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 | 39.47 |
Directed By
Robert Zemeckis
Crew
Robert Zemeckis
Michael Goldenberg
Alan Silvestri
Carl Sagan
Robert Zemeckis
Don Burgess
Joanna Johnston
James V. Hart
Steve Starkey
Victoria Burrows
Arthur Schmidt
Stephen Kearney
Peggy Names
Janice Alexander
Barbara Lacy
Karen Harding
Sara Bolder
Bruce Lacey
Ira Toles
Gary Rizzo
Susan Popovic
Mark Wineman
David Dresher
Chad Rivetti
Vivian McAteer
Ned Martin
Dennie Thorpe
Tony Sereno
Tony Rivetti Sr.
Hallie D'Amore
Alison C. Rosa
Andrew Cowitt
Mary Works
Mary Helen Leasman
Douglas W. Smith
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
Gregor Lakner
Joel Aron
Aaron Smith
John Rauh
Joanie Karnowski
Mary Nelson
Dawn Llewellyn
Sara Gardner-Gail
Jeff Doran
Geoffrey Harvey
Lisa Kahatriya
John P. Cazin
Jean François Fontaine
Dylan Robinson
Ken Ralston
Stephen Kennedy
Spencer Knapp
Robert Weaver
Ron Brinkmann
Jerome Chen
David Stump
M. Scott McKee
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Gary Archer
John Wright
Kristen Pratt
Beth Bernstein
Brad Ricker
Josh Lusby
Steve Boeddeker
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Sam Richards
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Gregory Lundsgaard
Betty Brikowski
Taryn Weaver
Peggy Pridemore
Allen E. Taylor
Jean-Luc Russier
Sally Thornton
Audrey L. Anzures
Carolyn Elias
Jerrold F. Brooks
David Manhan
Gary Rizzo
Matt Aitken
Laurence Treweek
Michael McGovern
Paul Pav
Teresa Eckton
Michael Taylor
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Scott E. Handt
Frank McEldowney
Mariko Braswell
James F. Claytor Sr.
Dean Wolcott
Dennis S. Sands
Marian Wilde
Mark S. Miller
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Kosta Saric
Josh Bleibtreu
François Duhamel
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Jane E. Russell
Roxanna Floyd
Doug J. Meerdink
Heather J. Morrison
Steven J. Winslow
Joel Marrow
Luca Kouimelis
C. Marie Davis
Marzette Bonar
Hap Weaver
Julia Frey
Stephen Rosenbaum
R. Orlando Duenas
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
Tom Johnson
David Presley
Ed Verreaux
Margaret E. Elliott
Rand R. Vargas
Michael Diersing
Evelyne Barbier
Randy Thom
Bud Davis
Nick Phillips
Pamela Wise
Debbie Denise
Jay Redd
Kenneth Jones
Robert LaBonge
Patricia Bercsi
Kenn Smiley
Steve Ellsworth
Douglas Murray
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Tim Monich
Bruce Crone
Frances Mathias
Easton Michael Smith
Michael Noles
David Jones
Joe Matza
Kenneth Karman
Phil Benson
Randy Thom
Eric Cook
Mark O'Kane
Michael Douglas Middleton
Joan Bradshaw
Carl Sagan
Lynda Obst
Rick Porras
Steven J. Boyd
Allen Hall
Carl Sagan
Kirk A. Holland
Thomas C. Mentzer
Michael Condro
Wayne Eaton
Randy Cantor
John B. Josselyn
Kathleen Beall
Kathryn Blondell
Michelle Vogler
Victor Jimenez
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Rob Engle
Dawn Guinta
David Morton
Dan Brizendine
William B. Kaplan
Tim Alexander
Robert E. Denne
Keith VanderLaan
Bill Feightner
Joan Bradshaw
Scot Boland
William Ross
Mark Marcum
Harry Keramidas
Edward J. Ertel
Bob Putynkowski
Darcy Fray
Steve Smith
Allen E. Taylor
Randolph Saucedo
Dave Mikutsky
Theresa Corrao
Martin A. Kline
Jessica Fasman
Jeff Johnson
David Diaz
Jeff Deyoe
Kent Brown
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Earl Sampson
George Denes Suhayda
James Conroy
Kevin LaRosa
Michael Egan
Jay Caputo
Timothy Wilcox
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Robin L. Miller
Sue Fox
Lindakay Brown
Bruce Moriarty
Michael Silvers
Barbara McBane
Steve Starkey
Ewa Sztompke
Darryl Henley
Gerardo Rosette
Tony Eckert
Mimi Medel
Nikki Dalmau
Maura Alvarez
Robert Cable
Darin Rivetti
Clifton T. Cooper
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Jana Lynn Gold
Cellin Gluck
Richard Kriegler
Doreen Austria
Frank D. Parrish
John Nicolard
Bart Giovanetti
Charlie Clavadetscher
Hope Slepak
Clyde Miller
Craig A. Mumma
Robin Richesson
Steve Burg
Peter Jackson
Nina Saxon
Cheryl Nardi
Roland Blancaflor
Mary Works
Michael L. Fink
Primrose Fukuchi
Nick Booth
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Judd Nissen
Christopher Casey
Kevin Bowe
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Charlie Bonilla
Kelly Granite
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Carley A. Berkman
Judith Bouley
Mo Henry
Carl Catanese
Steven C. McGee
J.W. Kompare
Kristin Dehnert
Nigel Boyd
Catherine Harper
William Cueto
Lucille OuYang
Jill Stokesberry
Dan Plum
Kim Robert Koscki
Lynn Salvatori
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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