Contact
Science fiction. Dr Ellie Arroway runs a small project listening for possible messages from deep space. When a coherent message comes through it is stranger and has more far reaching consequences than anyone had imagined.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Eleanor 'Ellie' Anne Arroway Jodie Foster
- Palmer Joss Matthew McConaughey
- Dr David Drumlin Tom Skerritt
- Rachel Constantine Angela Bassett
- S.R. Hadden John Hurt
- Theodore 'Ted' Arroway David Morse
- Richard Rank Rob Lowe
- Kent Clark William Fichtner
- Michael Kitz James Woods
- Fisher Geoffrey Blake
- young Ellie Jena Malone
- Vernon SaMi Chester
- Davio Timothy Mcneil
- Cantina woman Laura Elena Surillo
- minister Henry Strozier
- Hadden suit Michael Chaban
- Willie Max Martini
- himself Larry King
- Ian Broderick Thomas Garner
- KOB-TV reporter Conroy Chino
- Jeremy Roth Dan Gifford
- Senator Valencia Vance Valencia
- herself Donna J. Kelley
- himself Leon Harris
- herself Claire Shipman
- Middle Eastern anchor Behrooz Afrakhan
- Japanese anchor Saemi Nakamura
- Latina anchor Maria Celeste Arraras
- herself Tabitha Soren
- himself Geraldo Rivera
- British anchor Ian Whitcomb
- himself Jay Leno
- herself Natalie Allen
- himself Robert D. Novak
- herself Geraldine A. Ferraro
- herself Ann Druyan
- Joseph Jake Busey
- herself Kathleen Kennedy
- Decryption hacker Michael Albala
- Decryption expert Ned Netterville
- major domo Leo Lee
- Chairman of Joint Chiefs William Jordan
- Joint Chief David St. James
- herself Jill Dougherty
- Drumlin aide Haynes Brooke
- himself John Holliman
- herself Bobbie Battista
- herself Dee Dee Myers
- himself Bryant Gumbel
- himself Linden Soles
- Major Russell Steven Ford
- Major Russell's son Alex Zemeckis
- Major Russell's daughter Janie Peterson
- French committee member Phillip Bergeron
- Doctor Patel Jennifer Balgobin
- British Committee member Anthony Fife Hamilton
- NASA public relations Rebecca T. Beucler
- NASA technician Marc Macaulay
- voice of NASA Pamela Wilsey
- mission director Tucker Smallwood
- mechanical Jeff Johnson
- electrical Yuji Okumoto
- dynamics Gerry Griffin
- communications Brian Alston
- pad leader Rob Elk
- security Mark Thomason
- controller 8 José Rey
- new VLA technician Todd Patrick Breaugh
- Russian cosmonaut Alex J. Veadov
- scientist Alice Kushida
- project official Robin Gammell
- mission doctor Richardson Morse
- Japanese ensign Seiji Okamura
- himself Bernard Shaw
- Japanese tech 1 Mak Takano
- Japanese tech 2 Tom Tanaka
- life support Catherine Dao
- dynamics 2 Kristoffer Ryan Winters
- woman senator Valorie Armstrong
- reporter 5 Jim Hild
- reporter 6 Bill Thomas
- school boy Diego Montoya
Credits
Direction
- Director Robert Zemeckis
- 2nd Unit Director Steve Starkey
- Assistant Director (1st) Bruce Moriarty
- Assistant Director (2nd) Cellin Gluck
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Darin Rivetti
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd) David Ticotin
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd) Gabriela Vázquez
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd) Lucille Ouyang
- Assistant Director (2nd Unit 2nd 2nd) Alison C. Rosa
- Script Supervisor Luca Kouimelis
Production
- Production Company Warner Bros.
