Contact
Rated PG
150 minutes
1997
In this Zemeckis-directed adaptation of the Carl Sagan novel, Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) races to interpret a possible message originating from the Vega star system. Once first contact with an extraterrestrial intelligence is proven, Arroway contends with restrictive National Security Advisor Kitz (James Woods) and religious fanatics bent on containing the implications of such an event. An incredible message is found hidden in the signal, but will Arroway be the one to answer its call?
- Synopsis courtesy of
Tribune Media Service
Film Credits
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Writer: Carl Sagan, James V. Hart and Michael Goldenberg
Producer: Joan Bradshaw, Lynda Obst, Steve Starkey and Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, David Morse, Angela Bassett, Geoffrey Blake, Maximilian Martini, Rob Lowe, Jake Busey, Jena Malone and Tucker Smallwood