CONTENDER - DVD-2000-JOAN ALLEN-WIDESCREEN

Details

• Release Year: 2000
• Genre: Drama; Suspense/Thriller
• Plot: 'The most controversial movie in years,' claims Joel Siegel of Good Morning America.; ; Power comes at a stunning price, in this electrifying thriller that features riveting performances by an all-star cast. The vice president is dead, and as the president (Jeff Bridges) makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival (Gary Oldman). When Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.; ; Critics rave that The Contender is 'the most important American film in years…a remarkably powerful and provocative thriller,' (Jeff Craig, Sixty Second Preview).
• Cast: Gary Oldman; Joan Allen; Jeff Bridges; Christian Slater; Sam Elliott; William Petersen; Saul Rubinek; Philip Baker Hall; Mike Binder; Robin Thomas; Mariel Hemingway; Kathryn Morris; Kristen Shaw; Douglas Urbanski; Noah Fryrear; Angelica Page; Joseph Lyle Taylor; Kevin Geer; Doug Roberts; Bev Appleton; Sandra Register; Anthony Booth; Andrew C. Boothby; Irene Ziegler; Del Driver; Sean Pratt; Bill Bevins; Ed Sala; Kirk Penberthy; Justin Dray; David Laubacher; David Bridgewater; Kevin Grantz; Michael Kennedy; David Londoner; Billy Dye; Larry King; Amit Mehta; Greg Cooper; J. Scott Shonka; Scoot Powell; Catherine Shaffner; Stan Kelly; William L. Chandler; Liz Marks; Robert Harvey; Steve Hurwitz; Ricardo Miguel Young; Sherri Richmond; Teresa Jones; Lynn West; Dave Guertler; Michael Goodwin; Heather Rosbeck; Roderick Jimenez; Donald 'Spec' Campen Jr.; Justin Lewis; Fred Iacovo; Dawn Westbrook; Jolene Carroll; Louis Ferreira; Lucas N. Hall; Genia Morgan; Ryan Cafeo; Ashly Covington; David Cureton; David Foster; Rodney J. Hobbs; Mark Hyde; Raymond H. Johnson; Rick Kain; Michael Stanton Kennedy; Gerard Malbrough; Denis Maloney; Caryn Mower; Cynthia Webb; Joseph M. West Jr.; Rod Lurie
• Director: Rod Lurie
• Runtime: 2:07
• Company: Dreamworks Pictures, Cineranta Feature Films, Battle Plan Productions, DreamWorks Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie