Election Film Reese Witherspoon

1999 film by alexander payne election theatrical release poster directed byalexander payne produced by albert berger ron yerxa david gale keith samples screenplay by alexander payne jim taylor based onelection by tom perrotta starring matthew broderick reese witherspoon music byrolfe kent cinematographyjames glennon edited bykevin tent production companies mtv films bona fide productions distributed byparamount pictures release date april 23 1999 running time 103 minutes countryunited states la.

Election film reese witherspoon. The overachieving student runs for student body president in. Reese witherspoon is an american actress and producer. 20 years ago today election made its.

What sets this film aside from all the other recent high school movies is that it doesn t limit itself to the world view of teenagers but sees tracy mostly through the eyes of a teacher who has had more than enough of her. Election was a dark comedy featuring reese witherspoon as over achieving high school student tracy flick and matthew broderick as social studies teacher jim mcallister who was determined to take her down a notch. Movie info jim mcallister matthew broderick a well liked high school government teacher can t help but notice that successful student tracy flick reese witherspoon uses less than ethical.

T here s a big m night shyamalan twist in the final minutes of election alexander payne s searing 1999 high school satire. Tracy flick the irritating overachiever indelibly played by a breakout. Following her affair with a former teacher tracy leaves the scandal unscathed.

R 1h 43min comedy drama romance 7 may 1999 usa 2 29 trailer. She s the subject of alexander payne s election a wicked satire about an election for student government president a post tracy wants to win to go along with her collection of every other prize in school. Witherspoon rose to prominence in 1999 with cruel intentions and for her portrayal of tracy flick in the black comedy election which earned her a golden globe award for best actress motion picture comedy or musical nomination.

She made her acting debut in the man in the moon 1991. 1 video 92 images. A high school teacher s personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections particularly with an obsessive overachiever determined to become student body president.