Election
Ambitious student council president candidate Tracy Flick fights to secure an unopposed victory when a disgruntled teacher rigs the race by recruiting a clueless football star to run against her, turning a harmless school election into a chaotic battle for power and principle.
“Reading. Writing. Revenge.”
Synopsis
Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. However, Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim convinces football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.
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A crew of 204+ credited
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Edited by Kevin TentShot by James GlennonScored by Rolfe KentDesigned by Jane Ann StewartSound by Jon AiletcherCostumes by Wendy ChuckStunts by Gary J Wayton
Box Office
1999 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.6× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$14.9M
Opening weekend: $119K — 1% of its US run. It had legs — it kept earning long after opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $174K — 1% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 6 theaters
Also known as
- (English)Election
- L'Arrivistefr
- (Bulgarian)Съперници
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesApr 23, 1999
- CanadaMay 7, 1999
- GermanyJul 22, 1999
- GreeceSep 10, 1999
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Cast & Crew
204 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Matthew Broderick
as Jim McAllister
Reese Witherspoon
as Tracy Flick
Loren Nelson
as Custodian
Chris Klein
as Paul Metzler
Phil Reeves
as Walt Hendricks
Emily Martin
as Girl in Crisis
Jonathan Marion
as Derek
Amy Falcone
as Michelle
Mark Harelik
as Dave Novotny
Delaney Driscoll
as Linda Novotny
Molly Hagan
as Diane McAllister
Colleen Camp
as Judith R. Flick
Supporting cast
27Matt Justesen
as Eat Me' Boy
Nick Kenny
as Eat Me' Boy's Buddy
B J Tobin
as Adult Video Actor
Christa Young
as Adult Video Actress
David V Wenzel
as Tracy's Friend Eric
Jessica Campbell
as Tammy Metzler
Frankie Ingrassia
as Lisa Flanagan
Joel Parks
as Jerry Slavin
Matt Malloy
as Vice-Principal Ron Bell
Larry Kaiser
as Chemistry Teacher
Holmes Osborne
as Dick Metzler
Jeanine Jackson
as Jo Metzler
Marilyn Tipp
as Carver Office Lady
Jeannie Brayman
as Faculty Ballot-Giver
Nicholas D Agosto
as Larry Fouch
James Devney
as Motel Clerk
L Carmen Novoa
as Spanish Teacher
Jason Paige
as Kid in Georgetown Hall
Matt Golden
as Kid in Georgetown Hall
Heather Koenig
as Kid in Georgetown Hall
Jillian Crane
as Jillian
Kaitlin Ferrell
as Jennifer
Rob Kunkel
as Bob the Mechanic
John Ponzio
as Georgetown Student
Rohan Quine
as Village Guy
Joseph William Simmons
as Boy Tapping Pencil in Classroom
Sarah Talcott
as Student
Directors
1Writers
4Producers
7Other crew
156Rayshelle Willis
accounting clerk
Carrie Houk
additional casting
Kai Ephron
additional locations
Kerry Wikstrom
additional orchestrator
Jeff Fischer
adr cast
Laura Harris Atkinson
adr editor (as Laura R. Harris) / dialogue editor (as Laura R. Harris)
Charles Bazaldua
adr loop group
Holly Dorff
adr loop group
Kate Carlin
adr loop group
Matt Adler
adr loop group
Steve Alterman
adr loop group
Andrea Baker
adr loop group (as Andrea Taylor)
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