Contact (1997)
Contact (1997)
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
James Woods
Michael Kitz
Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
John Hurt
S.R. Hadden
Jena Malone
Young Ellie
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Geoffrey Blake
Fisher
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
William Fichtner
Kent
Sami Chester
Vernon
Max Martini
Willie
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Timothy McNeil
Davio
Jake Busey
Joseph
Robert Zemeckis
Director
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
James V. Hart
Writer
Michael Goldenberg
Writer
Carl Sagan
Writer
Ann Druyan
Writer
Steve Starkey
Producer
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier
Minister
Larry King
Larry King
Alan Silvestri
Composer
Don Burgess
Cinematographer
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Arthur Schmidt
Editor
Victoria Burrows
CastingDirector
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
Ed Verreaux
ProductionDesigner
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
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
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Leo Lee
Major Domo
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)
Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Mechanical
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
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)
Christopher Boyer
Scientist (uncredited)
Christine Brady
White House Official (uncredited)
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter (uncredited)
Mark Byrne
Protester (uncredited)
Candice T. Cain
Supporter (uncredited)
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit (uncredited)
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary (uncredited)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Elaina Erika Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited)
Joey Dente
Factory Worker (uncredited)
Michael Egan
IMC Police Officer (uncredited) / Stand In
Jeff Elmore
Monk (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer
Pedestrian (uncredited)
Carl Gilliard
Controller (uncredited)
William B. Kaplan
TV Interviewer (uncredited) / Production Sound Mixer
Boris Lee Krutonog
Astronaut (uncredited)
Ming Lo
Pod Systems Control (uncredited)
Sunshine Logroño
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited)
Denise Loveday
Press Secretary (uncredited)
Neal Matarazzo
Kitz's Aide (uncredited)
Cassidy McMillan
Student Reporter at NASA (uncredited)
Bill Miller
Reporter (uncredited)
Molly Mueller
Family Exchange (uncredited)
Paul L. Nolan
Ellie's Attorney (uncredited)
Marisa Petroro
Oval Office Secretary (uncredited)
Errica Poindexter
Police Officer (uncredited)
J.A. Preston
Senator (uncredited)
Frank Principe
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Billy Quinn
Security Guard (uncredited)
Thomas Reid
Senate Hearing (uncredited)
Leo Rogstad
Ailing Believer (uncredited)
Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Photographer (uncredited)
Frank Silva
Army Officer (uncredited)
John A. Taylor
Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited)
Todd Thompson
News Reporter (uncredited)
Cenk Uygur
Reporter (uncredited)
Holly Cross Vagley
Religious Zealot (uncredited)
Eric Alan Wendell
Protester (uncredited)
Delaney Williams
Believer #1 (uncredited)
Gregory L. Williams
Extra (uncredited)
Doug J. Meerdink
Assistant Art Director
Joanna Johnston
Costume Design
Lawrence A. Hubbs
Art Direction
Harry Keramidas
Additional Editing
Peter Jackson
Additional Visual Effects
Lynda Obst
Executive Producer
Steven C. McGee
Chief Lighting Technician
Tom Johnson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Effects Editor
Michael Silvers
Dialogue Editor
Dennie Thorpe
Foley Artist
Tony Eckert
Foley Mixer
Brad Ricker
Assistant Art Director
Catherine Harper
Foley Artist
William Ross
Orchestrator
Tim Alexander
Digital Compositors
Joan Bradshaw
Executive Producer / Unit Production Manager
Bud Davis
Stunt Coordinator
Jay Caputo
Stunts
Tim Monich
Dialect Coach
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director
Teresa Eckton
Sound Effects Editor
Keith VanderLaan
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Sally Thornton
Assistant Art Director
Bruce Crone
Art Direction
Robin L. Miller
Property Master
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
First Assistant Editor
Deborah La Mia Denaver
Makeup Artist
Jerome Chen
CG Supervisor
Randy Thom
