The Contender
Opis filmu
Opis oryginalny: angielski
Second-term Democratic Party (United States) President of the United States Jackson Evans must select a new Vice President of the United States following the sudden death of his Vice President, Troy Ellard. The obvious choice seems to be Governor of Virginia Jack Hathaway, who is hailed as a hero after he recently dove into a lake in a failed attempt to save a drowning girl. The President instead decides that his "swan song" will be helping to break the glass ceiling by nominating Laine Hanson, a talented Democratic senator from Ohio. In accordance with the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution, approval from both houses of United States Congress is required. Standing in her way is U.S. Republican Party Congressman Sheldon Runyon of Illinois, who believes she is unqualified for the position, and backs Hathaway for the nod. His investigation into her background turns up an incident where she was apparently photographed participating in a drunken orgy as part of a sorority initiation. He is joined in his opposition by Democratic Representative Reginald Webster.
Obsada
- Doug Roberts jako Congressman Harding
- Gary Oldman jako Shelly Runyon
- Joseph Lyle Taylor jako Paul Smith
- Kevin Geer jako Congressman Skakle
- Mike Binder jako Lewis Hollis
- Philip Baker Hall jako Oscar Billings
- Robin Thomas jako William Hanson
- Sam Elliott jako Kermit Newman
- Sandra Register jako Glenda
- William Petersen jako Jack Hathaway
- Irene Ziegler jako Maggie Runyon
- Jeff Bridges jako President Jackson Evans