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Contact
1997, Jul 11
2h 30m
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.
Directed by
Robert Zemeckis
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
William Fichtner
Kent
James Woods
Michael Kitz
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Jake Busey
Joseph
Max Martini
Willie
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Larry King
Larry King
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
David St. James
Joint Chief
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Carl Sagan
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Leo Lee
Major Domo
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Robin Gammell
Project Official
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Henry Strozier
Minister
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Scott Levy
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Sami Chester
Vernon
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Natalie Allen
Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak
Robert D. Novak
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Jill Dougherty
Jill Dougherty
John Holliman
John Holliman
Bobbie Battista
Bobbie Battista
Linden Soles
Linden Soles
Alexander Zemeckis
Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson
Major Russell's Daughter
Anthony Hamilton
British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler
NASA Public Relations
Pamela Wilsey
Voice of NASA (voice)
Gerry Griffin
Dynamics
Brian Alston
Communications
Mark Thomason
Security
José Rey
Controller #8
Todd Patrick Breaugh
New VLA Technician
Alice Kushida
Scientist
Richardson Morse
Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura
Japanese Ensign
Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #1
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Japanese Tech #2
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Dynamics #2
Jim Hild
Reporter #5
Diego Montoya
School Boy
Jonathan Adler
White House Official (uncredited)
Robert Aguilar Jr.
NASA Controller #2 (uncredited)
Mark Bailey
Four-Star General (uncredited)
Matt Bennett
Senate Observer (uncredited)
Tony Boldi
Robert Hand (uncredited)
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Byrne
Protester (uncredited)
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Joey Dente
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Jeff Elmore
Monk (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Molly Mueller
Family Exchange (uncredited)
Errica Poindexter
Police Officer (uncredited)
Frank Principe
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Leo Rogstad
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Photographer (uncredited)
John A. Taylor
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
Michael McGovern
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