Election
“Reading. Writing. Revenge.”
Director
Alexander Payne
Screenplay
Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor
Alexander Payne's razor-sharp satire skewers ambition and morality through a high-school student-body election. Matthew Broderick plays a teacher who schemes to sabotage a relentlessly overachieving candidate, played in a career-defining turn by Reese Witherspoon as the ferociously driven Tracy Flick. Blackly funny and merciless, it doubles as a wicked commentary on democracy and self-delusion. Widely acclaimed, it stands as one of the finest American comedies of its decade.
Release
Apr 23, 1999
Budget
$25M
Country
United States of America
Revenue
$15M
Cast
Matthew Broderick
Jim McAllister
Reese Witherspoon
Tracy Enid Flick
Chris Klein
Paul Metzler
Jessica Campbell
Tammy Metzler
Mark Harelik
Dave Novotny
Phil Reeves
Walt Hendricks
Molly Hagan
Diane McAllister
Delaney Driscoll
Linda Novotny
Colleen Camp
Judith R. Flick
Frankie Ingrassia
Lisa Flanagan
Matt Malloy
Vice-Principal Ron Bell
Jeanine Jackson
Jo Metzler
Holmes Osborne
Dick Metzler
Nicholas D'Agosto
Larry Fouch
Matt Golden
Kid in Georgetown Hall
Jillian Crane
Jillian
Kaitlin Ferrell
Jennifer (uncredited)
John Ponzio
Georgetown Student (uncredited)
Rohan Quine
Village Guy (uncredited)
Reviews
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