I watched this movie in a film class and found one line particularly hysterical, but found no one else seemed to be laughing. At the play reception, Ms. Cross goes up to Luke Wilson's character and says "I didn't expect to see you here, did Max send you an invitation?" and he replies "Yeah, and he told me to wear a tie."
It gets me just thinking about it.
Anything Bill Murray says in this film, he is comic gold. But my fave is..."Oh Latin and what not..moving on.."
sharesome of my favs..
Herman describing Max to the police
Herman: 112 pounds. black hair. glasses...oval face
-cut to scene of Max being arrested-
not actually spoken but Max writing in the chapel when Herman is speaking...
Rushmore- best school in country
Rich kids- bad?
This guy-- best chapel speaker ever
Yes. 'oval face' still cracks me up.
shareHerman Blume: Why did you ask me to come here?
Max Fischer: Oh, I was going to drop that tree on you.
Herman Blume: That big one?
Max Fischer: Yeah.
Herman Blume: It would've flattened me like a pancake
It`s so good because it`s so casual. I also love how determined Max is to get Rosemary to fall for him. Like, he won`t leave it alone. So good.
Everything is so funny. I love when Latin gets reinstated as part of the curriculum, when Bumkin(sp) turns to him and says "why don't you pis-off-Fisher-you-something-something-skidmark?" and Max says, wih a sneer "Is that Latin?" Hilarious.
I think this film hit comic gold because it feels so real.
Would you classify that as a launch problem or a design problem?-Real Genius
This is a tiny part in a line, when he tells Herman's wife to meet him, he gives Grover Cleveland HS's number, and then an exension. I just think it's hilarious that he has his own extension at his high school. lol
Would you classify that as a launch problem or a design problem?-Real Genius
What's even more hilarious is that he managed to wangle the same extension number (23) at both schools....
shareHa ha yeah I noticed that ext. 23 as well.
(sounding defeated) "I'll just go back out the window."
"My previous bicycle, yes."
"I didn't catch this young gentleman's name." (after Miss Cross has told him his name is Peter, twice)
"If this wasn't my son's wedding day, I'd knock your teeth out, you anti-Dentite bastard."
I was rolling when Max fired a B.B. at Magnus' ear: "Auuughh... Fischer you *beep*
I don't know why I thought that was so hilarious, I was in tears.
i love it when the janitor tells max to get off the phone
and he hangs up, max goes... "well, that's just rude."
classic
(I forgot the exact):
Dirk: "Did you hear the news?"
Max: "I haven't been up on the news lately"
Dirk: "Dr. Guggenheim is in the hospital"
Max: "We'll send him a box of candy" :D
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I think there about a million of these little comic gems, almost with every line. I agree of about Guggenheim's mocking "what's that supposed to mean?" being hilarious. I think that's a line that wasn't funny to me until about the fifth time I saw the film. The poster is right on about why it's funny- though I don't think it's out of character- I think it highlights how childish his character actually is and how adults can behave like children.
One of my favorites is "I'll take the tuna(fish?)" basically because Mrs. Blume accepts the fact that Max brought sandwiches to their secret meeting and is forced to actually make a choice of sandwich. That she doesn't reject the sandwiches entirely but instead begrudgingly makes a choice of sandwich is funny to me. It's like she has to play by Max's rules and also the rules of the movie.
I've got two:
Max: Were you in the *beep*
Mr Blume: Yeah, I was in the *beep*
&
Mr Littlejeans: Best play ever, man.
Blume: "You're on the team?"
Max: "I'm an alternate."
*confronts opposing wrestler*
Max: "Hey, how ya doin? Good to see you..."
*whistle blows and Max is immediately bodyslammed*
"You think he would recognize me?"
"Oh, I don't think so"
"....It's Fischer!"
How about
Max and Herman are standing outside the Barber Shop after Herman has had a hair cut
Max: I got these two badges at Rushmore, one for attendance and one for punctuality-
Max offers one of the badges to Herman Blume
Max: I though that you could have one and I could have the other-
Herman reaches for one of the badges and speaks in a barely audible whisper
Herman: I'll take punctuality....
Bill Murray's look and delivery send me into hysterics.
How about
The part where Max, Blume and Miss Cross are eating dinner and Max and Blume start competing over who has the better scars, and then Blume is prompted to go into a story about his experiences on the Indianapolis when his crew was attacked by sharks and his friend Herbie had been bitten in half below the waist. The cut shot to Max's reaction when Blume says "I don't know how many men, they averaged six an hour. " is priceless.
Yeah, and then when Bill Murray agreed that he would fight the shark, but let it live...
share"may i see some documentation?" after being told that he is getting one more chance at staying at rushmore
i dont know. i find it funny. after i saw this ive said the same thing countless times after being told i was close to getting fired! i never did get fired. i was too good at what i was doing. i knew it. they knew i knew it. how many times can you cuss out supervisors and not get fired?! i got away with a lot of stuff.however, i am not proud of it now
The imdb ignore feature called for you. he said to use him
I think the moment I fell in love with max was when hes in Dr Guggenheim's office and Guggenheim tells him they don't offer a postgrad course. and max just looks at him and says something like 'We don't YET.' hes brilliantly tenacious and over confident and another great example of this is when he and rosemary are in the library:
Rosemary: Max, had it ever crossed your mind that you're far too young for me?
Max: It had crossed my mind that you might consider that a possibility.
For some reason i also love the exchange between herman and max talking about the vietnam war. murray's delivery is unbelievable. what a film.
Can't believe no one mentioned this part.
When Max climbs up to the 2nd story window at Ms. Cross's house in the rain.
(Not exact)
Max: I just got hit by a car.
Ms. Cross: Does it hurt?
Max: Huh? I can't hear anything out of this ear!
Ms. Cross: Do you want to come inside?
Max (Immediately): OK!
Because he was lying about actually not being able to hear anything just to get in and get sympathy.
I think maidiam said it about a million posts ago, but it's just too funny not to say again:
Max: I saved Latin! What'd you ever do?
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the lines are mentioned before on this thread about Max planning to drop a tree on Murray's character. The part that really made me laugh though is when Max leaves and Murrays breaks a little twig and the whole tree falls down.
- How do fat people have sex? - Julian McMahon Nip/Tuck
I don't think this one's been mentioned anywhere on these boards, but I love a throwaway line when Blume goes to visit Guggenheim at the hospital. The elevator opens and there's Max, a nurse, and a guy in a wheelchair. As they leave, Max taps the guy on the shoulder and politely says, "I hope you feel better." Haha.
I don't know why that always cracks me up. I think it's the idea that Max is the sort of person who actually tries to make conversation with strangers in an elevator -- even if one of them has an oxygen mask on.