The Contender (2000)
| Release Date | 10 September 2000 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $18,000,000 |
| Tagline | Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot. |
| Genre | Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USAGermanyUK |
| Filming Locations | Baltimore, Maryland, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
The Contender is a 2000 political thriller starring Gary Oldman, Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges and Christian Slater. The film was directed by Rod Lurie and focuses on a fictional United States President (played by Bridges) and the events surrounding his appointment of a new Vice President (Allen).
Cast and Crew
Cast
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
Noah Fryrear
Timmy
Joe Taylor
Paul Smith
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
Sandra Register
Glenda
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
Andrew C. Boothby
Steven Poullet
Irene Ziegler
Maggie Runyon
Del Driver
Director Friend
Sean Pratt
Wilke
Bill Bevins
Anchorman
Ed Sala
Show Producer
Kirk Penberthy
Stevenson
Justin Dray
Stagehand
David Laubacher
Reporter #4
David Bridgewater
Aide
Kevin Grantz
Secret Service Chief
Michael Kennedy
Congressman Fletcher
David Londoner
Congressman Jones
Billy Dye
Waiter
Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter
Greg Cooper
Ted Edwards
J. Scott Shonka
Cappy
Scoot Powell
Attorney
Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer
Stan Kelly
Alan
William L. Chandler
Personal Waiter
Liz Marks
Sheila
Robert Harvey
Lobbyist
Steve Hurwitz
Lobbyist
Ricardo Miguel Young
Reporter
Sherri Richmond
Reporter
Teresa Jones
Reporter
Lynn West
Reporter
Dave Guertler
Reporter
Michael Goodwin
Reporter
Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell
Roderick Jimenez
Trevor
Donald 'Spec' Campen Jr.
Sergeant at Arms
Justin Lewis
Producer
Fred Iacovo
Joe Smith
Dawn Westbrook
Secretary
Jolene Carroll
Maid
Genia Morgan
Rep. Reginald Webster's Fling
Ryan Cafeo
Senate Page
Ashly Covington
Aide
David Cureton
Congressman
David Foster
Photographer
Rodney J. Hobbs
Congressman
Mark Hyde
Reporter
Raymond H. Johnson
News photographer
Rick Kain
Congressional Aid
Michael Stanton Kennedy
Congressman X
Gerard Malbrough
Congressional Staffer
Denis Maloney
White House Photographer
Caryn Mower
Drowing Victim
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
Cynthia Webb
Nurse
Joseph M. West Jr.
Secret Service Agent
Director
Writer
Producer
Stephanie Antosca
producer: Washington DC
Willi Bär
producer
Rainer Bienger
executive producer: Cinerenta
Marc Frydman
producer
Maurice Leblond
executive producer
Steve Loglisci
co-producer
Scott Shiffman
co-producer
James Spies
producer
Douglas Urbanski
producer
Original Music
Larry Groupé
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Cinematographer
Denis Maloney
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Editor
Michael Jablow
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Casting Director
Mary Jo Slater
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Production Designer
Alec Hammond
Art Director
Halina Gebarowicz
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Set Decorator
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn
Costume Designer
Matthew Jacobsen
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Makeup Department
Wyatt Belton
additional hair stylist
JoJo Guthrie
key hair stylist
Marsha Lewis
hair department head
Alessandra Sampaolo
makeup department head
Fabrizio Sforza
makeup department head
Jo Jo Stephens
hair assistant: colorist, Joan Allens
Brandon Waggoner
hair stylist
Production Manager
Erica Frauman
post-production supervisor
Oriana Robertson
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marco Londoner
first assistant director
Aida Rodgers
second assistant director
Jamie Sheridan
second second assistant director
Scooter Yancey
second unit director
Art Department
Jamie Bishop
additional on-set dresser
Cherie Bowers
on-set painter
Susan A. Burig
graphic designer
Adam Caperton
additional on-set dresser
Harris Chandler
construction foreman
Michael R. Clark
scenic charge
Tim Crane
swing gang
Kelly Elam
art department coordinator
Thomas B. Grimes
additional on-set dresser
Michael D. Harrell
property master
R. Mark Hughes
on-set dresser
Michael Ivey
art department production assistant
Andrea Levine
assistant property master
Gordon McVay
swing gang
Chad Mentzer
construction coordinator
Thomas C. Mentzer
construction coordinator
Curtis Moore
on-set painter
Dane Moore
swing gang
Angela Ratliff
greensperson
Jennie Hill Robinson
key greens
Stephen G. Shifflette
lead man
Richard F. Ward III
construction foreman
Sound Department
James Bailey
foley artist
Bruce Bell
foley mixer, adr mixer
Dean Beville
supervising dialogue editor
Matthew C. Beville
sound effects editor
David V. Butler
assistant sound editor
Guy Carbonneau
audio recording facilites: Le Mobile
Stephanie Flack
dialogue editor
Judee Flick
supervising adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
sound supervisor, sound designer
Alexandra Gonzales
dialogue editor
Dana Gustafson
foley editor
William Jacobs
sound effects editor
Christopher S.P. Jones
cable person
Ryan Juggler
assistant sound editor
Samuel Lehmer
sound re-recording mixer
Patricio A. Libenson
sound effects editor
Jay Meagher
sound mixer
Jon Michaels
assistant sound editor
Ryan Murphy
sound recordist
Timothy Pearson
foley artist
Randy Pease
boom operator
Jeffrey Perkins
supervising sound re-recording mixer
James Wright
stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Peter Brown
sound editor
Jamie Hardt
sound intern
Flavio Leocata
assistant sound editor
Special Effects
Michael H. Clark
special effects technician
Gary Pilkinton
special effects foreman
Robert Vazquez
special effects supervisor
Barbara Vazquez
special effects assistant
Visual Effects
Peter Koczera
senior digital artist
Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer
stunts
Loyd Catlett
stunt coordinator
Doug Coleman
stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.
