Election [Region 2] | ![Election [Region 2]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sVNExnaQL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Alexander Payne
Actors: Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Phil Reeves
Category: DVD
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Rating:  252 reviews
Format: Anamorphic, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), German (Original Language), English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), English (Subtitled), German (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled), Turkish (Subtitled), Danish (Subtitled), Polish (Subtitled), Dutch (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Romanian (Subtitled), Bulgarian (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 2
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Running Time: 103 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5014437803634
ASIN: B0000505GZ
Theatrical Release Date: May 7, 1999
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Matthew Broderick makes up for years of wet-noodle performances with his low-key but unsparing characterization of Jim McAllister, a high school teacher at George Washington Carver High School in Omaha, Nebraska. Driven by a strange mixture of loathing and lust for pathologically overachieving student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon), McAllister encourages a dim but popular athlete, Paul (Chris Klein from American Pie), to run against her in the election for student-council president. Director-cowriter Alexander Payne (Citizen Ruth) turns this deceptively simple premise into a complex and scathing comedy of ambition, corruption, and desire, all at its most naked and petty. Every scene contains some painfully funny nuance that will make you wince in a mixture of astonishment and empathy. Witherspoon flips effortlessly back and forth from adolescent vulnerability to steely-eyed strength; she's becoming a contemporary Carole Lombard. The movie itself feels like a magnificent throwback to the richly layered comedies of the '30s, which drew their humor from sharply drawn characters and twisting plots instead of explosions of bodily fluids. With a wealth of smart, cutting details, Election rewards multiple viewing. --Bret Fetzer
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 Election January 17, 2010
Erin E. Carter (Lawrence, KS)
Aside from the fact the I love this movie, the product itself was in perfect condition. It was exactly the type of quality that I would expect from any store. The movie was still in its plastic wrap. It did take longer than expected to receive in the mail, but overall, I am very happy with my purchase. Thanks so much!!
 We've Got (Too) High Hopes January 1, 2010
Robin Orlowski (United States)
This film suffers from a plot problem--as in it has little.
The interesting parts were the pettiness of the student body election. And I found the tearing of rival posters 'cute' in a twisted way.
But then we have some totally unecessary side plot about a teacher having an affair with underage students and getting caught with it. Ummm..what does this have to do with students running for school president? It and the teacher's lives uneccessarily detract from the screenplay.
I think it would have been more interesting if the script had just focused on Tracy, even going back to see what campaigns she previously had been in--and their outcome. Why is this contest so important to her?
This captures the pettiness of high school November 8, 2009
D. J. Nardi (Washington, DC)
More than most movies I've seen, Election really captures the stupidity and pettiness of high school life. While it isn't the funniest film, it has a lot of relevant irony, from the over-ambitious resume-builder to the outcast dropout. The movie focuses on the election for student council president, and each of the three candidates represents a stereotype of each of the main types of high students: the dork, the jock, and the druggie.
The movie had funny moments (mostly with Reese Witherspoon and Chris Klein), but overall wasn't hilarious. Some of the plot elements, like Broderick's affair, seem forced. Frankly, the movie is funnier because of the parody of high school than any explicit jokes.
Also, a note for parents: this movie isn't a family movie. It's not like Legally Blonde. Several scenes include depictions of sex and vulgar language.
my kid beat up your honor student.... August 22, 2009
a_poet_grows_in_brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York)
this one works overwhelmingly due to the two leads...matthew broderick, as mr. mcallister, a teacher who had devoted his life to his job and is sickened by tracy flick, played by reese witherspoon...tracy flick is the kind of student teachers are reluctant to call on, because they always seem to have the answers...tracy is the kind of person you hate, because she is an overachiving goody-goody, who think things should go her way, just because she thinks so...so when tracy runs for student body president, mr. mcallister gets the football hero, paul betzler to run against her to stop her....
i loved this because alexander payne shows off omaha, just like he did in " about schmidt" payne shows the viewer that even normal life can hold some surprises...its ordinariness is what makes this film special...you want so much for tracy flick to lose, just so it would be one less accomplishment she would place on her resume.... while paul is as dumb as a bag of rocks...he is a good guy and far more likeable than tracy....anyone who has ever ran for a student council office or has ever been to high school can relate to this film...as for the ending...all i have to say is...life isn't fair or unfair, life is just life....
More dark than funny July 23, 2009
Bradley F. Smith (Miami Beach, FL)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This one more than flirts with the teacher/student sex equation, teen lesbianism and adultery, and the result is way better than you'd expect, maybe because little is left to innuendo through the clever use of fantasy sequences. Quite a bit dirtier than you'd think, given the cast and premise, the sophistication level is pretty high for a Matthew Broderick vehicle. This one is a keeper.
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