Election Is the Funniest Horror Movie About Ambitious Women Ever Made

Of all the teen comedies made in the 90s/early 00s, Election is often overshadowed by bigger hits like Clueless and Mean Girls. But the Alexander Payne-helmed high school election movie has clawed out a pop culture legacy through its maniacally driven female lead, Tracy Flick, the type-A striver epitomized. Flick (Reese Witherspoon) is a new type of high school mean girl: The wholesome-looking overachiever, uninterested in social climbing but ruthlessly fixated on success.

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