Contact (1997)
Coming to theaters at July 11, 1997.
Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Contact is sci-fi drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, and written by James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg and Carl Sagan. The film stars Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse, Tom Skerritt, James Woods and John Hurt.
In this Zemeckis-directed adaptation of the Carl Sagan novel, Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with restrictive National Security Advisor Kitz (James Woods) and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call?
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan (novel)
Stars: Jodie Foster, Jena Malone, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt
►Cast
Jena Malone | ► | Young Ellie |
David Morse | ► | Ted Arroway |
Jodie Foster | ► | Eleanor Arroway |
Geoffrey Blake | ► | Fisher |
William Fichtner | ► | Kent |
Sami Chester | ► | Vernon |
Timothy McNeil | ► | Davio |
Laura Elena Surillo | ► | Cantina Woman |
Matthew McConaughey | ► | Palmer Joss |
Tom Skerritt | ► | David Drumlin |
Henry Strozier | ► | Minister |
Max Martini | ► | Willie |
Larry King | ► | Larry King |
Thomas Garner | ► | Ian Broderick |
Conroy Chino | ► | KOB-TV Reporter |
Dan Gifford | ► | Jeremy Roth |
James Woods | ► | Michael Kitz |
Vance Valencia | ► | Senator Valencia |
Angela Bassett | ► | Rachel Constantine |
Donna Kelley | ► | Donna Kelley |
Leon Harris | ► | Leon Harris |
Claire Shipman | ► | Claire Shipman |
Behrooz Afrakhan | ► | Middle Eastern Anchor |
Saemi Nakamura | ► | Japanese Anchor |
Maria Celeste Arraras | ► | Latina Anchor |
Tabitha Soren | ► | Tabitha Soren |
Geraldo Rivera | ► | Geraldo Rivera |
Ian Whitcomb | ► | British Anchor |
Jay Leno | ► | Jay Leno |
Natalie Allen | ► | Natalie Allen |
Robert D. Novak | ► | Robert D. Novak |
Geraldine A. Ferraro | ► | Geraldine A. Ferraro |
Ann Druyan | ► | Ann Druyan |
Rob Lowe | ► | Richard Rank |
Jake Busey | ► | Joseph |
Kathleen Kennedy | ► | Kathleen Kennedy |
Michael Albala | ► | Decryption Hacker |
Ned Netterville | ► | Decryption Expert |
Leo Lee | ► | Major Domo |
John Hurt | ► | S.R. Hadden |
William Jordan | ► | Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
David St. James | ► | Joint Chief |
Jill Dougherty | ► | Jill Dougherty |
Haynes Brooke | ► | Drumlin Aide |
John Holliman | ► | John Holliman |
Bobbie Battista | ► | Bobbie Battista |
Dee Dee Myers | ► | Dee Dee Myers |
Bryant Gumbel | ► | Bryant Gumbel |
Linden Soles | ► | Linden Soles |
Steven Ford | ► | Major Russell |
Alexander Zemeckis | ► | Major Russell’s Son |
Janie Peterson | ► | Major Russell’s Daughter |
Philippe Bergeron | ► | French Committee Member |
Jennifer Balgobin | ► | Dr. Patel |
Anthony Hamilton | ► | British Committee Member |
Rebecca T. Beucler | ► | NASA Public Relations |
Marc Macaulay | ► | NASA Technician |
Pamela Wilsey | ► | Voice of NASA (voice) |
Tucker Smallwood | ► | Mission Director |
Jeffery Thomas Johnson | ► | Mechnical |
Yuji Okumoto | ► | Electrical |
Gerry Griffin | ► | Dynamics |
Brian Alston | ► | Communications |
Rob Elk | ► | Pad Leader |
Mark Thomason | ► | Security |
José 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 | ► | Bernard Shaw |
Mak Takano | ► | Japanese Tech #1 |
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka | ► | Japanese Tech #2 |
Catherine Dao | ► | Life Support |
Kristoffer Ryan Winters | ► | Dynamics #2 |
Valorie Armstrong | ► | Woman Senator |
Jim Hild | ► | Reporter #5 |
William L. Thomas | ► | Reporter #6 |