The Contender

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.

Details

Cast

Joan Allen

Laine Hanson

Gary Oldman

Shelly Runyon

Jeff Bridges

President Jackson Evans

Christian Slater

Reginald Webster

Sam Elliott

Kermit Newman

William L. Petersen

Jack Hathaway

Saul Rubinek

Jerry Tolliver

Philip Baker Hall

Oscar Billings

Robin Thomas

William Hanson

Kathryn Morris

Paige Willomina

Mike Binder

Lewis Hollis

Kristen Shaw

Fiona Hathaway

Douglas Urbanski

Makerowitz

Noah Fryrear

Timmy

Angelica Page

Dierdra

Joseph Lyle Taylor

Paul Smith

Kevin Geer

Congressman Skakle

Doug Roberts

Congressman Harding

Mariel Hemingway

Cynthia Lee

Bev Appleton

Congressman Marshall