After the movie on wed, we all came back to my place for more booze and Rolling Stones talk. You just can't watch that movie and then go right to sleep!
Through the course of the night, I thought of my favorite use of a Rolling Stones song in a movie. There's so many great choices by Scorsese (among others), but my personal favorite has to be what Wes Anderson did in Rushmore. The song he uses is I Am Waiting off of Aftermath. It starts 57 minutes and 30 seconds into the movie. (a minute or so into chapter 16 on the Criterion release) The song plays under a montage showing Max Fischer taking the bus to work, cutting hair at his father's barber shop, and avoiding all outside contact. Basically it's the rut that Max's life has gotten stuck in. The movie as a whole is a testament to Wes Anderson's skills, as well as Jason Schwartzman's acting talent. How can you make a spoiled private school kid so sympathetic? But that montage sums up so much about the film's core ideas; about Max trying to find his place in the world.
Anyone else out there have any favorite uses of a Rolling Stones song in a film? Don't be shy!
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