Herman Blume

Overview... a wealthy industrialist with a pair of disrespectful sons and a largely loveless life. But Herman Blume finds something of a new hope in Max Fischer, a student at Rushmore, the private school that Herman’s own children attend. Max has the same entrepreneurial attitude that Herman had in his youth, and Herman takes it upon himself to help the young man bloom into something special.

Personality… depressed, eccentric, and soft-spoken. Herman doesn’t want pity from anyone, but he does want to be loved. When Max introduces him to a teacher named Rosemary Cross, Herman falls in love with her – despite Max’s obvious feelings for her. Both Herman and Max are out of her age range, but that doesn’t seem to bother them.