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I went into Rushmore thinking it would be a laugh fest and in a way, it was. The plot is this...the worst student, Max, played by Jason Scwartzman falls in love with a 1st grade teacher at his school. With him being 15 there are the obvious problems. However, the big problem is when his older friend Herman Blume played by Bill Murray falls for the same teacher too. This begins their petty rivalry for her affection. I found this movie to be quite clever. It drags at a few parts but when it gets to the "war" as Max puts it, it gets to be quite humorous. The plot was okay but the dialouge between the characters as well as their portrayal by the actors are what made this a good movie. The only side note I have is this. Schwartzman was a dead lock for this role. I could see no one else playing the part. However, I can also not seem him cast in a another role since he fit this one so well. I would rate this a definite must see at least once.