Rushmore: cast and crew

• Wes Anderson 30 at release Also in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)

Actors

11

Crew

3

Youngest at release

17 yearsBrandon Trost

Eldest at release

64 yearsSeymour Cassel

• Brandon Trost Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher 17 at release Also in This is the End (2013)
• Jason Schwartzman Max Fischer 19 at release Also in The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
• Bill Murray Herman Blume 48 at release Also in Zombieland (2009)
• Olivia Williams Rosemary Cross 31 at release Also in X-Men 3: The Last Stand (2006)
• Seymour Cassel † 2019 Bert Fischer 64 at release Also in The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
• Brian Cox Dr. Nelson Guggenheim 53 at release Also in Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
• Stephen McCole Magnus Buchan Also in Neds (2010)
• Connie Nielsen Sra. Calloway 34 at release Also in Gladiator (2000)
• Luke Wilson Dr. Peter Flynn 27 at release Also in Scream-2 (1997)

The whole cast 11

1. Brandon Trost Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher
2. Jason Schwartzman Max Fischer
3. Bill Murray Herman Blume
4. Olivia Williams Rosemary Cross
5. Seymour Cassel Bert Fischer
6. Brian Cox Dr. Nelson Guggenheim
7. Stephen McCole Magnus Buchan
8. Connie Nielsen Sra. Calloway
9. Luke Wilson Dr. Peter Flynn
10. Wallace Wolodarsky Referee
11. Alexis Bledel Student

Production companies

Touchstone Pictures

Who plays Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher in Rushmore?

Brandon Trost plays Vietnamese Soldier with Rocket Launcher.

Who plays Max Fischer in Rushmore?

Jason Schwartzman plays Max Fischer.

Who plays Herman Blume in Rushmore?

Bill Murray plays Herman Blume.

Who plays Rosemary Cross in Rushmore?

Olivia Williams plays Rosemary Cross.

Who plays Bert Fischer in Rushmore?

Seymour Cassel plays Bert Fischer.

Who plays Dr. Nelson Guggenheim in Rushmore?

Brian Cox plays Dr. Nelson Guggenheim.

Who directed Rushmore?

Wes Anderson.

Who wrote Rushmore?

Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson.

How many actors are in Rushmore?

11 actors are credited, and 3 people in the crew.

• Wes Anderson has also directed Bill Murray in 9 films: The Phoenician Scheme (2025), The French Dispatch (2020), Isle of Dogs (2018) and 6 more.

• Wes Anderson has also directed Jason Schwartzman in 6 films: Asteroid City Asteroid City (2023), The French Dispatch (2020), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and 3 more.

• Jason Schwartzman and Wes Anderson have worked together on one other film: Sing 2 (2021).

• Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman have worked together on 7 other films: The French Dispatch (2020), A Very Murray Christmas (2015), The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) and 4 more.

• Luke Wilson and Seymour Cassel have worked together on 2 other films: Stuck on You (2003) and The Royal Tenenbaums (2001).

• Connie Nielsen and Stephen McCole have worked together on one other film: Perfect Sense (2011).

• Brian Cox and Luke Wilson have worked together on one other film: Battle for Terra (2007).

• With the most films on MovieNCo: Bill Murray (55), Brian Cox (44) and Luke Wilson (36).

• The cast’s average age at release is 34 (of the 9 actors whose birth date we know).