Contact (1997)
Ellie Arroway, cerca nella scienza la risposta a quesiti che da sempre la tormentano. Chi siamo? Perchè siamo qui? C'è qualcun altro nell'universo? Specializzata nella ricerca di segnali inviati da esseri extraterrestri, una mattina riesce a captare un messaggio proveniente dalla lontana stella Vega, contenente il progetto di una macchina spaziale capace di proiettare un passeggero nell'iperspazio. Ellie dovrà battersi per essere la prescelta per questo incredibile viaggio.
Direttore:
Robert Zemeckis
Scrittori:
Michael Goldenberg, James V. Hart.
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Jodie Foster as Ellie Arroway |
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Matthew McConaughey as Palmer Joss |
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James Woods as Michael Kitz |
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John Hurt as S. R. Hadden |
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Tom Skerritt as David Drumlin |
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William Fichtner as Kent |
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David Morse as Ted Arroway |
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Angela Bassett as Rachel Constantine |
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Geoffrey Blake as Fisher |
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Max Martini as Willie |
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Rob Lowe as Richard Rank |
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Jake Busey as Joseph |
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Tucker Smallwood as Mission Director |
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Jena Malone as Young Ellie |
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Sami Chester as Vernon |
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Timothy McNeil as Davio |
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Laura Elena Surillo as Cantina Woman |
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Henry Strozier as Minister |
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Larry King as Larry King |
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Thomas Garner as Ian Broderick |
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Conroy Chino as KOB-TV Reporter |
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Dan Gifford as Jeremy Roth |
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Vance Valencia as Senator Valencia |
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Donna Kelley as Donna Kelley |
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Leon Harris as Leon Harris |
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Claire Shipman as Claire Shipman |
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Behrooz Afrakhan as Middle Eastern Anchor |
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Saemi Nakamura as Japanese Anchor |
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Maria Celeste Arraras as Latina Anchor |
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Tabitha Soren as Tabitha Soren |
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Geraldo Rivera as Geraldo Rivera |
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Ian Whitcomb as British Anchor |
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Jay Leno as Jay Leno |
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Natalie Allen as Natalie Allen |
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Robert D. Novak as Robert D. Novak |
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Geraldine A. Ferraro as Geraldine A. Ferraro |
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Ann Druyan as Ann Druyan |
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Kathleen Kennedy as Kathleen Kennedy |
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Michael Albala as Decryption Hacker |
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Ned Netterville as Decryption Expert |
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Leo Lee as Major Domo |
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William Jordan as Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
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David St. James as Joint Chief |
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Jill Dougherty as Jill Dougherty |
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Haynes Brooke as Drumlin Aide |
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John Holliman as John Holliman |
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Bobbie Battista as Bobbie Battista |
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Dee Dee Myers as Dee Dee Myers |
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Bryant Gumbel as Bryant Gumbel |
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Linden Soles as Linden Soles |
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Steven Ford as Major Russell |
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Alexander Zemeckis as Major Russell's Son |
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Janie Peterson as Major Russell's Daughter |
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Philippe Bergeron as French Committee Member |
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Jennifer Balgobin as Dr. Patel |
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Anthony Hamilton as British Committee Member |
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Rebecca T. Beucler as NASA Public Relations |
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Marc Macaulay as NASA Technician |
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Pamela Wilsey as Voice of NASA (voice) |
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Jeffery Thomas Johnson as Mechanical |
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Yuji Okumoto as Electrical |
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Gerry Griffin as Dynamics |
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Brian Alston as Communications |
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Rob Elk as Pad Leader |
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Mark Thomason as Security |
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José Rey as Controller #8 |
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Todd Patrick Breaugh as New VLA Technician |
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Alex Veadov as Russian Cosmonaut |
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Alice Kushida as Scientist |
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Robin Gammell as Project Official |
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Richardson Morse as Mission Doctor |
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Seiji Okamura as Japanese Ensign |
