Contact (1997) - Take a journey to the heart of the universe.

Contact

Take a journey to the heart of the universe.
( Drama / Mystery / Sci-Fi )

MPAA Rating:

[some intense action‚ mild language and a scene of sensuality]

US Runtime: 150 min

Country of Origin: United States of America

Premiere Date:
Jul 11, 1997 [USA]

Director:	Robert Zemeckis [Director]

Writers:	Ann Druyan [Story] Michael Goldenberg [Screenplay] James V. Hart [Screenplay] Carl Sagan [Story]

Producers:	Steven J. Boyd [Associate Producer] Joan Bradshaw [Executive Producer] Ann Druyan [Co-Producer] Lynda Obst [Executive Producer] Rick Porras [Associate Producer] Carl Sagan [Co-Producer] Steve Starkey [Producer] Robert Zemeckis [Producer]

Cinematography:	Don Burgess [Director of Photography]

Edited by:	Arthur Schmidt [Editor]

Music Composed by	Alan Silvestri [Original Music Composer]

Production Design:	Ed Verreaux [Production Design]

Costume Design:	Joanna Johnston [Costume Design]

Casting by	Victoria Burrows [Casting] Nikki Dalmau [Casting Coordinator]

Production Companys:	South Side Amusement Company (US) Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Pictures (US)

Plot Summary:

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

Cast:

Jodie Foster Ellie Arroway Matthew McConaughey Palmer Joss James Woods Michael Kitz John Hurt S. R. Hadden Tom Skerritt David Drumlin William Fichtner Kent David Morse Ted Arroway Angela Bassett Rachel Constantine Geoffrey Blake Fisher Max Martini Willie Rob Lowe Richard Rank Jake Busey Joseph Tucker Smallwood Mission Director Jena Malone Young Ellie Sami Chester Vernon Timothy McNeil Davio Laura Elena Surillo Cantina Woman Henry Strozier Minister Larry King Larry King Thomas Garner Ian Broderick Conroy Chino KOB-TV Reporter Dan Gifford Jeremy Roth 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 Ann Druyan Ann Druyan 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

Uncredited Cast:

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) Jeff Elmore Monk (uncredited) Pamela Fischer Pedestrian (uncredited) Carl Gilliard Controller (uncredited) William B. Kaplan TV Interviewer (uncredited) 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) 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)

Stunt Crew:

Jay Caputo Stunts Bud Davis Stunt Coordinator Kim Robert Koscki Stunts		Dan Plum Stunts Lynn Salvatori Stunts Jill Stokesberry Stunts

Sound Crew:

Phil Benson Supervising Sound Editor Steve Boeddeker Sound Effects Editor Sara Bolder Foley Editor Kent Brown Assistant Sound Editor Lindakay Brown ADR Editor Andrew Cowitt Assistant Sound Editor David Dresher Assistant Sound Editor Tony Eckert Foley Mixer Teresa Eckton Sound Effects Editor Sue Fox Supervising ADR Editor Karen Harding Assistant Sound Editor Catherine Harper Foley Artist Tom Johnson Sound Re-Recording Mixer William B. Kaplan Production Sound Mixer Stephen Kearney Assistant Sound Editor Bruce Lacey Foley Editor Mary Helen Leasman Foley Editor Scott Levy Sound Recordist Barbara McBane Dialogue Editor		Douglas Murray Sound Effects Editor Cheryl Nardi First Assistant Sound Editor Susan Popovic Assistant Sound Editor Charleen Richards-Steeves ADR Mixer Gary Rizzo Sound Re-Recording Mixer Gary Rizzo Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer Earl Sampson Boom Operator Dennis Sands Sound Re-Recording Mixer Randolph Saucedo Sound Recordist Tony Sereno Foley Mixer Michael Silvers Dialogue Editor Ewa Sztompke Dialogue Editor Randy Thom Sound Designer Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer Dennie Thorpe Foley Artist Marian Wilde Sound Effects Editor Mary Works Assistant Sound Editor Mary Works Assistant Dialogue Editor

Special Visual Effects Crew:

