Tracey flick is running unopposed in this years high school student council presidential election. Complete with good performances and clever situations, it provides an entertaining ride. Election is a 1999 satirical teen dramedy based on the 1998 novel of the same name by tom perrotta, starring matthew broderick, reese witherspoon and chris klein and directed by alexander payne. The plot revolves around a student body election and satirizes politics and high school life. Election 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Finding a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the alexander paynedirected movie.
It stars matthew broderick, reese witherspoon, chris klein and newcomer jessica campbell. Election, very funny, i laughed, chuckle and snicker through the entire film, i had so much fun election has that type of quality that remind me of another film ferris buellers day off filled with narrated thoughts, freeze frames, fast paced sequences and split screen moving alone ever so perfectly. Election is a 1999 american black comedydrama film directed and written by alexander payne and adapted by him and jim taylor from tom perrottas 1998 novel of the same title. In this satirical comedy, a hotly contested high school election becomes a metaphor for the current state of american politics. Jim mcallister matthew broderick, a wellliked high school government teacher. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. I dimly remembered having seen her in this when it came out and having liked it, so i bought the dvd and watched it again. With matthew broderick, reese witherspoon, chris klein, jessica campbell.
Ostensibly, the film is quite simple, yet there is a lot of fertile ground for analysis. Ive worked in schools for decades, so i know how they look, and election shows some of the most realistic classrooms ive ever seen. This page was last edited on 28 september 2018, at 08. The performances are good, though a bit overwrought. If youve paused the film in order to read this entire article, your time would. One of the reasons i enjoy election so much is because it refuses to cater to easy interpretations. Election is a product of our new political culture, a culture defined not by the ideological confrontation of left and right, but by the cold war of sexual politics, a taboo world of inappropriate. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Watch election 1999 full movie free online streaming tubi. A high school teachers personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections. She was a virginal headmasters daughter in cruel intentions, which opened last month but she hits her full stride in election. The dvd offers lackluster visuals as well as decent audio and a pretty good audio commentary. The ridiculousness that is a high school election with no real consequences.
If youve paused the film in order to read this entire article, your time would be better spent renting citizen ruth 1996 from your local video store. It is a bit dark and edgy and is reminiscent of american beauty. Written by alexander payne and jim taylor, based on the novel by tom perrotta. Each of the four main characters narrates part of the film. Do you know how hard it is to write these fake few stories for newspaper movie props.
Memorable quotes and exchanges from movies, tv series and more. Election 89 movie clip all over for mcallister 1999 hd. Dark satire meets a campaign for student council president at a suburban high school payne shot the film in his native omaha, neb. Gallery of 20 movie poster and cover images for election 1999. The plot revolves around a high school election and satirizes both suburban high school life and politics. Miseenscene is a term described to the production and design of the film or everything in sight that appears within the camera and in the midst of a scene, usually including lighting, costumes, props, actors and settings. In alexander paynes satire election, the teacher becomes unhealthily obsessed with cutting his. On election night nov 18 i hosted a movie night in my place and this was the perfect film for a bunch of guys viewing from brooklyn. Looking back from election 1999 to his first feature film, payne saw citizen ruth 1996 as something of a dry run for the later one. I dont think that election is a great film, but its a good one. Tracy flick reese witherspoon is an overachiever and creates havoc in the life of her teacher matthew broderick as the school elections approach.
A straighta, overachiever is gunning for class president but a teacher decides to derail. One nice touch in election comes from the realistic appearance of the environment. I remember students like tracy flick, the knowitall who always has her hand in the air, while the teacher desperately looks for someone else to call on. But, as the film and election campaign progresses, and his life falling apart, mcallister starts to play a more active role in actively trying to make sure that tracy does not win the election. In the first of this movie which i assumed would be entertaining in a vein similar to legally. A legend in his own mind, they wrote under my photo in the urbana high school yearbook. Election 1999 jim mcallister matthew broderick, a wellliked high school government teacher, cant help but notice that successful student tracy flick reese witherspoon uses less than.
