Synopsis:
Max Fischer is a precocious 15-year-old whose reason for living is his attendance at
Rushmore, a private school where he's not doing well in any of his classes, but where
he's the king of extracurricular activities - from being in the beekeeping society to
writing and producing plays, there's very little after school he doesn't do. His life
begins to change, however, when he finds out he's on academic probation, and when he
stumbles into love with Miss Cross, a pretty teacher of the elementary school at
Rushmore. Added to the mix is his friendship with Herman Blume, wealthy industrialist
and father to boys who attend the school, and who also finds himself attracted to
Miss Cross. Max's fate becomes inextricably tied to this odd love triangle, and how
he sets about resolving it is the story in the film