The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder and a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space and the imagination. Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway, a woman of science. Matthew McConaughey is religious scholar Palmer Joss, a man of faith. They're opposite ends of a spectrum - and sudden players on the world stage as the countdown to humanity's greatest journey begins. Powerfully, thrillingly and emotionally, 'Contact' connects.
Synopsis: After devoting years to research, an astronomer finally receives a mysterious message from elsewhere in the galaxy. Whether the message will lead to the destruction of civilization, to contact with extra-terrestrials, or to something else entirely is up for question?as is the woman's relationship with an attractive man who firmly believes in God.
Production Year:
1997
Released:
Tue, 12/16/1997
Run Time Minutes:
150
Genres:
Drama
Genres:
Science-Fiction
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
2.35-Super Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
Resolution:
720x1280 HiRez
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Jena Malone - Young Ellie
Actors:
David Morse - Ted Arroway
Actors:
Jodie Foster - Ellie Arroway
Actors:
Geoffrey Blake - Fisher
Actors:
William Fichtner - Kent
Actors:
SaMi Chester - Vernon
Actors:
Timothy McNeil - Davio
Actors:
Laura Elena Surillo - Cantina Woman
Actors:
Matthew McConaughey - Palmer Joss
Actors:
Tom Skerritt - David Drumlin
Actors:
Henry Strozier - Minister
Actors:
Michael Chaban - Hadden Suit
Actors:
Maximilian Martini - Willie
Actors:
Larry King - Himself
Actors:
Thomas Garner - Ian Broderick
Actors:
Conroy Chino - KOB-TV Reporter
Actors:
Dan Gifford - Jeremy Roth
Actors:
James Woods - Michael Kitz
Actors:
Vance Valencia - Senator Valencia
Actors:
Angela Bassett - Rachel Constantine
Actors:
Donna J. Kelley - Herself
Actors:
Leon Harris - Himself
Actors:
Claire Shipman - Herself
Actors:
Behrooz Afrakhan - Middle Eastern Anchor
Actors:
Saemi Nakamura - Japanese Anchor
Actors:
Maria Celeste Arraras - Latina Anchor
Actors:
Tabitha Soren - Herself
Actors:
Geraldo Rivera - Himself
Actors:
Ian Whitcomb - British Anchor
Actors:
Jay Leno - Himself
Actors:
Natalie Allen - Herself
Actors:
Robert D. Novak - Himself
Actors:
Geraldine A. Ferraro - Herself
Actors:
Ann Druyan - Herself
Actors:
Rob Lowe - Richard Rank
Actors:
Jake Busey - Joseph
Actors:
Kathleen Kennedy - Herself
Actors:
Michael Albala - Decryption Hacker
Actors:
Ned Netterville - Decryption Expert
Actors:
Leo Lee - Major Domo
Actors:
John Hurt - S.R. Hadden
Actors:
William Jordan - Chairman of Joint Chiefs
Actors:
David St. James - Joint Chief
Actors:
Jill Dougherty - Herself
Actors:
Haynes Brooke - Drumlin Aide
Actors:
John Holliman - Himself
Actors:
Bobbie Battista - Herself
Actors:
Dee Dee Myers - Herself
Actors:
Bryant Gumbel - Himself
Actors:
Linden Soles - Himself
Actors:
Steven Ford - Major Russell
Actors:
Alex Zemeckis - Major Russell's Son
Actors:
Janie Peterson - Major Russell's Daughter
Actors:
Phillip Bergeron - French Committee Member
Actors:
Jennifer Balgobin - Dr. Patel
Actors:
Anthony Fife Hamilton - British Committee Member
Actors:
Rebecca T. Beucler - NASA Public Relations
Actors:
Marc Macaulay - NASA Technician
Actors:
Pamela Wilsey - NASA
Actors:
Tucker Smallwood - Mission Director
Actors:
Jeff Johnson - Mechnical
Actors:
Yuji Okumoto - Electrical
Actors:
Gerry Griffin - Dynamics
Actors:
Brian Alston - Communications
Actors:
Rob Elk - Pad Leader
Actors:
Mark Thomason - Security
Actors:
Jos? Rey - Controller #8
Actors:
Todd Patrick Breaugh - New VLA Technician
Actors:
Alex Veadov - Russian Cosmonaut
Actors:
Alice Kushida - Scientist
Actors:
Robin Gammell - Project Official
Actors:
Richardson Morse - Mission Doctor
Actors:
Seiji Okamura - Japanese Ensign
Actors:
Bernard Shaw - Himself
Actors:
Mak Takano - Japanese Tech #1
Actors:
Tom Tanaka - Japanese Tech #2
Actors:
Catherine Dao - Life Support
Actors:
Kristoffer Ryan Winters - Dynamics #2
Actors:
Valorie Armstrong - Woman Senator
Actors:
Jim Hild - Reporter #5
Actors:
Bill Thomas - Reporter #6
Actors:
Diego Montoya - School Boy
Actors:
Jonathan Adler - White House Official
Actors:
Robert Aguilar Jr. - NASA Controller #2
Actors:
Neil Armstrong - Himself
Actors:
Mark Bailey - Four-Star General
Actors:
Matt Bennett - Senate Observer
Actors:
Christopher Boyer - Scientist
Actors:
Aixa Clemente - President's Secretary
Actors:
Bill Clinton - Himself (archive footage)
Actors:
Candice Cook - Supporter
Actors:
Derrick Damions - Ailing Believer
Actors:
Pamela Fischer - Pedestrian
Actors:
Adolf Hitler - Himself (archive footage)
Actors:
William B. Kaplan - TV Interviewer
Actors:
Martin Luther King - Himself
Actors:
Sunshine Logro?o - Puerto Rican Taxi Driver
Actors:
Douglas MacArthur - Himself
Actors:
Neal Matarazzo - Kitz's Aide
Actors:
Joseph McCarthy - Himself
Actors:
Lo Ming - Pod Systems Control
Actors:
Richard Nixon - Himself
Actors:
Paul L. Nolan - Ellie's Attorney
Actors:
Franklin Delano Roosevelt - Himself
Actors:
Russell Sanderlin Sr. - Photographer
Actors:
Frank Silva - Army Officer
Actors:
Delaney Williams - Believer #1
Actors:
Walter Winchell - Himself