Reading.
Writing. Revenge. Matthew Broderick plays Jim McAllister, a popular teacher and the student
government adviser at George Washington Carver High. Jim enjoys helping
his students mature and thinks he has a pretty good life — right up to
the moment he tangles with Tracy Flick (Reese Witherspoon), a determined
Little Miss Extracurricular gunning for the student body presidency. Cool,
intimidating Tracy runs unopposed until a peeved Jim convinces a popular,
dim-bulb football player (Chris Klein) to jump into the mix, seriously
upsetting her plans. This means war!
Release:
April 23, 1999 (LA/NY) / May 7th, 1999 (wide)
Premiere:
World Premiere April 17 at the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael, CA / Premiere April 19 at Egyptian Theatre, Hollywood Blvd.
Studio:
Paramount / MTV / Bona Fide
Genre:
Comedy
Rating:
R
Running Time:
104 minutes
Writer:
Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor
Producer:
Jacobus Rose
Director:
Alexander Payne
Cast:
Matthew Broderick..... Jim McAllister Reese Witherspoon..... Tracy Flick Chris Klein..... Paul Metzler Jessica Campbell..... Tammy Metzler Phil Reeves..... Walt Hendricks
Molly Hagan..... Diane McAllister Delaney Driscoll..... Linda Novotny Mark Harelik..... Dave Novotny Colleen Camp..... Judith R. Flick Frankie Ingrassia..... Lisa Flanagan
Award:
1999 Casting Society of America..... Best Casting for Feature Film, Comedy 1999 San Diego Film Critics Society..... Best Adapted Screenplay 1999 Valladolid International Film Festival..... Best New Director (tie) 2000 Independent Spirit Awards..... Best First Feature (Over $500,000), Best Director, and Best Screenplay 2000 Writers Guild of America..... Best Adapted Screenplay 2000 Florida Film Critics Circle..... Best Screenplay 2000 Kansas City Film Critics Circle..... Best Actress (Witherspoon) 2000 National Society of Film Critics..... Best Actress (Witherspoon) 2000 New York Film Critics Circle..... Best Screenplay 2000 Online Film Critics Society..... Best Actress (Witherspoon), and Best Adapted Screenplay 2000 Southeastern Film Critics Association..... Best Adapted Screenplay
Nomination:
1999 Teen Choice Awards..... Film - Choice Hissy Fit (Witherspoon) 1999 Valladolid International Film Festival..... Golden Spike (Payne) 1999 YoungStar Awards..... Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Comedy Film (Campbell) 2000 Academy Awards..... Best Adapted Screenplay 2000 Independent Spirit Awards..... Female Lead (Witherspoon), and Debut Performance (Campbell) 2000 Golden Globes..... Best Comedy or Musical Actress (Witherspoon) 2000 American Cinema Editors..... Best Edited Feature Film - Comedy or Musical 2000 American Comedy Awards..... Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) (Witherspoon) 2000 Chicago Film Critics Association..... Best Actress (Witherspoon) 2000 GLAAD Media..... Outstanding Film (Wide Release) 2000 Golden Satellite..... Best Comedy or Musical Motion Picture, Best Performance by an Actress in a Comedy or Musical Motion Picture (Witherspoon) 2000 Las Vegas Film Critics Society..... Best Actress (Witherspoon), and Best Screenplay