Matt Aitken CG Supervisor Tim Alexander Digital Compositors Maura Alvarez Rotoscoping Artist Joel Aron CG Artist Roland Blancaflor Special Effects Technician Marzette Bonar Special Effects Charlie Bonilla Special Effects Assistant Ron Brinkmann CG Supervisor John P. Cazin Pyrotechnician Gimo Chanphianamvong Rotoscoping Artist Jerome Chen CG Supervisor Charlie Clavadetscher Matchmove Supervisor Eric Cook Special Effects Coordinator Theresa Corrao Visual Effects Coordinator C. Marie Davis Visual Effects Producer Debbie Denise Visual Effects Producer Jeff Deyoe Mechanical Designer Jeff Doran Digital Compositor Rob Engle Software Engineer Michael L. Fink Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Jean Francois Fontaine Digital Compositor Julia Rivas Frey Visual Effects Producer Bart Giovanetti Compositing Supervisor Kelly Granite Visual Effects Compositor Kee-Suk \'Ken\' Hahn Sequence Supervisor Allen Hall Special Effects Supervisor Geoffrey Harvey 3D Animator Peter Jackson Additional Visual Effects Victor Jimenez Digital Effects Supervisor David Jones Sequence Supervisor Kenneth Jones Visual Effects Supervisor Lisa Kahatriya Rotoscoping Artist		Joanie Karnowski Rotoscoping Artist Stephen Kennedy Compositing Supervisor Martin A. Kline Visual Effects Art Director Spencer Knapp 3D Animator J.W. Kompare Visual Effects Editor Gregor Lakner CG Artist Dawn Llewellyn Visual Effects Editor Mark Marcum 24 Frame Playback Joe Matza Visual Effects Supervisor Michael McGovern Visual Effects Editor M. Scott McKee Compositing Supervisor Mimi Medel Visual Effects Production Manager Mark S. Miller Visual Effects Producer Heather J. Morrison Visual Effects Editor Craig A. Mumma Digital Effects Producer Mary Nelson Roto Supervisor Ken Ralston Senior Visual Effects Supervisor John Rauh Digital Compositor Jay Redd Sequence Supervisor Sam Richards Sequence Supervisor Lauren Alexandra Ritchie Visual Effects Supervisor Dylan Robinson 3D Animator Stephen Rosenbaum Visual Effects Supervisor Kosta Saric Visual Effects Editor Aaron Smith Rotoscoping Artist David Stump VFX Director of Photography Ira Toles 24 Frame Playback Laurence Treweek Sequence Supervisor Ariel Velasco-Shaw Visual Effects Supervisor Robert Weaver CG Artist Timothy Wilcox 3D Artist Mark Wineman 24 Frame Playback

Art Department:

Doreen Austria Graphic Designer Evelyne Barbier Set Designer Kathleen Beall Location Scout Beth Bernstein Art Department Coordinator Mariko Braswell Set Designer Jerrold F. Brooks Construction Foreman Steve Burg Concept Artist Christopher Casey Swing Carl Catanese Set Buyer James F. Claytor Sr. Set Designer Clifton T. Cooper Assistant Property Master Robert E. Denne Standby Painter Michael Diersing Construction Coordinator Wayne Eaton Propmaker Sara Gardner-Gail Set Dresser Scott E. Handt Construction Foreman Darryl Henley Storyboard Artist		John B. Josselyn Art Department Assistant Richard Kriegler Conceptual Illustrator Josh Lusby Set Designer David Manhan Leadman Frank McEldowney Greensman Doug J. Meerdink Assistant Art Director Thomas C. Mentzer Carpenter Robin L. Miller Property Master Kristen Pratt Set Designer Brad Ricker Assistant Art Director Nina Saxon Title Designer Easton Michael Smith Set Designer George Denes Suhayda Conceptual Design Michael Taylor Set Decoration Sally Thornton Assistant Art Director Hap Weaver Greensman Dean Wolcott Set Designer

Directing Crew:

Cellin Gluck Second Assistant Director Bruce Moriarty First Assistant Director Lucille Ouyang Second Assistant Director		Darin Rivetti Second Second Assistant Director Alison C. Rosa Second Second Assistant Director Steve Starkey Second Unit Director

Camera and Electrical Department:

Josh Bleibtreu Camera Operator Michael Condro First Assistant Camera James Conroy Grip William Cueto Assistant Chief Lighting Technician François Duhamel Still Photographer Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. First Assistant Camera Bill Feightner Technical Supervisor Jeff 'Moose' Howery Dolly Grip Robert LaBonge Camera Operator Kevin LaRosa Aerial Coordinator Gregory Lundsgaard Steadicam Operator Ned Martin First Assistant Camera Steven C. McGee Chief Lighting Technician Renton-Paul Medcalf Best Boy Grip Michael Douglas Middleton Still Photographer		Dave Mikutsky Electrician Clyde Miller Assistant Camera David Morton Gaffer Michael Noles Video Assist Operator Mark O'Kane Steadicam Operator Frank D. Parrish Second Assistant Camera Nick Phillips Camera Operator David Presley Video Assist Operator Chad Rivetti Second Assistant Camera Douglas W. Smith Electrician Steve Smith Key Grip Tony Rivetti Sr. First Assistant Camera Rand R. Vargas Rigging Grip Steven J. Winslow Camera Technician

Casting Department:

Scot Boland Casting Associate		Judith Bouley Additional Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department:

Patricia Bercsi Set Costumer Nigel Boyd Key Costumer Betty Brikowski Costume Supervisor Steve Ellsworth Set Costumer Jessica Fasman Assistant Costume Designer Robin Richesson Costume Illustrator		Gerardo Rosette Tailor Hope Slepak Costumer Kenn Smiley Set Costumer Taryn Weaver Set Costumer Pamela Wise Costume Supervisor

Other Crew:

Michael Egan Stand In Edward J. Ertel Projection Jeff Johnson Set Medic Tim Monich Dialect Coach		Peggy Names Cableman Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz Temp Sound Editor John Wright Craft Service

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