Rushmore was originally going to be made for New Line Cinema but when they could not agree on a budget, Anderson, Wilson and producer Barry Mendel held an auction for the film rights in mid-1997 and struck a deal with Joe Roth, then-chair of Walt Disney Studios.
Rushmore was originally going to be made for New Line Cinema Rushmore var skulle oprindeligt laves af New Line Cinema, men da de ikke kunne blive enige om et budget, holdt Wilson, Anderson og produceren Barry Mendel auktion for filmrettighederne i midten af 1997 og fik en aftale med Joe Roth, daværende formand for Walt Disney Studios.