The Contender
13/10/2000
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.
Movie Information
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
Noah Fryrear
as Timmy
Angelica Page
as Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
as Paul Smith
Kevin Geer
as Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
as Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
as Cynthia Lee
Bev Appleton
as Congressman Marshall
Sandra Register
as Glenda
Anthony Booth
as Peter Crenshaw
Andrew Boothby
as Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler
as Maggie Runyon
Del Driver
as Director Friend
Sean Pratt
as Wilke
Bill Bevins
as Anchorman
Ed Sala
as Show Producer
Kirk Penberthy
as Stevenson
Justin Dray
as Stagehand
David Laubacher
as Reporter #4
David Bridgewater
as Aide
Kevin Grantz
as Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy
as Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner
as Congressman Jones
Larry King
as Larry King
Amit Mehta
as ABU Hunter
Catherine Shaffner
as Patricia Lavameer
Liz Marks
as Sheila
Sherri Richmond
as Reporter
Teresa Jones
as Reporter
Lynn West
as Reporter
Heather Rosbeck
as Elaine Bidwell
Dawn Westbrook
as Secretary
Jolene Carroll
as Maid
Michael Goodwin
as Reporter
Ashly Covington
as Aide (uncredited)
Cynthia Webb
as Nurse (uncredited)
Caryn Mower
as Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
as Congressman (uncredited)
Denis Maloney
as White House Photographer (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall
as Congressional Aid (uncredited)
