ELECTION (1999)
Special Features: 25th Anniversary
Reese Witherspoon is straight-A go-getter Tracy Flick, determined to be president of George Washington Carver High's student body. But when teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) observes the zealous political locomotive that is Flick, he decides to derail her obsessive overachieving by recruiting the unqualified but popular Paul Metzler (Chris Klein) to run against her. When Metzler's sister (Jessica Campbell) joins the race on an "abolish student government" platform, Flick is forced to take drastic measures. This clever dark comedy presents a scathing look at blind ambition and power politics, recognizable beyond the confines of its Omaha high school setting. DIR/SCR Alexander Payne; SCR Jim Taylor, from the novel by Tom Perrotta; PROD Albert Berger, David Gale, Keith Samples, Ron Yerxa. U.S., 1999, color, 103 min. RATED R
Run Time: 103 Minutes
Opening Date: Friday, November 01, 2024
Genre: Comedy, romance