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Election

- Reading. Writing. Revenge.

Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.

Release Date : 1999-04-23

Language :EnglishSpanish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesMTV FilmsBona Fide Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jim McAllister

Original Name : Matthew Broderick

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tracy Enid Flick

Original Name : Reese Witherspoon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul Metzler

Original Name : Chris Klein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tammy Metzler

Original Name : Jessica Campbell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dave Novotny

Original Name : Mark Harelik

Gender : Male

Character Name : Walt Hendricks

Original Name : Phil Reeves

Gender : Male

Character Name : Diane McAllister

Original Name : Molly Hagan

Gender : Female

Character Name : Linda Novotny

Original Name : Delaney Driscoll

Gender : Female

Character Name : Judith R. Flick

Original Name : Colleen Camp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lisa Flanagan

Original Name : Frankie Ingrassia

Gender : Female

Character Name : Vice-Principal Ron Bell

Original Name : Matt Malloy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jo Metzler

Original Name : Jeanine Jackson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dick Metzler

Original Name : Holmes Osborne

Gender : Male

Character Name : Custodian

Original Name : Loren Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry Fouch

Original Name : Nicholas D'Agosto

Gender : Male

Character Name : Girl in Crisis

Original Name : Emily Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Derek - Classroom Student

Original Name : Jonathan Marion

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michelle - Classroom Student

Original Name : Amy Falcone

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Eat Me' Boy

Original Name : Matt Justesen

Gender : Male

Character Name : 'Eat Me' Boy's Buddy

Original Name : Nick Kenny

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adult Video Actor

Original Name : B.J. Tobin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Adult Video Actress

Original Name : Christa Young

Gender : Male

Character Name : Eric

Original Name : David V. Wenzel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jerry Slavin

Original Name : Joel Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chemistry Teacher

Original Name : Larry Kaiser

Gender : Male

Character Name : Carver Office Lady

Original Name : Marilyn Tipp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Faculty Ballot-Giver

Original Name : Jeannie Brayman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Motel Clerk

Original Name : James Devney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Spanish Teacher

Original Name : L. Carmen Novoa

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid in Georgetown Hall

Original Name : Jason Paige

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid in Georgetown Hall

Original Name : Matt Golden

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kid in Georgetown Hall

Original Name : Heather Koenig

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jillian

Original Name : Jillian Crane

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jennifer (uncredited)

Original Name : Kaitlin Ferrell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Georgetown Student (uncredited)

Original Name : John Ponzio

Gender : Male

Character Name : Village Guy (uncredited)

Original Name : Rohan Quine

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

Amusing and compelling high school dramedy with Broderick and Witherspoon When a high achiever student (Reese Witherspoon) runs for president of the student body at her Omaha high school one of her teachers (Matthew Broderick) encourages an amiable jock to run against her (Chris Klein) because he finds her irritating. “Election” (1999) is a quirky high school dramedy in the mold of “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” (1982), but with a unique plot revolving around a school election. It’s not raunchy like the contemporaneous “American Pie” (except for one line by a teacher early on), but it is adult-oriented as there are several simulated sex scenes between various characters with no nudity. While they’re overt, they’re sorta amusing and fairly essential to the story. This is a must for anyone who’s a high school teacher as it understatedly satirizes the setting. The flick shows how easy it is for a good teacher with years of quality work to make a thoughtless mistake and suddenly fall out of grace. Yet it also shows redemption. Of course the film pokes fun at the election process and the rivalry of candidates, etc. There are a 2-3 laugh-out-loud scenes with Spaghetti Western music blaring (specifically, Ennio Morricone’s score from 1966’ "Navajo Joe"). Witherspoon is perfect as the female protagonist (although her face looks like Drew Barrymore on the poster), but I never found her alluring. I suppose Frankie Ingrassia (Lisa) and Jessica Campbell (Tammy) make up for it despite the eye-rolling lesbian component, which isn’t very substantive. The film runs 1 hour, 43 minutes and was shot in the Omaha, Nebraska, area (Papillion, Bellevue, LaVista, etc.) and, at the end, Washington DC. GRADE: B-

r96sk

@r96sk

2022-07-13

'Election' builds relatively slowly though really does become a fun movie by its conclusion. It's most definitely worth a watch. Matthew Broderick is excellent throughout, as are the likes of Reese Witherspoon and Chris Klein. The films goes to some unexpected places and manages to make it work. And there's a great callback in there too. I will say that I didn't love the internal monologue bits, but they didn't derail the film for me in any major way.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-08-28

This early outing for Reese Witherspoon ("Tracy Flick") sees her desperate to become class President in her high school. Clever, ruthless and determined - she takes on all comers in her quest for success, and woe betide anyone who gets in her way. Happily hapless teacher Matthew Broderick is charged with overseeing the election campaign, and conscious that his front-runner is a bit of a nightmare manages to convince recently injured school hottie "Paul" (Chris Klein) to stand against her. Though he be thick as two short planks, he is a formidable challenge for "Flick" as most of the school don't appear to be too bright, either... and the fight is on. Her scheming machinations and his attempts to foil her ambitions make for quite a fun 100 minutes. The dialogue can be a bit earthy at times, but don't, whatever you do, look for plot complexities nor a thought-provoking script - except, perhaps, in addressing the odiousness of blind ambition and perhaps, 30 years later - it sends us a gentle reminder that if we all just sleep through our respective democratic processes then we will get people like this really running the place.... Klein is quite good as the nice-but-dim "Paul" too!

AnnS.

@AnnS.

2024-08-26

Aside from the comedy and political satire, it's a coming-of-age movie of a teenager and her teacher who goes in the opposite direction. Self-control, which is part of growing up is the main theme. Flick, who seems the essence of self-control, is running for class president and goes bananas in the scene where she pulls down her rival's posters. Luck saves her from paying for that and it looks like she learns from it. And teacher McAllister regresses and regresses, first into a teenager when he plans an extramarital affair with his wife's best friend. Then, angry at and hating Flick, he gives into his emotions again and discards some of Flick's votes, soon losing both his marriage and his job. The last scene is of McAllister years later being a tourist in D.C. Suddenly he sees Flick coming out of a government building with some suited D.C. types, and going into a limo. Furious, he flings a full drink cup into its back window. The limo stops and like a bad little boy, he runs away. The regression is complete.