her charms and sweet nature, however so does his newly acquired friend, Mr Blume (Bill Murray), a middle aged steel tycoon with a rough marriage. War ensues. They both strive to win her affections without thinking of the consequences or the reality of their situations. Both Max and Blume end up regretting their romance battles over an impressed but rejecting Miss Cross and simultaneously give up. They both learn valuable lessons about the pain of love and life but manage to gradually get over her.