The Contender
The Contender
Release: 2000-10-13
·Runtime: 126m
·★ 6.7
Drama
Thriller
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.
Production Countries
Germany
United Kingdom
United States of America
Production Companies
Cinerenta
Cinecontender Internationale
Battleplan Productions
SE8 Group
DreamWorks Pictures
Cast
Joan Allen
as Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
as Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
as President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
as Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
as Kermit Newman
William Petersen
as Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
as Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
as Oscar Billings
Robin Thomas
as William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
as Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
as Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
as Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
as Makerowitz
Angelica Page
as Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Paul Smith
Doug Roberts
as Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
as Cynthia Lee
Anthony Booth
as Peter Crenshaw
Irene Ziegler
as Maggie Runyon
Justin Dray
as Stagehand
Larry King
as Larry King
Teresa Jones
as Reporter
Michael Goodwin
as Reporter
Ashly Covington
as Aide (uncredited)
Caryn Mower
as Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
as Congressman (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall
as Congressional Aid (uncredited)
