Assassination of a High School President is a 2008 American neo noir comedy film, directed by Brett Simon, written by Tim Calpin and Kevin Jakubowski, and starring Reece Thompson, Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton and Michael Rapaport. It premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and garnered rave reviews. The film had been scheduled for limited theatrical release on February 27, 2009, but that release was postponed indefinitely following the bankruptcy of its distributor, Yari Film Group's releasing division. It was released on DVD in the United States on October 6, 2009. Bobby Funke is a less... than popular high school sophomore with a dream to get into Northwestern University's summer journalism program. Although Bobby claims he's a great writer, he's never finished an article for St. Donovan's School Newspaper. The editor-in-chief Clara, , assigns Bobby to do an article on Paul Moore, the student body president. Bobby attempts to get an interview, but is unable to get a story out of Paul and is bullied by Paul's friends. Paul is the star of the basketball team and on a game night, Paul takes a fall and injures his knee.
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| Release date: | March 29, 2009 |
| Directed by: | Brett Simon |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 93 Minutes |
| Producer: | Bradley Jenkel, David Glass, Roy Lee |
| Editor: | William M. Anderson |
| Cinematography: | M. David Mullen |
| Screenplay by: | Kevin Jakubowski, Tim Calpin |
| Estimated budget: | $11,500,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Thriller |