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