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The Contender

Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.

Director

Rod Lurie

Year

Genre

drama, thriller

Box Office

$17,872,723

Production

Cinerenta,Cinecontender Internationale,Battleplan Productions,SE8 Group,DreamWorks Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 22 nominations total

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Shelly Runyon

Laine Hanson

President Jackson Evans

Reginald Webster

Christian Slater

Kermit Newman

Jack Hathaway

William Petersen

Jerry Tolliver

Oscar Billings

Philip Baker Hall

Lewis Hollis

William Hanson

Cynthia Charlton Lee

Mariel Hemingway

Paige Willomina

Fiona Hathaway

Makerowitz

Douglas Urbanski

Timmy

Dierdra

Paul Smith

Joseph Lyle Taylor

Congressman Skakle

Congressman Harding

Congressman Marshall

Glenda

Sandra Register

Peter Crenshaw

Steven Poullet

Andrew C. Boothby

Maggie Runyon

Director Friend

Wilke

Anchorman

Show Producer

Stevenson

Stagehand

Reporter #4

David Laubacher

Aide

David Bridgewater

Secret Service Chief

Congressman Fletcher

Michael Kennedy

Congressman Jones

Waiter

Larry King

ABU Hunter

Ted Edwards

Cappy

J. Scott Shonka

Attorney

Patricia Lavameer

Catherine Shaffner

Alan

Personal Waiter

William L. Chandler

Sheila

Lobbyist

Lobbyist

Reporter

Ricardo Miguel Young

Reporter

Sherri Richmond

Reporter

Reporter

Reporter

Reporter

Michael Goodwin

Elaine Bidwell

Heather Rosbeck

Trevor

Roderick Jimenez

Sergeant at Arms

Donald 'Spec' Campen Jr.

Producer

Joe Smith

Secretary

Maid

Rep. Reginald Webster's Fling

Genia Lear Morgan

Senate Page

Aide

Ashly Covington

Congressman

Spectator

Kimberly Dimaiwat

America Live Producer

Photographer

Congressional Aid

Congressman

Rodney J. Hobbs

Reporter

News Photographer

Raymond H. Johnson

Congressional Aid

Congressman X

Michael Stanton Kennedy

Congressional Staffer

Gerard Malbrough

White House Photographer

Drowning Victim

Congressman

Robert Shepherd

Nurse

Secret Service Agent

Joseph M. West Jr.

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Laine Hanson President Jackson Evans Secret Service Chief Shelly Runyon Kermit Newman Jack Hathaway Timmy Oscar Billings

You're the future of the Democratic Party - The Contender

You're the future of the Democratic Party

That's what I get for my leftist tendencies - The Contender

That's what I get for my leftist tendencies

Look me in the eyes and tell me - The Contender

Look me in the eyes and tell me

Take a Magic Marker cross out the word objectivity - The Contender

Take a Magic Marker cross out the word objectivity

Baby power is where power goes - The Contender

Baby power is where power goes

The people of this nation can stomach quite a bit - The Contender

The people of this nation can stomach quite a bit

I want something embarrassing - The Contender

I want something embarrassing

If we do that we're no better than he is - The Contender

If we do that we're no better than he is

So how are Will and the boy - The Contender

So how are Will and the boy

It seems to me Mr Chairman all you can claim about me claim is that I had sex - The Contender

It seems to me Mr Chairman all you can claim about me claim...

Greatness is the orphan of urgency Laine - The Contender

Greatness is the orphan of urgency Laine

Yeah being the vice president is better than being the president - The Contender

Yeah being the vice president is better than being the...

You will question even yourselves - The Contender

You will question even yourselves

I'll die before Shelly Runyon checkmates me - The Contender

I'll die before Shelly Runyon checkmates me

And Mr Chairman I stand for the separation of church and state - The Contender

And Mr Chairman I stand for the separation of church and...

We're both sticking to our guns - The Contender

We're both sticking to our guns

You'll give him a smooth ride My word There's a reason they call me Honest Shell - The Contender

You'll give him a smooth ride My word There's a...

Who doesn't want a shortcut to greatness - The Contender

Who doesn't want a shortcut to greatness

Mr President - The Contender

Mr Chairman let's just say - The Contender

Mr Chairman let's just say

He may not know his right from his left - The Contender

He may not know his right from his left

What if I told you that I'm just busting at the seams - The Contender

What if I told you that I'm just busting at the seams

But principles only mean something if you stick by them when they're inconvenient - The Contender

But principles only mean something if you stick by them when...

Napoleon once said when asked to explain the lack of great statesmen in the world - The Contender

Napoleon once said when asked to explain the lack of great...

Right from the start I should've come down here - The Contender

Right from the start I should've come down here

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Senator Laine Hanson is a contender for U.S. Vice President, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation.

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Director: Rod Lurie

Writer: Rod Lurie

Production: Cinerenta,Cinecontender Internationale,Battleplan Productions,SE8 Group,DreamWorks Pictures

Genre: drama, thriller

Year: 2000

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 6.9

BoxOffice: $17,872,723

Released: 13 Oct 2000

Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. 1 win & 22 nominations total

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