- Production Company Southside Amusement Company
- Executive Producer Joan Bradshaw
- Executive Producer Lynda Obst
- Producer Robert Zemeckis
- Producer Steve Starkey
- Co-producer Carl Sagan
- Co-producer Ann Druyan
- Associate Producer Rick Porras
- Associate Producer Steven Boyd
- Production Associate Robin L. Green
- Unit Production Manager Joan Bradshaw
- Unit Production Manager Cherylanne Martin
- Unit Manager (Puerto Rico) Nannette Rosa-collazo
- Production Co-ordinator (Washington DC) Jacqueline Shea Pfeiffer
- Location Manager Paul Pav
- Location Manager (Washington DC) Peggy Pridemore
- Location Manager (Puerto Rico) Luz Eneida Nunez
Casting
- Casting Victoria Burrows
- Casting (Additional) Judy Bouley
- Casting (Associate) Scot Boland
Writing
- Screenplay James V. Hart
- Screenplay Michael Goldenberg
- Based on the novel by Carl Sagan
- Based on the story by Carl Sagan
- Based on the story by Ann Druyan
Photography
- Director of Photography Don Burgess
- 2nd Unit Camera Josh Bleibtreu
- Aerial Co-ordinator Kevin Larosa
- Camera Operator Robert Labonge
- Steadicam Operator Greg Lundsgaard
- Steadicam Operator Mark O'kane
- Libra Mount Cameraman Nick Phillips
Special Effects
- Video Graphics Supervisor Ian Kelly
- Special Visual Effects Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.
- S.P.I. (Visual Effects Supervisor) Stephen Rosenbaum
- S.P.I. (Senior Visual Effects Producer) Debbie Denise
- S.P.I. (Visual Effects Producer) Julia Rivas
- S.P.I. (Senior FX Art Director) Martin A. Kline
- S.P.I. (Computer Graphics Supervisor) Jerome Chen
- S.P.I. (Computer Graphics Supervisor) Ron Brinkmann
- S.P.I. ("Message"/HSC Supervisor) Mark Holmes
- S.P.I. (HSC Supervisor) Sheena Duggal
- S.P.I. (Visual FX Associate Producer) Megan L. Jones
- S.P.I. (Visual Effects Editor) J.W. Kompare
- S.P.I. (Visual Effects Production) Mageara Cameron
- S.P.I. (Visual Effects Plate Production) Amy Hollywood Wixson
- S.P.I. (Visual FX Vendor Production) Jacquie Barnbrook
- S.P.I. (Sequence Supervisor) Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
- S.P.I. (Sequence Supervisor) David Jones
- S.P.I. (Sequence Supervisor) Jay K. Redd
- S.P.I. (Sequence Supervisor) Sam Richards
- S.P.I. (Sequence Supervisor) Laurence Treweek
- S.P.I. (Sequence Supervisor) Brian van't Hul
- S.P.I. (Compositing Supervisor) Bart Giovannetti
- S.P.I. (Compositing Supervisor) Steve Kennedy
- S.P.I. (Compositing Supervisor) M. Scott Mckee
- S.P.I. (Digital Production Supervisor) Audrea Topps-harjo
- S.P.I. (Lead Technical Designer) Jim Berney
- S.P.I. (Lead Technical Designer) Rodney Iwashina
- S.P.I. (Lead Technical Designer) Mike Perry
- S.P.I. (Lead Technical Designer) Rick Stringfellow
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Max Bruce
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Kiki Candela
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Amelia Chenoweth
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Matt Farell
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Clint Hanson
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Sho Igarashi
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Erik Krumrey
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Lyndon Li
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Michael Mcneil
- S.P.I. (Technical Designer) Vivian Palacios
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Colin Campbell
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Michael Conte
