Two high school misfits join forces in an attempt to overtake the local school board. Guided by their families, they enter the perilous word of politics and, in the process, learn a thing or two about love.
Acting
Bruce Dern commits fully to eccentric grandpa energy.
Direction
Eric Stoltz keeps this from becoming another forgettable teen comedy.
Director
Eric Stoltz
Skyler Gisondo
Bernard Flannigan
Olivia Holt
Veronica Krauss
Kathleen Chalfant
Barbara – The Editor in Chief
Nick Krause
Bagger
Peter Maloney
Mr. Del Tufo
Kristin Chenoweth
Janet Krauss
Bruce Dern
Oswald Flannigan
Rod McLachlan
Principal Greely
Daryl J. Johnson
Postal Worker Wesley
Danni Wang
Tai Yu
Ian Patrick
Brilliant Young Nerd
Eric Stoltz
Brilliant Young Nerd's Father
Morgan Roberts
Ski Bum
Mary Katherine Duhon
Susan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Eric Stoltz's second feature as director—he's been quietly building a career behind the camera since his acting heyday.
Released in 2017, it accidentally predicted the wave of actual Gen Z local political campaigns that followed.
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