When I walked into this movie I was expecting one of those campy high school movies that have been popping up in increasing numbers recently. It turned out to be a dark comedy of the highest quality. It told the story of a high school election race only things have been horribly twisted. Reese Witherspoon plays that overachieving student that everyone hates. She begins by running unopposed but the student advisor played by Matthew Broderick, who is going through a midlife crisis adds a bizare twist to the election. I didn't expect where the film ended up and in conclusion I enjoyed it.
| MPAA Rating: | R |
| Director: | Alexander Payne |
| Novel Written By: | Tom Perrotta |
| Screenplay Written By: | Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor III |
| Main Cast: | |
| Matthew Broderick: | Jim McAllister |
| Reese Witherspoon: | Tracy Flick |
| Chris Klein: | Paul Metzler |
| Jessica Campbell: | Tammy Metzler |
| Mark Harelik: | Dave Novotny |
| Phil Reeves: | Walt Hendricks |
| Molly Hagan: | Diane McAllister |
| Delaney Driscoll: | Linda Novotny |
| Colleen Camp: | Judith R. Flick |
| Frankie Ingrassia: | Lisa Flanagan |
| Matt Malloy (I): | Vice Principal Ron Bell |
| Jeanine Jackson: | Jo Metzler |
| Holmes Osborne: | Dick Metzler |
