The Contender

Factual error: Towards the end of the movie when the President is addressing Congress, Joan Allen is seen outside of the building jogging. Joan Allen, being a senator and thereore a part of Congress, should have been inside the building.

Factual error: At the end of the film, President Evans addresses a joint session of Congress, which is always held in the chamber of the House of Representatives. The room used in the film looks nothing like the real chamber: it has windows (the House and Senate meet in windowless chambers), is panelled in white (the House and Senate chambers are panelled in dark wood), and is not large enough to seat the 435 members of Congress, let alone the 100 senators who may or may not be in attendance. We know from State of the Union addresses that the House chamber can hold all 535 members of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Cabinet with room to spare.

Factual error: Towards the end of the movie when the President is addressing Congress, Joan Allen is seen outside of the building jogging. Joan Allen, being a senator and thereore a part of Congress, should have been inside the building.

More mistakes in The Contender

Laine Hanson: Principles only mean something when you stick to them when its inconvenient.

More quotes from The Contender
More trivia for The Contender

Join the mailing list

Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback.