Media1997

Film 'Contact' released

When: 11 Jul 1997
Sources: 2 public sources

Cinematographer Don Burgess overseeing filming for Contact (1997) NASA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Warner Bros. released Contact, Robert Zemeckis's adaptation of Carl Sagan's novel, starring Jodie Foster as a radio astronomer who detects a signal from the star Vega. It framed alien contact through radio searches rather than saucers.

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PressContact (review by Peter Keough) (opens in a new tab)Boston Phoenix / Providence Phoenix / 1997-07-10
OtherContact (1997) (opens in a new tab)Box Office Mojo

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