Contact
Contact
Release: 1997-07-11
·Runtime: 150m
·★ 7.4
Drama
Science Fiction
Mystery
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
South Side Amusement Company
Warner Bros. Pictures
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jennifer Balgobin
as Dr. Patel
Paul L. Nolan
as Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
as Reporter (uncredited)
Christopher Boyer
as Scientist (uncredited)
John Hurt
as S. R. Hadden
Geoffrey Blake
as Fisher
David St. James
as Joint Chief
Todd Thompson
as News Reporter (uncredited)
Jodie Foster
as Ellie Arroway
Claire Shipman
as Claire Shipman
Jake Busey
as Joseph
Jay Leno
as Jay Leno
Henry Strozier
as Minister
Vance Valencia
as Senator Valencia
Tony Boldi
as Robert Hand (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
as Controller (uncredited)
Steven Ford
as Major Russell
Boris Lee Krutonog
as Astronaut (uncredited)
Ian Whitcomb
as British Anchor
Catherine Dao
as Life Support
William Fichtner
as Kent
Bernard Shaw
as Bernard Shaw
Elaina Erika Davis
as Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Denise Loveday
as Press Secretary (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
as Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Rob Elk
as Pad Leader
Thomas Reid
as Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Angela Bassett
as Rachel Constantine
Rob Lowe
as Richard Rank
Tucker Smallwood
as Mission Director
Marc Macaulay
as NASA Technician
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
as Mechanical
J.A. Preston
as Senator (uncredited)
Mak Takano
as Japanese Tech #1
Frank Silva
as Army Officer (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
as Believer #1 (uncredited)
Matthew McConaughey
as Palmer Joss
Thomas Garner
as Ian Broderick
Haynes Brooke
as Drumlin Aide
Robin Gammell
as Project Official
Neal Matarazzo
as Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Ann Druyan
as Ann Druyan
Sunshine Logroño
as Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Michael Albala
as Decryption Hacker
Dee Dee Myers
as Dee Dee Myers
Geraldo Rivera
as Geraldo Rivera
William L. Thomas
as Reporter #6
David Morse
as Ted Arroway
James Woods
as Michael Kitz
Larry King
as Larry King
Valorie Armstrong
as Woman Senator
Donna Kelley
as Donna Kelley
Yuji Okumoto
as Electrical
Tom Skerritt
as David Drumlin
Maria Celeste Arraras
as Latina Anchor
Aixa Clemente
as President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Max Martini
as Willie
Jena Malone
as Young Ellie
Tabitha Soren
as Tabitha Soren
William Jordan
as Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Leo Lee
as Major Domo
Bryant Gumbel
as Bryant Gumbel
Alex Veadov
as Russian Cosmonaut
Philippe Bergeron
as French Committee Member
Ming Lo
as Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Saemi Nakamura
as Japanese Anchor
Marisa Petroro
as Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Geraldine A. Ferraro
as Geraldine A. Ferraro
Crew
Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don Burgess
Director of Photography
Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Robert Weaver
CG Artist
Dennis Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lynda Obst
Executive Producer
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects Supervisor
Rick Porras
Associate Producer
Ann Druyan
Story, Co-Producer
Peter Jackson
Additional Visual Effects
Scott Levy
Sound Recordist
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Steve Starkey
Producer, Second Unit Director
Ken Ralston
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
James V. Hart
Screenplay
Randy Thom
Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael L. Fink
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Gary Rizzo
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Michael Goldenberg
Screenplay
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor
Kim Robert Koscki
Stunts
Nick Phillips
Camera Operator
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
Robert Zemeckis
Director, Producer
Jerome Chen
CG Supervisor
Jay Caputo
Stunts
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Victoria Burrows
Casting
William Ross
Orchestrator
Carl Sagan
Novel, Co-Producer, Story
Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator