THE CONTENDER

The Contender

The Contender

Summary

The timing couldn't be better for director Ron Lurie's sophomore effort, "The Contender", a political thriller detailing the public brinkmanship and backroom deals during the confirmation of a new Vice President. With the American public heading into the polls in the next few weeks, the popularity of the NBC White House drama "The West Wing" (so popular that the majority of Americans polled would rather vote for Martin Sheen's character on the show for President), and the Monica Lewinsky embarrassment still fresh in the minds of many, the once-mundane inner workings of the American government have ...