Contact (1997) Front Cover Actor Back Cover Angela Bassett Jodie Foster John Hurt Rob Lowe Matthew McConaughey David Morse Tom Skerritt James Woods Movie Details Genre Sci-Fi Director Robert Zemeckis Producer Steve Starsky; Robert Zemeckis Writer Michael Goldenburg; James V. Hart Studio Warner Bros. Language English Audience Rating PG Running Time 150 mins Country USA Color Color Plot The Academy Award-winning director of "Forrest Gump" and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Contact" take you on a journey to the heart of the universe. Contact, based on the novel of the same name by Carl Sagan, is the story of a free thinking radio astronomer (Jodie Foster) who discovers an intelligent signal broadcast from deep space. She and her fellow scientists are able to decipher the Message and discover detailed instructions for building a mysterious Machine. Will the Machine spell the end of our world, or the end of our superstitions? Will we take our place among the races of the Galaxy, or are we just an upstart species with a long way to go? Personal Details Seen It Yes Index 437 Collection Status In Collection Links DVD Empire Product Details Format DVD Region Region 1 Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) Layers Single side, Dual layer UPC 085391504122 Chapters 43 Release Date 2/10/2004 Subtitles English; French; Spanish Packaging Snap Case Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC] FRENCH: Dolby Digital Surround Nr of Disks/Tapes 1 Extra Features Interactive Menus 3 Audio Commentaries:    - Jodie Foster    - Robert Zemeckis      Steve Starkey    - Ken Ralston      Stephen Rosenbaum 2 Theatrical Trailers Production Notes Computer Animation Concepts Special Effects Designs