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Colin Drobnis
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Michael Harbour
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Clunie Holt
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Greg Liegey
- S.P.I. (Compositing Artist) Richard Turner
- S.P.I. (3D FX Animator) Geoff Harvey
- S.P.I. (3D FX Animator) Spencer Knapp
- S.P.I. (3D FX Animator) John Lee
- S.P.I. (3D FX Animator) Dylan Robinson
- S.P.I. (3D Paint Supervisor) Kerry Nordquist
- S.P.I. (Digital Painter) John Mcgee
- S.P.I. (Digital Painter) Apryl Dawn Knobbe
- S.P.I. (Digital Painter) Suzy Brown
- S.P.I. (Animator) Kevin Hudson
- S.P.I. (Animator) Kelvin Lee
- S.P.I. (Animator) David Vallone
- S.P.I. (CG Modeller) Martin Havran
- S.P.I. (Matchmove Supervisor) Charles Clavadetscher
- S.P.I. (Matchmove Artist) David A. Spencer
- S.P.I. (Matchmove Artist) Joseph Thomas
- S.P.I. (Rotoscope Supervisor) Mary Nelson
- S.P.I. (Rotoscope Artist) Maura Alvarez
- S.P.I. (Rotoscope Artist) Gimo Chanphianamvong
- S.P.I. (Rotoscope Artist) Joanie Karnowski
- S.P.I. (Rotoscope Artist) Lisa Kshatriya
- S.P.I. (Rotoscope Artist) Aaron Smith
- S.P.I. (Lead Data Engineer) Douglas Yoshida
- S.P.I. (Data Engineer) Stephanie Justice
- S.P.I. (Data Engineer) Tim Llewellyn
- S.P.I. (Data Engineer) John Ly
- S.P.I. (Data Engineer) Jackson Yu
- S.P.I. (HSC Production Supervisor) Dawn Guinta
- S.P.I. (HSC Artist) Doug Forrest
- S.P.I. (HSC Artist) Jean-Luc Azzis
- S.P.I. (HSC Artist) Michelle Steinau
- S.P.I. (HSC Artist) Marguerite Cargil
- S.P.I. (HSC Data Engineer) Thomas F. Ford Iv
- S.P.I. (HSC Data Engineer) Amanda Hegedus-graves
- S.P.I. (Lead Software Engineer) Rob Engle
- S.P.I. (Software Engineer) Sidi Yu
- S.P.I. (Software Engineer) Dev Mannemela
- S.P.I. (Matte Artist) Ivo Horvat
- S.P.I. (Conceptual Artist) Richard Kriegler
- S.P.I. (Conceptual Designer) George Denes Suhayda
- S.P.I. (Senior Researcher) Debra Silverman
- S.P.I. (FX Art Director) Marzette Bonar
- S.P.I. (Miniature Photography Producer) John Radulovic
- S.P.I. (Director of Photography) David Stump
- S.P.I. (Addit Director of Photography) Les Bernstein
- S.P.I. (Special Effects Co-ordinator) Eric Cook
- S.P.I. (Pyro Technician) John Cazin
- S.P.I. (Lead Design Engineer) Barry Walton
- S.P.I. (Mechanical Engineer) Chris Barker
- S.P.I. (Mechanical Designer) Jeff Deyoe
- S.P.I. (Electronic Engineer) Todd Spencer
- S.P.I. (Fabricator) Hayden Mounger
- S.P.I. (Fabricator) Mark Christofferson
- S.P.I. (Thunderstone Model Shop Produce) Philip Notaro
- S.P.I. (Supervisor) Dave Ferris Emery
- S.P.I. (Modelmaker) Brian Marn
- S.P.I. (Modelmaker) Joe Villalobos
- S.P.I. (Modelmaker) Brad Burbank
- S.P.I. (Modelmaker) Mark Weatherbe
- S.P.I. (Modelmaker) Michael Forster
- S.P.I. (Modelmaker) Ted Smith
- S.P.I. (Mechanical Lead) Thomas Rush
- Additional Special Visual Effects Industrial Light & Magic
- ILM (Visual Effects Supervisor) James Mitchell
- ILM (Visual Effects Producer) Mark S. Miller
- ILM (Computer Graphics Artist) Joel Aron
- ILM (Computer Graphics Artist) Gregor Lakner
- ILM (Computer Graphics Artist) Robert Weaver
- ILM (Sabre Artist Supervisor) Pablo Helman
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Caitlin Content
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Grant Mcglashan
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Catherine Tate
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Rita Zimmerman
- ILM (Sabre Artist) Okan Ataman
