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Election is a 1999 American black comedy film directed by Alexander Payne from a screenplay by Payne and Jim Taylor, based on Tom Perrotta's 1998 novel of the same name. The plot revolves around a student body election and satirizes politics and high school life.
- April 23, 1999 (United States)
Find out who starred in and worked behind the scenes of the comedy-drama film Election, directed by Alexander Payne and based on a novel by Tom Perrotta. See the full cast and crew list, including Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, and Jim Taylor.
Election is a 1999 movie directed by Alexander Payne and starring Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon. It follows a teacher who tries to stop a student from winning the school president election by unfair means.
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- Matthew Broderick
A high school teacher and a spoiler candidate enter a student council election in a satire of American politics. The teacher, Jim McAllister, is a teacher who opposes Tracy Flick, an overachieving student who is running unopposed for president. He convinces Paul Metzler, a football player, to run against her and things spiral out of control.
Apr 30, 1999 · A teacher and a student compete for the presidency of a high school student government, with a teacher who hates the student and a student who is a manipulative and ambitious leader. Roger Ebert praises the film's witty and complex satire of personality types, politics and elections.
HD. Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon star in this comedy about a high-school overachiever determined to be class president at any cost. 1,035 IMDb 7.3 1 h 42 min 1999. X-Ray R. Comedy · Romance · Biting · Joyous. Free trial of Cinemax, rent, or buy. Watch with Cinemax. Start your 7-day free trial. Rent. HD $4.59. Buy. HD $14.99.
Apr 23, 1999 · News. Five Reasons Why Election Is Still a Perfect Comedy, 20 Years Later. Alexander Payne’s razor-sharp, high school-set satire, which opened on April 23, 1999, is still as fresh and as relevant...
