The Contender (2000)

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R | 2 hr 5 mins | Drama, Thriller | Released: 10/13/2000 |Box Office Total: $17.8M

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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.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/13/2000

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Rod Lurie	Director
Cast	Credit
Gary Oldman	Shelly Runyon
Joan Allen	Laine Hanson
Jeff Bridges	President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater	Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott	Kermit Newman
William Petersen	Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek	Jerry Toliver
Philip Baker Hall	Oscar Billings
Mike Binder	Lewis Hollis
Robin Thomas	William Hanson
Mariel Hemingway	Cynthia Lee
Kathryn Morris	Paige Willomina
Kristen Shaw	Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski	Makerowitz
Noah Fryrear	Timmy
Angelica Torn	Dierdra
Joe Taylor	Paul Smith
Kevin Geer	Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts	Congressman Harding
Bev Appleton	Congressman Marshall
Sandra Register	Glenda
Tony Booth	Peter Crenshaw
Andrew Boothby	Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler	Maggie Runyon
Del Driver	Director Friend
Sean Pratt	Wilke
Bill Bevins	Anchorman
Ed Sala	Show Produder
Kirk Penberthy	Stevenson
Justin Dray	Stagehand
Jackie Laubacher	Reporter No 4
David Bridgewater	Aide
Kevin Grantz	Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy	Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner	Congressman Jones
Billy Dye	Waiter
Larry King	Himself
Abu Hunter	Amit Mehta
Greg Cooper	Ted Edwards
J Scott Shonka	Cappy
Scott Powell	Attorney
Catherine Schaffner	Patricia Lavameer
Stan Kelly	Alan
William L Chandler	Personal Waiter
Liz Marks	Sheila
Robert Harvey	Lobbyist
Steve Hurwitz	Lobbyist
Ric Young	Reporter
Sherri Richmond	Reporter
Teresa Wells Jones	Reporter
Lynn West	Reporter
Dave Guertler	Reporter
Michael Goodwin	Reporter
Heather Rosbeck	Elaine Bidwell
Roderick Jimenez	Trevor
Donald Campen	Sergeant at Arms
Justin Lewis	Producer
Fred Iacovo	Joe Smith
Dawn Westbrook	Secretary
Jolene Carroll	Maid
Production Credits	Credit
Marc Frydman	Producer
Rainer Bienger	Executive Producer
Scott Shiffman	Co-Producer
Douglas Urbanski	Producer
Steve Loglisci	Co-Producer
Gary Oldman	Executive Producer
Willi Baer	Producer
Maurice Leblond	Executive Producer
James Spies	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Cinecontender Internationale Filmproduktionsgesellschaft	Production Company
Beteiligungs KG	Production Company
SE8 Group	Production Company
Cinerenta	Production Company
Battleground Productions	Production Company
TF-1	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
DreamWorks Production	Domestic Video Distributor
cinevia films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Alfa Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Washington DC, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
New Millenium Studios, Petersburg, Virginia, USA
Writer	Credit
Rod Lurie	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Amanda Curry	Assistant Accountant
Harriet Katz-Stevens	Post-Production Accountant
George Sweney	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Steve Shifflette	Lead Person - leadman
Eloise Stammerjohn	Set Decorator
Fabrizio Sforza	Art Department
Mike Ivey	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Mark R Hughes	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Halina Gebarowicz	Art Director
Kelly Elam	Art Department Coordinator
Tim Crane	Swing Gang
Alexander Hammond	Production Designer
Adam Caperton	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Gordon McVay	Swing Gang
Alessandra Sampaolo	Art Department
Dane Moore	Swing Gang
Marsha Lewis	Art Department - department
James Bishop	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Thomas Grimes	Set Dresser - on-set dresser
Casting	Credit
Mary Jo Slater	Casting
Christy Pracht	Extras Casting Assistant
Kate Hereford	Extras Casting
Carmen Tetzlaff	Casting Associate
Liz Marks	Casting
Film Camera	Credit
Michael Stailey	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 1st assistant
Henry Tirl	Steadicam Operator - "A" camera/Steadicam operator
Robert M Spencer	Lighting - assistant chief lighting technician
Dave Whitten	Color Timer
Jay Kemp	Lighting Technician
Jennifer Hill	Loader
Gino S Mifsud	Photography - still photographer
Alan Aldridge	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Peter Albert	Video Assist/Playback - video assist
Denis Maloney	Director of Photography
Jack Cooperman	Director of Photography - underwater director of photography
Matthew Haskins	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Max Fischer	Camera Assistant - "B" camera 2nd assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Nordisk Film/TF1 International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
William J Immerman	Legal Services
Gloria D Ruiz	Legal Services
Music	Credit
SeattleMusic	Music Performer - score performer
Larry Groupé	Orchestrations
Larry Groupé	Music
Jeff Bridges	Song Performer
June Carter	Song
David Sabee	Music Contractor - orchestra contractor
Richard A Harrison	Music Editor
Merle Kilgore	Song
Frank Macchla	Orchestrations
Kim Carnes	Song Performer
Arlene Fishbach	Music - music consultant
Bruce Donnelly	Orchestrations
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Julianna Raye	Song
Julianna Raye	Song Performer
Frederic Chopin	Music
Alfredo Catalani	Song
Miriam Gauci	Song Performer
BRT Philharmonic Brussels	Song Performer
Physical Effects	Credit
Lloyd Catlitt	Stunt Coordinator
Ronnie Rondell	Stunts
Caryn Mower	Stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr	Stunts
Dan Barringer	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Marco Londoner	Assistant Director
Susan Jones	Assistant Location Manager
Carol Ann Thomas	Production Coordinator
J Bradley Smith	Location Manager
Oriana Robertson	Unit Production Manager
Lisa Brown	Assistant Production Coordinator
Karen Golden	Script Supervisor
Erica Frauman	Post-Production Supervisor
Sven E M Fahlgren	Post-Production Coordinator
Christopher Rock	Assistant Location Manager - assistant locations
Aida Rodgers	Assistant Director
James E Sheridan	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Publicity	Credit
John De Simio	Publicity - publicist
Sound	Credit
Dana Gustafson	Foley Editor
Judee Flick	ADR Editor
David V Butler	Assistant Sound Editor
Guy Charbonneau