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Contact [videorecording] / a South Side Amusement Company production ; directed by Robert Zemeckis ; produced by Robert Zemeckis, Steve Starkey ; screenplay, James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg.

Bassett, Angela, (actor.). Foster, Jodie, (actor.). Goldenberg, Michael, 1965- (screenwriter.). Hart, James V., (screenwriter.). Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (actor.). McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- (actor.). Skerritt, Tom, (actor.). Starkey, Steve, (film producer.). Woods, James, 1947- (actor.). Zemeckis, Robert, 1952- (film director,, film producer.). Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Contact. (Added Author). South Side Amusement Company, (production company.). Warner Bros. Pictures (1969- ), (publisher.). Warner Home Video (Firm), (film distributor.). Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughy, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett. (Cast).

Summary:

Astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway receives an encrypted message, apparently from a solar system many light-years away.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0790733226
  • ISBN: 1419885197
  • ISBN: 9780790733227
  • ISBN: 9781419885198
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (150 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition
  • Publisher: Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, ©1997.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the novel by Carl Sagan and the story by Sagan, Ann Druyan.
Special features: production notes; theatrical trailers; 3 feature-length commentaries on alternate audio tracks; computer animation concepts and tests.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Music, Alan Silvestri ; cinematography, Don Burgess ; editing, Arthur Schmidt.
Participant or Performer Note:
Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughy, James Woods, John Hurt, Tom Skerritt, Angela Bassett.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG; for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
System Details Note:
DVD, region 1, widescreen; Dolby digital surround 5.1, Dolby surround stereo.
Language Note:
Dialogue in English with optional French soundtrack, and optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.

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Genre:
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Romance films.
Science fiction films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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