Wes Anderson is one of my favorite modern directors. Rushmore is in my opinion his best film, not only because its wonderful, but it was filmed in Houston (which is where I live). The Rushmore school is actually St. John's school. Wes Anderson picked this location because it was where he went to school. Sadly, there has been major construction since 1998, and none of the buildings look the same. Yet another reason why I should have done this 10 years ago when I first thought about it. As you can see new buildings have been added. Here is where Max first meets Mr. Blume. Aside from some new windows, the chapel has not changed much. This is from the same scene. The courtyard area is now a parking lot. Here is the circular drive that appears in a few scenes. and currently Here is the barber shop Max's Father owns. It actually was and still is a barber shop. After Max is expelled from Rushmore he