The Contender
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Rod Lurie
Joan Allen
Jeff Bridges
Gary Oldman
Christian Slater
Sam Elliott
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
U.S. Senator Laine Hanson's nomination for Vice President is jeopardized when a sex scandal from her past is revealed. In particular, she is opposed by the Speaker of the House, who will stop at nothing to discredit her. Her confirmation hearings set off a firestorm of controversy as shocking secrets from her past emerge and threaten her personal life as well as her political future. Hanson has what it takes to be a heartbeat away from the presidency. Now she must prove she has the stomach for what it takes to get the job.
Director
Rod Lurie
Cast
Joan Allen
Jeff Bridges
Gary Oldman
Christian Slater
Sam Elliott
Larry King
David Bridgewater
Justin Dray
Kevin Geer
David Londoner
Douglas Urbanski
Teresa Wells Jones
Bill Bevins
Stan Kelly
Steve Hurwitz
Kristen Shaw
Steve Shifflette
Ed Sala
J Scott Shonka
Roderick Jimenez
Sandra Register
Jolene Carroll
Fred Iacovo
Mariel Hemingway
Tony Booth
Kathryn Morris
Del Driver
Philip B. Hall
Michael Goodwin
Kevin Grantz
Irene Ziegler
Doug Roberts
Robert Harvey
Saul Rubinek
Ric Young
Joe Taylor
Scott Powell
Noah Fryrear
Jackie Laubacher
Sean Pratt
Dave Guertler
Lynn West
Abu Hunter
Andrew Boothby
Billy Dye
Liz Marks
Sherri Richmond
Robin Thomas
Heather Rosbeck
Donald Campen
Angelica Torn
Kirk Penberthy
Greg Cooper
Dawn Westbrook
Mike Binder
William L Chandler
Justin Lewis
Bev Appleton
William Petersen
Michael Kennedy
Catherine Schaffner
Crew
Peter Albert
Alan Aldridge
Hannah Anderson
Howard Anderson
Arno Andrischok
Ken Arrington
Willi Baer
James Bailey
Mike Barbour
Ted Barela
Daniel W. Barringer
Eric G Bartsch
Bruce R Bell
Wyatt Belton
Dean Beville
Matt Beville
Rainer Bienger
Jamie Bishop
Michael Bonsignore
William F Boone
Veronique Bouedo
Charlie Bouis
Charlie Bouis
Cherie Bowers
Linda Boyland
Jeff Bridges
Lisa Brown
Susan Burig
David V Butler
Adam Caperton
Kim Carnes
Andrew Carnwath
John Carrington
June Carter
Donna Case
Alfredo Catalani
Lloyd Catlitt
Harris Chandler
Guy Charbonneau
Frederic Chopin
Michael Clark
Michael H Clark
Jack Cooperman
Tim Crane
Amanda Curry
Sister Daniels
Pamela Dennis
Matthew Doll
Bruce Donnelly
Bruce Donnelly
Robie Dowdy
Laura Downing
Jessica Driscoll
Megan Driscoll
Kelly Elam
Brian Ellis
James Fahlgren
Sven E M Fahlgren
Max Fischer
Arlene Fishbach
Stephanie Flack
Judee Flick
Stephen Hunter Flick
Stephen Hunter Flick
Michael Flinn
Bob Foster
Robert Foster
Erica Frauman
Marc Frydman
James Garrett
Miriam Gauci
Halina Gebarowicz
Ted Glenn
Kristine Golashesky
Karen Golden
Alexandra Gonzales
April H Grantham
Thomas Grimes
Larry Groupé
Larry Groupé
Dave Guertler
Dana Gustafson
Jo Jo Guthrie
Bj Hallett
Alexander Hammond
Jimmy Hanna
Michael D Harrell
Richard A Harrison
Matthew Haskins
Kate Hereford
Jennifer Hill
Mark R Hughes
Catherine Incaprera
Mike Ivey
Michael Jablow
David Jackson
William Jacobs
Matthew Jacobsen
Bobby L Jones
Bobby L Jones
Christopher S P Jones
Susan Jones
Jeff Juberget
Ryan Juggler
Harriet Katz-stevens
Jay Kemp
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Merle Kilgore
John Kimmer
Victoria Lang
Charles Laughon
Maurice Leblond
Samuel Lehmer
Andrea Levine
Marsha Lewis
Patricio Libenson
Steve Loglisci
Marco Londoner
Rod Lurie
Frank Macchla
Denis Maloney
Liz Marks
Kindra Marra
Greg M Martin
Gordon Mcvay
Jay Meagher
Amit Mehta
Diana M Mendenhall
Chan Mentzer
Jon Michaels
Gino S Mifsud
Albert Mitchell
Lee Mitchell
Curtis Moore
Dane Moore
Steve Moore
Caryn Lynn Mower
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Heather Mullen
Brian Murphy
Ryan Murphy
Nathan Hutch Murray
Shelly Newton
Jerry Nuckols
Robin O'dell
Gary Oldman
Riley Ordoyne
Randy Pease
Jeffrey Perkins
Tinker Pickens
Gary Pilkinton
Christy Pracht
Robert Proffitt
Ellis Pryor
Bobby Raikes
Angela Ratliff
Julianna Raye
Julianna Raye
Laura Ridner
Jennifer Rizzo
Jeremy Roberts
Oriana Robertson
Jennie Hill Robinson
Steve Robison
Ted Robison
Christopher Rock
Aida Rodgers
Ronnie Rondell
David Sabee
Alessandra Sampaolo
Nina Saxon
Fabrizio Sforza
James E Sheridan
Scott Shiffman
Mary Jo Slater
J. Bradley Smith
Robert M Spencer
James Spies
Michael Stailey
Eloise Stammerjohn
Armin Steiner
George Sweney
Jason Taylor
Ronald Taylor
Rex Teese
Carmen Tetzlaff
Carol Ann Thomas
Henry Tirl
Yori Tondrowski
Douglas Urbanski
Dirk Vahle
Robert Vazquez
Richard Ward
Dave Whitten
Russell Wicks
Tim Wicks
Ty Williams
Darwin Witte
James Wright
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor
Best Supporting Actor
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for three 2000 Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, including Best Actress (Joan Allen), Best Supporting Actor (Jeff Bridges) and Best Supporting Actor (Gary Oldman).
Released in United States Fall October 13, 2000
Released in United States February 2010
Released in United States November 2000
Released in United States on Video February 27, 2001
Released in United States September 2000
Shown at Boston Film Festival September 8-17, 2000.
Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) November 1-16, 2000.
Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Special Presentation) February 4-14, 2010.
DreamWorks reportedly paid around $10 million for the U.S. rights.
Began shooting August 22, 1999.
Completed shooting October 11, 1999.
SE8 Group is Gary Oldman and Douglas Urbanski's production company.
Released in United States February 2010 (Shown at Santa Barbara International Film Festival (Special Presentation) February 4-14, 2010.)
Released in United States on Video February 27, 2001
Released in United States September 2000 (Shown at Boston Film Festival September 8-17, 2000.)
Released in United States Fall October 13, 2000
Released in United States November 2000 (Shown at London Film Festival (Film on the Square) November 1-16, 2000.)
