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Contact (1997)

cover Directed by
Robert Zemeckis

Writing credits (WGA)
Carl Sagan (novel)
Carl Sagan (story) ...
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Genre: Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery (more)

Tagline: From the Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe (more)

Plot Outline: Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. (more) (view trailer)

User Comments: No movie has moved me more than this one, ever (more)

User Rating: ********__ 7.3/10 (35,541 votes) Vote Here

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jena Malone .... Young Ellie
David Morse .... Ted Arroway
Jodie Foster .... Ellie 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
Michael Chaban .... Hadden Suit
Max Martini .... Willie (as Maximilian Martini)
Larry King .... Himself
Thomas Garner .... Ian Broderick
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MPAA: Rated PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
Runtime: 153 min
Country: USA
Language: English / Spanish / German
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: DTS / Dolby Digital / SDDS
Certification: Argentina:13 / Australia:M / Belgium:KT / Chile:TE / Finland:K-12/9 / Germany:12 (bw) / Italy:T / Netherlands:AL / Norway:7 / Peru:PT / Portugal:M/12 / Singapore:PG / Spain:T / Sweden:7 / UK:PG / USA:PG

Trivia: The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (featured in the film) has a club station which, with the permission of Reber, had acquired his old call sign "W9GFZ" earlier in 1997. Zemeckis, learning of this tribute, planned to use the same call sign for Arroway in the movie. However, in the end "W9GFO" was used instead. While viewing the film after release, David Wilson of the Internet recognized this call sign as that of his father Robert (Bob) Wilson from the late 1930s. W9GFO and K4WLD are currently assigned to ham radio operators in the USA. (more)

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
No movie has moved me more than this one, ever, 5 November 2004
10/10
Author: Steve Humphry from Perth, Australia

This, for me, is a masterpiece. I have enjoyed it more with each viewing.

Carl Sagan was a great man. He promoted science in the way it should be. In his book, the Demon-Haunted World, he quotes Einstein:

"All our science, measured against reality, is primitive and childlike -- and yet it is the most precious thing we have".

Contact conveys this simple message in such a powerful way. The performances are some of the most compelling I have seen, particularly by Jodie Foster.

Just magnificent.

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