The Contender
(2000)

Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.

Released: 2000-10-13

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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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Joan Allen

as Laine Hanson

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Gary Oldman

as Shelly Runyon

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Jeff Bridges

as President Jackson Evans

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Christian Slater

as Reginald Webster

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Sam Elliott

as Kermit Newman

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William Petersen

as Jack Hathaway

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Saul Rubinek

as Jerry Tolliver

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Philip Baker Hall

as Oscar Billings

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Mike Binder

as Lewis Hollis

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Robin Thomas

as William Hanson

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Kathryn Morris

as Paige Willomina

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Kristen Shaw

as Fiona Hathaway

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Kevin Geer

as Congressman Skakle

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Doug Roberts

as Congressman Harding

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Mariel Hemingway

as Cynthia Lee

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Bev Appleton

as Congressman Marshall

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Larry Groupé

Original Music Composer

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Denis Maloney

Director of Photography

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Matthew Jacobsen

Costume Design

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Alec Hammond

Production Design

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Rainer Bienger

Executive Producer

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Gary Oldman

Executive Producer

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Oriana Robertson

Unit Production Manager

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Maurice Leblond

Executive Producer

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