The Contender
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. A political thriller about Laine Hans…
The Contender
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. A political thriller about Laine Hanson, a Senator who is nominated to become Vice President following the death of the previous office holder. During the confirmation process, Laine is the victim of a vicious attack on her personal life in which stories of sexual deviancy are spread. She is torn as to whether she should fight back, or stick to her high principles and refuse to comment on the allegations. —Ted Johnson After his Vice President suddenly dies, President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) who is near the end of his final term, decides to leave a legacy by selecting a woman to fill the position. Enter Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen), who has shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. Initially appearing to be the perfect candidate, an allegation suddenly appears that she had been involved in an orgy as a nineteen-year-old in college. Confirmation Committee Chairman Shelly Runyon (Gary Oldman), a Republican, leaks the information to the press, while using the press discussion as a forum to bring it into the hearings. The Chairman desires to get a Governor (William Petersen) into the office. The Governor had become a national hero when he attempted to rescue a young woman from a car that crashed from a bridge into deep water near where the Governor had been fishing. —John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net> The Vice President has died while in office. President Jackson Evans wants to leave a legacy of being the President to have a woman in the office of Vice President. Senator Laine Hanson gets his nomination, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation. —Alan Deikman <Alan.Deikman@ieee.org>
The Contender
Drama,Thriller
Film Details
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. A political thriller about Laine Hanson, a Senator who is nominated to become Vice President following the death of the previous office holder.
During the confirmation process, Laine is the victim of a vicious attack on her personal life in which stories of sexual deviancy are spread. She is torn as to whether she should fight back, or stick to her high principles and refuse to comment on the allegations. —Ted Johnson After his Vice President suddenly dies, President Jackson Evans (Jeff Bridges) who is near the end of his final term, decides to leave a legacy by selecting a woman to fill the position.
Enter Senator Laine Hanson (Joan Allen), who has shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. Initially appearing to be the perfect candidate, an allegation suddenly appears that she had been involved in an orgy as a nineteen-year-old in college. Confirmation Committee Chairman Shelly Runyon (Gary Oldman), a Republican, leaks the information to the press, while using the press discussion as a forum to bring it into the hearings.
The Chairman desires to get a Governor (William Petersen) into the office. The Governor had become a national hero when he attempted to rescue a young woman from a car that crashed from a bridge into deep water near where the Governor had been fishing. —John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net> The Vice President has died while in office.
President Jackson Evans wants to leave a legacy of being the President to have a woman in the office of Vice President. Senator Laine Hanson gets his nomination, but information and disinformation about her past surfaces that threatens to derail her confirmation. —Alan Deikman <Alan.Deikman@ieee.org>.