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I'm going to need a bigger antenna

Young Ellie:
I'm going to need a bigger antenna

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I'm gonna need a bigger antenna
Duration
4 seconds
Views
1,206
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:25
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

Jena Malone
Young Ellie
Jena Malone
MAN: What do you think, Doctor Arroway? - Contact 00:06
MAN: What do you think, Doctor Arroway?
Lt'll do. - Contact 00:17
Lt'll do.
Go back. - Contact 00:25
Go back.
And Dr Arroway will be spending her precious telescope time listening for umListening forLittle green men - Contact 00:11
And Dr Arroway will be spending her precious telescope time...
One down, a couple billion to go. - Contact 00:10
One down, a couple billion to go.
What are you studying up thereThe usualYou know Nebulae quasars pulsars stuff like thatWhat are you What are you writingThe usual Nouns adverbs adjective here and there - Contact 00:19
What are you studying up thereThe usualYou know Nebulae...
I work on a project called SETISearch for Extraterrestrial IntelligenceWow Man that is out there - Contact 00:11
I work on a project called SETISearch for Extraterrestrial...
You better keep this. - Contact 00:07
You better keep this.
Will you have dinner with me tonight? - Contact 00:17
Will you have dinner with me tonight?
Still waiting for E - Contact 00:05
Still waiting for E
Ellie Still waiting for E T To callWell I understand we're having a little Good to see you tooAsshole - Contact 00:10
Ellie Still waiting for E T To callWell I understand...
What's wrong with science being practical Even profitableNothing as long as your motive is the search for truthWhich is exactly what the pursuit of science is - Contact 00:13
What's wrong with science being practical Even...
PALMER I'm not against technology doctorI'm against the men who deify it at the expense of human truth - Contact 00:09
PALMER I'm not against technology doctorI'm...
Kent, I've been meaning to have a word with you. - Contact 00:08
Kent, I've been meaning to have a word with you.
I think that hurt my chances with that interview. - Contact 00:33
I think that hurt my chances with that interview.
You could call me a man of the clothwithout the cloth - Contact 00:07
You could call me a man of the clothwithout the cloth
You know there are four hundred billion stars out therejust in our galaxy aloneIf only one out of a million of those had planetsall right and ifjust one out of a million of those had lifeand ifjust one out of a million of those had intelligent lifethere - Contact 00:40
You know there are four hundred billion stars out therejust...
PALMER: So I was lying there, just looking at the sky. - Contact 00:25
PALMER: So I was lying there, just looking at the sky.
I've been to Sunday school a few timesUh huh AndWell I just kept asking all these really annoying questions likeAll right then where did Mrs Cain come fromAnd pretty soon they called my dad and they asked himif he wouldn't mind just keeping me home from - Contact 00:23
I've been to Sunday school a few timesUh huh AndWell I...
That's gotta be tough. - Contact 00:11
That's gotta be tough.