But "rape by mountain man" isn't the main point of the story of the movie either. I've not read the book but the film is exactly what you say the book was; a dense and thoughtful treatise on modern man's complicated, often contradictory self image.

This seems a lot like that Kevin Bishop show Star Stories from a few years back. But perhaps a little higher brow.

Some people are prejudiced against comedies and treat them dismissively. Honestly that whole "enough laughing, let's get to the REAL art" attitude is pretty prevalent in less media-hip circles.

I toe the line with my Cats Cradle worship but Galapagos: A Novel is a close second that nobody seems to talk about.

I always got the impression that people generally knew, liked and knew that they liked Rushmore.

Great to see The Hudsucker Proxy getting some love here. I usually get weird looks when I tell people that I like it and Raising Arizona more than No Country for Old Men.