After threats of physical harm (I believe a fork inserted into sensitive
areas was mentioned) were made by our friendly editor, I decided to go see a
movie! My initial choice was Blast From the Past, you know, the new movie
featuring David Foley? Oh yeah, I think it’s got Brendon Frasier and Alicia
Silverstone, but that’s not really a bonus. I lost my Excess Baggage after I
saw Alicia’s latest, and let’s not forget that atrocious flick Batman, uh,
you know the one. With Mr Freeze, not the cartoon one, that one wasn’t so
bad. The really bad one that my mind is trying to block out. Yeah. And I
really can’t comment about Brendon because I haven’t seen him in anything
since Encino Man, and I don’t even think I finished that one. But David
Foley is cute. Yeah.
The point is, I got to the theatre and realised that I still hadn’t seen
Rushmore, the newest Bill Murray movie. Oh Bill, one of my favourite
comedians, I can practically quote What About Bob.
Unfortunately, Bill isn’t even the highlight of this movie, the young star
Jason Schwartzman rules the screen. Very Ferris-esque, he reminded me so
much of a young Mathew Broderick, before he became such a huge flop
(Godzilla). He looks like a really young Tom Cruise (Dare I say, Risky
Business?). Look for him in some good things, hopefully soon.
The movie was very enjoyable, really. Schwartzman stars as Max, the leader
of about fifteen clubs at Rushmore, a private school that he attends on
scholarship. He is, naturally, the poorest student, and his studying habits
don’t get much better when he falls for a first grade teacher at the school.
In an effort to impress her he decides to build an aquarium in her honour,
and goes to Herman Blume (Murray) for funding. Things happen and eventually
Herman and the teacher fall in love, Max goes insane, etc etc.
Anyway, it’s very funny. You should go see it, if just to see the debut(?)
of Schwartzman, before he hits it really big.
