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Calorie Rating: 215
Released: 1997-07-11
MPAA Rating: PG
Running Time: 153 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

Alison C. Rosa
Second Second Assistant Director
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor

Steve Starkey
Second Unit Director
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director
Darin Rivetti
Second Second Assistant Director

Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Lucille OuYang
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


Alan Silvestri
Original Music Composer

Don Burgess
Director of Photography
James V. Hart
Screenplay

Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Tony Rivetti Sr.
First Assistant Camera

Hallie D'Amore
Key Makeup Artist
Peggy Names
Cableman
Tony Sereno
Foley Mixer

David Dresher
Assistant Sound Editor
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
First Assistant Camera
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor

Mark Wineman
24 Frame Playback
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Gary Rizzo
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Stephen Kearney
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey
Foley Editor

Andrew Cowitt
Assistant Sound Editor

Ira Toles
24 Frame Playback
Karen Harding
Assistant Sound Editor
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor

Barbara Lacy
Makeup Artist
Sara Bolder
Foley Editor
Ned Martin
First Assistant Camera

Chad Rivetti
Second Assistant Camera
David Stump
VFX Director of Photography
John Rauh
Digital Compositor

Ron Brinkmann
CG Supervisor
Jean François Fontaine
Digital Compositor

Joel Aron
CG Artist
Jerome Chen
CG Supervisor
Dawn Llewellyn
Visual Effects Editor

Geoffrey Harvey
3D Animator
Joanie Karnowski
Rotoscoping Artist
Mary Nelson
Roto Supervisor

John P. Cazin
Pyrotechnician
Aaron Smith
Rotoscoping Artist

Spencer Knapp
3D Animator
Stephen Kennedy
Compositing Supervisor
M. Scott McKee
Compositing Supervisor

Jeff Doran
Digital Compositor
Dylan Robinson
3D Animator
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Rotoscoping Artist

Ken Ralston
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Lisa Kahatriya
Rotoscoping Artist

Gary Archer
Prosthetics
John Wright
Craft Service
Michael Diersing
Construction Coordinator

Carolyn Elias
Hairstylist
Frances Mathias
Hairstylist

Paul Pav
Location Manager
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor
Taryn Weaver
Set Costumer

Michael Taylor
Set Decoration
Scott E. Handt
Construction Foreman

Jerrold F. Brooks
Construction Foreman
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects Producer
Marzette Bonar
Special Effects

Hap Weaver
Greensman
Gary Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Douglas Middleton
Still Photographer

Jean-Luc Russier
Makeup Artist
Sally Thornton
Assistant Art Director

Kristen Pratt
Set Designer
Randy Thom
Sound Designer
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects Supervisor

Joe Matza
Visual Effects Supervisor
Evelyne Barbier
Set Designer
Dennis S. Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Julia Frey
Visual Effects Producer
David Presley
Video Assist Operator

Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
Roxanna Floyd
Makeup Artist
Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator

Doug J. Meerdink
Assistant Art Director
Phil Benson
Supervising Sound Editor

Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects Supervisor
Heather J. Morrison
Visual Effects Editor
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera Operator

François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Joel Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Jane E. Russell
Unit Publicist

Eric Cook
Special Effects Coordinator
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator

Luz Eneida Nuñez
Location Manager
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach

Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer
Jay Redd
Sequence Supervisor

Betty Brikowski
Costume Supervisor
Patricia Bercsi
Set Costumer
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
First Assistant Editor

Ed Verreaux
Production Design
Josh Lusby
Set Designer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor

Marian Wilde
Sound Effects Editor
Robert LaBonge
Camera Operator
Rand R. Vargas
Rigging Grip

Kenn Smiley
Set Costumer
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art Direction
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

David Jones
Sequence Supervisor
Michael Noles
Video Assist Operator
Steven J. Winslow
Camera Technician

Peggy Pridemore
Location Manager
Dean Wolcott
Set Designer

Douglas Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
Michael McGovern
Visual Effects Editor

