Contact

Name: Contact
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Genre: Drama
Released: 1997-01-01
Duration: 120 min
Cast: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt

2h 29m|PG|Science fiction|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?

Director:

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