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In THE CONTENDER, the sudden death of the vice president of the United States forces U.S. president Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) to pick a replacement. He decides against picking the popular governor of Virginia, Jack Hathaway (William Petersen), and instead makes the radical choice of Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen) to become the nation's first female veep. Governor Hathaway's political friends include Shelly Runyon (Gary Oldman), a powerful congressman who will oversee Hanson's confirmation. Runyon digs into Hanson's personal life and finds evidence that in college, Hanson participated in an alcohol-fueled orgy as part of a sorority initiation. When faced with this scandal, Hanson refuses to respond to the attacks, causing a political crisis leading to further shocking revelations.

Former film critic Rod Lurie's second film (after the thriller DETERRENCE) is a tense potboiler with issues ripped from modern headlines, including the nature of political ideals and the national curiosity with ...
 
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Republicans Are Small, Evil, Balding Weasels--and They Wear Glasses Too!

Date of Review:  Mar 24, 2001
The Bottom Line: The politicians never argue about money, only justice. It's the cutest little fantasy you ever saw.
Review: I have often wondered why the average Chilean peasant demonstrates a more accurate understanding of American political parties than the average American citizen. I suspect it is because the average Chilean peasant is too busy to watch films like The...
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  2.0

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Recommended to buy: No

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I heard Hitler's paintings weren't all...
 

Forget Gore and Bush, Elect Jeff Bridges and Joan Allen

Date of Review:  Nov 8, 2000
Review: Ladies and gentlemen of this politically-upheavaled nation of ours, I give you America?s greatest hope for the future?Jeff Bridges.

[Mr. Bridges steps to the podium, adjusts the microphone, nods in my direction, then begins to orate:]
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  4.0

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It Could Have Been A Contender!

Date of Review:  Oct 16, 2000
Review: I have noticed that audiences have voted for a rather high approval rating for The Contender, the political drama that most assuredly has some designs on being an Oscar contender. Just look at the cast -- Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Gary Oldman, Sam...
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Key Information
Directors Rod Lurie
Stars Jeff Bridges
Actors Christian Slater
Genre Dramas
Subgenre Deception • Drama • Drama (General)
MPAA Rating R (MPAA)
Available Formats VHS: Spanish
UPC 678149167436
Release Date 2000
Running Time 2hr 7min

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Original Language English

DVD Editions
  Format: DVD , 2hr 7min
Release Company: Paramount Home Entertainment (February 27, 2001)
UPC: 667068780925

VHS Editions
  Format: VHS: Spanish , 2hr 7min
Release Company: Universal Studios Home Video (February 27, 2001)
UPC: 667068799538

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Screenwriter Rod Lurie

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  (10/13/2000, p.6E, Mike Clark): "...Compelling and provocative..."

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  "You're the future of the Democratic party. And you always will be."--President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges), telling Jack Hathaway (William Petersen) he won't be chosen as the new vice president

"I just can't respond to the accusations because it's not okay for them to be made." --Laine Hanson (Joan Allen)

"What I say the American people will believe, and you know why? Because I'll have a very big microphone in front of me."--Shelly Runyon (Gary Oldman) to Laine Hanson
 
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