After talking with them, they convinced them that the story in essence was a dark, adult comedy disguised as a teen comedy. Wenn er im Unterricht eine Frage stellt, wie etwa den Unterschied erklären zwischen Moral und Ethik, dann sind die Finger der Schülerin immer als erstes gestreckt und es wirkt sogar aggressiv. WATCH IT The yearbook office seen in a scene involving Tracy Flick is the real yearbook office for Papillion-La Vista Senior High School, as opposed to the director's office, which is actually the detention room, refurbished for the movie. Since the movie was shot in a real high school (Papillion-La Vista Senior High School, Omaha, Nebraska), adjacent classrooms had real class going on while some scenes for the movie were being done. Director Alexander Payne decided to leave that in as to give the movie a more realistic sound. Like his other contributions, this one combines fascinating character types, tragic life events, and dark humor to produce painfully poignant images of … Reese Witherspoon was at her perfectly perky best with this role. Video availability outside of United States varies. When MTV Pictures sent Alexander Payne the novel in 1997 to gauge his interest, he told them he didn't want to produce a teen comedy. I don't think that Election is a Great Film, but it's a good one. The trivia items below may give away important plot points. Mccallister throwing away the voting slips and Tracey tearing up her competitors posters are both examples of ruthlessness; and how these savage acts inspire similarly savage acts. Für ihn ist das Mädchen aufsässig, pedantisch - eine, die immer in Mittelpunkt stehen will, die jedes hohe Amt bekleiden möchte und zu jedem Thema etwas weiss.
This movie isn't really about high school. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Election officially entered the canon with a 2017 Blu-ray edition via the Criterion Collection, and will eventually be available in its best movie … I'd recently watched Reese Witherspoon in Legally Blonde and was spellbound by how lame it was. G.W. When he makes his life worse, Jim McCallister's diet gets less healthful. Flick is running for school president unopposed until Mr. McAllister recruits injured football star Paul Metzier (Chris Klein) to run against her. When Jim Mccallister/ Matthew Broderick asks the students about the difference between ethics and morals; Perrotta and Payne are asking the audience to think about morality and how it gets tested throughout the movie. I have loved this since I first saw it but WOW I forgot about certain moments and details. 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.) They only made room for the film equipment. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 24, 2016Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2016 Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets 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.) Tracey comes to the car dealership where Mccallister is working and asks him to sign her yearbook; she confesses fear to him about going off to college and he consoles her; and then he apologizes to her for sabotaging her election. You can pretty clearly see in the wide shots of the students at the assembly watching on the risers that many in the background are adults; not in high school. Please try againSorry, we failed to record your vote. Each of the three candidates have a fake Tiffany lamp on their bedside tables. Well-made, low-key classic. WATCH IT 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. The source novel by Tom Perrotta is a re-working of