Election [videorecording] / Paramount Pictures presents an MTV Films production in association with Bona Fide Productions ; produced by Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, David Gale, Keith Samples ; screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor ; directed by Alexander Payne

Uniform Title: Election (Motion picture)
Published: Hollywood, CA : Paramount Pictures Corp. : Distributed by Paramount Home Entertainment, 1999.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Berger, Albert, 1943-, Yerxa, Ron, Gale, David (David M.), Samples, Keith, Payne, Alexander, 1961-, Taylor, Jim, 1962-, Broderick, Matthew, 1962-, Witherspoon, Reese, 1976-, Klein, Chris, 1979-, Reeves, Phil, Osborne, Holmes, 1952-, Perrotta, Tom, 1961-, Paramount Pictures Corporation, MTV Films (Firm), Bona Fide Productions, and Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm)

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Language Note

English; Closed-captioned.

Summary

Civics teacher Jim McAllister is worried: obnoxious, perennial overachiever Tracy Flick looks likely to win the student body presidency--she is running unopposed. Seeking to inject some democracy into the process, he persuades nice but dim football hero Paul Metzler to stand against her. This merely makes Tracy even more determined to win, and when Paul's alienated younger sister Tammy joins the race, leads her to use extreme measures to guarantee success. Meanwhile, Mr. McAllister's life becomes increasingly complicated as he strays from the principles he teaches. Politics is rarely pretty, but the students and faculty at Carver High are about to find out just how ugly it can get.

Subject(s)

Genre(s)

Drama

Audience Notes

MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use.

Note

Produced: United States.
Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta.
Special features: Audio commentary with director Alexander Payne [optional audio feature].

Creation/Production Credits Note

Director of photography, James Glennon ; editor ; Kevin Tent ; music by Rolfe Kent ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart.

Participant/Performer Note

Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan, Delany Driscoll, Colleen Camp, Frankie Ingrassia, Matt Molloy, Jeanine Jackson, Holmes Osborne.

Data/Place of Event

Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1999.

Technical Details

DVD; Region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital Surround, Dolby Digital Surround; presented in anamorphic widescreen, aspect ratio: 2.35:1.

Source of Acquisition

Purchased with funds from the Class of 1960 Libraries Endowment; 2014

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