Top billed cast

1. 

   Matthew Broderick

   Jim McAllister

2. 

   Reese Witherspoon

   Tracy Enid Flick

3. 

   Chris Klein

   Paul Metzler

4. 

   Jessica Campbell

   Tammy Metzler

5. 

   Mark Harelik

   Dave Novotny

6. 

   Phil Reeves

   Walt Hendricks

7. 

   Molly Hagan

   Diane McAllister

8. 

   Delaney Driscoll

   Linda Novotny

9. 

   Colleen Camp

   Judith R. Flick

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak

Written by Wuchak on 2018-09-14

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 earl...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$25,000,000.00

Revenue
$14,902,041.00

Keywords

• infidelity
• high school
• jealousy
• politics
• museum
• motel
• dark comedy
• vandalism
• ambition
• graduation
• satire
• bias
• scandal
• feud
• teacher
• omaha
• crush
• morality
• trust
• election
• overachiever
• nebraska