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Explain this to meIf the source of the signal is so sophisticated why the remedial mathExactly why don't they speak EnglishMaybe because 70 percent of the planet speaks other languages
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Maybe because 70 percent of the planet speaks other languages

Michael Kitz:
Explain this to me. If the source of the signal is so sophisticated, why the remedial math?Senator Valencia:Exactly, why don't they speak English?Ellie Arroway:Maybe because 70 percent of the planet speaks other languages

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Explain this to me
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If the source of the signal is so sophisticated why the remedial math
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Exactly why don't they speak English
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Maybe because 70 percent of the planet speaks other languages
Duration
13 seconds
Views
761
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:43
Uploaded
Mar 10, 2026
Genres
drama, mystery, sci-fi
Production
South Side Amusement Company,Warner Bros. Pictures

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Movie Summary

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

Actors

James Woods
Michael Kitz
James Woods
Senator Valencia
Vance Valencia
Mathematics is the only truly universal language - Contact 00:05
Mathematics is the only truly universal language
Your having sent this all over the world may constitute a breach of national securityThis isn't a person to person callYou can't think that a civilization sending this would intend it just for AmericansI'm saying you might have consulted usThe contents - Contact 00:19
Your having sent this all over the world may constitute a...
What do you make of that, Fish? - Contact 00:07
What do you make of that, Fish?
ELLIE: It's just noise. - Contact 00:11
ELLIE: It's just noise.
Center that segment. - Contact 00:05
Center that segment.
What the hell...? - Contact 00:06
What the hell...?
All right, freeze. - Contact 00:09
All right, freeze.
Rotate 90 degrees counterclock... - Contact 00:19
Rotate 90 degrees counterclock...
Does anybody speak German? - Contact 00:15
Does anybody speak German?
Twenty million people died defeating that son of a bitchand he's our first ambassador to outer spaceActually The broadcast from the '36 Olympicswas the first television transmission that went into spaceThat they recorded it and sent it back is saying - Contact 00:19
Twenty million people died defeating that son of a bitchand...
Thank you, Rachel. - Contact 00:52
Thank you, Rachel.
So it turns out there's life on other planetsBoy this is really gonna change the Miss Universe contest - Contact 00:08
So it turns out there's life on other planetsBoy this...
That's right. - Contact 00:08
That's right.
What...? Somebody broke in... Hello? Hey, listen, I don't know who you are, but you broke into the d - Contact 00:27
What...? Somebody broke in... Hello? Hey, listen, I...
MAN 1: You should feel fortunate. - Contact 00:06
MAN 1: You should feel fortunate.
MAN 2 Dr ArrowayI presumeMr HaddenI've had my eye on you a long time doctorI consider you one of my most valuable long term investmentsAnd when it comes to my investmentsI always do my homeworkEleanor Ann Arrowayborn 25th August 1964De Pere - Contact 01:52
MAN 2 Dr ArrowayI presumeMr HaddenI've had my eye on...
...I presume? - Contact 00:24
...I presume?
I know a good bet when I see one. - Contact 00:18
I know a good bet when I see one.
The powers that be have been very busy latelyfalling over each other to position themselves for the game of the millenniumMaybe I can help deal you back inI didn't realize that I was outNo maybe not outbut certainly being handed your hat - Contact 00:30
The powers that be have been very busy latelyfalling over...
Maybe I can help deal you back in. - Contact 00:15
Maybe I can help deal you back in.