--- title: "Contact: cast and crew" canonical: "https://film.one/film/contact/cast-and-crew" title_page: "https://film.one/film/contact" cast: 60 crew: 96 licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Contact (1997): cast and crew 60 cast and 96 crew, as credited (TMDB). Cast in billing order. ## Cast - [Jodie Foster](https://film.one/person/jodie-foster.md) as Ellie Arroway - [Matthew McConaughey](https://film.one/person/matthew-mcconaughey.md) as Palmer Joss - [James Woods](https://film.one/person/james-woods.md) as Michael Kitz - [John Hurt](https://film.one/person/john-hurt.md) as S. R. Hadden - [Tom Skerritt](https://film.one/person/tom-skerritt.md) as David Drumlin - [William Fichtner](https://film.one/person/william-fichtner.md) as Kent - [David Morse](https://film.one/person/david-morse.md) as Ted Arroway - [Angela Bassett](https://film.one/person/angela-bassett.md) as Rachel Constantine - [Geoffrey Blake](https://film.one/person/geoffrey-blake.md) as Fisher - [Max Martini](https://film.one/person/max-martini.md) as Willie - [Rob Lowe](https://film.one/person/rob-lowe.md) as Richard Rank - [Jake Busey](https://film.one/person/jake-busey.md) as Joseph - Tucker Smallwood as Mission Director - [Jena Malone](https://film.one/person/jena-malone.md) as Young Ellie - Sami Chester as Vernon - Timothy McNeil as Davio - Laura Elena Surillo as Cantina Woman - Henry Strozier as Minister - Larry King as Larry King - Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick - Conroy Chino as KOB-TV Reporter - Dan Gifford as Jeremy Roth - Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia - Donna Kelley as Donna Kelley - Leon Harris as Leon Harris - Claire Shipman as Claire Shipman - Behrooz Afrakhan as Middle Eastern Anchor - Saemi Nakamura as Japanese Anchor - Maria Celeste Arraras as Latina Anchor - Tabitha Soren as Tabitha Soren - Geraldo Rivera as Geraldo Rivera - Ian Whitcomb as British Anchor - Jay Leno as Jay Leno - Natalie Allen as Natalie Allen - Robert D. Novak as Robert D. Novak - Geraldine A. Ferraro as Geraldine A. Ferraro - Ann Druyan as Ann Druyan - Kathleen Kennedy as Kathleen Kennedy - Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker - Ned Netterville as Decryption Expert - Leo Lee as Major Domo - William Jordan as Chairman of Joint Chiefs - David St. James as Joint Chief - Jill Dougherty as Jill Dougherty - Haynes Brooke as Drumlin Aide - John Holliman as John Holliman - Bobbie Battista as Bobbie Battista - Dee Dee Myers as Dee Dee Myers - Bryant Gumbel as Bryant Gumbel - Linden Soles as Linden Soles - [Steven Ford](https://film.one/person/steven-ford.md) as Major Russell - Alexander Zemeckis as Major Russell's Son - Janie Peterson as Major Russell's Daughter - Philippe Bergeron as French Committee Member - [Jennifer Balgobin](https://film.one/person/jennifer-balgobin.md) as Dr. Patel - Anthony Hamilton as British Committee Member - Rebecca T. Beucler as NASA Public Relations - Marc Macaulay as NASA Technician - Pamela Wilsey as Voice of NASA (voice) - Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Mechanical ## Directing - [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md): Director - Alison C. Rosa: Second Second Assistant Director - Luca Kouimelis: Script Supervisor - [Steve Starkey](https://film.one/person/steve-starkey.md): Second Unit Director - Bruce Moriarty: First Assistant Director - Darin Rivetti: Second Second Assistant Director - Cellin Gluck: Second Assistant Director - Lucille OuYang: Second Assistant Director ## Writing - [Michael Goldenberg](https://film.one/person/michael-goldenberg.md): Screenplay - Carl Sagan: Novel, Original Story - [James V. Hart](https://film.one/person/james-v-hart.md): Screenplay - Ann Druyan: Original Story ## Production - [Steve Starkey](https://film.one/person/steve-starkey.md): Producer - Victoria Burrows: Casting - [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md): Producer - Paul Pav: Location Manager - Luz Eneida Nuñez: Location Manager - Peggy Pridemore: Location Manager - Allen E. Taylor: Production Accountant - Joan Bradshaw: Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager - Steven J. Boyd: Associate Producer - Rick Porras: Associate Producer - Carl Sagan: Co-Producer - [Lynda Obst](https://film.one/person/lynda-obst.md): Executive Producer - Ines Mongil-Echandi: Production Office Coordinator - Darcy Fray: Production Coordinator - Dawn Guinta: Production Supervisor - Nannette Rosa Collazo: Unit Manager - Scot Boland: Casting Associate - Ann Druyan: Co-Producer - Nick Booth: Production Assistant - Kevin Bowe: Assistant Accountant - Robert Cable: Second Assistant Accountant - Primrose Fukuchi: Location Assistant - Nikki Dalmau: Casting Coordinator - Judd Nissen: Travel Coordinator - Kristin Dehnert: Assistant Location Manager - Judith Bouley: Additional Casting - Carley A. Berkman: Production Secretary ## Camera - [Don Burgess](https://film.one/person/don-burgess.md): Director of Photography - Tony Rivetti Sr.: First Assistant Camera - Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.: First Assistant Camera - Ned Martin: First Assistant Camera - Chad Rivetti: Second Assistant Camera - Michael Douglas Middleton: Still Photographer - Josh Bleibtreu: Camera Operator - François Duhamel: Still Photographer - Mark O'Kane: Steadicam Operator - Robert LaBonge: Camera Operator - Steven J. Winslow: Camera Technician - Nick Phillips: Camera Operator - Gregory Lundsgaard: Steadicam Operator - Steve Smith: Key Grip - Michael Condro: First Assistant Camera - James Conroy: Grip - Renton-Paul Medcalf: Best Boy Grip - Clyde Miller: Assistant Camera - Frank D. Parrish: Second Assistant Camera - Jeff 'Moose' Howery: Dolly Grip ## Editing - [Arthur Schmidt](https://film.one/person/arthur-schmidt.md): Editor - Carin-Anne Strohmaier: First Assistant Editor - R. Orlando Duenas: First Assistant Editor - Jeremiah O'Driscoll: First Assistant Editor - [Harry Keramidas](https://film.one/person/harry-keramidas.md): Additional Editing - Bob Putynkowski: Color Timer - John Nicolard: Digital Color Timer - Jana Lynn Gold: Assistant Editor - Mo Henry: Negative Cutter ## Sound and music - [Alan Silvestri](https://film.one/person/alan-silvestri.md): Original Music Composer - Dennie Thorpe: Foley Artist - Tony Sereno: Foley Mixer - David Dresher: Assistant Sound Editor - Susan Popovic: Assistant Sound Editor - Gary Rizzo: Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Stephen Kearney: Assistant Sound Editor - Bruce Lacey: Foley Editor - Andrew Cowitt: Assistant Sound Editor - Mary Helen Leasman: Foley Editor - Karen Harding: Assistant Sound Editor - Mary Works: Assistant Sound Editor - Sara Bolder: Foley Editor - Randy Thom: Sound Designer, Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Dennis Sands: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Phil Benson: Supervising Sound Editor - Teresa Eckton: Sound Effects Editor - Steve Boeddeker: Sound Effects Editor - Marian Wilde: Sound Effects Editor - Tom Johnson: Sound Re-Recording Mixer - Douglas Murray: Sound Effects Editor - Kenneth Karman: Music Editor - Randolph Saucedo: Sound Recordist - William B. Kaplan: Production Sound Mixer - William Ross: Orchestrator - Kent Brown: Assistant Sound Editor - Earl Sampson: Boom Operator - Michael Silvers: Dialogue Editor --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Our review: https://film.one/film/contact.md