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About
The vice president is dead, and as the president makes his choice for a replacement, a secret contest of wills is being waged by a formidable rival. When Senator Laine Hanson is nominated as the first woman in history to hold the office, hidden agendas explode into a battle for power.
Theatrical
Oct 13, 2000
Box Office
$22.4M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
1.1x
DVD / Blu-ray
Mar 6, 2001
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Music
Studio
Cinerenta, Cinecontender Internationale, Battleplan Productions, SE8 Group
Quotes
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Taglines
Welcome To The Greatest Show On Earth
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Assassination Without Violence
Taglines
Sometimes you can assassinate a leader without firing a shot.
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Cast
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Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
J
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
C
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
S
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
W
William L. Petersen
Jack Hathaway
S
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
P
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
R
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
K
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
M
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
K
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
D
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
A
Angelica Page
Dierdra
J
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
K
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
D
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
M
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
B
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
A
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
