Contact (1997 American film)
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Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Robert Zemeckis |
| Produced by | Robert Zemeckis Steve Starkey |
| Screenplay by |
James V. Hart Michael Goldenberg |
| Story by |
Carl Sagan Ann Druyan |
| Based on |
Contact by Carl Sagan |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Alan Silvestri |
| Cinematography | Don Burgess |
| Edited by | Arthur Schmidt |
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Production
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South Side Amusement Company
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time
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149 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Box office | $171.1 million |
| Contact: Music from the Motion Picture | |
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| Soundtrack album by Alan Silvestri | |
| Released | August 19, 1997 |
| Label | Warner Bros. Records |
Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name; Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film.
Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Jake Busey, and David Morse.
Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan began working on the film in 1979. Together, they wrote a 100+ page film treatment and set up Contact at Warner Bros. with Peter Guber and Lynda Obst as producers. When development stalled on the film, Sagan published Contact as a novel in 1985 and the film adaptation was rejuvenated in 1989. Roland Joffé and George Miller had planned to direct it, but Joffé dropped out in 1993 and Warner Bros. fired Miller in 1995. Robert Zemeckis was eventually hired to direct, and filming for Contact lasted from September 1996 to February 1997. Sony Pictures Imageworks handled most of the visual effects sequences.
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