“Assassination of a High School President” – Two Clips From The Dark Comedy

 

Earlier, we wrote about Assassination of a High School President which is a witty film noir replete with surprising twists and duplicitous characters from first-time feature director Brett Simon, starring Bruce Willis, Mischa Barton, Michael Rappaport, Kathryn Morris, and Melonie Diaz. Synopsis:

A teenage take on Roman Polanski's post-noir classic Chinatown, The Sophomore stars Reece Daniel Thompson, Mischa Barton, and Bruce Willis in the tale of a Catholic high-school newspaper reporter who stumbles upon a disturbing conspiracy. Prompted by the most popular girl in school to investigate the theft of the SAT exams, an ambitious young fact-finder discovers that the school's president — a disillusioned Gulf War veteran — and the top jock are responsible for the crime. As if this information wasn't unsettling enough, it appears that both have been operation under the direction of an even higher power