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.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.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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- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 22 nominations total
Angelica Page
- Dierdra
- (as Angelica Torn)
Joseph Lyle Taylor
- Paul Smith
- (as Joe Taylor)
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- TriviaGary Oldman and co-producer Douglas Urbanski complained after the film was released that the film was changed from the more balanced script by DreamWorks Pictures to reflect the liberal politics of the studios head at DreamWorks (Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg, and David Geffen). The English Oldman, who according to long-time business partner Urbanski is "the least political person I know", was simply contending this since he didn't enjoy how negatively his character was portrayed. DreamWorks vehemently denied tampering with the film.
- GoofsSenator Hanson is seen jogging in what is undoubtedly meant to be Arlington National Cemetery. Jogging is not permitted in Arlington National Cemetery, and presumably a U.S. Senator would know better than to be seen disrespecting American veterans in such a way.
- Quotes
Laine Hanson: Principles only mean something when you stick to them when it's inconvenient.
- Crazy creditsFor our daughters
- ConnectionsEdited into The Contender: From the Cutting Room Floor (2001)
- SoundtracksRing Of Fire
Written by June Carter Cash (as June Carter) and Merle Kilgore
Performed by Jeff Bridges and Kim Carnes
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**** Great drama with a powerful lead performance
Excellent drama that threatens to undermine itself in its final ten minutes but never actually does. Joan Allen is fantastic in her first lead role as a woman chosen to take over for the late Vice-President and is thrown for a loop when a story surfaces that she once participated in a gang-bang in college that someone happened to photograph. Refusing to play the dirty games some politicians play, she offers no comment on the issue, maintaining that her private life is not for public scrutiny. The Conservative zealot assigned to lead her Vice-Presidency appropriation (Gary Oldman) believes otherwise. Compelling drama, with a first-rate script and strong direction. Ignore the slightly overdone final speech by Bridges; Allen gives the film its meaning and sums it all up beautifully right before he gets around to speaking.
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- Mar 28, 2001
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- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $17,872,723
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,363,900
- Oct 15, 2000
- Gross worldwide
- $22,428,990
- Runtime2 hours 6 minutes
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- 1.85 : 1
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