Contact 27 years old
If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Credits
Contact Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Matthew McConaughey He was 27, now 55 years old | as Palmer Joss |
| John Hurt He was 57, 77 years old when he died | as S. R. Hadden |
| Tom Skerritt He was 63, now 91 years old | as David Drumlin |
| Jodie Foster She was 34, now 62 years old | as Eleanor Arroway |
| David Morse He was 43, now 71 years old | as Ted Arroway |
| Jena Malone She was 12, now 40 years old | as Young Ellie |
| William Fichtner He was 40, now 67 years old | as Kent Clark |
| Jay Leno He was 47, now 74 years old | as Himself |
| James Woods He was 50, now 77 years old | as Michael Kitz |
| Angela Bassett She was 38, now 66 years old | as Rachel Constantine |
| Max Martini He was 27, now 54 years old | as Willie |
| Geoffrey Blake He was 34, now 62 years old | as Fisher |
| Saemi Nakamura She was 2, now 24 years old | as Japanese Anchor |
| Larry King He was 63, now 91 years old | as Himself |
| Jake Busey He was 26, now 53 years old | as Joseph |
| Kristoffer Ryan Winters He was 23, now 51 years old | as Dynamics #2 |
| Alex Veadov He was 35, now 62 years old | as Russian Cosmonaut |
| Steven Ford He was 41, now 68 years old | as Major Russell |
| Rob Lowe He was 33, now 60 years old | as Richard Rank |
| Yuji Okumoto He was 38, now 65 years old | as Electrical |
| Philippe Bergeron He was 37, now 65 years old | as French Committee Member |
| Tucker Smallwood He was 53, now 80 years old | as Mission Director |
| Marisa Petroro She was 25, now 52 years old | as Oval Office Secretary |
| Delaney Williams He was 34, now 61 years old | as Believer |
| Catherine Dao | as Life Support |
| Robin Gammell He was 60, now 88 years old | as Project Official |
| Gerry Griffin | as Dynamics |
| David St. James He was 49, now 77 years old | as Joint Chief |
| Marc Macaulay He was 39, now 67 years old | as NASA Technician |
| Carl Gilliard He was 39, now 66 years old | as Controller |
| Jennifer Balgobin | as Dr. Patel |
| Timothy McNeil He was 39, now 66 years old | as Davio |
| Henry Strozier | as Minister |
| Christopher Boyer He was 37, now 64 years old | as Scientist |
| William B. Kaplan He was 2, now 24 years old | as TV Interviewer |
| William Jordan He was 59, now 87 years old | as Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
| Neal Matarazzo He was 35, now 62 years old | as Kitz's Aide |
| Valorie Armstrong She was 55, now 83 years old | as Senator |
| Rob Elk | as Pad Leader |
| Leo Lee He was 8, 20 years old when he died | as Major Domo |
| Ian Whitcomb He was 56, now 83 years old | as British Anchor |
| Leo Rogstad | as Ailing Believer |
| Haynes Brooke | as Drumlin Aide |
| Thomas Garner was 158, 67 years old when died | as Ian Broderick |
| Mak Takano | as Japanese Tech #1 |
| Michael Albala | as Decryption Hacker |
| Denise Loveday | as Press Secretary |
| Ming Lo | as Pod Systems Control |
| María Celeste Arrarás She was 36, now 64 years old | as Latina Anchor |
| Alexander Zemeckis He was 11, now 38 years old | as Major Russell's Son |
Contact Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Arthur Schmidt as Editor. He was 60 (now 87) years old | Editing |
| Doug J. Meerdink as Assistant Art Director. | Art |
| Lawrence A. Hubbs as Art Direction. | Art |
| Harry Keramidas as Additional Editing. He was 57 (now 84) years old | Editing |
| Steven C. McGee as Chief Lighting Technician. | Lighting |
| Tom Johnson as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Ed Verreaux as Production Design. | Art |
| Steve Boeddeker as Sound Effects Editor. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Michael Silvers as Dialogue Editor. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Dennie Thorpe as Foley. | Sound |
| Tony Eckert as Foley Mixer. | Sound |
| Brad Ricker as Assistant Art Director. | Art |
| Catherine Harper as Foley Artist. | Sound |
| Michael Goldenberg as Screenplay. He was 32 (now 59) years old | Writing |