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Bernard Shaw as Bernard Shaw |
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Mak Takano as Japanese Tech #1 |
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Hiroshi Tom Tanaka as Japanese Tech #2 |
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Catherine Dao as Life Support |
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Kristoffer Ryan Winters as Dynamics #2 |
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Valorie Armstrong as Woman Senator |
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Jim Hild as Reporter #5 |
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William L. Thomas as Reporter #6 |
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Diego Montoya as School Boy |
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Jonathan Adler as White House Official (uncredited) |
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Robert Aguilar Jr. as NASA Controller #2 (uncredited) |
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Mark Bailey as Four-Star General (uncredited) |
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Matt Bennett as Senate Observer (uncredited) |
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Tony Boldi as Robert Hand (uncredited) |
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Christopher Boyer as Scientist (uncredited) |
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Christine Brady as White House Official (uncredited) |
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Ray Buffer as Press Reporter (uncredited) |
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Mark Byrne as Protester (uncredited) |
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Candice T. Cain as Supporter (uncredited) |
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Michael Chaban as Hadden Suit (uncredited) |
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Aixa Clemente as President's Secretary (uncredited) |
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Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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Derrick Damions as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Elaina Erika Davis as Philanthropy Bureaucrat (uncredited) |
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Joey Dente as Factory Worker (uncredited) |
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Michael Egan as IMC Police Officer (uncredited) |
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Jeff Elmore as Monk (uncredited) |
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Pamela Fischer as Pedestrian (uncredited) |
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Carl Gilliard as Controller (uncredited) |
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William B. Kaplan as TV Interviewer (uncredited) |
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Boris Lee Krutonog as Astronaut (uncredited) |
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Ming Lo as Pod Systems Control (uncredited) |
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Sunshine Logroño as Puerto Rican Taxi Driver (uncredited) |
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Denise Loveday as Press Secretary (uncredited) |
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Neal Matarazzo as Kitz's Aide (uncredited) |
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Bill Miller as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Molly Mueller as Family Exchange (uncredited) |
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Paul L. Nolan as Ellie's Attorney (uncredited) |
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Marisa Petroro as Oval Office Secretary (uncredited) |
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Errica Poindexter as Police Officer (uncredited) |
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J.A. Preston as Senator (uncredited) |
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Frank Principe as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Billy Quinn as Security Guard (uncredited) |
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Thomas Reid as Senate Hearing (uncredited) |
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Leo Rogstad as Ailing Believer (uncredited) |
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Russell Sanderlin Sr. as Photographer (uncredited) |
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Frank Silva as Army Officer (uncredited) |
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John A. Taylor as Senate Hearing Attendee (uncredited) |
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Todd Thompson as News Reporter (uncredited) |
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Cenk Uygur as Reporter (uncredited) |
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Holly Cross Vagley as Religious Zealot (uncredited) |
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Eric Alan Wendell as Protester (uncredited) |
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Delaney Williams as Believer #1 (uncredited) |
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Gregory L. Williams as Extra (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Zemeckis | Director |
| Writing | Michael Goldenberg | Screenplay |
| Sound | Alan Silvestri | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Novel |
| Production | Robert Zemeckis | Producer |
| Camera | Don Burgess | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joanna Johnston | Costume Design |
| Writing | James V. Hart | Screenplay |
| Production | Steve Starkey | Producer |
| Production | Victoria Burrows | Casting |
| Editing | Arthur Schmidt | Editor |
| Sound | Stephen Kearney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Peggy Names | Cableman |
| Costume & Make-Up | Janice Alexander | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Lacy | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Karen Harding | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sara Bolder | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Bruce Lacey | Foley Editor |
| Visual Effects | Ira Toles | 24 Frame Playback |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Susan Popovic | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mark Wineman | 24 Frame Playback |
| Sound | David Dresher | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Camera | Chad Rivetti | Second Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Vivian McAteer | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Ned Martin | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Tony Sereno | Foley Mixer |
| Camera | Tony Rivetti Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hallie D'Amore | Key Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Alison C. Rosa | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Andrew Cowitt | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Mary Helen Leasman | Foley Editor |
| Lighting | Douglas W. Smith | Electrician |
| Camera | Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr. | First Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Gregor Lakner | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Joel Aron | CG Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aaron Smith | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | John Rauh | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Joanie Karnowski | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mary Nelson | Roto Supervisor |
| Crew | Dawn Llewellyn | Visual Effects Editor |
| Art | Sara Gardner-Gail | Set Dresser |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Doran | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Geoffrey Harvey | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Lisa Kahatriya | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Crew | John P. Cazin | Pyrotechnician |
| Visual Effects | Jean François Fontaine | Digital Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Dylan Robinson | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Ken Ralston | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Kennedy | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Spencer Knapp | 3D Animator |
| Visual Effects | Robert Weaver | CG Artist |
| Crew | Ron Brinkmann | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Jerome Chen | CG Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | David Stump | VFX Director of Photography |
| Visual Effects | M. Scott McKee | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Gimo Chanphianamvong | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gary Archer | Prosthetics |
| Crew | John Wright | Craft Service |
| Art | Kristen Pratt | Set Designer |
| Art | Beth Bernstein | Art Department Coordinator |
| Art | Brad Ricker | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Josh Lusby | Set Designer |
| Sound | Steve Boeddeker | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Lawrence A. Hubbs | Art Direction |
| Crew | Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Sam Richards | Sequence Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Lauren Alexandra Ritchie | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Gregory Lundsgaard | Steadicam Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Betty Brikowski | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Taryn Weaver | Set Costumer |
| Production | Peggy Pridemore | Location Manager |
| Production | Allen E. Taylor | Production Accountant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Luc Russier | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Sally Thornton | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Audrey L. Anzures | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carolyn Elias | Hairstylist |
| Art | Jerrold F. Brooks | Construction Foreman |
| Art | David Manhan | Leadman |
| Sound | Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Matt Aitken | CG Supervisor |
| Crew | Laurence Treweek | Sequence Supervisor |
| Crew | Michael McGovern | Visual Effects Editor |
| Production | Paul Pav | Location Manager |
| Sound | Teresa Eckton | Sound Effects Editor |
| Art | Michael Taylor | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah La Mia Denaver | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Scott E. Handt | Construction Foreman |
| Art | Frank McEldowney | Greensman |
| Art | Mariko Braswell | Set Designer |
| Art | James F. Claytor Sr. | Set Designer |
| Art | Dean Wolcott | Set Designer |
| Sound | Dennis Sands | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Marian Wilde | Sound Effects Editor |
| Visual Effects | Mark S. Miller | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Ariel Velasco-Shaw | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Kosta Saric | Visual Effects Editor |
| Camera | Josh Bleibtreu | Camera Operator |
| Camera | François Duhamel | Still Photographer |
| Editing | Jeremiah O'Driscoll | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jane E. Russell | Unit Publicist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Roxanna Floyd | Makeup Artist |
| Art | Doug J. Meerdink | Assistant Art Director |
| Crew | Heather J. Morrison | Visual Effects Editor |
| Camera | Steven J. Winslow | Camera Technician |
| Crew | Joel Marrow | Transportation Coordinator |
| Directing | Luca Kouimelis | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | C. Marie Davis | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Marzette Bonar | Special Effects |
| Art | Hap Weaver | Greensman |
| Visual Effects | Julia Rivas Frey | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Stephen Rosenbaum | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Editing | R. Orlando Duenas | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Carin-Anne Strohmaier | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | David Presley | Video Assist Operator |
| Art | Ed Verreaux | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margaret E. Elliott | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | Rand R. Vargas | Rigging Grip |
| Art | Michael Diersing | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Evelyne Barbier | Set Designer |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Bud Davis | Stunt Coordinator |
| Camera | Nick Phillips | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pamela Wise | Costume Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Debbie Denise | Visual Effects Producer |
| Crew | Jay Redd | Sequence Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Kenneth Jones | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Camera | Robert LaBonge | Camera Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Patricia Bercsi | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenn Smiley | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Steve Ellsworth | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Douglas Murray | Sound Effects Editor |
| Production | Luz Eneida Nuñez | Location Manager |
| Crew | Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Art | Bruce Crone | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Frances Mathias | Hairstylist |
| Art | Easton Michael Smith | Set Designer |
| Crew | Michael Noles | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | David Jones | Sequence Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Joe Matza | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Sound | Kenneth Karman | Music Editor |
