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.
Cast
Joan Allen
Laine Hanson
Gary Oldman
Shelly Runyon
Jeff Bridges
President Jackson Evans
Christian Slater
Reginald Webster
Sam Elliott
Kermit Newman
William Petersen
Jack Hathaway
Saul Rubinek
Jerry Tolliver
Philip Baker Hall
Oscar Billings
Robin Thomas
William Hanson
Kathryn Morris
Paige Willomina
Mike Binder
Lewis Hollis
Kristen Shaw
Fiona Hathaway
Douglas Urbanski
Makerowitz
Noah Fryrear
Timmy
Angelica Page
Dierdra
Joseph Lyle Taylor
Paul Smith
Kevin Geer
Congressman Skakle
Doug Roberts
Congressman Harding
Mariel Hemingway
Cynthia Lee
Bev Appleton
Congressman Marshall
Sandra Register
Glenda
Anthony Booth
Peter Crenshaw
Andrew Boothby
Steve 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
Larry King
Larry King
Amit Mehta
ABU Hunter
Catherine Shaffner
Patricia Lavameer
Liz Marks
Sheila
Sherri Richmond
Reporter
Teresa Jones
Reporter
Lynn West
Reporter
Heather Rosbeck
Elaine Bidwell
Dawn Westbrook
Secretary
Jolene Carroll
Maid
Michael Goodwin
Reporter
Ashly Covington
Aide (uncredited)
Cynthia Webb
Nurse (uncredited)
Caryn Mower
Drowning Victim (uncredited)
Robert Shepherd
Congressman (uncredited)
Denis Maloney
White House Photographer (uncredited)
Lucas N. Hall
Congressional Aid (uncredited)
Crew
Rod Lurie
Director, Writer
Michael Jablow
Editor
Denis Maloney
Director of Photography
Maurice Leblond
Executive Producer
Rainer Bienger
Executive Producer
Gary Oldman
Executive Producer
Willi Bär
Producer
Douglas Urbanski
Producer
Marc Frydman
Producer
James Spies
Producer
Steve Loglisci
Co-Producer
Scott Shiffman
Co-Producer
Alec Hammond
Production Design
Mary Jo Slater
Casting
Matthew Jacobsen
Costume Design
Larry Groupé
Original Music Composer
Eloise Crane Stammerjohn
Set Decoration
Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts
Caryn Mower
Stunts
Doug Coleman
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunts
Loyd Catlett
Stunt Coordinator
Oriana Robertson
Unit Production Manager
Halina Gebarowicz
Art Direction
