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Contact (1997)
7.3
Ratings: 7.3/10 from 105,257 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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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:
From the Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe 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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Country:
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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)
From the song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu"
Music by Domenico Modugno
Lyrics by Franco Migliacci
English lyrics by Mitchell Parish
Played briefly during the opening sequence See more »
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Trivia
The long shot of Ellie as a child running up the stairs to get medicine for her father starts off on the stairs and rounds a corner, down the hall, into the bathroom and out of the medicine cabinet mirror a shot that is practically impossible. The shot was actually filmed as a normal shot would have been and then flipped and placed in the mirror which, at the time of shooting was a blue screen placement in the cabinet. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Ellie has two telescopes set up to watch the Leonid meteor shower (flashback). Telescopes are useless to view meteors because of their tiny field of vision. See more »Soundtracks
"Volare"(uncredited)
From the song "Nel blu, dipinto di blu"
Music by Domenico Modugno
Lyrics by Franco Migliacci
English lyrics by Mitchell Parish
Played briefly during the opening sequence See more »
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