Election (Criterion Collection)

Lacerating satire with Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister, a popular Omaha high school history teacher whose animosity towards determined, goody two-shoes student Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon) leads him to influence the election for class president towards her dumb jock rival. McAllister's actions lead to a series of disastrous events... which lead to personal and professional embarrassment. Director Alexander Payne's adaptation of Tom Perrotta's novel co-stars Chris Klein, Jessica Campbell. 103 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks: English Dolby TrueHD 5.0, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.0, French Dolby Digital 5.0; Subtitles: English (SDH), Spanish, Portuguese, French; audio commentary. Two-disc set.