| William Ross as Orchestrator. He was 48 (now 76) years old | Sound |
| Bruce Crone as Art Direction. | Art |
| Bruce Moriarty as First Assistant Director. | Directing |
| Teresa Eckton as Sound Effects Editor. She was 47 (now 74) years old | Sound |
| Sally Thornton as Assistant Art Director. She was 198 (86) years old when She died | Art |
| Robin L. Miller as Property Master. | Art |
| Jeremiah O'Driscoll as First Assistant Editor. | Editing |
| Deborah La Mia Denaver as Makeup Artist. She was 2 (now 24) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Margaret E. Elliott as Makeup Artist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| Keith VanderLaan as Prosthetic Makeup Artist. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| Debbie Denise as Visual Effects Producer. | Visual Effects |
| Martin A. Kline as Visual Effects Art Director. | Crew |
| Carin-Anne Strohmaier as First Assistant Editor. | Editing |
| Steven J. Boyd as Associate Producer. | Production |
| R. Orlando Duenas as First Assistant Editor. He was 37 (now 64) years old | Editing |
| Scot Boland as Casting Associate. | Production |
| Earl Sampson as Boom Operator. | Sound |
| Michelle Vogler as Set Production Assistant. | Crew |
| Ines Mongil-Echandi as Production Office Coordinator. | Production |
| Charlie Bonilla as Special Effects Assistant. | Crew |
| Frances Mathias as Hairstylist. | Costume & Make-Up |
| David Presley as Video Assist Operator. He was 27 (now 54) years old | Crew |
| Robert Zemeckis as Director. He was 45 (now 72) years old | Directing |
| Robert Zemeckis as Producer. He was 45 (now 72) years old | Production |
| Steve Starkey as Second Unit Director. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Directing |
| Steve Starkey as Producer. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Production |
| Peter Jackson as Additional Visual Effects. He was 35 (45) years old when He died | Visual Effects |
| Lynda Obst as Executive Producer. She was 47 (now 74) years old | Production |
| John Wright, Jr. as Craft Service. | Crew |
| Carl Sagan as Co-Producer. He was 62 (62) years old when He died | Production |
| Carl Sagan as Novel. He was 62 (62) years old when He died | Writing |
| Carl Sagan as Story. He was 62 (62) years old when He died | Writing |
| James V. Hart as Screenplay. He was 37 (now 64) years old | Writing |
| Tim Alexander as Digital Compositors. He was 32 (now 59) years old | Visual Effects |
| Joan Bradshaw as Executive Producer. She was 61 (now 88) years old | Production |
| Joan Bradshaw as Unit Production Manager. She was 61 (now 88) years old | Production |
| William B. Kaplan as Production Sound Mixer. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Tim Monich as Dialect Coach. | Crew |
| Jay Caputo as Stunts. | Crew |
| Gary Rizzo as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 25 (now 52) years old | Sound |
| Steve Burg as Concept Artist. | Art |
| Nick Booth as Production Assistant. | Production |
| Randy Thom as Sound Designer. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Randy Thom as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 2 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Jeff 'Moose' Howery as Dolly Grip. | Camera |
| Kevin LaRosa as Aerial Coordinator. | Crew |
| Charleen Richards as ADR Mixer. | Sound |
| Ann Druyan as Co-Producer. She was 48 (now 75) years old | Production |
| Ann Druyan as Story. She was 48 (now 75) years old | Writing |
| Michael McGovern as Visual Effects Editor. He was 12 (now 40) years old | Crew |
| Phil Benson as Supervising Sound Editor. | Sound |
| Cellin Gluck as Second Assistant Director. He was 39 (now 66) years old | Directing |
| Dean Wolcott as Set Designer. | Art |
| Mary Works as Assistant Dialogue Editor. | Sound |
| Easton Michael Smith as Set Designer. | Art |
Contact (27 years)
If it's just us, it seems like an awful waste of space.
- Release day: Friday, July 11, 1997
- Runtime: 150 minutes
- Budget: 90000000.00
- Revenue: 171120329.00