Three Xmastime Thoughts on Rushmore

1. It was the third movie I went to see after moving to New York City, behind No Looking Back and Primary Colors.

2. The soundtrack is a singularly awesome soundtrack, both in the songs themselves and how it's a character in the movie.

3. How much did Steve Carell base Michael Scott on Max, particularly the scene with Luke Wilson?

The one negative thing about the movie is that it seems to have been the launching pad for Bill Murray's now-signature hazy sleepwalk routine that's lasted a decade and a half now.