Mead Public Library (Sheboygan)

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Uniform Title:

Title:

Election / Paramount Pictures presents ; an MTV Films production ; in association with Bona Fide Productions ; produced by Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa ; produced by David Gale, Keith Samples ; screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor ; directed by Alexander Payne.

Edition:

Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, N.Y.] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]

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

widescreen

NTSC

video file DVD video region 1

Summary:

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.

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use.

Series:

Criterion collection ; 904.

Contents

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

Cast

Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell, Mark Harelik, Phil Reeves, Molly Hagan, Delany Driscoll, Colleen Camp, Frankie Ingrassia

Notes:

Title from title frame.

Originally produced as a motion picture in 1999.

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.

DVD; NTSC; region 1; 16:9 presentation; wide screen (2.40:1) ; restored 4K digital transfer ; Dolby digital 5.1.

Subjects:

High school students -- Drama.

High school teachers -- Drama.

Overachievement -- Drama.

Omaha (Neb.) -- Drama.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Political films.

Comedy films.

Film adaptations.

Feature films.