The Contender
October 13, 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.
Cast and crew
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Rod Lurie
Director
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
NF
Noah Fryrear
Timmy
Angelica Page
Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
KG
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
BA
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
SR
Sandra Register
Glenda
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
AB
Andrew Boothby
Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler
Maggie Runyon
DD
Del Driver
Director Friend
SP
Sean Pratt
Wilke
BB
Bill Bevins
Anchorman
ES
Ed Sala
Show Producer
KP
Kirk Penberthy
Stevenson
Justin Dray
Stagehand
DL
David Laubacher
Reporter #4
DB
David Bridgewater
Aide
KG
Kevin Grantz
Secret Service Chief
MK
Michael Kennedy
Congressman Fletcher
DL
David Londoner
Congressman Jones
Larry King
Larry King
AM
Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter
CS
Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer
LM
Liz Marks
Sheila
SR
Sherri Richmond
Reporter
Teresa Jones
Reporter
LW
Lynn West
Reporter
HR
Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell
DW
Dawn Westbrook
Secretary
JC
Jolene Carroll
Maid
Michael Goodwin
Reporter
Ashly Covington
Aide (uncredited)
CW
Cynthia Webb
Nurse (uncredited)
CM
Caryn Mower
Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
Congressman (uncredited)
DM
Denis Maloney
White House Photographer (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall
Congressional Aid (uncredited)