- ILM (Digital Compositor) Tim Alexander
- ILM (Digital Compositor) Jeff Doran
- ILM (Digital Timing Supervisor) Bruce Vecchitto
- ILM (Scanning Supervisor) Joshua Pines
- ILM (Visual Effects Editor) Mike Mcgovern
- ILM (Digital Matte Painting Artist) Paul Huston
- ILM (Digital Matte Painting Artist) Bill Mather
- ILM (Digital Paint/Roto Artist) Al Bailey
- ILM (Visual Effects Co-ordinator) Theresa R. Corrao
- Additional Visual Effects WETA Ltd
- WETA (Digital Artist) John Shiels
- WETA (Digital Artist) Gray Horsfield
- WETA (Digital Artist) Matt Aitken
- WETA (Digital Artist) Buckley Collum
- WETA (Digital Artist) Wayne Stables
- WETA (Digital Artist) Paul Mcinnes
- WETA (Digital Artist) Richard Addison-wood
- WETA (Digital Artist) Peter Bailey
- WETA (Digital Artist) Christian Rivers
- WETA (Digital Artist) Ramon Rivero
- WETA (Digital Artist) Mark Lewis
- WETA (Digital Artist) Paul Story
- WETA (Digital Artist) James Bell
- WETA (Digital Artist) Yvonne Cuthbert
- WETA (Digital Artist) Janice Jones
- WETA (Chief Technical Officer) Jon Labrie
- WETA (Systems Assistant) Milton Ngan
- WETA (FX Co-ordinator) Alyson Mcrae
- Additional Digital Visual Effects Warner Digital Studios
- W.D. (Senior Visual Effects Supervisor) Michael Fink
- W.D. (Visual Effects Supervisor) Ariel Velasco Shaw
- W.D. (Visual Effects Producer) Lauren Ritchie
- W.D. (Digital Effects Supervisor) Victor Jimenez
- W.D. (Senior CG Art Director) Karen dejong
- W.D. (Visual Effects Production Manager) Mimi Medel
- W.D. (Visual Effects Production Co-ord) Iain Kennedy
- W.D. (Inferno/Flint Artist) D. Walt Cameron
- W.D. (Inferno/Flint Artist) Loring Doyle
- W.D. (Inferno/Flint Artist) Fortunato Frattasio
- W.D. (Inferno/Flint Artist) John Kohn
- W.D. (Inferno/Flint Artist) Katie Nook
- W.D. (Inferno/Flint Artist) John Tanimoto
- W.D. (Cineon Artist) Jill Backus
- W.D. (Cineon Artist) Marc Toscano
- W.D. (Film Assembly) Heather Morrison
- W.D. (I/O Inferno) Robert White
- W.D. (Digital Camera Supervisor) Megan Bryant
- W.D. (Camera Operator) Glen Gustafson
- W.D. (Imaging Supervisor) Christopher Savides
- Additional Digital Visual Effects CIS Hollywood
- CIS (Executive Producer) C. Marie Davis
- CIS (Visual Effects Supervisor) Ken Jones
- CIS (Senior Producer) Joe Matza
- CIS (Technical Supervisor) Bill Feightner
- CIS (Digital Compositing Supervisor) Jeff Heusser
- CIS (Digital System Co-ordinator) Bob Peishel
- CIS (Visual Effects Editor) Dawn Llewellyn
- CIS (Digital Artist) Joni Jacobson
- CIS (Digital Artist) Ron Kallsen
- CIS (Digital Artist) Danny Mudgett
- CIS (Digital Artist) Gregory Oehler
- Additional Digital Visual Effects Pacific Ocean Post Digital Film Group
- Additional Digital Visual Effects Big Sky Post
- Senior Visual Effects Supervisor Ken Ralston
- Special Effects (Supervisor) Allen Hall
- Special Effects (Foreman) Joe Montenegro
- Special Effects Jim Roberts
- Special Effects Ted Bukowski
- Special Effects Steve Foster
- Special Effects Richard Jacobs
- Special Effects Matt Hall
- Special Effects Ken Macinnes
- Special Effects Charles Wolff
- Special Effects Edwin J. Escobar
- Special Effects Roberto Espinoza
- Special Effects Steven Hall
- Special Effects Arlen J. Johnson
- Special Effects Louis R. Cooper
- Special Effects Joe Karas
- Special Effects Edward Gettis
- Special Effects Curtis Decker
- Special Effects Carlos Rodriguez
Editing
- Editor Arthur Schmidt
- Additional Editing Harry Keramidas
- Editor (On-line) Jim Sevin
- Editor (On-line) Mike Harrington
Design
- Production Designer Ed Verreaux
- Art Director Larry Hubbs
- Art Director Bruce Crone
- Art Department Co-ordinator Beth Bernstein
- Set Designer James F. Claytor Sr
- Set Designer Josh Lusby
- Set Designer Kristen Pratt
- Set Designer Evelyn Barbier
- Set Designer Easton Michael Smith
- Set Designer Dean Wolcott
- Set Designer Mariko Braswell
- Set Decorator Michael J. Taylor
- Conceptual Artist Stephen Burg
- Storyboard Artist Eric Ramsey
- Storyboard Artist Darryl Henley
- Graphic Designer Doreen S. Austria
- 3D Computer Artist Tim Wilcox
- Lead Computer Graphics Designer Richard Alonso
- Computer Graphics Designer Steve Sexton
- Computer Graphics Designer Simon Knights
- Video Engineer Mark Scott
Costumes
- Costume Designer Joanna Johnston
- Key Costume Supervisor Pam Wise
- Key Costumer Diana J. Wilson
- Key Costumer Nigel Boyd
- Key Costumer Linda Redmon
- Key Costumer Rudolph Garcia
- Set Costumer Tricia Bercsi
- Set Costumer Taryn Walsh
- Set Costumer Steve Ellsworth
- Set Costumer Kenn Smiley
- Military Costumer James Michael Balker
- Costumer Hope Slepak
- Costumer Tom Mcdonald
- Costume Supervisor (Washington DC) Betty Brikowski
Make-up
- Key Make-up Artist Hallie D'amore
- Make-up Artist (Jodie Foster) Jean-Luc Russier
- Make-up Artist Steve Artmont
- Make-up Artist Margaret Elliott
- Make-up (Angela Bassett) Roxanna Floyd
- Make-up (James Woods) Deborah LaMia Denaver
- Key Hair Stylist Kathryn L. Blondell
- Hair Stylist (Jodie Foster) Frances Mathias
- Hair Stylist Janice Alexander
- Hair Stylist Audrey L. Anzures
- Hair Stylist Carolyn L. Elias
- Hair Stylist Vivian Mcateer
Titles
- Main/End Titles Nina Saxon Film Design
Film processing
- Opticals Pacific Title
Music
- Music Alan Silvestri
- Orchestrations William Ross
- Song Wrangler Joel Sill
- Music Editor Ken Karman
Sound
- Auricle Programmer David Bifano
- Music Scoring Mixer Dennis Sands
- Sound Design Randy Thom
- Production Sound Mixer William Kaplan
- Boom Operator Earl F. Sampson
- Re-recording Mixer Randy Thom
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Johnson
- Re-recording Mixer Dennis Sands
- Re-recording Mixer (Additional) Gary A. Rizzo
- Supervising Sound Editor Phil Benson
- Dialogue Editor Barbara McBane
- Dialogue Editor Michael Silvers
- Dialogue Editor Ewa Sztompke
- Sound Effects Editor Teresa Eckton
- Sound Effects Editor Steve Boeddeker
- Sound Effects Editor Marian Wilde
- Sound Effects Editor Douglas Murray
- ADR Mixer Charleen Richards
- Supervising ADR Editor Suzanne Fox
- ADR Editor Lindakay Brown
- Foley Artist Dennie Thorpe
- Foley Artist Catherine Harper
- Foley Mixer Tony Eckert
- Foley Mixer Tony Sereno
- Foley Editor Bruce Lacey
- Foley Editor Mary Helen Leaseman
- Foley Editor Sara Bolder
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Bud Davis
- Stunt person Jill Stokesberry
Consultant
- Fourth Dimensional Consultant Rick Carter
- Fourth Dimensional Consultant John Bell
- Fourth Dimensional Consultant Stefan Dechant
- Astronomical Visual Consultant Jon Lomberg
- Astronomical Visual Consultant Don L. Davis
- Radio Astronomy Consultant Tom Kuiper
- Mathematics Consultant Linda Wald
- German Television Picture Consultant Brian Summers
- NASA Technical Consultant Gerry Griffin
- VLA Consultant Bryan Butler
- White House Consultant Robert R. Snow
- News Media Consultant Dee Dee Myers
- CNN Anchor Consultant Jennifer Boardman
- Dialect Consultant Tim Monich
- Consultant Jill Tarter
- Animal Trainer Birds and Animals Unlimited