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085391-504122 (DVD)
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Region 1
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| Production
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1997
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PG (Parental guidance suggested) Some Intense Action, Mild Language and a Scene of Sensuality
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| Running
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150 min.
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| DVD
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12/16/1997
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Snapper
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| Video
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Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 |
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Single Sided, Dual Layered
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| SRP: |
$24.99
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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.
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Drama Science Fiction
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Warner Bros. Pictures South Side Amusement Company Media Companies: Warner Home Video
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Scene Access Feature Trailers Featurettes Audio Commentary Production Notes Closed Captioned
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English French Spanish
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| Audio
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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
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| 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 |
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| 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
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