This 41-minute episode of this show covers a good deal of interesting and informative ground on the making of the cult comedy classic "Election." Writer Tom Perotta reveals that he had a hard time getting the novel the film is based on published because it didn't fit comfortably into a single genre. (A similar fate befell the movie at the marketing stage.) Reese Witherspoon discusses spending two weeks in Omaha hanging out with teenagers so she could get a bead on her memorably ruthless overachiever character. Chris Klein and Jessica Campbell look back at their film debuts with great fondness. Frankie Ingrassia reveals that her agent tried to talk her out of playing her risqué role. Among the other things addresssed herein are the ingenious casting of Matthew Broderick as a guy going through a mid-life crisis, the use of actual staff and students as extras from the high school the film was shot on location at, how the movie tested terribly, and the original more upbeat ending that just didn't work. Recommended viewing for fans of the film.
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