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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
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
William Fichtner
Kent
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
John Hurt
S. R. Hadden
James Woods
Michael Kitz
Jake Busey
Joseph
Max Martini
Willie
Jay Leno
Jay Leno
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Dynamics #2
Tabitha Soren
Tabitha Soren
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Larry King
Larry King
Bryant Gumbel
Bryant Gumbel
Leo Lee
Major Domo
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Alex Veadov
Russian Cosmonaut
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Carl Sagan
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Ann Druyan
Ann Druyan
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
William L. Thomas
Reporter #6
Haynes Brooke
Drumlin Aide
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
David St. James
Joint Chief
Steven Ford
Major Russell
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Robin Gammell
Project Official
Jennifer Balgobin
Dr. Patel
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Geraldo Rivera
Geraldo Rivera
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Maria Celeste Arraras
Latina Anchor
Philippe Bergeron
French Committee Member
William Jordan
Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese Anchor
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
Henry Strozier
Minister
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Catherine Dao
Life Support
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Ian Whitcomb
British Anchor
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Dee Dee Myers
Dee Dee Myers
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Cassidy McMillan
Student Reporter at NASA (uncredited)
Bernard Shaw
Bernard Shaw
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
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
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)
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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