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