Contact (1997)
Overview
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 Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $90,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $171,120,329.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 50.225 |
Directed By
Robert Zemeckis
Crew
Robert Zemeckis
Carl Sagan
James V. Hart
Michael Goldenberg
Alan Silvestri
Don Burgess
Arthur Schmidt
Steve Starkey
Robert Zemeckis
Victoria Burrows
Joanna Johnston
Janice Alexander
Vivian McAteer
Hallie D'Amore
Barbara Lacy
Alison C. Rosa
Gary Rizzo
Andrew Cowitt
David Dresher
Karen Harding
Stephen Kearney
Susan Popovic
Mary Works
Peggy Names
Dennie Thorpe
Sara Bolder
Bruce Lacey
Mary Helen Leasman
Tony Sereno
Ira Toles
Mark Wineman
Douglas W. Smith
Ned Martin
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Chad Rivetti
Sara Gardner-Gail
John P. Cazin
Spencer Knapp
Dylan Robinson
Geoffrey Harvey
Stephen Kennedy
M. Scott McKee
Joel Aron
Gregor Lakner
Robert Weaver
Ron Brinkmann
Jerome Chen
John Rauh
Jeff Doran
Jean François Fontaine
David Stump
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Joanie Karnowski
Aaron Smith
Lisa Kahatriya
Mary Nelson
Ken Ralston
Dawn Llewellyn
Gary Archer
John Wright
Ed Verreaux
Bruce Crone
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Michael Taylor
Frances Mathias
Audrey L. Anzures
Carolyn Elias
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Roxanna Floyd
Margaret E. Elliott
Jean-Luc Russier
Beth Bernstein
Doug J. Meerdink
Sally Thornton
Brad Ricker
Michael Diersing
Scott E. Handt
Jerrold F. Brooks
Marzette Bonar
Frank McEldowney
Hap Weaver
David Manhan
Evelyne Barbier
Mariko Braswell
James F. Claytor Sr.
Josh Lusby
Kristen Pratt
Easton Michael Smith
Dean Wolcott
Phil Benson
Steve Boeddeker
Teresa Eckton
Douglas Murray
Marian Wilde
Randy Thom
Tom Johnson
Gary Rizzo
Dennis S. Sands
Randy Thom
Eric Cook
Matt Aitken
C. Marie Davis
Debbie Denise
Julia Frey
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
David Jones
Mark S. Miller
Jay Redd
Sam Richards
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Laurence Treweek
Kosta Saric
Stephen Rosenbaum
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Heather J. Morrison
Michael McGovern
Joe Matza
Kenneth Jones
Bud Davis
Josh Bleibtreu
Robert LaBonge
Nick Phillips
Mark O'Kane
Gregory Lundsgaard
François Duhamel
Michael Douglas Middleton
Michael Noles
David Presley
Steven J. Winslow
Rand R. Vargas
Betty Brikowski
Pamela Wise
Patricia Bercsi
Steve Ellsworth
Kenn Smiley
Taryn Weaver
R. Orlando Duenas
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
Kenneth Karman
Joel Marrow
Luca Kouimelis
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Paul Pav
Peggy Pridemore
Jane E. Russell
Allen E. Taylor
Tim Monich
Steven J. Boyd
Joan Bradshaw
Lynda Obst
Rick Porras
Carl Sagan
Allen Hall
Carl Sagan
Kirk A. Holland
John B. Josselyn
George Denes Suhayda
Kathleen Beall
Robert E. Denne
Michael Condro
Steve Smith
James Conroy
Kevin LaRosa
Jessica Fasman
Kathryn Blondell
Keith VanderLaan
Thomas C. Mentzer
Victor Jimenez
Dan Brizendine
Allen E. Taylor
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Edward J. Ertel
Wayne Eaton
Jeff Johnson
Michelle Vogler
Rob Engle
Randolph Saucedo
Michael Egan
Jay Caputo
Bill Feightner
Randy Cantor
David Diaz
Joan Bradshaw
Bob Putynkowski
Dave Mikutsky
David Morton
Scot Boland
Darcy Fray
Dawn Guinta
Earl Sampson
Kent Brown
William Ross
William B. Kaplan
Mark Marcum
Timothy Wilcox
Tim Alexander
Theresa Corrao
Martin A. Kline
Harry Keramidas
Jeff Deyoe
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Barbara McBane
Robin L. Miller
Steve Starkey
Bruce Moriarty
Ewa Sztompke
Michael Silvers
Sue Fox
Lindakay Brown
Darryl Henley
Robin Richesson
Hope Slepak
Nigel Boyd
Gerardo Rosette
Cellin Gluck
Darin Rivetti
Clifton T. Cooper
Steve Burg
Richard Kriegler
Doreen Austria
Carl Catanese
Christopher Casey
Nina Saxon
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Mary Works
Cheryl Nardi
Catherine Harper
Tony Eckert
Charlie Bonilla
Roland Blancaflor
Peter Jackson
Michael L. Fink
Kelly Granite
J.W. Kompare
Mimi Medel
Clyde Miller
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Frank D. Parrish
Judith Bouley
Nikki Dalmau
Jana Lynn Gold
John Nicolard
Mo Henry
Kristin Dehnert
Primrose Fukuchi
Kevin Bowe
William Cueto
Steven C. McGee
Bart Giovanetti
Craig A. Mumma
Charlie Clavadetscher
Nick Booth
Carley A. Berkman
Maura Alvarez
Robert Cable
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Judd Nissen
Kim Robert Koscki
Dan Plum
Lynn Salvatori
Jill Stokesberry
Lucille OuYang
TOP CAST
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
James Woods
Michael Kitz
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Kent
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Max Martini
Willie
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Jake Busey
Joseph
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Leo Lee
Major Domo
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James
Joint Chief
Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
John Holliman
John Holliman
Bobbie Battista
Bobbie Battista
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Linden Soles
Linden Soles
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