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Contact

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

Director

Robert Zemeckis

Year

Genre

drama, mystery, sci-fi

Box Office

$100,920,329

Production

South Side Amusement Company,Warner Bros. Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 32 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/contact/

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Young Ellie

Ted Arroway

Eleanor Arroway

Fisher

Kent

William Fichtner

Vernon (as SaMi Chester)

Davio

Cantina Woman

Laura Elena Surillo

Palmer Joss

Matthew McConaughey

David Drumlin

Minister

Willie

Larry King

Ian Broderick

KOB-TV Reporter

Jeremy Roth

Michael Kitz

Senator Valencia

Rachel Constantine

Donna Kelley (as Donna J. Kelley)

Leon Harris

Claire Shipman

Middle Eastern Anchor

Behrooz Afrakhan

Japanese Anchor

Latina Anchor

Maria Celeste Arraras

Tabitha Soren

Geraldo Rivera

British Anchor

Jay Leno

Natalie Allen

Robert D. Novak

Robert D. Novak

Geraldine A. Ferraro

Geraldine A. Ferraro

Ann Druyan

Richard Rank

Joseph

Kathleen Kennedy

Kathleen Kennedy

Decryption Hacker

Decryption Expert

Ned Netterville

Major Domo

S.R. Hadden

Chairman of Joint Chiefs

Joint Chief

David St. James

Jill Dougherty

Drumlin Aide

John Holliman

Bobbie Battista

Bobbie Battista

Dee Dee Myers

Bryant Gumbel

Linden Soles

Major Russell

Major Russell's Son (as Alex Zemeckis)

Alexander Zemeckis

Major Russell's Daughter

French Committee Member (as Phillip Bergeron)

Philippe Bergeron

Dr. Patel

Jennifer Balgobin

British Committee Member (as Anthony Fife Hamilton)

Anthony Hamilton

NASA Public Relations

Rebecca T. Beucler

NASA Technician

Voice of NASA

Mission Director

Tucker Smallwood

Mechnical (as Jeff Johnson)

Jeffery Thomas Johnson

Electrical

Dynamics

Communications

Pad Leader

Security

Controller #8

New VLA Technician

Todd Patrick Breaugh

Russian Cosmonaut

Scientist

Project Official

Mission Doctor

Richardson Morse

Japanese Ensign

Bernard Shaw

Japanese Tech #1

Japanese Tech #2 (as Tom Tanaka)

Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

Life Support

Dynamics #2

Kristoffer Ryan Winters

Woman Senator

Valorie Armstrong

Reporter #5

Reporter #6 (as Bill Thomas)

William L. Thomas

School Boy

White House Official

NASA Controller #2

Robert Aguilar Jr.

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Four-Star General

Senate Observer

Robert Hand

Scientist

Christopher Boyer

White House Official

Christine Brady

Press Reporter

Protester

Supporter

Candice T. Cain

President's Secretary

Self (archive footage)

Ailing Believer

Derrick Damions

Philanthropy Bureaucrat

Elaina Erika Davis

Factory Worker

IMC Police Officer

Monk

Pedestrian

Controller

Self (archive footage)

TV Interviewer

William B. Kaplan

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Martin Luther King

Astronaut

Boris Lee Krutonog

Pod Systems Control

Puerto Rican Taxi Driver

Sunshine LogroÃ±o

Press Secretary

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Douglas MacArthur

Kitz's Aide

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Joseph McCarthy

Student Reporter at NASA

Cassidy McMillan

Family Exchange

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Ellie's Attorney

Oval Office Secretary

Police Officer

Errica Poindexter

Senator

Ailing Believer

Security Guard

Senate Hearing

Ailing Believer

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Photographer

Russell Sanderlin Sr.

Reporter #3

Kelli Schloemer

Army Officer

Senate Hearing Attendee

News Reporter

Reporter

Religious Zealot

Holly Cross Vagley

Extra

Richard Allen Waite

Protester

Eric Alan Wendell

Believer #1

Delaney Williams

Extra

Gregory L. Williams

Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound)

Walter Winchell

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And there are many governments, business interests......even religious leaders that would like to see me depart this earth. - Contact

And there are many governments, business interests......even...

You found the primer. - Contact

You found the primer.

Clever girl - Contact

Pages and pages of data. - Contact

Pages and pages of data.

Yes, of course! - Contact

Yes, of course!

What I meant to sayis the message was written in the language of scienceNow if it had been religious in nature it should have taken the formof a burning bush or a booming voice from the skyBut a voice from the skyis exactly what you found Doctor Arroway - Contact

What I meant to sayis the message was written in the...

I'm sorry I'm late, ma'am. - Contact

I'm sorry I'm late, ma'am.

There he is. - Contact

- Ellie, see you at the reception tonight? - Contact

- Ellie, see you at the reception tonight?

