Wednesday April 14, 7:40 pm Eastern Time

Company Press Release

ADVISORY/Premiere Screening of Paramount Pictures' `Election,' Monday, April 19

WHAT:     Premiere Screening of "Election"

WHO:      "Election" attendees include cast members Matthew Broderick
          and Reese Witherspoon, Director Alexander Payne, Chris
          Klein, Jessica Campbell, Executive Producer Van Toffler,
          Producer Albert Berger, Producer Ron Yerxa, Producer David
          Gale, Producer Keith Samples, Co-writer Jim Taylor and
          Author Tom Perrotta.

          Other guests include Martin Landau, Robert Forster, Omar
          Epps, Bruno Kirby, Freddie Prinze Jr., Leelee Sobieski,
          Rosie Perez, Scott Foley, James Marsden, Alyson Hannigan,
          Selma Blair, Vin Diesel, Scott Speedman, David Boreanaz,
          Ryan Reynolds,  Traylor Howard, Charisma Carpenter, Nathan
          Bexton, Clancy Brown ... and more to come.

WHEN:     Monday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.
          Arrivals begin at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE:    Egyptian Theatre
          6712 Hollywood Blvd.
          (at the intersection of McCadden Place and Las Palmas)

ABOUT "ELECTION":

          Paramount Pictures presents "Election" in association with
          MTV Films and Bona Fide Productions.

          A high school election goes awry when the student government
          advisor (Broderick) decides to sabotage the campaign of an
          over-achieving student (Witherspoon).

          "Election," a satirical comedy, is an uncommon look at an
          ordinary American high school and the extraordinary people
          who inhabit it.

Release Date:              April 23, in New York and Los Angeles
Directed by:               Alexander Payne
Produced by:               Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, David Gale,
                           Keith Samples
Executive Produced by:     Van Toffler
Screenplay by:             Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
Based on the novel by:     Tom Perrotta
MPAA Rating:               R

All media must be accredited to cover arrivals to the event.

Paramount Pictures, Hollywood
Michael Berman, 323/956-5681 (photo)
Susan Indri, 323/956-5915 (print/radio)
Tim Menke, 323/956-5503 (television)