Election (1999)
4:50 PM - 6:35 PM
Directed By Alexander Payne
Starring Matthew Broderick, Reese Witherspoon, and Chris Klein
Jordan's Comment: "I initially had Heathers in this slot, but I made a last-minute change after seeing About Schmidt, the newest film by director Alexander Payne. Payne is my favorite young director - yes, I like him better than M. Night Shyamalan. Election is the film that made him famous - a sharp yet touching satire where a high school class election symbolizes all the crazy yet horrible power plays of the grown-up world. And what other film can you watch to see a 14-year-old lesbian whose character is based on Ross Perot?"
Trivia: Payne is from Omaha, Nebraska. He sets and films all his films in Omaha.