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Contact (1997)
7.3
Ratings: 7.3/10 from 105,376 users
Metascore:
62/100
Reviews: 544 user | 140 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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Cast
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Young Ellie
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| Jodie Foster | ... | ||
| Geoffrey Blake | ... |
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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| Thomas Garner | ... |
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
Plot Summary | Plot SynopsisTaglines:
Get ready for human's biggest discovery ever! 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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(uncredited)
Written by Steven Greenberg
Played briefly during the opening sequence See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
In the scene where Ellie returns to her apartment, just before receiving the first message from Hadden, as she enters the room we see her reflected in a mirror; at the bottom left of the mirror is a photo of Carl Sagan, the movie's writer. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the alien signal is heard for the first time and Ellie and her colleagues are excitedly recording data, they state that the star Vega is about to set. Yet outside the window the radio telescope array is clearly still pointing up at the sky, when it should be pointing to the horizon as it would be for a setting star. See more »Connections
Referenced in "Conan: The Postman Always Rings Ten Times. What's His Problem? (#2.5)" (2011) See more »Soundtracks
"Funkytown"(uncredited)
Written by Steven Greenberg
Played briefly during the opening sequence See more »
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