Sound Designer / Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Debbie Denise
Visual Effects Producer
Ken Ralston
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Martin A. Kline
Visual Effects Art Director
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
First Assistant Editor
Margaret E. Elliott
Makeup Artist
Steven J. Boyd
Associate Producer
R. Orlando Duenas
First Assistant Editor
Scot Boland
Casting Associate
Earl Sampson
Boom Operator
Charleen Richards-Steeves
ADR Mixer
Michelle Vogler
Set Production Assistant
Nick Phillips
Camera Operator
Gary Archer
Prosthetics
Lynn Salvatori
Stunts
Kim Robert Koscki
Stunts
Jill Stokesberry
Stunts
Ines Mongil-Echandi
Production Office Coordinator
Charlie Bonilla
Special Effects Assistant
Steve Burg
Concept Artist
Frances Mathias
Hairstylist
David Presley
Video Assist Operator
Tony Sereno
Foley Mixer
Jeff 'Moose' Howery
Dolly Grip
Kevin LaRosa
Aerial Coordinator
Gary Rizzo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nick Booth
Production Assistant
Michael McGovern
Visual Effects Editor
Phil Benson
Supervising Sound Editor
Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Dean Wolcott
Set Designer
Mary Works
Assistant Sound Editor / Assistant Dialogue Editor
Easton Michael Smith
Set Designer
Julia Frey
Visual Effects Producer
Michael Taylor
Set Decoration
Michael Condro
First Assistant Camera
François Duhamel
Still Photographer
Robert LaBonge
Camera Operator
Luca Kouimelis
Script Supervisor
Stephen Rosenbaum
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jane E. Russell
Unit Publicist
David Morton
Gaffer
Pamela Wise
Costume Supervisor
John B. Josselyn
Art Department Assistant
Judith Bouley
Additional Casting
Hallie D'Amore
Key Makeup Artist
Josh Lusby
Set Designer
Joel Aron
CG Artist
Kevin Bowe
Assistant Accountant
Frank McEldowney
Greensman
Allen Hall
Special Effects Supervisor
Cheryl Nardi
First Assistant Sound Editor
Douglas Murray
Sound Effects Editor
Kristen Pratt
Set Designer
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
Peggy Pridemore
Location Manager
Kenn Smiley
Set Costumer
Kenneth Jones
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Paul Pav
Location Manager
Joel Marrow
Transportation Coordinator
Ariel Velasco-Shaw
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steven J. Winslow
Camera Technician
Chad Rivetti
Second Assistant Camera
Josh Bleibtreu
Camera Operator
Ewa Sztompke
Dialogue Editor
Kathryn Blondell
Key Hair Stylist
Carolyn Elias
Hairstylist
Heather J. Morrison
Visual Effects Editor
David Jones
Sequence Supervisor
Audrey L. Anzures
Hairstylist
Steve Ellsworth
Set Costumer
Jean-Luc Russier
Makeup Artist
Michael L. Fink
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Kosta Saric
Visual Effects Editor
Mimi Medel
Visual Effects Production Manager
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Kristin Dehnert
Assistant Location Manager
Roxanna Floyd
Makeup Artist
Beth Bernstein
Art Department Coordinator
Michael Diersing
Construction Coordinator
Scott E. Handt
Construction Foreman
Jerrold F. Brooks
Construction Foreman
Marzette Bonar
Special Effects
Hap Weaver
Greensman
David Manhan
Leadman
Evelyne Barbier
Set Designer
Mariko Braswell
Set Designer
James F. Claytor Sr.
Set Designer
Marian Wilde
Sound Effects Editor
Dennis S. Sands
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Barbara McBane
Dialogue Editor
Sue Fox
Supervising ADR Editor
Eric Cook
Special Effects Coordinator
Matt Aitken
CG Supervisor
C. Marie Davis
Visual Effects Producer
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
Sequence Supervisor
Mark S. Miller
Visual Effects Producer
Jay Redd
Sequence Supervisor
Sam Richards
Sequence Supervisor
Laurence Treweek
Sequence Supervisor
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Joe Matza
Visual Effects Supervisor
Michael Douglas Middleton
Still Photographer
Michael Noles
Video Assist Operator
Rand R. Vargas
Rigging Grip
Betty Brikowski
Costume Supervisor
Patricia Bercsi
Set Costumer
Taryn Weaver
Set Costumer
Luz Eneida Nuñez
Location Manager
Allen E. Taylor
Production Accountant / Production Controller
Robert Weaver
CG Artist
Janice Alexander
Hairstylist
George Denes Suhayda
Conceptual Design
John Nicolard
Digital Color Timer
Craig A. Mumma
Digital Effects Producer
Kelly Granite
Visual Effects Compositor
Tony Rivetti
First Assistant Camera
Lindakay Brown
ADR Editor
Charlie Clavadetscher
Matchmove Supervisor
Hope Slepak
Costumer
Vivian McAteer
Hairstylist
