Contact (1997)

2h 30min | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Jul 11, 1997 | Released

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.

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Producer: Robert Zemeckis Steve Starkey

Writer(s): James V. Hart Michael Goldenberg

Story: Carl Sagan Ann Druyan

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Cast (106 Members)

Ted Arroway

Kent Clark

Eleanor Arroway

Joint Chief

Richard Rank

David Drumlin

Michael Kitz

S. R. Hadden

NASA Technician

Major Russell

Rachel Constantine

Palmer Joss

French Committee Member

Himself

Japanese Anchor

Young Ellie

Russian Cosmonaut

Joseph

Himself

TV Interviewer

Electrical

Dr. Patel

Oval Office Secretary

Senator

Project Official

Pad Leader

Mission Director

Willie

Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Life Support

Believer

Minister

Decryption Hacker

Fisher

Japanese Tech #1

Scientist

Controller

Kitz's Aide

Press Secretary

Drumlin Aide

Davio

Kristoffer Ryan Winters

Dynamics #2

Leo Lee

Major Domo

Ian Whitcomb

British Anchor

Maria Celeste Arraras

Latina Anchor

Ian Broderick

Pod Systems Control

Ailing Believer

Dynamics

Middle Eastern Anchor

Himself

Jeremy Roth

Herself

Ellie's Attorney

Reporter

Senator

Russell Sanderlin Sr.

Photographer

Sunshine Logroño

Puerto Rican Taxi Driver

Robert Hand

Ailing Believer

Security

Senator Valencia

Reporter #6

Supporter

Vernon

Protester

Mission Doctor

Pedestrian

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Mechanical

Religious Zealot

Cantina Woman

Hadden Suit

KOB-TV Reporter

Herself

Himself

Herself

Decryption Expert

Major Russell's Son

Major Russell's Daughter

Anthony Hamilton

British Committee Member

Rebecca T. Beucler

NASA Public Relations

Communications

Controller #8

New VLA Technician

Scientist

Japanese Ensign

Japanese Tech #2

Reporter #5

School Boy

White House Official

NASA Controller #2

Four-Star General

Senate Observer

Protester

President's Secretary

Elaina Erika Davis

Philanthropy Bureaucrat

Factory Worker

IMC Police Officer

Monk

Student Reporter at NASA

Family Exchange

Police Officer

Ailing Believer

Army Officer

Senate Hearing Attendee

Todd Thompson

News Reporter

David Morse Ted Arroway

William Fichtner Kent Clark

Jodie Foster Eleanor Arroway

David St. James Joint Chief

Rob Lowe Richard Rank

Tom Skerritt David Drumlin

James Woods Michael Kitz

John Hurt S. R. Hadden

Marc Macaulay NASA Technician

Steven Ford Major Russell

Angela Bassett Rachel Constantine

Matthew McConaughey Palmer Joss

Philippe Bergeron French Committee Member

Jay Leno Himself

Saemi Nakamura Japanese Anchor

Jena Malone Young Ellie

Alex Veadov Russian Cosmonaut

Jake Busey Joseph

Larry King Himself

William B. Kaplan TV Interviewer

Yuji Okumoto Electrical

Jennifer Balgobin Dr. Patel

Marisa Petroro Oval Office Secretary

Valorie Armstrong Senator

Robin Gammell Project Official

Rob Elk Pad Leader

Tucker Smallwood Mission Director

Max Martini Willie

William Jordan Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Catherine Dao Life Support

