The Front Runner
The Front Runner
Release: 2018-11-06
·Runtime: 113m
·★ 5.9
Drama
History
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.
Production Countries
United States of America
Canada
Production Companies
Bron Studios
Right of Way Films
Creative Wealth Media Finance
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Mark O'Brien
as Billy Shore
Oliver Cooper
as Joe Trippi
RJ Brown
as Bill Martin
Danny Kang
as SF Engineer
Mamoudou Athie
as A.J. Parker
Steve Coulter
as Bob Kaiser
Toby Huss
as Billy Broadhurst
Johnny Carson
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Steve Zissis
as Tom Fiedler
Mike Lawrence
as Mike Shanahan
Evan Castelloe
as John Hart
Victor McCay
as Male Co-Correspondent
Enya Flack
as Layout Editor (uncredited)
Sara Paxton
as Donna Rice
Rachel Walters
as Dana Weems
Adam Drescher
as Hunter 5
Alfred Molina
as Ben Bradlee
Kaitlyn Dever
as Andrea Hart
Spencer Garrett
as Bob Woodward
Robin Dyke
as NBC News Reporter (uncredited)
Jason Edwards
as Miami Shouter 3
Milton Saul
as Washington Post Reporter (uncredited)
Vera Farmiga
as Lee Hart
Jonny Pasvolsky
as Steve Dunleavy
Stephanie Allynne
as SF TV Producer
Tony J. Scott
as Telecom Engineer
Chuck Tedder
as Hunter 4
Christine Marie Evans
as Yacht Model (uncredited)
Tammy Faye Bakker
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Ari Graynor
as Ann Devroy
Bill Burr
as Pete Murphy
Kevin Pollak
as Bob Martindale
Josh Brener
as Doug Wilson
Jon Meacham
as Georgetown Moderator
Deadra Moore
as Hunter 3
Maria Shriver
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hugh Jackman
as Gary Hart
Molly Ephraim
as Irene Kelly
Alex Karpovsky
as Mike Stratton
Jennifer Landon
as Ann McDaniel
Patricia French
as Disco Waitress
Joanne Clendining
as NY Reporter
Kristopher Charles
as Miami Shouter 2
Jenna Kanell
as Ginny Terzano
Nyasha Hatendi
as Roy Valentine
Kenneth Nance Jr.
as Herald Reporter
Lee Armstrong
as Jack Germond
Scott Deal
as Male Co-Correspondent
Cristina Figarola
as Miami Shouter 1
Kendrick Cross
as Chairmaker
J.K. Simmons
as Bill Dixon
John Bedford Lloyd
as David Broder
Gabriel Manak
as David Axelrod
Jim Bakker
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Brokaw
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tommy Dewey
as John B. Emerson
Lucius Baston
as DC Cab Driver
Bart Hansard
as Hunter 2
Walter Mondale
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mike Judge
as Jim Savage
Carrie Walrond Hood
as Female Co-Correspondent
Courtney Ford
as Lynn Armandt
Joe Chrest
as Ira Wyman
Jeff Witzke
as Mike Ritchie
Jane Pauley
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Chris Coy
as Kevin Sweeney
Margo Moorer
as Miami Assistant Editor
Randy Havens
as Alan Weinberg
Crew
Jason Reitman
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Eric Steelberg
Director of Photography
Rob Simonsen
Original Music Composer
Helen Estabrook
Producer
Aaron L. Gilbert
Producer
Jay Carson
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Stefan Grube
Editor
Steve Saklad
Production Design
John Papsidera
Casting
Jason Cloth
Executive Producer