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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Alexander Payne |
| Stars: |
Reese Witherspoon |
| Actors: |
Chris Klein |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Satire · |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
097363340379 |
| Release Date: |
1999 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 43min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: Sensormatic, 1hr 43min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (October 19, 1999)
UPC: 097363340348 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Spanish Subtitled, 1hr 43min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (October 19, 1999)
UPC: 097363340300 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Alexander Payne |
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Professional Reviews
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(04/30/1999, p.31, Roger Ebert): "...A wicked satire....[Witherspoon] hits her full stride in ELECTION..." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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. |
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