Assassination of a High School President

Assassination of a High School President
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Directed byBrett Simon
Written byTim Calpin
Kevin Jakubowski
Produced byBob Yari
Roy Lee
Doug Davison
StarringReece Thompson
Mischa Barton
Bruce Willis
Michael Rapaport
Kathryn Morris
Emily Meade
Josh Pais
CinematographyM. David Mullen
Edited byWilliam M. Anderson
Thomas J. Nordberg
Music byDaniele Luppi
Production
company
Distributed byYari Film Group
Release date
  • January 17, 2008 (2008-01-17) (Sundance Film Festival)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Assassination of a High School President is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film directed by Brett Simon and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Emily Meade and Michael Rapaport. It was written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski. It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.[1]

The film was originally scheduled for a limited theatrical release on February 27, 2009, but the release was postponed following the bankruptcy of its distributor, Yari Film Group.[2] It was released on DVD in the United States on October 6, 2009.

  1. ^ Miller, Neil (January 25, 2008). "Sundance Review: Assassination of a High School President". Film School Rejects. Archived from the original on January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Eller, Claudia (December 12, 2008). "Court compels Yari Film Group's releasing unit into Chapter 11". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 1, 2009. Retrieved March 3, 2009.

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