Delaney Williams Believer

Henry Strozier Minister

Michael Albala Decryption Hacker

Geoffrey Blake Fisher

Mak Takano Japanese Tech #1

Christopher Boyer Scientist

Carl Gilliard Controller

Neal Matarazzo Kitz's Aide

Denise Loveday Press Secretary

Haynes Brooke Drumlin Aide

Timothy McNeil Davio

Kristoffer Ryan Winters Dynamics #2

Leo Lee Major Domo

Ian Whitcomb British Anchor

Maria Celeste Arraras Latina Anchor

Thomas Garner Ian Broderick

Ming Lo Pod Systems Control

Leo Rogstad Ailing Believer

Gerry Griffin Dynamics

Behrooz Afrakhan Middle Eastern Anchor

Geraldo Rivera Himself

Dan Gifford Jeremy Roth

Tabitha Soren Herself

Paul L. Nolan Ellie's Attorney

Cenk Uygur Reporter

J.A. Preston Senator

Russell Sanderlin Sr. Photographer

Sunshine Logroño Puerto Rican Taxi Driver

Tony Boldi Robert Hand

Derrick Damions Ailing Believer

Mark Thomason Security

Vance Valencia Senator Valencia

William L. Thomas Reporter #6

Candice T. Cain Supporter

Sami Chester Vernon

Eric Alan Wendell Protester

Richardson Morse Mission Doctor

Pamela Fischer Pedestrian

Jeffery Thomas Johnson Mechanical

Holly Cross Vagley Religious Zealot

Laura Elena Surillo Cantina Woman

Michael Chaban Hadden Suit

Conroy Chino KOB-TV Reporter

Donna Kelley Herself

Leon Harris Himself

Claire Shipman Herself

Ned Netterville Decryption Expert

Alexander Zemeckis Major Russell's Son

Janie Peterson Major Russell's Daughter

Anthony Hamilton British Committee Member

Rebecca T. Beucler NASA Public Relations

Brian Alston Communications

José Rey Controller #8

Todd Patrick Breaugh New VLA Technician

Alice Kushida Scientist

Seiji Okamura Japanese Ensign

Hiroshi Tom Tanaka Japanese Tech #2

Jim Hild Reporter #5

Diego Montoya School Boy

Jonathan Adler White House Official

Robert Aguilar Jr. NASA Controller #2

Mark Bailey Four-Star General

Matt Bennett Senate Observer

Mark Byrne Protester

Aixa Clemente President's Secretary

Elaina Erika Davis Philanthropy Bureaucrat

Joey Dente Factory Worker

Michael Egan IMC Police Officer

Jeff Elmore Monk

Cassidy McMillan Student Reporter at NASA

Molly Mueller Family Exchange

Errica Poindexter Police Officer

Frank Principe Ailing Believer

Frank Silva Army Officer

John A. Taylor Senate Hearing Attendee

Todd Thompson News Reporter

Crew (172 Members)

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Steve Starkey

Producer

Don Burgess

Director of Photography

Alan Silvestri

Original Music Composer

Arthur Schmidt

Editor

Peter Jackson

Additional Visual Effects

Doug J. Meerdink

Assistant Art Director

Costume Design

Art Direction

Additional Editing

Casting

Executive Producer

Lighting Technician

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Production Design

Sound Effects Editor

Dialogue Editor

Foley

Assistant Art Director

Foley

Co-Producer

Screenplay

Screenplay

Orchestrator

Digital Compositors

Executive Producer

Dialect Coach

Art Direction

First Assistant Director

Stunt Coordinator

Stunts

Sound Effects Editor

Assistant Art Director

Robin L. Miller

Property Master

Jeremiah O'Driscoll

First Assistant Editor

Deborah La Mia Denaver

Makeup Artist

Margaret E. Elliott

Makeup Artist

Keith VanderLaan

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Randy Thom

Sound Designer

Debbie Denise

Visual Effects Producer

Martin A. Kline

Visual Effects Art Director

Carin-Anne Strohmaier

First Assistant Editor

Steven J. Boyd

Associate Producer

R. Orlando Duenas

First Assistant Editor

Scot Boland

Casting Associate

William B. Kaplan

Production Sound Mixer

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

Michelle Vogler

Set Production Assistant

Nick Phillips

Camera Operator

Ines Mongil-Echandi

Production Office Coordinator

Frances Mathias

Hairstylist

David Presley

Video Assist Operator

John Wright Jr.

