| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | Contact (1997) |
| Director | Robert Zemeckis |
| Writer | James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, based on the novel by Carl Sagan |
| Lead Actor | Jodie Foster |
| Cast | Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt, James Woods, John Hurt |
| Genre | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi |
| Release Date | July 11, 1997 (United States) |
| Duration | 2h 30m |
| Budget | $90 million |
| Language | English |
| IMDb Rating | 7.5/10 |
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CONTACT is adapted from Carl Sagan’s 1985 novel, filtered through director Robert Zemeckis. Radio probes get a “call” from space aliens, who invite us to send a single visitor. Wrangling, dispute and chaos follow. Ultimately, maverick scientist Jodie Foster takes the spectacular ride.
In the manner of its much more intellectual 1968 predecessor 2001. A Space Odyssey, the Sagan Zemeckis film is no space opera but serious in its philosophical goals. It imagines superior and benign aliens out there, but is ambiguous on the big questions about God and the meaning of life. The meeting with the alien, while touching and prettily staged, risks more confusion. In the end, Contact argues that science and religion are not in conflict but simply different ways of knowing the truth.
Matthew McConaughey, as an ex-seminarian and skeptic Foster’s friend and lover, is a sympathetic spokesman for faith. Those who believe “contact” with God is already pretty well established will be underwhelmed. The $95 million special effects and explosions are dazzling.
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