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Movie Description
Devoted astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway undertakes an emotional and spiritual journey after receiving the message she's waited for all her life--a mysterious signal beamed in from alien beings, who pass along instructions for building and piloting a craft that will presumably survive the passage from Earth to their home. While struggling to fund her mission, Arroway also struggles with her feelings about the nature of things, particularly after meeting a charismatic New Age believer who questions her disbelief in God. A deliberately-paced, meditative adaptation of the eponymous novel by Ann Druyan and "pop" astronomer Carl Sagan, who died during production.
Film Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding
Snap Case
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary - 1. Jodie Foster - Star
2. Robert Zemeckis - Director, Steve Starkey - Producer
3. Ken Ralston, Stephen Rosenbaum - Visual Effects
Behind the Scenes Footage - 1. Computer animation concepts and tests
Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Scene Access
Interactive Menus
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Art - 1. Special Effects Designs
Production Notes
Theatrical release: July 11, 1997.
CONTACT grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office and more than $170 million worldwide.
Industry Reviews
"...Ambitious, relatively spiritual and displaying the characteristic Zemeckis craft..."
USA Today - p.8D - Mike Clark
"...Technologically dazzling....CONTACT becomes the most visually intoxicating 'trip' movie ever made..."
New York Times - p.C3 - Stephen Holden (07/11/1997)
"...Zemeckis has filled his movie with intriguing characters, played by good actors..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (07/11/1997)
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