Craft Service

Kevin LaRosa

Aerial Coordinator

Gary Rizzo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ann Druyan

Co-Producer

Michael McGovern

Visual Effects Editor

Phil Benson

Supervising Sound Editor

Dean Wolcott

Set Designer

Easton Michael Smith

Set Designer

Julia Frey

Visual Effects Producer

Michael Taylor

Set Decoration

Michael Condro

First Assistant Camera

Still Photographer

Camera Operator

Script Supervisor

Visual Effects Supervisor

Unit Publicist

Gaffer

Mix Technician

Costume Supervisor

Art Department Assistant

Makeup Artist

Set Designer

Greensman

Special Effects Supervisor

Sound Effects Editor

Set Designer

Steadicam Operator

Location Manager

Set Costumer

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Paul Pav

Location Manager

Joel Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Ariel Velasco-Shaw

Visual Effects Supervisor

Camera Technician

Camera Operator

Dialogue Editor

Key Hair Stylist

Hairstylist

Visual Effects Editor

Sequence Supervisor

Hairstylist

Set Costumer

Makeup Artist

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Kosta Saric

Visual Effects Editor

Gregory Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Roxanna Floyd

Makeup Artist

Beth Bernstein

Art Department Coordinator

Michael Diersing

Construction Coordinator

Construction Foreman

Construction Foreman

Special Effects

Greensman

Leadman

Set Designer

Set Designer

Set Designer

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara McBane

Dialogue Editor

Sue Fox

Supervising ADR Editor

Eric Cook

Special Effects Coordinator

Matt Aitken

CG Supervisor

C. Marie Davis

Visual Effects Producer

Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn

Sequence Supervisor

Mark S. Miller

Visual Effects Producer

Jay Redd

Sequence Supervisor

Sam Richards

Sequence Supervisor

Laurence Treweek

Sequence Supervisor

Lauren Alexandra Ritchie

Visual Effects Supervisor

Joe Matza

Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Douglas Middleton

Still Photographer

Michael Noles

Video Assist Operator

Rigging Grip

Costume Supervisor

Set Costumer

Set Costumer

Location Manager

Production Accountant

Conceptual Design

ADR Editor

Associate Producer

Set Medic

Assistant Costume Designer

Randy Cantor

Transportation Captain

Kent Brown

Assistant Sound Editor

Edward J. Ertel

Projection

Randolph Saucedo

Sound Recordist

Theresa Corrao

Visual Effects Coordinator

Wayne Eaton

Propmaker

Nannette Rosa Collazo

Unit Manager

Location Scout

Color Timer

Key Grip

Standby Painter

Software Engineer

Negative Cutter

Driver

Storyboard

3D Artist

Stand In

Grip

Set Dressing Artist

Carpenter

Digital Effects Supervisor

Bill Feightner

Technical Supervisor

David Diaz

Transportation Co-Captain

Dave Mikutsky

Electrician

Darcy Fray

Production Coordinator

Dawn Guinta

Production Supervisor

24 Frame Playback

Mechanical Designer

Rotoscoping Artist

Production Secretary

Compositing Supervisor

J.W. Kompare

Visual Effects Editor

Richard Kriegler

Conceptual Illustrator

Clifton T. Cooper

Assistant Property Master

Judd Nissen

Travel Coordinator

Robert Zemeckis Director

Steve Starkey Producer

Don Burgess Director of Photography

Alan Silvestri Original Music Composer

Arthur Schmidt Editor

Peter Jackson Additional Visual Effects

Doug J. Meerdink Assistant Art Director

Joanna Johnston Costume Design

Lawrence A. Hubbs Art Direction

Harry Keramidas Additional Editing

Victoria Burrows Casting

Lynda Obst Executive Producer

Steven C. McGee Lighting Technician

Tom Johnson Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ed Verreaux Production Design

Steve Boeddeker Sound Effects Editor

Michael Silvers Dialogue Editor

Dennie Thorpe Foley

Brad Ricker Assistant Art Director

Catherine Harper Foley

Carl Sagan Co-Producer

James V. Hart Screenplay

Michael Goldenberg Screenplay

William Ross Orchestrator

Tim Alexander Digital Compositors

Joan Bradshaw Executive Producer

Tim Monich Dialect Coach

Bruce Crone Art Direction

Bruce Moriarty First Assistant Director

Bud Davis Stunt Coordinator

Jay Caputo Stunts

Teresa Eckton Sound Effects Editor

Sally Thornton Assistant Art Director

Robin L. Miller Property Master

Jeremiah O'Driscoll First Assistant Editor

Deborah La Mia Denaver Makeup Artist

Margaret E. Elliott Makeup Artist

Keith VanderLaan Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Randy Thom Sound Designer

