“Bill Murray worked on Anderson’s second feature film, starring Jason Schwartzman, for scale. “He got a piece of the profits, but his day rate was Screen Actors Guild minimum,” Seitz writes. “By Anderson’s estimate, Murray made about $9,000 from acting in Rushmore.” Even more charmingly, the actor volunteered to kick in his own funds “[w]hen Disney didn’t want to pay for a helicopter shot for Rushmore’s ‘A Quick One While He’s Away’ montage.” The actor wrote a check for $25,000 to cover the helicopter rental, which Anderson never cashed and has held on to as an apparent memento. In total, Murray was willing to spend approximately $16,000 to be in Rushmore.”

– http://www.vanityfair.com/online/oscars/2013/10/bill-murray-rushmore