The Contender
Trama
QUANDO IL VICE PRESIDENTE IN CARICA MUORE, IL SENATORE LAINE HANSON (JOAN ALLEN) VIENE SCELTA DAL PRESIDENTE (JEFF BRIDGES) AD ASSUMERE QUELLA CARICA. È LA PRIMA DONNA A RICOPRIRE QUEL RUOLO E LA SCELTA INCONTRA L'OPPOSIZIONE DEI MEMBRI DI ENTRAMBI I PARTITI, IN PARTICOLARE DI UN POTENTE AVVERSARIO POLITICO (GARY OLDMAN), CHE SEMBRA NON VOLERSI FERMARE DI FRONTE A NULLA PUR DI SCREDITARLA...
(2000) Dramma , Thriller
Data rilascio : 13/10/2000
regia di Rod Lurie
Budget : 20.000.000,00 $
Incasso : 22.428.990,00 $
Cast
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
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
Sandra Register - Glenda
Anthony Booth - Peter Crenshaw
Andrew Boothby - Steve Poullet
Irene Ziegler - Maggie Runyon
Del Driver - Director Friend
Sean Pratt - Wilke
Bill Bevins - Anchorman
Ed Sala - Show Producer
Kirk Penberthy - Stevenson
Justin Dray - Stagehand
David Laubacher - Reporter #4
David Bridgewater - Aide
Kevin Grantz - Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy - Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner - Congressman Jones
Larry King - Larry King
Amit Mehta - ABU Hunter
Catherine Shaffner - Patricia Lavameer
Liz Marks - Sheila
Sherri Richmond - Reporter
Teresa Jones - Reporter
Lynn West - Reporter
Heather Rosbeck - Elaine Bidwell
Dawn Westbrook - Secretary
Jolene Carroll - Maid
Michael Goodwin - Reporter
Ashly Covington - Aide (uncredited)
Cynthia Webb - Nurse (uncredited)
Caryn Mower - Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd - Congressman (uncredited)
Denis Maloney - White House Photographer (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall - Congressional Aid (uncredited)