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Release Date:
11 July 1997 (USA)
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Tagline:
Get ready to take a chance on something that just might end up being the most profoundly impactful moment for humanity, for the history... of history. more
Plot:
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of intelligent aliens, who send plans for a mysterious machine. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 8 wins
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16 nominations
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(39 articles)
Contact on Blu-Ray
(From CanMag. 19 November 2009, 11:32 AM, PST)
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(From CanMag. 19 November 2009, 11:32 AM, PST)
Roger Rabbit 2: Two-Dimensional Toons & CGI Humans?
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Films are rarely as good as the book
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jena Malone | ... | Young Ellie | |
| David Morse | ... | Ted Arroway | |
| Jodie Foster | ... | Eleanor Arroway | |
| Geoffrey Blake | ... | Fisher | |
| William Fichtner | ... | Kent | |
| Sami Chester | ... | Vernon (as SaMi Chester) | |
| 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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Rated PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
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Runtime:
150 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #35448) |
Iceland:12 |
Brazil:12 |
South Korea:12 |
New Zealand:M |
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
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Footage of a press conference by President Bill Clinton was re-edited and altered to make it appear as if he was speaking about alien contact. This manipulation of news footage caused some controversy. A few years later, CNN would ban the use of its logo in fictional movies, as well as bar its reporters from doing cameo appearances (although Larry King does appear from time to time).
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Errors in geography: The canyon shown at the edge of the VLA does not exist where it is depicted. The VLA is located on the Plains of San Augustine, a large flat basin bordered by mountains.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "HBO First Look: Contact (#4.5)" (1997)
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Spirit In The Sky
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This remains true for this very good adaptation of the classic book by Carl Sagan. Sagans' idea was to make science and the elite commandeering of information available to the majority, he wrote his books for a wide audience and I think the film shows this as was intended by its author.
The Film is roughly about Dr Arroway, Ellie, and how she handles being alone in a world without family or close friends. It is metaphorically able to make us all think about how isolated we as a race, and as people can feel.
Ellie, a brilliant young scientist working on the mistrusted SETI program discovers a message sent to earth from distant star system Vega. On its discovery Ellie must battle with the Military, Pentagon, and Male Dominated scientific world to keep her cards on the table and her discovery that of her team. Ellie is constantly kept in the game by he benefactor, a rich technological industrialist mogul who has a vested interest in her participation of the programme to reach this alien culture.
I don't wish to go on any further and spoil this movie as I rate it as a fantastic exploration of Science Vs Religion and the entire subsequent human spectrum in between. As a film there were several alterations from the book that I felt could have been included, for example not just one traveler but a range of them, philosophers, theologists, scientists, poets and Dr Arroway.
I have watched this film a number of times and still find it a joy to watch the fifth, eighth and tenth time. Jody foster playing a not so dissimilar to her role in Silence of the lambs (attractive, clever, young, successful woman battling in a male world) is exceptional and delivers feeling and intellect alongside an impressive script.
I would give this film an 8.5 and recommend it to anybody, but if you are a sci-fi fan and haven't seen this film then you're in for a treat.