Movie
Election
Overview
A high school teacher meets his match in an over-arching student politician.
Details
- Release date
- 1999-04-23
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Bona Fide Productions
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister
- Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Enid Flick
- Chris Klein as Paul Metzler
- Jessica Campbell as Tammy Metzler
- Mark Harelik as Dave Novotny
- Phil Reeves as Walt Hendricks
- Molly Hagan as Diane McAllister
- Delaney Driscoll as Linda Novotny
- Colleen Camp as Judith R. Flick
- Frankie Ingrassia as Lisa Flanagan
- Matt Malloy as Vice-Principal Ron Bell
- Jeanine Jackson as Jo Metzler
Crew
- Alexander Payne - Director
- Alexander Payne - Screenplay
- Jim Taylor - Screenplay
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