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Calorie Rating: 211
Released: 1997-07-11
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 150 Minutes
Budget: 90000000
Revenue 171120329
Homepage: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/contact/
Studios: South Side Amusement Company, Warner Bros. Pictures,


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 / Directors

Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director

Steve Starkey
Second Unit Director
Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Darin Rivetti
Second Second Assistant Director

Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Alison C. Rosa
Second Second Assistant Director


Cast

Jodie Foster
Character: Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey
Character: Palmer Joss
James Woods
Character: Michael Kitz

John Hurt
Character: S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt
Character: David Drumlin
William Fichtner
Character: Kent

David Morse
Character: Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Character: Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake
Character: Fisher

Max Martini
Character: Willie
Rob Lowe
Character: Richard Rank
Jake Busey
Character: Joseph

Tucker Smallwood
Character: Mission Director
Jena Malone
Character: Young Ellie
Sami Chester
Character: Vernon

Timothy McNeil
Character: Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Character: Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Character: Minister

Larry King
Character: Larry King
Thomas Garner
Character: Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino
Character: KOB-TV Reporter

Dan Gifford
Character: Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia
Character: Senator Valencia
Donna Kelley
Character: Donna Kelley

Leon Harris
Character: Leon Harris
Claire Shipman
Character: Claire Shipman
Behrooz Afrakhan
Character: Middle Eastern Anchor

Saemi Nakamura
Character: Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras
Character: Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren
Character: Tabitha Soren

Geraldo Rivera
Character: Geraldo Rivera
Ian Whitcomb
Character: British Anchor
Jay Leno
Character: Jay Leno

Natalie Allen
Character: Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Character: Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Character: Geraldine A. Ferraro

Ann Druyan
Character: Ann Druyan
Kathleen Kennedy
Character: Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala
Character: Decryption Hacker

Ned Netterville
Character: Decryption Expert
Leo Lee
Character: Major Domo
William Jordan
Character: Chairman of Joint Chiefs

David St. James
Character: Joint Chief
Jill Dougherty
Character: Jill Dougherty
Haynes Brooke
Character: Drumlin Aide

John Holliman
Character: John Holliman
Bobbie Battista
Character: Bobbie Battista
Dee Dee Myers
Character: Dee Dee Myers

Bryant Gumbel
Character: Bryant Gumbel
Linden Soles
Character: Linden Soles
Steven Ford
Character: Major Russell

Alexander Zemeckis
Character: Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson
Character: Major Russell's Daughter
Philippe Bergeron
Character: French Committee Member

Jennifer Balgobin
Character: Dr. Patel
Anthony Hamilton
Character: British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler
Character: NASA Public Relations

Marc Macaulay
Character: NASA Technician
Pamela Wilsey
Character: Voice of NASA (voice)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Character: Mechanical

Yuji Okumoto
Character: Electrical
Gerry Griffin
Character: Dynamics
Brian Alston
Character: Communications

Rob Elk
Character: Pad Leader
Mark Thomason
Character: Security
José Rey
Character: Controller #8

Todd Patrick Breaugh
Character: New VLA Technician
Alex Veadov
Character: Russian Cosmonaut
Alice Kushida
Character: Scientist

Robin Gammell
Character: Project Official
Richardson Morse
Character: Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura
Character: Japanese Ensign

Bernard Shaw
Character: Bernard Shaw
Mak Takano
Character: Japanese Tech #1
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Character: Japanese Tech #2

Catherine Dao
Character: Life Support
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Character: Dynamics #2
Valorie Armstrong
Character: Woman Senator

Jim Hild
Character: Reporter #5
William L. Thomas
Character: Reporter #6
Diego Montoya
Character: School Boy

Jonathan Adler
Character: White House Official (uncredited)
Robert Aguilar Jr.
Character: NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Character: Four-Star General (uncredited)

Matt Bennett
Character: Senate Observer (uncredited)
Tony Boldi
Character: Robert Hand (uncredited)
Christopher Boyer
Character: Scientist (uncredited)

Christine Brady
Character: White House Official (uncredited)
Ray Buffer
Character: Press Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Byrne
Character: Protester (uncredited)

Candice T. Cain
Character: Supporter (uncredited)
Michael Chaban
Character: Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente
Character: President's Secretary (uncredited)

Bill Clinton
Character: Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Derrick Damions
Character: Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Character: Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)

Joey Dente
Character: Factory Worker (uncredited)
Michael Egan
Character: IMC Police Officer (uncredited)
Jeff Elmore
Character: Monk (uncredited)

