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Election, 1999

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Matthew Broderick

Directed by: Alexander Payne

Written by: Alexander Payne

Language: English, Spanish

Country: USA

Runtime: 103 min

MPAA Rating: R

Rating:7.4

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Election can be described as biting, cynical, and clever. The plot revolves around campaign, teachers and students, and high school life. Its comic aspect comes from satire and irreverent humor. Election's main genres are drama, comedy, and independent. In terms of style, it stars a strong female character. In approach, it is realistic. Election is set, at least in part, at a high school. It is located in Nebraska, Washington DC, and New York. It takes place in the 1990s. Election is based on a book. The movie has received attention for being an award winner and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves sexual content and profanity.

Summary of Election

Director Alexander (CITIZEN RUTH) Payne's second film, based on the novel by Tom Perotta, takes the scandal and mudslinging associated with presidential elections and transposes them to a high school election for student council president in Nebraska- with impossibly sharp, satirical results. Matthew Broderick, in a reversal of FERRIS BUELLER, plays Jim McAllister, a teacher who will stop at nothing to prevent perfect Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon), who is running unopposed, from winning the election. Jim, who bears a personal grudge against Tracy, goads a popular but dim football player (Chris Klein) into running against her. This spurs on a series of strange events (both madcap and surprisingly sexual), which add up to an uncommonly funny high school film for adults. Performances are great all-around, and Payne uses shifting narration and a series of freeze frames to give the film a rich and layered feel.

Details

Language:	English, Spanish
Country:	USA
Release date:	23 April 1999
Runtime:	103 min

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Reese Witherspoon

as Tracy Flick

Matthew Broderick

as Jim McAllister

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Matthew Broderick with director Alexander Payne on the set of Election (1999)

Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) shows off her cupcakes in Election (1999)

Reese Witherspoon with director Alexander Payne on the set of Election (1999)

Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick) on the phone in Election (1999)

Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon in Election (1999)

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Variety

Brandishes the sort of intelligent wit and bracing nastiness that will make it more appealing to discerning adults than to teens who just want to have fun. Full Review

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by: Todd McCarthy

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A teacher fixing a high school Presidential election is so absurd it would make one hell of a movie. And with great acting and direction who knows how good a movie this could be. Well I can tell you that this film was great. Everybody plays their... Read and rate it

09.September.2009
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by: Al Topich
Al Topich rated this movie8/10Great

A bright girl's relentless ambition, a teacher's lust for a student, a popular football player's ease in getting laid: deploying sexually honest revelations like depth charges, this film churns up secrets of high school suburbia by turns pretty,... Read and rate it

22.March.2009
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by: thattherepaul
thattherepaul rated this movie8/10Great

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