Excuse me, Miss Constantine, may I speak to you? - Contact

Excuse me, Miss Constantine, may I speak to you?

God created man in the form of himself, not in the form of monkeys! - Contact

God created man in the form of himself, not in the form of...

Wow. You look beautiful, Ellie. - So do you. - You really do. - Contact

Wow. You look beautiful, Ellie. - So do you. - You really...

I read your book. - Contact

I read your book.

Occam's razor Ever heard of itHoccam's razor Sounds like some slasher movieNo Occam's Razor It's a basic scientific principle It saysall things being equal the simplest explanation tends to be the right one - Contact

Occam's razor Ever heard of itHoccam's razor...

So what's more likely Thank you You're welcomeAn all powerful mysterious God created the universeand then decided not to give any proof of his existenceOr that he simply doesn't exist at all and that we created himso we wouldn't have to feel so small and - Contact

So what's more likely Thank you You're welcomeAn...

Did you love your father WhatYour dad did you love himYes Very muchProve it - Contact

Did you love your father WhatYour dad did you love himYes...

From as long as I can remember, I've been searching for......something......some reason why we're here. - Contact

From as long as I can remember, I've been searching...

You're an incredibly brave woman, Ellie. - Contact

You're an incredibly brave woman, Ellie.

Myself I have one final question Dr ArrowayIf you should meet these Vegansand were permitted only one question to ask of themwhat would it beWell I suppose it would beHow did you do itHow did you evolve How did you survive this technological - Contact

Myself I have one final question Dr ArrowayIf you should...

If you should meet these Vegansand were permitted only one question to ask of themwhat would it beWell I suppose it would beHow did you do itHow did you evolve How did you survive this technological adolescencewithout destroying yourself - Contact

If you should meet these Vegansand were permitted only one...

Do you believe in GodDr Arroway - Contact

Do you believe in GodDr Arroway

As a scientist......I rely on empirical evidence, and in this matter......I don't believe that there is data either way. - Contact

As a scientist......I rely on empirical evidence, and in...

I don't understand the relevance of the question. - Contact

I don't understand the relevance of the question.

I'm proud of what we've achieved as a species......and as a civilization. - Contact

I'm proud of what we've achieved as a...

Why did you do itOurjob was to select someone to speak for everybodyI just couldn't in good conscience vote for a personwho doesn't believe in GodSomeone whohonestly thinks the other 95 percent of ussuffer from some form of mass delusionI told the truth - Contact

Why did you do itOurjob was to select someone to speak for...

Ourjob was to select someone to speak for everybody. - Contact

Ourjob was to select someone to speak for everybody.

I just couldn't in good conscience vote for a person......who doesn't believe in God. - Contact

I just couldn't in good conscience vote for a...

I told the truth up there. - Contact

I told the truth up there.

DRUMLIN: With full humility and utmost gratitude......I accept this great honor......and I promise I will do my best to represent my nation......my planet and my God on this historic journey. - Contact

DRUMLIN: With full humility and utmost gratitude......I...

DRUMLIN Now at the moment where we release the podthere will be a substantial amount of energy generated at the coreWe'll be able to monitor the stresses and effectsusing our robot passenger who we lovingly call Elmer - Contact

DRUMLIN Now at the moment where we release the podthere will...

Ellie I know you must think this is all very unfairAnd maybe that's an understatementWhat you don't know is I agreeI wish the world was a place where fair was the bottom lineWhere the kind of idealism you showed at the hearing was rewardednot taken - Contact

Ellie I know you must think this is all very unfairAnd maybe...

WOMAN 1 We have begun the full scale test of Earth's first systembuilt by the sharing of knowledge with a neighbor in our universe - Contact

WOMAN 1 We have begun the full scale test of Earth's...

We're not seeing anything abnormalDRUMLIN No good Hold the sequence I'm gonna take a direct readingSTEVE What the hell is he talking about Can anyone say grandstandingHe sure knows he's on TVBack home that's what we call an overcooked ham - Contact

We're not seeing anything abnormalDRUMLIN No good Hold...

David, he's got something in his hand! - Contact

David, he's got something in his hand!

STEVE: All right, all right, back to your stations. - Contact

STEVE: All right, all right, back to your stations.

The scene earlier today, when David Drumlin......advisor to two presidents......and winner of the National Academy of Sciences lifetime award......was laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery. - Contact

The scene earlier today, when David Drumlin......advisor to...

In a related story, last night's raid... - Contact

In a related story, last night's raid...

Oh, Comrade Arroway......he has been expecting your call. - Contact

Oh, Comrade Arroway......he has been expecting your call.

