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The Contender

Open Cinema

Social Criticism · Women · Politics/Conspiracy

CountryUnited States
Production Year2000
Running Time126min
Format35mm
ColorCOLOR

Program Note

In The Contender, the sudden death of the vice president of the United States forces U.S. president Jackson Evans to pick a replacement. He decides against picking the popular governor of Virginia, Jack Hathaway, and instead makes the radical choice of Senator Laine Hanson to become the nation? first female veep. Governor Hathaway′s political friends include Shelly Runyon, 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. This film is a tense potboiler with issues ripped from modern headlines, including the nature of political ideals and the national curiosity with leaders′ sex lives.

Director

Rod Lurie

Prior to working in the film industry, Rod Lurie was a film critic and entertainment reporter. He worked as an entertainment reporter for the New York Daily News, and was also a film critic and interviewer for Los Angeles Magazine. In addition, he was a frequent contributor to such magazines as Premiere, Movieline and Entertainment Weekly. He made his feature debut with Deterrence(1999), a drama about America on the brink of nuclear war. He also authored the book Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, published by Random House in 1995. He is currently working on the film Clink Inc.

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