Pamela Fischer
Character: Pedestrian (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
Character: Controller (uncredited)
William B. Kaplan
Character: TV Interviewer (uncredited)

Boris Lee Krutonog
Character: Astronaut (uncredited)
Ming Lo
Character: Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Sunshine Logroño
Character: Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Denise Loveday
Character: Press Secretary (uncredited)
Neal Matarazzo
Character: Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Cassidy McMillan
Character: Student Reporter at NASA (uncredited)

Bill Miller
Character: Reporter (uncredited)
Molly Mueller
Character: Family Exchange (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Character: Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)

Marisa Petroro
Character: Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Errica Poindexter
Character: Police Officer (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Character: Senator (uncredited)

Frank Principe
Character: Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Billy Quinn
Character: Security Guard (uncredited)
Thomas Reid
Character: Senate Hearing (uncredited)

Leo Rogstad
Character: Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Character: Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Silva
Character: Army Officer (uncredited)

John A. Taylor
Character: Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Todd Thompson
Character: News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Character: Reporter (uncredited)

Holly Cross Vagley
Character: Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Character: Protester (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Character: Believer #1 (uncredited)

Gregory L. Williams
Character: Extra (uncredited)


Production and Crew

Don Burgess
Director of Photography

James V. Hart
Screenplay

Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer

Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Marzette Bonar
Special Effects

Scott E. Handt
Construction Foreman

Jay Redd
Sequence Supervisor
Michael Taylor
Set Decoration
David Jones
Sequence Supervisor

Michael Noles
Video Assist Operator
Steven J. Winslow
Camera Technician
Rand R. Vargas
Rigging Grip

Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Roxanna Floyd
Makeup Artist
Doug J. Meerdink
Assistant Art Director

Sally Thornton
Assistant Art Director
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects Producer

Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Sequence Supervisor
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Douglas Middleton
Still Photographer

Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Gary Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennis S. Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects Supervisor
Paul Pav
Location Manager

Josh Lusby
Set Designer
Betty Brikowski
Costume Supervisor
Jerrold F. Brooks
Construction Foreman

Evelyne Barbier
Set Designer
Eric Cook
Special Effects Coordinator
Joe Matza
Visual Effects Supervisor

François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Kristen Pratt
Set Designer
Heather J. Morrison
Visual Effects Editor

Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
First Assistant Editor
Joel Marrow
Transportation Coordinator

Carolyn Elias
Hairstylist
Douglas Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor

Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects Producer
Laurence Treweek
Sequence Supervisor
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor

Taryn Weaver
Set Costumer
Brad Ricker
Assistant Art Director
Hap Weaver
Greensman

Mariko Braswell
Set Designer
Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant
Michael Diersing
Construction Coordinator

Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kosta Saric
Visual Effects Editor
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects Supervisor

Randy Thom
Sound Designer
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer
David Presley
Video Assist Operator

Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Steve Ellsworth
Set Costumer
Dean Wolcott
Set Designer

Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
Peggy Pridemore
Location Manager

Marian Wilde
Sound Effects Editor
Robert LaBonge
Camera Operator

Nick Phillips
Camera Operator
Kenn Smiley
Set Costumer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
First Assistant Editor

Jane E. Russell
Unit Publicist
Bruce Crone
Art Direction
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art Direction

Michael McGovern
Visual Effects Editor
Frances Mathias
Hairstylist

Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator
Sam Richards
Sequence Supervisor
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator

Patricia Bercsi
Set Costumer
Ed Verreaux
Production Design
Jean-Luc Russier
Makeup Artist

Phil Benson
Supervising Sound Editor
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor

Julia Frey
Visual Effects Producer
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera Operator
R. Orlando Duenas
First Assistant Editor

Luz Eneida Nuñez
Location Manager
Joan Bradshaw
Executive Producer
Carl Sagan
Co-Producer

Lynda Obst
Executive Producer
Steven J. Boyd
Associate Producer
Rick Porras
Associate Producer

Kathryn Blondell
Key Hair Stylist
Allen Hall
Special Effects Supervisor

George Denes Suhayda
Conceptual Design
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production Office Coordinator
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter

William Ross
Orchestrator
Jeff Deyoe
Mechanical Designer
Kathleen Beall
Location Scout

Randy Cantor
Transportation Captain

Scot Boland
Casting Associate
Darcy Fray
Production Coordinator
Kent Brown
Assistant Sound Editor

