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ROSEMARY CROSS (Olivia Williams)
Rushmore (1998)
SCHOOL Rushmore Academy
STUDENT Max Fischer (Jason Schwartzman)
Overachiever Max is a few years too old to be one of the first graders in Miss Cross' class, but the teen is still smitten by the newest faculty member at his suburban prep school, and he'll go to any length to win her, even trying to get a massive aquarium built on campus to impress the fish-loving teacher. Too bad Max's mentor, wealthy Rushmore alum Herman Blume (Bill Murray), has a crush of his own on Miss Cross. —Gary Susman