Election

DVD 2017

Perky, overachieving Tracy Flick gets on the nerves of history teacher Jim McAllister to begin with, but after she launches her campaign for high-school president and his personal life starts to fall apart, things spiral out of control.

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Explore Topics & Themes:

High school students Drama

High school teachers Drama

Omaha (Neb.) Drama

Overachievement Drama

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Comedy films Drama Feature films Fiction films Film adaptations Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Part of a Series:

Criterion collection Criterion collection ; 904 The Criterion collection The Criterion collection ; 904

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ISBN:

9781681433868

Edition:

Director-approved two-DVD special edition

Description:

2 videodiscs (103 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (10 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
DVD video 4 3/4 in
digital optical stereo Dolby Digital 5.1
widescreen
NTSC
video file DVD video region 1

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: 14A

Other Title:

Container of (work) Election (Motion picture)

Notes:

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999
Title from title frame
Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta
Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "That's why it's destiny", by critic Dana Stevans
Special features: audio commentary from 1999 featuring Alexander Payne; The passion of Martin, Payne's 1991 UCLA senior thesis film; new interview with Reese Witherspoon; Trulnside: "Election," a 2016 documentary featuring on-set footage and interviews with cast and crew; Local news: Omaha local-news report on the film's production; trailer
Music by Rolfe Kent ; costume designer, Wendy Chuck ; editor, Kevin Tent ; production designer, Jane Ann Stewart ; directory of photography, James Glennon
Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan, Delany Driscoll, Colleen Camp, Frankie Ingrassia
DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; wide screen (2.40:1) ; restored 4K digital transfer ; Dolby digital 5.1

Contents:

disc one. [Feature film]
disc two. [Special features]

LCCN:

be2017042234

Control Number:

3028796

UPC:

715515207317

Other Authors:

Berger, Albert (Motion picture producer), film producer
Bona Fide Productions, production company
Broderick, Matthew, 1962- actor
Camp, Colleen, 1953- actor
Campbell, Jessica, 1982-2020, actor
Chuck, Wendy, costume designer
Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher
Driscoll, Delany, actor
Gale, David, film producer
Glennon, James, 1942-2006, director of photography
Hagan, Molly, 1961- actor
Harelik, Mark, actor
Ingrassia, Frankie, 1978- actor
Klein, Chris, 1979- actor
MTV Films (Firm), production company
Motion picture adaptation of (work): Perrotta, Tom, 1961- Election
Paramount Pictures Corporation, presenter
Payne, Alexander, 1961- screenwriter, film director
Reeves, Phil, actor
Rolfe, Kent, composer (expression)
Samples, Keith, film producer
Stewart, Jane Ann, production designer
Taylor, Jim, 1962- screenwriter
Tent, Kevin, editor of moving image work
Witherspoon, Reese, 1976- actor
Yerxa, Ron, film producer

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