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A high school election goes awry when Jim McAllister, a popular teacher and student government advisor, determines to sabotage the campaign of Tracy Flick, the over-achieving student who ruined the life of his best friend, a fellow teacher, by getting him fired after they had an affair. McAllister encourages Paul Metzler, a sweet but dumb jock sidelined by a broken leg, to run for class president against Tracy. After Jim unwittingly steals his kid sister Tammy's girlfriend away from her, she also enters enters the race on the I don't care platform.

Production
Bona Fide Productions; MTV Films; Paramount Pictures;

Cast Names
Rob Kunkel; John Ponzio; Rohan Quine; Kaitlin Ferrell; Matthew Broderick; Reese Witherspoon; Chris Klein; Jessica Campbell; Phil Reeves; Molly Hagan; Delaney Driscoll; Mark Harelik; Colleen Camp; Frankie Ingrassia; Joel Parks; Matt Malloy; Holmes Osborne; Jeanine Jackson; Loren Nelson; Emily Martin; Jonathan Marion; Amy Falcone; Matt Justesen; Nick Kenny; B.J. Tobin; Christa Young; David Wenzel; Larry Kaiser; Marilyn Tipp; Jeannie Brayman;

Box Office
USD 14,879,556

Release Date
1999-04-23 (limited)
1999-05-07
2009-06-01 * (Los Angeles Film Festival)

Genres
Comedy; Drama; Romance;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use.

Running Time
1 hr. 43 min.

Director
Alexander Payne

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