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Contact (1997)


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PG | 2 hr 22 mins | Drama, Adventure, Sci-fi, Romance, Technology, Adaptation | Released: 7/11/1997 |Box Office Total: $100.8M

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Synopsis:
She's known it since she was a young girl, when she would magically connect with distant voices on her father's shortwave radio. She's known it since college, when she chose the search for intelligent extraterrestrial messages as her discipline. She's known it since she bargained for just hours a week of satellite time to sweep the heavens for evidence. And she knows it every time she stares at the countless stars dappling the infinite night sky... Something is out there.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
7/11/1997
Studio Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Studio
Director Credit
Robert Zemeckis Director
Steve Starkey Director - 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)
Cast Credit
Jodie Foster Dr Eleanor 'Ellie' Arroway
Pamela Wilsey of NASA
Matthew McConaughey Palmer Joss
Tom Skerritt Dr David Drumlin
Angela Bassett Rachel Constantine
John Hurt S R Hadden
David Morse Theodore 'Ted' Arroway
Rob Lowe Richard Rank
William Fichtner Kent
James Woods Michael Kitz
Geoffrey Blake Fisher
Jena Malone Young Ellie
Sami Chester Vernon
Timothy McNeil Davio
Laura Elena Surillo Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier Minister
Michael Chaban Hadden suit
Max Martini Willie
Larry King Himself
Thomas Garner Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia Senator Valencia
Donna J Kelley Herself
Leon Harris Himself
Claire Shipman Herself
Behrooz Afrakhan Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren Herself
Geraldo Rivera Himself
Ian Whitcomb British Anchor
Jay Leno Himself
Natalie Allen Herself
Robert Novak Himself
Geraldine A Ferraro Herself
Ann Druyan Herself
Jake Busey Joseph
Kathleen Kennedy Herself
Michael Albala Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville Decryption Hacker
Leo Lee Major Domo
William Jordan Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St James Joint Chief
Jill Dougherty Herself
Haynes Brooke Aide Drumlin
John Holliman Himself
Bobbie Battista Herself
Dee Dee Myers Herself
Bryant Gumbel Himself
Linden Soles Himself
Steven Ford Major Russell
Alex Zemeckis Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson Major Russell's Daughter
Philippe Bergeron French Commitee Member
Jennifer Balgobin Doctor Patel
Anthony Fife Hamilton British Committee Member
Rebecca T Beucler NASA Public Relations
Marc Macaulay NASA Technician
Tucker Smallwood Mission Director
Jeff Johnson ('JJ') Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto Electrical
Gerry Griffin Dynamics
Brian Alston Communications
Rob Elk Pad Leader
Mark Thomason Security
Jose Rey Controller 8
Todd Patrick Breaugh New VLA Technician
Alex Veadov Russian Cosmonaut
Alice Kushida Scientist
Robin Gammell Project Official
Richardson Morse Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura Japanese Ensign
Bernard Shaw Himself
Mak Takano Japanese Tech
Tom Tanaka Japanese Tech
Catherine Dao Life Support
Kristoffer Ryan Winters Dynamics 2
Valorie F Armstrong Woman Senator
Jimi Hild Reporter
Bill Thomas Reporter
Diego Montoya Schoolboy
Mark Bailey Four-star General
Production Credits Credit
Robert Zemeckis Producer
Lynda Obst Executive Producer
Rick Porras Associate Producer
Carl Sagan Co-Producer
Ann Druyan Co-Producer
Joan Bradshaw Executive Producer
Steve Starkey Producer
Steven J Boyd Associate Producer
C Marie Davis Executive Producer
Debbie Denise Producer
Julia Rivas Producer
Joe Matza Producer
Production Companies Credit
South Side Amusement Company Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group Domestic Video Distributor
Locations  
New Mexico, USA  
Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA  
Los Angeles, California, USA  
Washington, DC, USA  
Puerto Rico  
Writer Credit
James V Hart Screenplay
Carl Sagan From Story
Carl Sagan Source Material (from novel)
Ann Druyan From Story
Michael Goldenberg Screenplay
Art Department Credit
Edward S Verreaux Production Designer
Eric Ramsey Storyboard Artist
Martin A Kline Art Director - effects art director
Colin Campbell Art Department - compositing artist
James Claytor Set Designer
Michael Conte Art Department - compositing artist
Darryl Henley Storyboard Artist
Joshua Lusby Set Designer
Marzette Bonar Art Director - effects art director
Lawrence Hubbs Art Director
Colin Drobnis Art Department - compositing artist
Kristen Pratt Set Designer
Clunie Holt Art Department - compositing artist
Evelyne Barbier Set Designer
Bruce Crone Art Director
Easton Smith Set Designer
Gregory Liegey Art Department - compositing artist
Dean Wolcott Set Designer
Richard Turner Art Department - compositing artist
Mariko Braswell Set Designer
Doug Forrest Art Department - HSC artist
