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ELECTION

Director:

  Alexander Payne
  

Year Released:

  1999

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Matthew Broderick
  Chris Klein
  Loren Nelson
  Phil Reeves
  Reese Witherspoon
Movie Haiku:Matthew Broderick plays a high school social studies teacher who becomes obsessed with a driven goody-two-shoes (Reese Witherspoon). When she runs for Student Council President, he decides to stop her regardless of personal cost. This sardonic comedy is a clever cousin of AMERICAN BEAUTY.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2000