The Contender
OCT 13, 2000 · 126 MIN · DIR. ROD LURIE
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
Cast
Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
William L. Petersen
Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Crew
Writer
Rod Lurie
Director of Photography
Denis Maloney
Editor
Michael Jablow
Original Music Composer
Larry Groupé
Producer
Marc Frydman
Producer
Douglas Urbanski
Producer
Willi Bär
Producer
James Spies