William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer
Martin A. Kline
Visual Effects Art Director
Michael Condro
First Assistant Camera

Jessica Fasman
Assistant Costume Designer
Keith VanderLaan
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Bill Feightner
Technical Supervisor

Dave Mikutsky
Electrician
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Mark Marcum
24 Frame Playback

Tim Alexander
Digital Compositors
John B. Josselyn
Art Department Assistant

Allen E. Taylor
Production Controller
David Diaz
Transportation Co-Captain
Joan Bradshaw
Unit Production Manager

Kevin LaRosa
Aerial Coordinator
Steve Smith
Key Grip

Rob Engle
Software Engineer

Jeff Johnson
Set Medic
Randolph Saucedo
Sound Recordist
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer

Wayne Eaton
Propmaker
Dawn Guinta
Production Supervisor
Harry Keramidas
Additional Editing

Victor Jimenez
Digital Effects Supervisor
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects Coordinator

Michelle Vogler
Set Production Assistant

Lindakay Brown
ADR Editor
Ann Druyan
Co-Producer
Sue Fox
Supervising ADR Editor

Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Ewa Sztompke
Dialogue Editor

Robin L. Miller
Property Master
Barbara McBane
Dialogue Editor
Darryl Henley
Storyboard Artist

Clyde Miller
Assistant Camera
Primrose Fukuchi
Location Assistant
Kevin Bowe
Assistant Accountant

Steve Burg
Concept Artist
Doreen Austria
Graphic Designer
Hope Slepak
Costumer

Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Cheryl Nardi
First Assistant Sound Editor

Charlie Bonilla
Special Effects Assistant
Nikki Dalmau
Casting Coordinator
Richard Kriegler
Conceptual Illustrator

Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
Nick Booth
Production Assistant
Michael L. Fink
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Jana Lynn Gold
Assistant Editor
Robert Cable
Second Assistant Accountant
Nigel Boyd
Key Costumer

Mary Works
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter

Kristin Dehnert
Assistant Location Manager
Bart Giovanetti
Compositing Supervisor
Frank D. Parrish
Second Assistant Camera

John Nicolard
Digital Color Timer
William Cueto
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Carley A. Berkman
Production Secretary


Charlie Clavadetscher
Matchmove Supervisor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Temp Sound Editor
Peter Jackson
Additional Visual Effects

Kelly Granite
Visual Effects Compositor
J.W. Kompare
Visual Effects Editor
Craig A. Mumma
Digital Effects Producer

Maura Alvarez
Rotoscoping Artist
Clifton T. Cooper
Assistant Property Master
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer

Roland Blancaflor
Special Effects Technician
Robin Richesson
Costume Illustrator
Mimi Medel
Visual Effects Production Manager

Judd Nissen
Travel Coordinator

Judith Bouley
Additional Casting
Dan Plum
Stunts


Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Hallie D'Amore
Key Makeup Artist
Barbara Lacy
Makeup Artist

Gary Rizzo
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Cowitt
Assistant Sound Editor
David Dresher
Assistant Sound Editor

Karen Harding
Assistant Sound Editor
Stephen Kearney
Assistant Sound Editor
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor

Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor
Peggy Names
Cableman
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist

Sara Bolder
Foley Editor
Bruce Lacey
Foley Editor

Tony Sereno
Foley Mixer
Ira Toles
24 Frame Playback
Mark Wineman
24 Frame Playback

Ned Martin
First Assistant Camera
Tony Rivetti Sr.
First Assistant Camera

Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
First Assistant Camera
Chad Rivetti
Second Assistant Camera

John P. Cazin
Pyrotechnician
Spencer Knapp
3D Animator
Dylan Robinson
3D Animator

Geoffrey Harvey
3D Animator
Stephen Kennedy
Compositing Supervisor
M. Scott McKee
Compositing Supervisor

Joel Aron
CG Artist

Ron Brinkmann
CG Supervisor
Jerome Chen
CG Supervisor
John Rauh
Digital Compositor

Jeff Doran
Digital Compositor
Jean François Fontaine
Digital Compositor
David Stump
VFX Director of Photography

Gimo Chanphianamvong
Rotoscoping Artist
Joanie Karnowski
Rotoscoping Artist
Aaron Smith
Rotoscoping Artist

Lisa Kahatriya
Rotoscoping Artist
Mary Nelson
Roto Supervisor
Ken Ralston
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Dawn Llewellyn
Visual Effects Editor
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Kirk A. Holland
Transportation Captain

John Wright
Craft Service