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Overview

User Rating:
7.4/10   35,461 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Tom Perrotta (novel)
Alexander Payne (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
7 May 1999 (USA) more
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Reading, Writing, Revenge.
Plot:
A high school teacher's personal life becomes complicated as he works with students during the school elections. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 16 wins & 18 nominations more
User Comments:
A fun, cynical film more (413 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality, sex-related dialogue and language, and a scene of drug use.
Runtime:
103 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
Thora Birch left the filming in Omaha on her third day because of creative differences with the director. more
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Continuity: When Paul is at the microphone giving thanks for his "victory", Tracy is seen in the background wearing a jacket with a zipper. In the previous scene and the one right after, she is wearing only a turtleneck. more
Quotes:
Tracy Flick: I don't know what you're referring to, but maybe if certain older, wiser people hadn't acted like such little babies, and gotten so mushy, then everything would be ok... and I think certain older people, like you, and your colleague, shouldn't be leching after their students, especially when some of them can't even get their own wives pregnant... more
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Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Right in the Back of Your Mind more

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18 out of 29 people found the following comment useful.
A fun, cynical film, 29 April 2002
8/10
Author: Agent10 from Tucson, AZ

For some reason, this film has always brought a laugh to the bottom of stomach. Some people may call it boring due to the fact its not some gross-out teen comedy, but this is really the antithesis of a great satire. One can't see the scaly nature of politics simply because its always drowned in newspeak and bad reporting. But to see it at this level of understanding, it proves to be quite entertaining. It also provides a precursor to our most recent (2000) election. We have the longtime politician, the incompetent who people like, and the iconoclast who wants to shake up government. And of course, there is the cheating regulator who gets the wrong person elected for his own slimy means. Who would have guessed life would imitate art. A great film for all to see. Matthew Broderick is at his best, Reese Witherspoon really sells her role, and I actually tolerated Chris Klein's role in this film.

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