Election

“Reading. Writing. Revenge.”

6.9/ 10 1,249 votes 1999-04-23 1h 43m 4 popularity

A high school teacher meets his match in an over-achieving student politician.

Director: Alexander Payne

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Budget

$25M

Revenue

$15M

Cast

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Matthew Broderick

Jim McAllister

Reese Witherspoon

Tracy Flick

Chris Klein

Paul Metzler

Jessica Campbell

Tammy Metzler

Mark Harelik

Dave Novotny

Phil Reeves

Walt Hendricks

Molly Hagan

Diane McAllister

Delaney Driscoll

Linda Novotny

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