Tracy flick reese witherspoon is running for student body president, and she certainly seems like the sort of girl who would win a high school election shes pretty, popular and takes part in. Election is a pitchblack comedy directed by alexander payne. A high school teachers personal life becomes complicated. Tracy is embodied by reese witherspoon, an actress ive admired since she had her first kiss in the man in the moon 1991, and who moved up to adult roles in freeway 1997, a harrowing retelling of little red riding hood with kiefer sutherland as the wolf. The 1999 saskatchewan general election was the twentyfourth provincial election held in the canadian province of saskatchewan.
And i like that its called election, not the election, because its as much about the agonizing process of making choices in life as it is the results of a single student council president race. Based on the novel by tom perrotta, the script by alexander payne and jim taylor won the 2000 writers guild award for best adapted screenplay and earned payne and taylor their first oscar nominations. Rent election 1999 starring matthew broderick and reese witherspoon on dvd and bluray. Starring matthew broderick, reese witherspoon, chris klein, jessica campbell. I dont know how many people who saw election saw alexander paynes previous film, citizen ruth1996. Perky, overachieving high schooler tracy flick reese witherspoon gets on the nerves of socialstudies teacher jim mcallister matthew broderick to begin with, but after she launches her campaign for studentbody president and his personal life starts to fall apart, things spiral out of control.
Election 1999 obviously, we had to start with a film titled election in an election themed round up. This film has nothing to do with race, but someone tries to insinuate that it does. A barbed look at high school politics, election provides an amusing and tart affair. This draws the ire of history and civics teacher jim mcallister, who hates tracys attitude and feels. Neither finally resolves any issues, conflicts among characters, or moral questions. While watching the film, i was tempted to make broad conclusions about the characters.
Election 2 also known as triad election in the united states, is a 2006 hong kong crime film directed by johnnie to with a large ensemble cast that includes louis koo, simon yam and nick cheung. As film critic scott tobias wrote in, love and death was the climax of a decade in which allen mastered a sophisticated form of low comedy. Need to watch election on your tv or mobile device at home. Election 1999 trivia 45 add new in the text of a newspaper article in the film. Telecharger election 1999 gratuitement en francais. As soon as the movie finished, i wanted to watch it again despite it being about two in the. I remember informing an english teacher that i didnt know why we were wasting time on the short stories of. Election is a 1999 american black comedydrama film directed and written by alexander payne and adapted by him and jim. Election 1999 obviously, we had to start with a film titled election in an electionthemed round up. Id recently watched reese witherspoon in legally blonde and was spellbound by how lame it was. I have to echo the sentiment that this is one of the best if not the best movie set in a high school.
The soundtrack to the witty, satirical comedy election features an interesting mix of indierock and heavilypromoted alternative bands. The film does a fine job of presenting high school through the jaded eyes of both teacher and student, while throwing in a selection of stereotypes for good measure. The film follows a variety of twists connected to the characters and the campaign. Miseenscene is a term described to the production and design of the. Election is a 1999 film about a high school teachers personal life that becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections. Election is a 1999 satirical teen dramedy based on the 1998 novel of the same name by tom perrotta, starring matthew broderick, reese witherspoon and chris klein and directed by alexander payne overachieving high school student tracy flick is running unopposed for student council president. A teacher tries to subvert the election of an annoyingly perky student.
Matthew broderick and reese witherspoon in election 1999 matthew. That film was a satire on abortion, with laura dern as a pregnant homeless woman with several children already taken away by social services, and who is caught in a tugofwar between prochoice and prolife activists. Never hike alone a friday the th fan film full movie duration. Film title logo appears when end credits are finished. Along with sebadohs decide, mojave 3s this road im travelling and april marchs piscine interior, which reflect the movies quirky tone, onehit wonders as of 1999 like spacehog right in the back of your mind and taxiride can you feel. But school civics teacher jim mcallister decides to talk varsity football player paul metzler in to running, partly to establish a more democratic election and partly to get at tracey, another teachers paramour. A high school teachers personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections, particularly with an obsessive overachiever determined to become student body president. Feb 29, 2016 the film is prescient as it was made when politics and elections were very relevant in the united states. Election is the type of satire where one is more likely to wince than laugh. Film mafia blues analyze this en streaming vf gratuit. I have loved this since i first saw it but wow i forgot about certain moments and details. The film stars matthew broderick as jim mcallister, a popular high school social studies teacher, and reese witherspoon as tracy. Election, alexander payne film analysis senses of cinema. Election is a rich film that will probably hold up nicely to repeated viewings.
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