Debbie Denise Visual Effects Producer

Martin A. Kline Visual Effects Art Director

Carin-Anne Strohmaier First Assistant Editor

Steven J. Boyd Associate Producer

R. Orlando Duenas First Assistant Editor

Scot Boland Casting Associate

William B. Kaplan Production Sound Mixer

Earl Sampson Boom Operator

Michelle Vogler Set Production Assistant

Nick Phillips Camera Operator

Ines Mongil-Echandi Production Office Coordinator

Frances Mathias Hairstylist

David Presley Video Assist Operator

John Wright Jr. Craft Service

Kevin LaRosa Aerial Coordinator

Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ann Druyan Co-Producer

Michael McGovern Visual Effects Editor

Phil Benson Supervising Sound Editor

Dean Wolcott Set Designer

Easton Michael Smith Set Designer

Julia Frey Visual Effects Producer

Michael Taylor Set Decoration

Michael Condro First Assistant Camera

François Duhamel Still Photographer

Robert LaBonge Camera Operator

Luca Kouimelis Script Supervisor

Stephen Rosenbaum Visual Effects Supervisor

Jane E. Russell Unit Publicist

David Morton Gaffer

Kent Sparling Mix Technician

Pamela Wise Costume Supervisor

John B. Josselyn Art Department Assistant

Hallie D'Amore Makeup Artist

Josh Lusby Set Designer

Frank McEldowney Greensman

Allen Hall Special Effects Supervisor

Douglas Murray Sound Effects Editor

Kristen Pratt Set Designer

Mark O'Kane Steadicam Operator

Peggy Pridemore Location Manager

Kenn Smiley Set Costumer

Kenneth Jones Visual Effects Supervisor

Kenneth Karman Music Editor

Paul Pav Location Manager

Joel Marrow Transportation Coordinator

Ariel Velasco-Shaw Visual Effects Supervisor

Steven J. Winslow Camera Technician

Josh Bleibtreu Camera Operator

Ewa Sztompke Dialogue Editor

Kathryn Blondell Key Hair Stylist

Carolyn Elias Hairstylist

Heather J. Morrison Visual Effects Editor

David Jones Sequence Supervisor

Audrey L. Anzures Hairstylist

Steve Ellsworth Set Costumer

Jean-Luc Russier Makeup Artist

Michael L. Fink Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Kosta Saric Visual Effects Editor

Gregory Lundsgaard Steadicam Operator

Roxanna Floyd Makeup Artist

Beth Bernstein Art Department Coordinator

Michael Diersing Construction Coordinator

Scott E. Handt Construction Foreman

Jerrold F. Brooks Construction Foreman

Marzette Bonar Special Effects

Hap Weaver Greensman

David Manhan Leadman

Evelyn Barbier Set Designer

Mariko Braswell Set Designer

James F. Claytor Sr. Set Designer

Marian Wilde Sound Effects Editor

Dennis S. Sands Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Barbara McBane Dialogue Editor

Sue Fox Supervising ADR Editor

Eric Cook Special Effects Coordinator

Matt Aitken CG Supervisor

C. Marie Davis Visual Effects Producer

Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn Sequence Supervisor

Mark S. Miller Visual Effects Producer

Jay Redd Sequence Supervisor

Sam Richards Sequence Supervisor

Laurence Treweek Sequence Supervisor

Lauren Alexandra Ritchie Visual Effects Supervisor

Joe Matza Visual Effects Supervisor

Michael Douglas Middleton Still Photographer

Michael Noles Video Assist Operator

Rand R. Vargas Rigging Grip

Betty Brikowski Costume Supervisor

Patricia Bercsi Set Costumer

Taryn Weaver Set Costumer

Luz Eneida Nuñez Location Manager

Allen E. Taylor Production Accountant

George Denes Suhayda Conceptual Design

Lindakay Brown ADR Editor

Rick Porras Associate Producer

Jeff Johnson Set Medic

Jessica Fasman Assistant Costume Designer

Randy Cantor Transportation Captain

Kent Brown Assistant Sound Editor

Edward J. Ertel Projection

Randolph Saucedo Sound Recordist

Theresa Corrao Visual Effects Coordinator

Wayne Eaton Propmaker

Nannette Rosa Collazo Unit Manager

Kathleen Beall Location Scout

Bob Putynkowski Color Timer

Steve Smith Key Grip

Robert E. Denne Standby Painter

Rob Engle Software Engineer

Mo Henry Negative Cutter

Dan Brizendine Driver

Darryl Henley Storyboard

Timothy Wilcox 3D Artist

Michael Egan Stand In

James Conroy Grip

Sara Gardner-Gail Set Dressing Artist

Thomas C. Mentzer Carpenter

Victor Jimenez Digital Effects Supervisor

Bill Feightner Technical Supervisor

David Diaz Transportation Co-Captain

Dave Mikutsky Electrician

Darcy Fray Production Coordinator

Dawn Guinta Production Supervisor

Mark Marcum 24 Frame Playback

Jeff Deyoe Mechanical Designer

Maura Alvarez Rotoscoping Artist

Carley A. Berkman Production Secretary

Bart Giovanetti Compositing Supervisor

J.W. Kompare Visual Effects Editor

Richard Kriegler Conceptual Illustrator

Clifton T. Cooper Assistant Property Master

Judd Nissen Travel Coordinator

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Contact (1997)

2h 30min | Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction | Jul 11, 1997 | Released

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