Adam Saunders in Coming-of-Middle-Age Comedy ‘Re-Election’ Trailer
by Alex Billington
September 5, 2025
Source: YouTube
“Now he’s older, not necessarily wiser.” Ain’t that the truth. Picturehouse has revealed the official trailer for an indie comedy film titled Re-Election, a sort of modern riff on the 1999 comedy classic Election. It’s set for release in October starting at limited theaters and with more screens before it’s on VOD. Desperate to re-discover the mojo he lost as a teenager, a disappointed middle-aged man re-enrolls in high school in order to run for class president again. But after 30 years, things have changed a bit. Of course, Gen Z rules now. A nostalgic coming-of-middle-age comedy from director-writer-producer Adam Saunders – this also stars Saunders as Jimmy, along with Tony Danza, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Kym Whitley, and Rizwan Manji. This also reminds me of the Adam Sandler 90s classic Billy Madison, but it looks like a whole different story here. “Re-Election is a throwback comedy that audiences need & will enjoy this fall,” they say. Vote Jimmy!
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Adam Saunders’ indie film Re-Election, direct from YouTube:
High school haunts everyone, in one way or another. For Jimmy Bauer (Adam Saunders), it was losing the race for class president during his senior year back in 1995, which caused him to drop out. He’s now a 40-something underdog stuck working in a memorabilia store owned by his dad Stanislaw (co-starring TV comedy icon Tony Danza). So Jimmy decides to go back to school for his missing class credits — and win the election he’s sure will make his life right. But after 30 years, things have changed a bit, and with the help of his new Gen-Alpha friend Noa & former classmate-turned-girlfriend Ama, Jimmy learns that it’s not how we start a journey that matters — it’s how we finish it. Re-Election is both written and directed by American producer / filmmaker Adam Saunders, making his second feature film after directing Dotty & Soul previously. Produced by Erika Hampson, Mac Hendrickson, & Saunders. Picturehouse will release the Re-Election film in select US theaters starting October 10th, 2025 coming up this fall. Anyone into this?
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