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Contact (1997)
7.3
Ratings: 7.3/10 from 97,670 users
Metascore:
62/100
Reviews: 542 user | 139 critic | 22 from Metacritic.com
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. Director:Robert Zemeckis |
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| Jodie Foster | ... | ||
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Fisher
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Sami Chester | ... |
Vernon
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Timothy McNeil | ... |
Davio
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Laura Elena Surillo | ... |
Cantina Woman
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| Matthew McConaughey | ... | ||
| Tom Skerritt | ... | ||
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Henry Strozier | ... |
Minister
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Michael Chaban | ... |
Hadden Suit
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| Max Martini | ... |
Willie
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| Larry King | ... |
Himself
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Ian Broderick
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Storyline
Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway has long been interested in contact to faraway lands, a love fostered in her childhood by her father, Ted Arroway, who passed away when she was nine years old leaving her then orphaned. Her current work in monitoring for extraterrestrial life is based on that love and is in part an homage to her father. Ever since funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) was pulled on her work, which is referred to some, including her NSF superior David Drumlin, as more science fiction than science, Ellie, with a few of her rogue scientist colleagues, have looked for funding from where ever they could get it to continue their work. When Ellie and her colleagues hear chatter originating from the vicinity of the star Vega, Ellie feels vindicated. But that vindication is short lived when others, including politicians, the military, religious leaders and other scientists such as Drumlin... Written by Huggo
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If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Contacto See more »Box Office
Budget:
$90,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$20,584,908 (USA) (13 July 1997) (1923 Screens)Gross:
$171,120,329 (Worldwide) (1998)Company Credits
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2.35 : 1
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Performed by Efrin Toro, Oskar Cartaya and Ramon Stagnaro See more »
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The sounds heard during the film's opening shot include: - "Semi-Charmed Life" by Third Eye Blind - "Angry Days" by Lagwagon - "Wannabe" by Spice Girls - "God Shuffled His Feet" by Crash Test Dummies - "Obviously a major malfunction..." (Challenger Shuttle disaster quote) - The theme to Dallas - "Sometimes You Feel Like A Nut..." (chocolate bar commercial) - "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc. - Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech - Walter Cronkite announcing the assassination of President John F. Kennedy - Neil Armstrong's "One Small Step" speech - "Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" by Brian Hyland - "I Have A Dream..." a Martin Luther King speech - Theme from Twilight Zone - Transition music from Seinfeld - "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister - Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous interrogation question ("Are you now or have you ever been...") - Douglas MacArthur's "Old soldiers never die..." quote - Franklin D. Roosevelt's 8 December 1941 address to Congress ("a date that will live in infamy") - "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" by Al Dubin and Harry Warren - Opening speech by Adolf Hitler at the German 1936 Olympics, being the first transmission in history that was aired with sufficient power to escape the Earth's atmosphere - "White Bird" by It's a Beautiful Day - "Nel blu dipinto di blu" also known as "Volare" by Domenico Modugno - "Boogie Oogie Oogie" by A Taste of Honey - "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" sung by Judy Garland - Theme to The Andy Griffith Show - "Please, Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes See more »Goofs
Errors in geography: As Ellie steps down the stairs of the U.S. Capitol after testifying, the limousines drive away on a road that is on the west side of the U.S. Capitol. In fact, there is no road there at all, only steps that lead down to a small reflecting pool. This road was added via CGI. See more »Soundtracks
"El Corazon Herido"Performed by Efrin Toro, Oskar Cartaya and Ramon Stagnaro See more »
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