The Contender (2000)
Overview
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.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $20,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $22,428,990.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.63538125 |
Directed By
Rod Lurie
Crew
Rod Lurie
Denis Maloney
Alec Hammond
Larry Groupé
Matthew Jacobsen
Mary Jo Slater
Michael Jablow
Halina Gebarowicz
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn
Maurice Leblond
Willi Bär
Douglas Urbanski
Steve Loglisci
Scott Shiffman
Oriana Robertson
Marc Frydman
James Spies
Rod Lurie
Rainer Bienger
Gary Oldman
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Caryn Mower
Doug Coleman
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Loyd Catlett
Daniel W. Barringer
TOP CAST
Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
William Petersen
Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
Noah Fryrear
Timmy
Angelica Page
Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
Sandra Register
Glenda
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
Andrew Boothby
Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler
Maggie Runyon
Del Driver
Director Friend
Sean Pratt
Wilke
Bill Bevins
Anchorman
Ed Sala
Show Producer
Kirk Penberthy
Stevenson
Justin Dray
Stagehand
David Laubacher
Reporter #4
David Bridgewater
Aide
Kevin Grantz
Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy
Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner
Congressman Jones
Larry King
Larry King
Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter
Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer
Liz Marks
Sheila
Sherri Richmond
Reporter
Teresa Jones
Reporter
Lynn West
Reporter
Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell
Dawn Westbrook
Secretary
Jolene Carroll
Maid
Michael Goodwin
Reporter
Ashly Covington
Aide (uncredited)
Cynthia Webb
Nurse (uncredited)
Caryn Mower
Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
Congressman (uncredited)
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