Contact: Special Edition
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UPC: 085391-504122 (DVD)
Region Coding: Region 1
Production Year: 1997
Rating: PG (Parental guidance suggested)
Some Intense Action, Mild Language and a Scene of Sensuality
Running Time: 150 min.
DVD Release: 12/16/1997
Case Type: Snapper
Video Formats: Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1
Disc Formats: Single Sided, Dual Layered
SRP: $24.99
The exciting adventure of the day we make contact with life beyond Earth comes to the screen with a profound sense of wonder and a dazzling visual sweep that extends to the outer reaches of space and the imagination. Jodie Foster is astronomer Ellie Arroway, a woman of science. Matthew McConaughey is religious scholar Palmer Joss, a man of faith. They're opposite ends of a spectrum — and sudden players on the world stage as the countdown to humanity's greatest journey begins. Powerfully, thrillingly and emotionally, Contact connects.

Genres
Drama
Science Fiction


Studios
Warner Bros. Pictures
South Side Amusement Company
Media Companies: Warner Home Video
Features
Scene Access
Feature Trailers
Featurettes
Audio Commentary
Production Notes
Closed Captioned
Subtitles
English
French
Spanish
Audio Tracks
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Commentary Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Commentary Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Commentary Dolby Digital Dolby Surround
Cast
Jena Malone as Young Ellie
David Morse as Ted Arroway
Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway
Geoffrey Blake as Fisher
William Fichtner as Kent
SaMi Chester as Vernon
Timothy McNeil as Davio
Laura Elena Surillo as Cantina Woman
Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss
Tom Skerritt as David Drumlin
Henry Strozier as Minister
Michael Chaban as Hadden Suit
Maximilian Martini as Willie
Larry King as Himself
Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino as KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford as Jeremy Roth
James Woods as Michael Kitz
Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia
Angela Bassett as Rachel Constantine
Donna J. Kelley as Herself
Leon Harris as Himself
Claire Shipman as Herself
Behrooz Afrakhan as Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura as Japanese Anchor
Maria Celeste Arraras as Latina Anchor
Tabitha Soren as Herself
Geraldo Rivera as Himself
Ian Whitcomb as British Anchor
Jay Leno as Himself
Natalie Allen as Herself
Robert D. Novak as Himself
Geraldine A. Ferraro as Herself
Ann Druyan as Herself
Rob Lowe as Richard Rank
Jake Busey as Joseph
Kathleen Kennedy as Herself
Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville as Decryption Expert
Leo Lee as Major Domo
John Hurt as S.R. Hadden
William Jordan as Chairman of Joint Chiefs
David St. James as Joint Chief
Jill Dougherty as Herself
Haynes Brooke as Drumlin Aid
John Holliman as Himself
Bobbie Battista as Herself
Dee Dee Myers as Herself
Bryant Gumbel as Himself
Linden Soles as Himself
Steven Ford as Major Russell
Alex Zemeckis as Major Russell's Son
Janie Peterson as Major Russell's Daughter
Philippe Bergeron as French Committee Member
Jennifer Balgobin as Dr. Patel
Anthony Fife Hamilton as British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler as NASA Public Relations
Marc Macaulay as NASA Technician
Pamela Wilsey as Voice of NASA (voice)
Tucker Smallwood as Mission Director
Jeff Johnson as Mechanical
Yuji Okumoto as Electrical
Gerry Griffin as Dynamics
Brian Alston as Communications
Rob Elk as Pad Leader
Mark Thomason as Security
José Rey as Controller #8
Todd Patrick Breaugh as New VLA Technician
Alex Veadov as Russian Cosmonaut
Alice Kushida as Scientist
Robin Gammell as Project Official
Richardson Morse as Mission Doctor
Seiji Okamura as Japanese Ensign
Bernard Shaw as Himself
Mak Takano as Japanese Tech #1
Tom Tanaka as Japanese Tech #2
Catherine Dao as Life Support
Kristoffer Ryan Winters as Dynamics #2
Valorie Armstrong as Woman Senator
Jim Hild as Reporter #5
Bill Thomas as Reporter #6
Diego Montoya as School Boy
Crew
Direction:
Robert Zemeckis: Director
Writing:
James V. Hart: Screenwriter
Michael Goldenberg: Screenwriter
Carl Sagan: Original Material By
Carl Sagan: Original Material By
Ann Druyan: Original Material By
Production:
Robert Zemeckis: Producer
Steve Starkey: Producer
Joan Bradshaw: Executive Producer
Lynda Obst: Executive Producer
Cinematography:
Don Burgess: Director of Photography
Film Editing:
Arthur Schmidt: Film Editor
Music:
Alan Silvestri: Composer
Sound:
Randy Thom: Sound Designer
William B. Kaplan: Production Sound Mixer
Phil Benson: Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Thom: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Johnson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Dennis Sands: Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art:
Ed Verreaux: Production Designer
Joanna Johnston: Costume Designer
Ken Ralston: Visual Effects
Lawrence A. Hubbs: Art Director
Bruce Crone: Art Director
Pamela Wise: Costume Designer
Hallie D'Amore: Make-up Artist
Jean Luc Russier: Make-up Artist
Steve Artmont: Make-up Artist
Margaret E. Elliot: Make-up Artist
Roxanna Floyd: Make-up Artist
Deborah La Mia Denaver: Make-up Artist
Allen Hall: Visual Effects
Jim Roberts: Visual Effects
Ted Bukowski: Visual Effects
Steve Foster: Visual Effects
Richard Jacobs: Visual Effects
Matt Hall: Visual Effects
Ken MacInnes: Visual Effects
Charles Wolff: Visual Effects
Edwin J. Escobar: Visual Effects
Roberto Espinoza: Visual Effects
Steven Hall: Visual Effects
Arlen J. Johnson: Visual Effects
Lou Cooper: Visual Effects
Joe Karas: Visual Effects
Edward Gettis: Visual Effects
Curtis Decker: Visual Effects
Carlos Rodriguez: Visual Effects
Washington, D.C. Crew
Betty Brikowski: Costume Designer

Sony Pictures Imageworks
Stephen Rosenbaum: Visual Effects

Industrial Light & Magic
Jim Mitchell: Visual Effects

Warner Digital
Michael Fink: Visual Effects
Ariel Velasco Shaw: Visual Effects
Victor Jimenez: Visual Effects

CIS Hollywood
Dr. Ken Jones: Visual Effects