Nick Phillips
Camera Operator
Bruce Crone
Art Direction
Mariko Braswell
Set Designer

Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects Supervisor
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects Producer
Kosta Saric
Visual Effects Editor

Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Sequence Supervisor
Sam Richards
Sequence Supervisor
Laurence Treweek
Sequence Supervisor

Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
R. Orlando Duenas
First Assistant Editor
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor

Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant
Brad Ricker
Assistant Art Director
Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator

Steve Ellsworth
Set Costumer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
First Assistant Editor
Joan Bradshaw
Executive Producer

Steven J. Boyd
Associate Producer
Rick Porras
Associate Producer
Carl Sagan
Co-Producer

Lynda Obst
Executive Producer
Allen Hall
Special Effects Supervisor

Kirk A. Holland
Transportation Captain
Jessica Fasman
Assistant Costume Designer
Randy Cantor
Transportation Captain

Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production Office Coordinator
Rob Engle
Software Engineer

Steve Smith
Key Grip
Keith VanderLaan
Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Kevin LaRosa
Aerial Coordinator
Kathleen Beall
Location Scout

Kathryn Blondell
Key Hair Stylist
Jeff Johnson
Set Medic
David Diaz
Transportation Co-Captain

Michael Condro
First Assistant Camera
Allen E. Taylor
Production Controller
Wayne Eaton
Propmaker

John B. Josselyn
Art Department Assistant
Bill Feightner
Technical Supervisor
George Denes Suhayda
Conceptual Design


Randolph Saucedo
Sound Recordist
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
Victor Jimenez
Digital Effects Supervisor

Michelle Vogler
Set Production Assistant
Joan Bradshaw
Unit Production Manager
Darcy Fray
Production Coordinator

William B. Kaplan
Production Sound Mixer
Martin A. Kline
Visual Effects Art Director
Dave Mikutsky
Electrician

Dawn Guinta
Production Supervisor
Mark Marcum
24 Frame Playback
Tim Alexander
Digital Compositors

Harry Keramidas
Additional Editing
William Ross
Orchestrator
Kent Brown
Assistant Sound Editor

Jeff Deyoe
Mechanical Designer

Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects Coordinator

Scot Boland
Casting Associate

Ann Druyan
Co-Producer
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Robin L. Miller
Property Master

Ewa Sztompke
Dialogue Editor
Barbara McBane
Dialogue Editor
Lindakay Brown
ADR Editor

Sue Fox
Supervising ADR Editor
Darryl Henley
Storyboard Artist
Hope Slepak
Costumer

Mary Works
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
Nigel Boyd
Key Costumer

Clifton T. Cooper
Assistant Property Master

Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer

Richard Kriegler
Conceptual Illustrator
Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Cheryl Nardi
First Assistant Sound Editor

Robin Richesson
Costume Illustrator
Steve Burg
Concept Artist
Doreen Austria
Graphic Designer

William Cueto
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Charlie Bonilla
Special Effects Assistant

Mimi Medel
Visual Effects Production Manager
Clyde Miller
Assistant Camera
Maura Alvarez
Rotoscoping Artist

Charlie Clavadetscher
Matchmove Supervisor
Nick Booth
Production Assistant
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Temp Sound Editor

Kevin Bowe
Assistant Accountant
Robert Cable
Second Assistant Accountant
Peter Jackson
Additional Visual Effects

Michael L. Fink
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Primrose Fukuchi
Location Assistant
Frank D. Parrish
Second Assistant Camera

John Nicolard
Digital Color Timer
Bart Giovanetti
Compositing Supervisor
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects Compositor

Nikki Dalmau
Casting Coordinator
J.W. Kompare
Visual Effects Editor

Jana Lynn Gold
Assistant Editor
Craig A. Mumma
Digital Effects Producer
Judd Nissen
Travel Coordinator

Kristin Dehnert
Assistant Location Manager
Roland Blancaflor
Special Effects Technician
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician

Judith Bouley
Additional Casting
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Carley A. Berkman
Production Secretary

Dan Plum
Stunts