Contact /

After an astronomer discovers communication emanating from the star Vega, she leads an international team in deciphering it, and travels through space to contact the senders of the message.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Contact (Motion picture)
Main Author:	Druyan, Ann, 1949- (Author)
Other Authors:	Hart, James V. (Screenwriter), Goldenberg, Michael, 1965- (Screenwriter), Foster, Jodie (Actor), McConaughey, Matthew, 1969- (Actor), Woods, James, 1947- (Actor), Hurt, John, 1940-2017 (Actor), Skerritt, Tom (Actor), Fichtner, William (Actor), Morse, David, 1953- (Actor), Bassett, Angela (Actor), Blake, Geoffrey, 1962- (Actor), Martini, Max, 1969- (Actor), Lowe, Rob (Actor), Busey, Jake (Actor), Malone, Jena, 1984- (Actor), Smallwood, Tucker (Actor), Burgess, Don, 1956- (director of photography.), Schmidt, Arthur, 1937- (Film editor), Silvestri, Alan (composer (expression)), Johnston, Joanna (Costume designer), Sagan, Carl, 1934-1996
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English French
Language Notes:	In English or French with optional English, French and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published:	Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Entertainment, [1997]
Edition:	Special ed. ; Widescreen.
Subjects:	Outer space > Drama. Astronomers > Drama. Women astronomers > Drama. Human-alien encounters > Drama. Life on other planets > Drama. Grabaciones vídeo para los de audición disminuida. Discos videos digitales (DVD) Astronomers. Human-alien encounters. Life on other planets. Women astronomers. Outer space. Science fiction films. Feature films. Fiction films. Film adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama.

Description
Summary:	After an astronomer discovers communication emanating from the star Vega, she leads an international team in deciphering it, and travels through space to contact the senders of the message.
Item Description:	Based on the novel by Carl Sagan. Based on the story by Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan. Originally released as a motion picture in 1997. Special features: Cast & crew (biographies); From novel to screen; Creating a fantastic event; The message; Constructing the pod; Alien encounters: Audio commentaries (3 feature-length commentaries on alternate audio tracks: Jodie Foster, Robert Zemeckis (director) and Steve Starkey (producer), and Ken Ralston (senior visual effects supervisor) and Stephen Rosenbaum (visual effects supervisor)), The special effects (The making of the opening shot, The making of the NASA machine destruction, The making of the Harrier landing, High speed compositing reel), Computer animated concepts (The machine fly-by, Hadden's plane, NASA control room), Theatrical trailers, Special edition credits.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (150 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD, widescreen presentation; NTSC region 1; dual layer; Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby surround stereo.; dual-layer.
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated PG; for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Don Burgess ; production design, Ed Verreaux ; edited by Arthur Schmidt ; music by Alan Silvestri ; costumes designed by Joanna Johnston.
ISBN:	1419885197 9781419885198 9780790733227 0790733226