Cast and crew
The Contender (2000)
52 cast and 26 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.
Cast52
Joan AllenLaine Hanson
Gary OldmanShelly Runyon
Jeff BridgesPresident Jackson Evans
Christian SlaterReginald Webster
Sam ElliottKermit Newman
William PetersenJack Hathaway
Saul RubinekJerry Tolliver
Philip Baker HallOscar Billings
Robin ThomasWilliam Hanson
Kathryn MorrisPaige Willomina
Mike BinderLewis Hollis
Kristen ShawFiona Hathaway
Douglas UrbanskiMakerowitz- Noah FryrearTimmy
- Angelica PageDierdra
- Joseph Lyle TaylorPaul Smith
- Kevin GeerCongressman Skakle
- Doug RobertsCongressman Harding
Mariel HemingwayCynthia Lee- Bev AppletonCongressman Marshall
- Sandra RegisterGlenda
Tony BoothPeter Crenshaw- Andrew BoothbySteve Poullet
- Irene ZieglerMaggie Runyon
- Del DriverDirector Friend
- Sean PrattWilke
- Bill BevinsAnchorman
- Ed SalaShow Producer
- Kirk PenberthyStevenson
- Justin DrayStagehand
- David LaubacherReporter #4
- David BridgewaterAide
- Kevin GrantzSecret Service Chief
- Michael KennedyCongressman Fletcher
- David LondonerCongressman Jones
Larry KingLarry King- Amit MehtaABU Hunter
- Catherine ShaffnerPatricia Lavameer
- Liz MarksSheila
- Sherri RichmondReporter
- Teresa JonesReporter
- Lynn WestReporter
- Heather RosbeckElaine Bidwell
- Dawn WestbrookSecretary
- Jolene CarrollMaid
- Michael GoodwinReporter
- Ashly CovingtonAide (uncredited)
- Cynthia WebbNurse (uncredited)
- Caryn MowerDrowning Victim (uncredited)
- Robert ShepherdCongressman (uncredited)
- Denis MaloneyWhite House Photographer (uncredited)
- Lucas N. HallCongressional Aid (uncredited)
Crew26
Directing
- Rod LurieDirector
Writing
- Rod LurieWriter
Production
- Mary Jo SlaterCasting
- Marc FrydmanProducer
- Douglas UrbanskiProducer
- Willi BaerProducer
- James SpiesProducer
- Rainer BiengerExecutive Producer
- Gary OldmanExecutive Producer
- Maurice LeblondExecutive Producer
- Scott ShiffmanCo-Producer
- Steve LoglisciCo-Producer
- Oriana RobertsonUnit Production Manager
Camera
- Denis MaloneyDirector of Photography
Editing
- Michael JablowEditor
Sound and music
- Larry GroupéOriginal Music Composer
Art
- Alec HammondProduction Design
- Halina GebarowiczArt Direction
- Eloise Crane StammerjohnSet Decoration
Costume and make-up
- Matthew JacobsenCostume Design
Crew
- Ronnie Rondell Jr.Stunts
- Caryn MowerStunts
- Hubie Kerns Jr.Stunts
- Doug ColemanStunts
- Loyd CatlettStunt Coordinator
- Daniel W. BarringerStunts