Cinematic background from Election 1999 - Tracy Flick is running unopposed for this year’s high school student election. But Jim McAllister has a different plan. Partly to establish a more democratic election, and partly to satisfy some deep personal anger toward Tracy, Jim talks football player Paul Metzler to run for president as well.

Election

1999

Comedy, Romance

Directors:
Alexander Payne
Writers:
Jim Taylor, Tom Perrotta, Alexander Payne
Official poster of Election 1999 directed by [object Object]
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man looking at a can of soda in his hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man holding a cup while standing on the side of the road; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman in a black sweater looks to her left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A girl is standing on the side of the road holding a book; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting on top of a couch in a living room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing glasses and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a red and blue wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting in the drivers seat of a car in the rain; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of a body of water with her arms crossed; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person drinking a cup of coffee; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman sitting in front of a man in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – Cars parked in a parking lot next to a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting around a table at a restaurant; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A view of a large city from a helicopter; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a tie is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of kids standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of a mirror in front of a staircase; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting in a stadium watching a game; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A large group of people sitting in the bleachers; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of a fish bowl; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man with a microphone in front of an audience; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman sitting in the driver's seat of a car at night; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man laying in a bed in a room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman sitting at a table smiling for the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A large group of people sitting in front of an audience; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A picture of a young girl in an ornate frame; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman clapping in front of a group of people; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman smiles for the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting in the passenger seat of a blue car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person holding a book; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing at a microphone with a crowd of people in the background; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a jacket and earrings; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing at a microphone in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person smiling at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person with blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting in a gym on a basketball court; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man wearing a hat and a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of a microphone in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of an american flag; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – Two people are sitting on a bench and eating food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing at a microphone in front of an audience; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young girl sitting at a table with a jar of water; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a shirt and vest; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a football uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting in the drivers seat of a car in the rain; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting in front of an audience at a gymnasium; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman holding a microphone in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young man with green hair sitting in a chair; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman smiles while looking out a car window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of a wall of ribbons; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman standing in front of a microphone in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A girl in a graduation cap and gown; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman wearing a hair net writing in a notebook; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman holding a book in front of a group of people; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman with blonde hair and blue eyes; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and a woman laying in bed together; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a suit and tie holding a microphone in his hand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of women sitting at a table with papers; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man sitting in a car with his hand to his face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman's face in front of plates of food; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman is speaking into a microphone at a political event; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of young people sitting in a room; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young girl wearing headphones and looking into the distance; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man and woman sitting in a living room next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – Two children are playing on a swing set in a park; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people standing in front of a wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man in a jacket and tie standing in a dark room; Wide shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young girl sitting in the back seat of a car; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man leaning on the hood of a blue car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman holding a cell phone up to her mouth; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man holding a cup of coffee while standing in a park; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A crowd of people sitting in front of a microphone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman is speaking in front of a crowd of people; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of young people sitting in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – An old motel sign is lit up at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman with blonde curly hair wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a shirt and a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a crowd of people in a gym; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman with long curly hair sitting in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman with blonde curly hair looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man standing in front of a group of people in a gym; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A woman and a man sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young girl smoking a cigarette while holding her hand to her mouth; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A young woman is speaking into a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person sitting on a couch; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A group of people sitting in a circle and a man holding a microphone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man wearing a tie standing in front of a woman in a chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A building with a tree in front of it at night time; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A man running down a hallway in a school; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Election” (1999), directed by Alexander Payne – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle