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Synopsis: Reese Witherspoon (Legally Blonde) is Tracy Flick, a straight "A" go-getter who's determined to be president of Carver High's student body. But when popular teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick, The Producers) observes the zealous political locomotive that is Tracy, he decides to derail her obsessive overachieving by recruiting an opposition candidate (Chris Klein, American Pie) - with disastrous results! Here's a smart, witty and hilarious jab at high school politics helmed by award-winning director Alexander Payne (Sideways).
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon
Supporting actors: Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan, Delaney Driscoll, Mark Harelik, Colleen Camp, Frankie Ingrassia, Joel Parks, Matt Malloy, Holmes Osborne, Jeanine Jackson, Loren Nelson, Emily Martin, Jonathan Marion, Amy Falcone, Matt Justesen, Nick Kenny, B.J. Tobin, Christa Young
Directed by: Alexander Payne
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Runtime: 1 hour 43 minutes
Release year: 1999
Studio: Paramount
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use.
ASIN: B0023CIY0G
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #25,034 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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Election DVD ~ Matthew Broderick

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  • US Theatrical Release Date: May 07, 1999
  • MPAA: Rated R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use.
  • Production Company: Bona Fide Productions, MTV Films, Paramount Pictures
  • Filming Locations: Adelphi University, Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA | American Museum of Natural History - Central Park West and 79th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | Bellevue, Nebraska, USA | Carter Lake, Iowa, USA | Central Park West, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA | LaVista, Nebraska, USA | Lincoln Memorial, National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA | OPPD North Omaha Station - 444 S 16th Street Mall, Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Omaha, Nebraska, USA | Papillion, Nebraska, USA | Papillion-LaVista High School - 402 E. Centennial Road, Papillion, Nebraska, USA | Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Comedy of the Year, March 9, 2000
By Bob Thompson (Oakville, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Election (DVD)
This is by far the funniest movie Hollywood has produced in years, probably the best in my opinion since "Get Shorty."

Reese Witherspoon plays Tracy Flick, an over-ambitous student with desires to be elcted to her student council. Tracy Flick is the kind of person I think we've all met before. Driven, ambitious, very bright, but at the same time she really has no discernable personality. The fact that she is driven and involved in everything is what's getting her by. She has very few friends and is, if anything, made fun of routinely.

Matthew Broderick plays her teacher. He's a very regular man, teaching a dull course, leading a fairly boring and repetetive life. When he finds tracy's ambitions threatning he sets out on destroying her.

Election is far more hilarious than most movies because of its extremely bitter nature. Many people will find the story cold and sterile but if you get past that it is a hugely entertaining film.

All the performances are first rate and if you compare it to the other "teen" comedy of the year, "American Pie" it is evident that this is light years ahead. While "American Pie" settles on cheap belly laughs and a feel good ending, "Election" opts for exactly the opposite. In fact this is really a very adult film performed by teenagers.

"Election" is a cynical, bitter, vicious movie that is also the best comedy in years.

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25 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A subtle classic of American cinema, December 11, 1999
By David Baldwin (Solihull, England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Election (DVD)
Election was not popular in America, and it's mainly because it viciously attacks everything the USA holds dear. This is exectly why this is such a brilliant black comedy, but if you're the type of person who prefers 'comedies' like American Pie then this is definitely not for you. It ridicules everything - the sexual pysche of the wounded male ego, high school hierarchy systems, the teacher-pupil relationship - whilst at the same time satirising American politics. Payne's commentary on the DVD is informative, but it would have been nice to have a feature on the making of it of or an analysis of the intentions of the script from people involved. Hell, a trailer would have been good, but buy the DVD for the film, a classic of American cinema which doesn't need to be in your face to make its point. Well worth your money.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant., January 28, 2000
By Eric Meyer (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Election (Spanish) (Sub) [VHS] (VHS Tape)
"Election" is one of the most intelligently-written, original and well-acted films to come out in years. The storytelling is never predictable or conventional, yet everything that happens feels honest and correct. The characters are far more fully-developed than those in any recent Hollywood film I can think of. In the beginning, you expect Broderick to be the hero and Witherspoon to be the villain, but the former does some despicable things, and the latter proves to be somewhat sympathetic. Although "Election" is a comedy (and a very funny one at that), it makes more valid and honest observations about human nature than most "serious" films.
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3.0 out of 5 stars We've Got (Too) High Hopes
This film suffers from a plot problem--as in it has little.

The interesting parts were the pettiness of the student body election. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Robin Orlowski

3.0 out of 5 stars This captures the pettiness of high school
More than most movies I've seen, Election really captures the stupidity and pettiness of high school life. Read more
Published 2 months ago by D. J. Nardi

5.0 out of 5 stars my kid beat up your honor student....
this one works overwhelmingly due to the two leads...matthew broderick, as mr. mcallister, a teacher who had devoted his life to his job and is sickened by tracy flick, played by... Read more
Published 4 months ago by a_poet_grows_in_brooklyn

4.0 out of 5 stars More dark than funny
This one more than flirts with the teacher/student sex equation, teen lesbianism and adultery, and the result is way better than you'd expect, maybe because little is left to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bradley F. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars "The weak are always trying to sabatoge the strong."
The Film (*****)
When Amazon classifies Alexander Payne's 1999 satire, "Election," as an "essential video," note these guys (or gals) are on to something. Read more
Published 5 months ago by S.G.R. Black

5.0 out of 5 stars Reese in HD
This is one of the few movies I already own on DVD but upgraded to blu-ray. The PQ and SQ are first rate. The bonus features are standard but fun. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Curtis R. Adams

4.0 out of 5 stars funny!
Never saw this one before, really funny, whip-smart satire from 1999 stars Reese Witherspoon and Matthew Broderick. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alan Starr

3.0 out of 5 stars Election - Blu-ray Info
Election - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / Paramount / Region A, B, C
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / AACS / High Profile 4.1
Aspect ratio: 2. Read more
Published 11 months ago by LGANS316

4.0 out of 5 stars Good morning, Mr. M. Looks like you could use a CUPCAKE!
Election is a comedy about a High School election, but it is told primarily from the point-of-view of teacher Jim McAllister (Matthew Broderick). Read more
Published 15 months ago by C. CRADDOCK

2.0 out of 5 stars Immature . . . and I don't just mean the characters
To quote my mother, "Wow. Where the Hell did THAT go?"

What a juvenile movie. This one seriously needed a hormone-ectomy. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Dixie Diamond

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