Contender, The
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1: Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot. 2: Welcome To The Greatest Show On Earth |
| Plot Summary: | After his Vice-president suddenly dies, the President (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 a Senator (Joan Allen), who has shifted from the Republican Party to the Democratic. Initially appearing to be the perfect candidate, an allegation suddenly appears that she had been involved in a sexual orgy as a 19 year old in college. The confirmation committee chairman (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. |
| Plot Keywords: |
pledging | sorority | libel | change-of-mind | photo | oral-sex | test | assassination | slander | ménage-à-trois | fraternity | helicopter | female-politician | scandal | political | sexism | political-thriller | senator | rescue-from-drowning | atheist ...
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