Election
1999 film by Alexander Payne
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Summary
Election is a film[1]. Election ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,630 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Alexander Payne[3]
- Screenwriter: Alexander Payne[4], Jim Taylor[5]
- Composer: Rolfe Kent[6]
- Genre: teen film[7], LGBTQ-related film[8]
- Based on: Election[9]
- Cast member: Matthew Broderick[10], Reese Witherspoon[11], Chris Klein[12], Jessica Campbell[13], Molly Hagan[14], Colleen Camp[15], Jeanine E. Jackson[16], Mark Harelik[17], Matt Malloy[18], Holmes Osborne[19]
- Producer: Keith Samples[20]
- Production company: MTV Films[21]
- Director of photography: James Glennon[22]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[23]
- Distribution format: video on demand[24]
- Review score: 7.9/10[25], 92%[26], 83/100[27]
- Color: color[28]
- Country of origin: United States[29]
- Publication date: April 23, 1999[30]
- Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[31], Netflix[32]
- Narrative location: New York City[33], Washington, D.C.[34], Nebraska[35]
- Film editor: Kevin Tent[36]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[37]
- Title: Election[38]
- Has characteristic: film based on a novel[39]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[40]
- Duration: 99 minutes[41]
- Kijkwijzer rating: 6[42]
- CNC film rating (France): no age restriction[43]
Why It Matters
Election has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] Election is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]