"Contact" quotes
Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan
Production: N/A
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
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Cast
Young Ellie - Jena Malone
Ted Arroway - David Morse
Eleanor Arroway - Jodie Foster
Fisher - Geoffrey Blake
Kent - William Fichtner
Vernon (as SaMi Chester) - Sami Chester
Davio - Timothy McNeil
Cantina Woman - Laura Elena Surillo
Palmer Joss - Matthew McConaughey
David Drumlin - Tom Skerritt
Minister - Henry Strozier
Willie - Max Martini
Larry King - Larry King
Ian Broderick - Thomas Garner
KOB-TV Reporter - Conroy Chino
Jeremy Roth - Dan Gifford
Michael Kitz - James Woods
Senator Valencia - Vance Valencia
Rachel Constantine - Angela Bassett
Donna Kelley (as Donna J. Kelley) - Donna Kelley
Leon Harris - Leon Harris
Claire Shipman - Claire Shipman
Middle Eastern Anchor - Behrooz Afrakhan
Japanese Anchor - Saemi Nakamura
Latina Anchor - Maria Celeste Arraras
Tabitha Soren - Tabitha Soren
Geraldo Rivera - Geraldo Rivera
British Anchor - Ian Whitcomb
Jay Leno - Jay Leno
Natalie Allen - Natalie Allen
Robert D. Novak - Robert D. Novak
Geraldine A. Ferraro - Geraldine A. Ferraro
Ann Druyan - Ann Druyan
Richard Rank - Rob Lowe
Joseph - Jake Busey
Kathleen Kennedy - Kathleen Kennedy
Decryption Hacker - Michael Albala
Decryption Expert - Ned Netterville
Major Domo - Leo Lee
S.R. Hadden - John Hurt
Chairman of Joint Chiefs - William Jordan
Joint Chief - David St. James
Jill Dougherty - Jill Dougherty
Drumlin Aide - Haynes Brooke
John Holliman - John Holliman
Bobbie Battista - Bobbie Battista
Dee Dee Myers - Dee Dee Myers
Bryant Gumbel - Bryant Gumbel
Linden Soles - Linden Soles
Major Russell - Steven Ford
Major Russell's Son (as Alex Zemeckis) - Alexander Zemeckis
Major Russell's Daughter - Janie Peterson
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 - Marc Macaulay
Voice of NASA - Pamela Wilsey
Mission Director - Tucker Smallwood
Mechnical (as Jeff Johnson) - Jeffery Thomas Johnson
Electrical - Yuji Okumoto
Dynamics - Gerry Griffin
Communications - Brian Alston
Pad Leader - Rob Elk
Security - Mark Thomason
Controller #8 - José Rey
New VLA Technician - Todd Patrick Breaugh
Russian Cosmonaut - Alex Veadov
Scientist - Alice Kushida
Project Official - Robin Gammell
Mission Doctor - Richardson Morse
Japanese Ensign - Seiji Okamura
Bernard Shaw - Bernard Shaw
Japanese Tech #1 - Mak Takano
Japanese Tech #2 (as Tom Tanaka) - Hiroshi Tom Tanaka
Life Support - Catherine Dao
Dynamics #2 - Kristoffer Ryan Winters
Woman Senator - Valorie Armstrong
Reporter #5 - Jim Hild
Reporter #6 (as Bill Thomas) - William L. Thomas
School Boy - Diego Montoya
White House Official - Jonathan Adler
NASA Controller #2 - Robert Aguilar Jr.
Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound) - Neil Armstrong
Four-Star General - Mark Bailey
Senate Observer - Matt Bennett
Robert Hand - Tony Boldi
Scientist - Christopher Boyer
White House Official - Christine Brady
Press Reporter - Ray Buffer
Protester - Mark Byrne
Supporter - Candice T. Cain
President's Secretary - Aixa Clemente
Self (archive footage) - Bill Clinton
Ailing Believer - Derrick Damions
Philanthropy Bureaucrat - Elaina Erika Davis
Factory Worker - Joey Dente
IMC Police Officer - Michael Egan
Monk - Jeff Elmore
Pedestrian - Pamela Fischer
Controller - Carl Gilliard
Self (archive footage) - Adolf Hitler
TV Interviewer - William B. Kaplan
Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound) - Martin Luther King
Astronaut - Boris Lee Krutonog
Pod Systems Control - Ming Lo
Puerto Rican Taxi Driver - Sunshine Logroño
Press Secretary - Denise Loveday
Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound) - Douglas MacArthur
Kitz's Aide - Neal Matarazzo
Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound) - Joseph McCarthy
Student Reporter at NASA - Cassidy McMillan
Family Exchange - Molly Mueller
Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound) - Richard Nixon
Ellie's Attorney - Paul L. Nolan
Oval Office Secretary - Marisa Petroro
Police Officer - Errica Poindexter
Senator - J.A. Preston
Ailing Believer - Frank Principe
Security Guard - Billy Quinn
Senate Hearing - Thomas Reid
Ailing Believer - Leo Rogstad
Self - Voice Through Space (archive sound) - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Photographer - Russell Sanderlin Sr.
Reporter #3 - Kelli Schloemer
Army Officer - Frank Silva
Senate Hearing Attendee - John A. Taylor
News Reporter - Todd Thompson
Reporter - Cenk Uygur
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