stunts
Caryn Mower
stunts: drowning girl in car
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Albert
digital video assist operator
Alan Aldridge
first assistant camera
Eric Bartsch
key grip
Michael Bonsignore
dolly grip
Frank Boone
grip
Jack Cooperman
underwater director of photography
Matt Doll
key rigging grip
Kent Eanes
still photographer
Max Fischer
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Flynn
electrician
Matthew Haskins
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matthew Hawkins
second assistant camera
Jennifer Hill
camera loader
David Jackson
electrician
Jay Kemp
gaffer
John Kimmer
grip
Charles Laughon
24 frame video operator
Greg Martin
best boy grip
Gino Mifsud
still photographer
Robert Spencer
best boy electric
Michael C. Stailey
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Henry Tirl
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "a" camera
Russell A. Wicks
electrician
Tim Wicks
grip
Scooter Yancey
camera operator
Christopher A. Thompson
rigging electrician
Casting Department
Kate Hereford
extras casting
Sandy Holt
adr voice casting
Liz Marks
casting: East Coast
Christy Pracht
extras casting assistant
Carmen Tetzlaff
casting associate
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda M. Boyland
set costumer
Sister A. Daniels
costume supervisor
Laura Downing
set costumer
Catharine Fletcher Incaprera
key costumer
Jennifer Rizzo
set costumer
Editorial Department
Sven E. Fahlgren
post-production coordinator
Kindra Marra
assistant editor
Heather Mullen
first assistant editor
Laura Rindner
assistant editor
David C. Whitten
color timer
Music Department
Ted Barela
score recording crew
Charles Bouis
assistant score recording engineer
Charlie Bouis
score recordist
Bruce Donnelly
orchestrator
James Fahlgren
score recording crew
Arlene Fishbach
music consultant
Larry Groupé
orchestrator
Richard A. Harrison
music editor
Frank Macchia
orchestrator
David Sabee
orchestra contractor
Armin Steiner
score mixer, score recordist
Jason Taylor
assistant score recording engineer
Transportation Department
Arno Andrischok
driver
Ken Arrington
driver
Mike Barbour
driver
Robie Dowdy
driver
Brian Ellis
driver
Bob Foster
transportation coordinator
Rob Foster
driver
James L. Garrett
driver
Hoot Gipson
driver
Ted Glenn
driver
Kris Golashesky
driver
April H. Grantham
driver
BJ Hallett
driver
Bobby Jones
driver, transportation captain
Albert Mitchell
driver
Robert Lee Mitchell
driver
Shelly Newton
driver
Gerald Nuckols
driver
Riley Ordoyne
driver
Tinker Pickens
driver
Robert Proffitt
driver
Ellis Pryor
driver
Bobby Raikes
driver
Steve Robison
driver
Ted Robison
transportation captain
Ronald Taylor
driver
Darwin Witte
driver
Other Crew
Veronique Bouedo
production assistant
Andrew Carnwath
production assistant
Amanda Curry
assistant accountant
John De Simio
publicist
Judy Dickerson
dialect coach: Gary Oldman
Jessica Driscoll
production secretary
Megan Driscoll
assistant: Mr. Oldman
Michael E. Fajohn
medic: Virginia
Karen Golden
script supervisor
Dave Guertler
stand-in: Christian Slater
Jim Hanna
head chef
Nicola Hulme
assistant: Mr. Bridges
William J. Immerman
legal services: Kenoff & Machtinger
Susan Jones
assistant location manager
Jeff Juberget
production assistant
Harriet Katz-Stevens
post-production accountant
Victoria C. Lang
production assistant
Sloane Lewis
production assistant
Amit Mehta
assistant: Mr. Lurie
Diana M. Mendenhall
production assistant
Brian Murphy
production assistant
Nathan Hutch Murray
production assistant
Robin O'Dell
stand-in: Joan Allen
Jeremy Roberts
paymaster
Christopher Rock
assistant location manager
Ken Roy
representative: Central VA Film Office
Gloria D. Ruiz
legal services: Kenoff & Machtinger
Nina Saxon
title designer: New Wave Entertainment
J. Bradley Smith
location manager
George Sweney
production accountant
Rex M. Teese
production assistant
Carol Ann Thomas
production coordinator
Yori Tondrowski
production assistant
Dirk Vahle
helicopter pilot
Wade Whitman
location assistant
Ty Williams
production assistant
Production Company
DreamWorks Pictures
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Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
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Cinecontender
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Battleground Productions
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SE8 Group
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Distributor
DreamWorks Distribution
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Independent Films
Manga Films
Dutch FilmWorks (DFW)
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Alfa Films
Cinévia Films
Golden Scene
Helkon Filmverleih GmbH
Icon Film Distribution
Prooptiki Video
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Prooptiki
Sherlock Media S.L.
TF1 International
United International Pictures (UIP)
Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes
Eagle Eye Digital Film
editing facilities
Energy Film
stock footage
Le Mobile
audio recording facilities
Magic Film and Video Works
negative cutting
New Wave Entertainment
main title design
On-Set Digital
video assist equipment
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Rod Lurie
Deterrence (1999)
Nothing But the Truth (2008)
Resurrecting the Champ (2007)
Straw Dogs (2011)
The Contender
The Last Castle (2001)
