| | Contact DVD (4 Customer Reviews)
| Category | Warner Store DVDs, Warner Theatrical Movies, Horror Videos, Adventure, Science-Fiction/Fantasy, Recommended, Religion, Politics, Space Exploration, Blockbuster | | Starring | Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, John Hurt, Rob Lowe, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, Angela Bassett, Jena Malone, Max Martini, Geoffrey Blake, Larry King, Timothy McNeil, Vance Valencia, Michael Chaban, Sami Chester, Conroy Chino, Thomas Garner, Dan Gifford, Henry Strozier, Laura Elena Surillo | | Director | Robert Zemeckis | | Cameo | Kathleen Kennedy, Jay Leno
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DVD. Feature film. 150 min. Widescreen. Sound in Engl. & F rench. Subtitles in Engl., French, & Spanish. Cast bios, fi lm hilites, production notes, trailer, audio commentary by Jodie Foster, Robert Zemeckis, Ken Ralson, storybds, comput er modeling, isolated music-only trk. Stars Foster & Matthe w McConaughey. Rated PG. 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. Theatrical release: July 11, 1997.
CONTACT grossed more than $100 million at the domestic box office and more than $170 million worldwide. Contact Reviews: "...Technologically dazzling....CONTACT becomes the most visually intoxicating 'trip' movie ever made..."
-- Stephen Holden, New York Times "...Zemeckis has filled his movie with intriguing characters, played by good actors..."
-- Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times "...Ambitious, relatively spiritual and displaying the characteristic Zemeckis craft..."
-- Mike Clark, USA Today Contact Movie Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)   Attention Grabber
This movie is great. It not only captured my husband and my attention, but my 16 year old son past by the t.v. and decided to watch the rest of the movie with us. I would definately recommend this for all age groups.
Submitted by babesis300 (Perkiomenville, PA) 
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Deeply insightful and simply profound
Contact reveals the depth to which Carl Sagan allowed himself to continue to feel awe at the observable universe, and Zemeckis capably conveys the power and brilliance of Sagan's vision in this film. The special effects, while stunning and believable, support the action, suspense and excitement and draw the viewer into an continuously intensifying exploration of universal and individual existence. This film is a profound statement of Sagan's belief in human potential and a powerful display of evidence proving life's existance throughout the universe.
Submitted by a reviewer (North Carolina)
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The Movie was good up until the end which was the worst ending out of any movie I've seen.
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Overstanding!!
That's right, not outstanding, Overstanding! This film and story is easily one of my top ten favorite films. I am personally a John Woo shoot em up kind of movie lover, but Contact left me breathless. Buy this movie, 16$ for the DVD is more than worth it!
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Contact DVD Region 1
Snap Case
Single Side - Dual Layer
Special Edition
Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
Letterbox - 2.35
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Surround - French
Additional Release Material:
Behind the Scenes: Computer animation concepts and tests
Trailers: Original Theatrical Trailer
Audio Commentary:
1. Jodie Foster - Star
2. Robert Zemeckis - Director, Steve Starkey - Producer
3. Ken Ralston, Stephen Rosenbaum - Visual Effects
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Production Art: Special Effects Designs
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