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