Jean-Luc Azzis Art Department - HSC artist
Michael J Taylor Set Designer
Michelle Steinau Art Department - HSC artist
Marguerite Cartil Art Department - HSC artist
Richard Kriegler Art Department - conceptual artist
Caitlin Content Art Department - Sabre artist
Grant McGlashan Art Department - Sabre artist
Catherine Tate Art Department - Sabre artist
Rita Zimmerman Art Department - Sabre artist
Okan Ataman Art Department - Sabre artist
Al Bailey Art Department - roto artist
D Walt Cameron Art Department - Inferno/Flint artist
Loring Doyle Art Department - Inferno/Flint artist
Fortunato Frattasio Art Department - Inferno/Flint artist
John Kohn Art Department - Inferno/Flint artist
Katie Nook Art Department - Inferno/Flint artist
John Tanimoto Art Department - Inferno/Flint artist
Casting Credit
Victoria Burrows Casting
Scot Boland Casting Associate
Judith Bouley Casting
Film Camera Credit
Greg Lundsgaard Steadicam Operator
John Radulovic Photography - miniature photography producer
Robert LaBonge Camera Operator
Ian C Kelly Video - video graphics supervisor
Don Burgess Director of Photography
Josh Bleibtreu Camera - 2nd unit camera (2nd Unit)
Glen Gustafson Camera Operator
Francois Duhamel Photography - still photographer
Mark O'Kane Steadicam Operator
Nick Phillips Camera - Libra mount cameraman
David Stump Director of Photography
Les Bernstein Director of Photography
Music Credit
Kenneth Karman Music Editor
Alan Silvestri Music
Jimmy Buffett Song Performer
William Ross Orchestrations
Joel Sill Song - song wrangler
Dennis Sands Music - music scoring mixer
Harry Nilsson Song Performer
Dominic Frontiere Song
Norman Greenbaum Song Performer
Sid Wayne Song
Sheb Wooley Song
The Forester Sisters Song Performer
Harry Nilsson Song
Efrin Toro Song Performer
Norman Greenbaum Song
Oscar Cartaya Song Performer
Ramon Stagnaro Song Performer
Jim Ed Norman Song
Kim Keefe Forester Song
June Forester Song
Kathy Forester Adkins Song
Christy Forester Smith Song
Efrin Toro Song
Oscar Cartaya Song
Ramon Stagnaro Song
Physical Effects Credit
John Cazin Pyrotechnics - pyro technician
Bud Davis Stunt Coordinator
Production Management Credit
Cherylanne Martin Unit Production Manager
Bruce Moriarty Assistant Director
Luca Kouimelis Script Supervisor
Bill Feightner Technical Supervisor
Jacqueline Shea Pfeiffer Production Coordinator
Nannette Rosa-Collazo Unit Manager
Audrea Topps-Harjo Production Supervisor - digital production supervisor
Paul Pav Location Manager
Mimi Medel Production Manager
Peggy Pridemore Location Manager
Cellin Gluck Assistant Director
Iain Kennedy Production Coordinator - visual effects production coordinator
Dawn Guinta Production Supervisor - HSC production supervisor
Joan Bradshaw Unit Production Manager
Darin Rivetti Assistant Director
Luz Enieda Nunez Location Manager
David A Ticotin Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Gabriela Vazquez Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Lucille Ouyang Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Alison C Rosa Assistant Director (2nd Unit)
Publicity Credit
Jane E Russell Publicity
Sound Credit
Dennie Thorpe Foley Artist
Dennis Sands Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Charleen Richards ADR Mixer
William B Kaplan Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Randy Thom Sound Design
Phil Benson Sound Editor
Suzanne Fox ADR Editor - ADR supervising editor
Tony Eckert Foley Mixer
Teresa Eckton Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Lacey Foley Editor
Mary Helen Leaseman Foley Editor
Catherine Harper Foley Artist
Randy Thom Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Steve Boeddeker Sound Effects Editor
Lindakay Brown ADR Editor
Tony Sereno Foley Mixer
Sara Bolder Foley Editor
Marian Wilde Sound Effects Editor
Tom Johnson Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Gary Rizzo Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Doug Murray Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects Credit
Ken Ralston Visual Effects Supervisor
Jim Berney Visual Effects Designer - lead technical designer
Doreen Austria Graphic Designer
Joe Montenegro Special Effects Foreman
Joel Aron Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Rick Alonso Graphics - lead computer graphics designer
Jeff Deyoe Mechanical Special Effects - mechanical designer
Rob Engle Software Engineer
Mageara Cameron Special Effects - visual effects production
Eric P Cook Special Effects Coordinator
Theresa Corrao Effects Coordinator - visual effects coordinator
Geoff Harvey 3-D Artist - 3-D special effects animator
Marty Havran CGI Artist - CG modeler
Ivo Horvat Matte Painter - matte artist
Kevin Hudson Animator
Megan L Jones Visual Effects - visual effects associate producer
Stephen Rosenbaum Special Effects Supervisor
Kerry Nordquist Effects Supervisor - 3-D paint supervisor
Mary E Nelson Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope supervisor
James D Mitchell Special Effects Supervisor
