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PALMER I'm not against technology doctorI'm against the men who deify it at the expense of human truth
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I'm not against technology, doctor. I'm against the men who deify it at the expense of...

Palmer Joss:
I'm not against technology, doctor. I'm against the men who deify it at the expense of human truth

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PALMER I'm not against technology doctor
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I'm against the men who deify it at the expense of human truth
Duration
9 seconds
Views
1,212
Timestamp in Movie
00:15:12
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

Matthew McConaughey
Palmer Joss
Matthew McConaughey
Jodie Foster
Eleanor Arroway
Jodie Foster
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.
What do you say......we pack a picnic tomorrow morning and hike up to old Mount Arecibo? - Contact 00:19
What do you say......we pack a picnic tomorrow morning and...
- Ellie, did I miss something? - Contact 00:33
- Ellie, did I miss something?
YOUNG ELLIE: Dad! - Contact 00:08
YOUNG ELLIE: Dad!
Dad, there's another one. - Contact 00:30
Dad, there's another one.
Dad. I'll get the medicine. - Contact 00:16
Dad. I'll get the medicine.
Ellie. I know it's hard to understand this now......but we aren't always meant to know why things happen the way they do. - Contact 00:27
Ellie. I know it's hard to understand this now......but...
YOUNG ELLIE: CQ......this is W-9 GFO. - Contact 00:08
YOUNG ELLIE: CQ......this is W-9 GFO.
This is W 9 GFO Do you copyDad this is Ellie Come backThis is Eleanor Arrowaytransmitting on 14 2 megahertzDadAre you thereCome backDadAre you thereDad this is Ellie - Contact 00:42
This is W 9 GFO Do you copyDad this is Ellie Come backThis...
This is Eleanor Arroway......transmitting on 14.2 megahertz. - Contact 00:30
This is Eleanor Arroway......transmitting on 14.2 megahertz.
Ellie. Hi, Kent. What are you doing up so early, huh? I was thinking......we'd make a pretty good te - Contact 00:31
Ellie. Hi, Kent. What are you doing up so early, huh? I was...
Hey, watch it. - Contact 00:44
Hey, watch it.
And two probabilities One there is intelligent lifebut it's so far away you'll never contact it in your lifetimeAnd two You're making a decisionThere's nothing but noble gases and carbon compounds and you're wasting your timeIn the meantime you won't be - Contact 00:24
And two probabilities One there is intelligent lifebut...
Hey, Kent. - Contact 00:39
Hey, Kent.