Director: Robert Zemeckis

Writers: Ann Druyan; Michael Goldenberg; James V. Hart; Carl Sagan

From novel: Contact by Carl Sagan

Music by: Alan Silvestri

Producers: Robert Zemeckis; Steve Starkey

Keywords: Sci-Fi, Alien Invasion, Mathematics

Dr. Ellie Arroway, a scientist for SETI, faces termination of the project over budgetary concerns; she obtains funding from an anonymous benefactor and commences research at a facility in New Mexico. A message from star Vega is detected and deciphered, revealing plans for an elaborate transportation device. Received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound. Won the Hugo for Best Dramatic Presentation.

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Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Angela Bassett	Actor	16-Aug-1958		Got her groove back
Bobbie Battista	Journalist	c. 1952		CNN, Atamira Communications
Jake Busey	Actor	15-Jun-1971		Identity
Ann Druyan	Author	13-Jun-1949		Co-wrote Cosmos with husband Carl Sagan
Geraldine Ferraro	Politician	26-Aug-1935	26-Mar-2011	Walter Mondale's VP candidate in 1984
William Fichtner	Actor	27-Nov-1956		Agent Mahone on Prison Break
Steven Ford	Relative	19-May-1956		Son of Gerald Ford
Jodie Foster	Actor	19-Nov-1962		The Silence of the Lambs
Bryant Gumbel	Talk Show Host	29-Sep-1948		The Today Show
John Hurt	Actor	22-Jan-1940	27-Jan-2017	Alien
Larry King	Talk Show Host	19-Nov-1933		Larry King Live
Jay Leno	Talk Show Host	28-Apr-1950		The Tonight Show
Rob Lowe	Actor	17-Mar-1964		Brat-packer, Sam on The West Wing
Jena Malone	Actor	21-Nov-1984		Saved!
Max Martini	Actor	11-Dec-1969		Mack Gerhardt on The Unit
Matthew McConaughey	Actor	4-Nov-1969		Contact
David Morse	Actor	11-Oct-1953		Mike Olshansky on Hack
Dee Dee Myers	Government	1-Sep-1961		Bill Clinton's press secretary
Robert Novak	Columnist	26-Feb-1931	18-Aug-2009	Conservative ideologue, outed Valerie Plame
Geraldo Rivera	Journalist	4-Jul-1943		Fox News commentator
Bernard Shaw	Journalist	22-May-1940		Prime time CNN news anchor
Claire Shipman	Journalist	1962		Good Morning America
Tom Skerritt	Actor	25-Aug-1933		Viper in Top Gun
Tucker Smallwood	Actor	22-Feb-1944		Space: Above and Beyond
Tabitha Soren	Journalist	19-Aug-1967		MTV News
James Woods	Actor	18-Apr-1947		Casino, Any Given Sunday

CAST

Jodie Foster	...   Ellie Arroway
Matthew McConaughey	...   Palmer Joss
James Woods	...   Michael Kitz
John Hurt	...   S. R. Hadden
Tom Skerritt	...   David Drumlin
William Fichtner	...   Kent
David Morse	...   Ted Arroway
and
Angela Bassett	...   Rachel Constantine
Geoffrey Blake	...   Fisher
Max Martini	...   Willie
Rob Lowe	...   Richard Rank
Jake Busey	...   Joseph
Jena Malone	...   Young Ellie
Tucker Smallwood	...   Mission Director
SaMi Chester	...   Vernon
Timothy McNeil	...   Davio
Laura Elena Surillo	...   Cantina Woman
Henry Strozier	...   Minister
Michael Chaban	...   Hadden Suit
Larry King	...   Himself
Thomas Garner	...   Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino	...   KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford	...   Jeremy Roth
Vance Valencia	...   Sen. Valencia
Donna J. Kelley	...   Herself
Leon Harris	...   Himself
Claire Shipman	...   Herself
Behrooz Afrakhan	...   Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura	...   Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras	...   Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren	...   Herself
Geraldo Rivera	...   Himself
Ian Whitcomb	...   British Anchor
Jay Leno	...   Himself
Natalie Allen	...   Herself
Robert Novak	...   Himself
Geraldine Ferraro	...   Herself
Ann Druyan	...   Herself
Kathleen Kennedy	...   Herself
Michael Albala	...   Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville	...   Decryption Expert
Leo Lee	...   Major Domo
William Jordan	...   Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James	...   Joint Chief
Jill Dougherty	...   Herself
Haynes Brooke	...   Drumlin Aide
John Holliman	...   Himself
Bobbie Battista	...   Herself
Dee Dee Myers	...   Herself
Bryant Gumbel	...   Himself
Linden Soles	...   Himself
Steven Ford	...   Maj. Russell
Alexr Zemeckis	...   Maj. Russell's Son
Janie Peterson	...   Maj. Russell's Daughter
Phillip Bergeron	...   French Committee Member
Jennifer Balgobin	...   Dr. Patel
Anthony Fife Hamilton	...   British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler	...   NASA Public Relations
Marc Macaulay	...   NASA Technician
Pamela Wilsey	...   Voice of NASA
Jeff Johnson	...   Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto	...   Electrical
Gerry Griffin	...   Dynamics
Brian Alston	...   Communications
Rob Elk	...   Pad Leader
Mark Thomason	...   Security
José Rey	...   Controller #8
Todd Patrick Breaugh	...   New VLA Technician
Alex Veadov	...   Russian Cosmonaut
Alice Kushida	...   Scientist
Robin Gammell	...   Project Official
Richardson Morse	...   Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura	...   Japanese Ensign
Bernard Shaw	...   Himself
Mak Takano	...   Japanese Tech #1
Tom Tanaka	...   Japanese Tech #2
Catherine Dao	...   Life Support
Kristoffer Ryan Winters	...   Dynamics #2
Valorie Armstrong	...   Woman Senator
Jim Hild	...   Reporter #5
Bill Thomas	...   Reporter #6
Diego Montoya	...   School Boy

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