Mr. Hadden? Doctor. How kind of you to call. Mr. Hadden, where are you? The Russian government was k - Contact

Mr. Hadden? Doctor. How kind of you to call. Mr. Hadden,...

I wanna show you somethingHokkaido IslandThe systems integration siteLook closerFirst rule in government spendingWhy build one when you can have two at twice the priceOnly this one can be kept secretControlled by Americansbuilt by the Japanese - Contact

I wanna show you somethingHokkaido IslandThe systems...

Hokkaido Island. - Contact

Hokkaido Island.

They still want an American to go, doctor. - Contact

They still want an American to go, doctor.

Come in. - Contact

I know you don't have much time. - Contact

I know you don't have much time.

The reason I didn't vote for you to go was a good reason but it wasrt the real oneI didn't vote for you to gobecause I don't wanna lose youYou find your way home all right - Contact

The reason I didn't vote for you to go was a good...

Magnetic restraint is secure. - Contact

Magnetic restraint is secure.

- Dynamics... - Contact

It's nice to smell you again Mr Kitz You tooWouldrt peg him as a Polo man - Contact

It's nice to smell you again Mr Kitz You tooWouldrt peg...

I got a visual on the door. - Contact

I got a visual on the door.

Ellie, we are showing green across the board. - Contact

Ellie, we are showing green across the board.

GERRY: We are at 30 percent. - Contact

GERRY: We are at 30 percent.

- How you doing in there, EI? - Contact

- How you doing in there, EI?

GERRY: Thirty-five percent. - Contact

GERRY: Thirty-five percent.

I'm picking up a moderate vibration here. - Contact

I'm picking up a moderate vibration here.

Vibration is getting a little stronger now. - Contact

Vibration is getting a little stronger now.

It's gotta be some kind of electromagnetic field. - Contact

It's gotta be some kind of electromagnetic field.

Life support, how is she doing? - Contact

Life support, how is she doing?

Eighty percent. - Contact

Eighty percent.

Control, if you're reading me......I am okay to go. - Contact

Control, if you're reading me......I am okay to go.

I'm okay to go - Contact

Okay to go. - Contact

Hundred percent target velocityMAN SteveTremendous EMI levels around the Machine All field measurements are off scaleSteve we're approaching our abort limitsOkay to goI hear herI hear her Barely but she's thereOkay to go She says she's okay to goSteve - Contact

Hundred percent target velocityMAN SteveTremendous EMI...

I hear her! - Contact

Steve, we're real close. - Contact

Steve, we're real close.

I'm okay to go. - Contact

I'm okay to go.

Okay to go I'm okay to go - Contact

Okay to go I'm okay to go

Oh God - Contact

Ellie to Control. - Contact

Ellie to Control.

I'm gonna try to keep recording. - Contact

I'm gonna try to keep recording.

There's a light source ahead. - Contact

There's a light source ahead.

It's a star. - Contact

I had no idea. - Contact

They're alive. - Contact

Okay. Okay, I've gotta keep talking. It's a triple... No, quadruple system. It's beautiful. - Contact

Okay. Okay, I've gotta keep talking. It's a...

Another wormhole! - Contact

Another wormhole!

Some......celestial event... - Contact

Some......celestial event...

Hi, Sparks. - Contact

Arert you...? - Contact

You're not real. - Contact

You're not real.

- Why did you contact us? - Contact

- Why did you contact us?

They all......travel here through that transit system that you built? - Contact

They all......travel here through that transit system that...

Is this some test No no testsYou have your mother's handsYou're an interesting speciesan interesting mixYou're capable of such beautiful dreamsand such horrible nightmaresYou feel so lostso cut off so aloneOnly you're notSeeIn all our searchingthe only - Contact

Is this some test No no testsYou have your mother's...

You're an interesting species......an interesting mix. - Contact

You're an interesting species......an interesting mix.

What happens now? - Contact

What happens now?

But the headset didn't record a single image? - Contact

But the headset didn't record a single image?

MAN Dr ArrowayYou come to us with no evidence no recordno artifactsOnly a story that to put it mildly strains credibilityOver half a trillion dollars were spentDozens of lives were lostAre you really gonna sit there and tell us we should just take this - Contact

MAN Dr ArrowayYou come to us with no evidence no recordno...

Is it possible that it didn't happen? - Contact

Is it possible that it didn't happen?

KITZ: Wait a minute, let me get this straight. - Contact

KITZ: Wait a minute, let me get this straight.

Because I can't. - Contact

Because I can't.

I had an experience. - Contact

I had an experience.

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

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writer: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan

Production: South Side Amusement Company,Warner Bros. Pictures

Genre: drama, mystery, sci-fi

Year: 1997

MetaScore: 62/100

ImdbRating: 7.5

BoxOffice: $100,920,329

Released: 11 Jul 1997

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 14 wins & 32 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/contact/