| Sound | Phil Benson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Sound | Randy Thom | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Eric Cook | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Camera | Mark O'Kane | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Michael Douglas Middleton | Still Photographer |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Executive Producer |
| Production | Carl Sagan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Lynda Obst | Executive Producer |
| Production | Rick Porras | Associate Producer |
| Production | Steven J. Boyd | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Allen Hall | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Carl Sagan | Story |
| Crew | Kirk A. Holland | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Thomas C. Mentzer | Carpenter |
| Camera | Michael Condro | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Wayne Eaton | Propmaker |
| Crew | Randy Cantor | Transportation Captain |
| Art | John B. Josselyn | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Kathleen Beall | Location Scout |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kathryn Blondell | Key Hair Stylist |
| Crew | Michelle Vogler | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Victor Jimenez | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Ines Mongil-Echandi | Production Office Coordinator |
| Crew | Rob Engle | Software Engineer |
| Production | Dawn Guinta | Production Supervisor |
| Lighting | David Morton | Gaffer |
| Crew | Dan Brizendine | Driver |
| Sound | William B. Kaplan | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Tim Alexander | Digital Compositors |
| Art | Robert E. Denne | Standby Painter |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keith VanderLaan | Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Bill Feightner | Technical Supervisor |
| Production | Joan Bradshaw | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Scot Boland | Casting Associate |
| Sound | William Ross | Orchestrator |
| Visual Effects | Mark Marcum | 24 Frame Playback |
| Editing | Harry Keramidas | Additional Editing |
| Crew | Edward J. Ertel | Projection |
| Editing | Bob Putynkowski | Color Timer |
| Production | Darcy Fray | Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Steve Smith | Key Grip |
| Crew | Allen E. Taylor | Production Controller |
| Sound | Randolph Saucedo | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Dave Mikutsky | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Theresa Corrao | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Martin A. Kline | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jessica Fasman | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Crew | Jeff Johnson | Set Medic |
| Crew | David Diaz | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Deyoe | Mechanical Designer |
| Sound | Kent Brown | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Production | Nannette Rosa Collazo | Unit Manager |
| Sound | Earl Sampson | Boom Operator |
| Art | George Denes Suhayda | Conceptual Design |
| Camera | James Conroy | Grip |
| Crew | Kevin LaRosa | Aerial Coordinator |
| Crew | Michael Egan | Stand In |
| Crew | Jay Caputo | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Timothy Wilcox | 3D Artist |
| Production | Ann Druyan | Co-Producer |
| Writing | Ann Druyan | Story |
| Art | Robin L. Miller | Property Master |
| Sound | Sue Fox | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Lindakay Brown | ADR Editor |
| Directing | Bruce Moriarty | First Assistant Director |
| Sound | Michael Silvers | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Barbara McBane | Dialogue Editor |
| Directing | Steve Starkey | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Ewa Sztompke | Dialogue Editor |
| Art | Darryl Henley | Storyboard Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gerardo Rosette | Tailor |
| Sound | Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Mimi Medel | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Production | Nikki Dalmau | Casting Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Maura Alvarez | Rotoscoping Artist |
| Production | Robert Cable | Second Assistant Accountant |
| Directing | Darin Rivetti | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Clifton T. Cooper | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Renton-Paul Medcalf | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | Jana Lynn Gold | Assistant Editor |
| Directing | Cellin Gluck | Second Assistant Director |
| Art | Richard Kriegler | Conceptual Illustrator |
| Art | Doreen Austria | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Frank D. Parrish | Second Assistant Camera |
| Editing | John Nicolard | Digital Color Timer |
| Visual Effects | Bart Giovanetti | Compositing Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Charlie Clavadetscher | Matchmove Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hope Slepak | Costumer |
| Camera | Clyde Miller | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Craig A. Mumma | Digital Effects Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robin Richesson | Costume Illustrator |
| Art | Steve Burg | Concept Artist |
| Visual Effects | Peter Jackson | Additional Visual Effects |
| Art | Nina Saxon | Title Designer |
| Sound | Cheryl Nardi | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Crew | Roland Blancaflor | Special Effects Technician |
| Sound | Mary Works | Assistant Dialogue Editor |
| Visual Effects | Michael L. Fink | Senior Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Production | Primrose Fukuchi | Location Assistant |
| Production | Nick Booth | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Production | Judd Nissen | Travel Coordinator |
| Art | Christopher Casey | Swing |
| Production | Kevin Bowe | Assistant Accountant |
| Crew | Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz | Temp Sound Editor |
| Crew | Charlie Bonilla | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Kelly Granite | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Camera | Jeff 'Moose' Howery | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Carley A. Berkman | Production Secretary |
| Production | Judith Bouley | Additional Casting |
| Editing | Mo Henry | Negative Cutter |
| Art | Carl Catanese | Set Buyer |
| Lighting | Steven C. McGee | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Crew | J.W. Kompare | Visual Effects Editor |
| Production | Kristin Dehnert | Assistant Location Manager |
| Costume & Make-Up | Nigel Boyd | Key Costumer |
| Sound | Catherine Harper | Foley Artist |
| Lighting | William Cueto | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician |
| Directing | Lucille OuYang | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Jill Stokesberry | Stunts |
| Crew | Dan Plum | Stunts |
| Crew | Kim Robert Koscki | Stunts |
| Crew | Lynn Salvatori | Stunts |
| Sound | Scott Levy | Sound Recordist |