Alyson McRae Effects Coordinator
James L Roberts II Special Effects Foreman
Steve Sexton Graphics - computer graphics designer
Spencer Knapp 3-D Artist - 3-D special effects animator
Gregor Lakner Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
Kelvin Lee Animator
Rodney Iwashina Visual Effects Designer - lead technical designer
Victor Jimenez Effects Supervisor - digital effects supervisor
Karen DeJong CGI Artist - CG art director
Michael L. Fink Visual Effects Supervisor
Maura Alvarez Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Amy Wixson ('Hollywood') Special Effects - visual effects plate production
John McGee Visual Effects - digital painter
Robert Weaver Graphic Artist - computer graphics artist
John Lee 3-D Artist - 3-D special effects animator
Ariel Velasco Shaw Visual Effects Supervisor
Ted Bukowski Special Effects Foreman
Gimo Chanphianamvong Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Allen L Hall Special Effects Supervisor
Simon Knights Graphics - computer graphics designer
Apryl Dawn Knobbe Visual Effects - digital painter
David Vallone Animator
Mike Perry Visual Effects Designer - lead technical designer
Mark S. Miller Special Effects - special effects producer
Dylan Robinson 3-D Artist - 3-D special effects animator
Rick Stringfellow Visual Effects Designer - lead technical designer
David A Spencer Animator - matchmove artist
Joanie Karnowski Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Steven C Foster Special Effects Foreman
Dr Ken Jones Visual Effects Supervisor
Suzy Brown Visual Effects - digital painter
Max Bruce Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Tim Wilcox 3-D Artist - 3-D computer artist
Richard Jacobs Special Effects Foreman
Lisa Kshatriya Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Joseph Thomas Animator - matchmove artist
Phil Notaro Visual Effects - model thunderstone shop producer
Brian Marn Visual Effects - model thunderstone modelmaker
Aaron Smith Rotoscope Animator - rotoscope artist
Kiki Candela Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Matthew Hall Special Effects Foreman
Amelia Chenoweth Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Joe Villalobos Visual Effects - model thunderstone modelmaker
Kenneth MacInnes Special Effects Foreman
Brad Burbank Visual Effects - model thunderstone modelmaker
Matt Farell Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Charles Wolff Special Effects Foreman
Mark Weatherbe Visual Effects - model thunderstone modelmaker
Edwin J Escobar Special Effects Foreman
Clint Hanson Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Sho Igarashi Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Roberto Espinoza Special Effects Foreman
Michael Grover Forster Visual Effects - model thunderstone modelmaker
Steven Hall Special Effects Foreman
Erik Krumrey Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Ted Smith Visual Effects - model thunderstone modelmaker
Lyndon Li Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Arlen J Johnson Special Effects Foreman
Tim Alexander Visual Effects - digital compositor
Jeff Doran Visual Effects - digital compositor
Lou Cooper Special Effects Foreman
Mike McNeil Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Viviana Palacios Visual Effects Designer - technical designer
Joe Karas Special Effects Foreman
Paul Huston Visual Effects - digital matte painting artist
Edward T Gettis Special Effects Foreman
Bill Mather Visual Effects - digital matte painting
John Shiels Visual Effects - digital artist
Curtis Decker Special Effects Foreman
Gray Horsfield Visual Effects - digital artist
Carlos M Rodriguez Special Effects Foreman
Matt Aitken Visual Effects - digital artist
Buckley Collum Visual Effects - digital artist
Wayne Stables ('Taz') Visual Effects - digital artist
Paul McInnes Visual Effects - digital artist
Peter Bailey Visual Effects - digital artist
Christian Rivers Visual Effects - digital artist
Ramon Rivero Visual Effects - digital artist
Mark Tait Visual Effects - digital artist
Paul Story Visual Effects - digital artist
James Bell Visual Effects - digital artist
Yvonne Cuthbert Visual Effects - digital artist
Janice Jones Visual Effects - digital artist
Lauren Ritchie Visual Effects - visual effects producer
Jillian Backus Visual Effects - cineon artist
Marc Toscano Visual Effects - cineon artist
Bob Peishel Visual Effects - digital system coordinator
Joni Jacobson Visual Effects - digital artist
Ron Kallsen Visual Effects - digital artist
Danny Mudgett Visual Effects - digital artist
Gregory Oehler Visual Effects - digital artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Hallie D'Amore Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
James Michael Balker Costumes - military costumer
Kathy Lee Blondell-Hart Hair Stylist - key hair stylist
Joanna Johnston Costume Designer
Pamela J Wise Costume Supervisor - key costume supervisor
Betty Brikowski Costume Supervisor

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