Rick Porras
Associate Producer
Jeff Johnson
Set Medic
Roland Blancaflor
Special Effects Technician
William Cueto
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
Temp Sound Editor
Barbara Lacy
Makeup Artist
Sara Bolder
Foley Editor
Carl Catanese
Set Buyer
Jessica Fasman
Assistant Costume Designer
Mary Helen Leasman
Foley Editor
Randy Cantor
Transportation Captain
Kent Brown
Assistant Sound Editor
Bruce Lacey
Foley Editor
Edward J. Ertel
Projection
Randolph Saucedo
Sound Recordist
Robin Richesson
Costume Illustrator
Theresa Corrao
Visual Effects Coordinator
Christopher Casey
Swing
Wayne Eaton
Propmaker
Nannette Rosa Collazo
Unit Manager
Nikki Dalmau
Casting Coordinator
John Wright
Craft Service
Kathleen Beall
Location Scout
Bob Putynkowski
Color Timer
Steve Smith
Key Grip
Clyde Miller
Assistant Camera
Robert E. Denne
Standby Painter
David Dresher
Assistant Sound Editor
John P. Cazin
Pyrotechnician
Rob Engle
Software Engineer
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Dan Brizendine
Driver
Darryl Henley
Storyboard Artist
Darin Rivetti
Second Second Assistant Director
Jana Lynn Gold
Assistant Editor
Nina Saxon
Title Designer
Susan Popovic
Assistant Sound Editor
Timothy Wilcox
3D Artist
John Rauh
Digital Compositor
M. Scott McKee
Compositing Supervisor
James Conroy
Grip
Sara Gardner-Gail
Set Dresser
Thomas C. Mentzer
Carpenter
Victor Jimenez
Digital Effects Supervisor
Bill Feightner
Technical Supervisor
David Diaz
Transportation Co-Captain
Dave Mikutsky
Electrician
Darcy Fray
Production Coordinator
Dawn Guinta
Production Supervisor
Mark Marcum
24 Frame Playback
Jeff Deyoe
Mechanical Designer
Stephen Kearney
Assistant Sound Editor
Gerardo Rosette
Tailor
Dan Plum
Stunts
Stephen Kennedy
Compositing Supervisor
Dawn Llewellyn
Visual Effects Editor
Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.
First Assistant Camera
Nigel Boyd
Key Costumer
Lucille OuYang
Second Assistant Director
Frank D. Parrish
Second Assistant Camera
Spencer Knapp
3D Animator
Peggy Names
Cableman
Geoffrey Harvey
3D Animator
Mary Nelson
Roto Supervisor
Doreen Austria
Graphic Designer
Renton-Paul Medcalf
Best Boy Grip
Ned Martin
First Assistant Camera
Robert Cable
Second Assistant Accountant
Gregor Lakner
CG Artist
Alison C. Rosa
Second Second Assistant Director
Primrose Fukuchi
Location Assistant
Jeff Doran
Digital Compositor
Gimo Chanphianamvong
Rotoscoping Artist
Clifton T. Cooper
Assistant Property Master
Richard Kriegler
Conceptual Illustrator
J.W. Kompare
Visual Effects Editor
Bart Giovanetti
Compositing Supervisor
Carley A. Berkman
Production Secretary
Maura Alvarez
Rotoscoping Artist
Judd Nissen
Travel Coordinator
David Stump
VFX Director of Photography
Joanie Karnowski
Rotoscoping Artist
Andrew Cowitt
Assistant Sound Editor
Karen Harding
Assistant Sound Editor
Ira Toles
24 Frame Playback
Mark Wineman
24 Frame Playback
Douglas W. Smith
Electrician
Dylan Robinson
3D Animator
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 11, 1997
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 30m
Content RatingPG
Budget$90,000,000
Box Office$171,120,329
Filming LocationsArizona, United States of America · Florida · New Mexico, United States
Genres
Wiki.
Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, based on the 1985 novel by Carl Sagan. Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film. It stars Jodie Foster as Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. It also stars Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, and David Morse. It features the Very Large Array in New Mexico, the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the Mir space station, and the Space Coast surrounding Cape Canaveral.
Sagan and Druyan began working on Contact in 1979. They wrote a film treatment over 100 pages long and set up the project at Warner Bros. with Peter Guber and Lynda Obst as producers. When development stalled, Sagan published Contact as a novel in 1985, and the film reentered development in 1989. Roland Joffé and George Miller had planned to direct, but Joffé dropped out in 1993, and Warner Bros. fired Miller in 1995. With Zemeckis as director, filming ran from September 1996 to February 1997. Sony Pictures Imageworks handled most of the visual effects.
Contact was released on July 11, 1997, and received positive reviews from critics. The film grossed over $171 million worldwide. It won the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation and several Saturn Awards.