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Synopsis: Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis. It is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name; Sagan and his wife Ann Druyan wrote the story outline for the film. Jodie Foster portrays the film's protagonist, Dr. Eleanor "Ellie" Arroway, a SETI scientist who finds strong evidence of extraterrestrial life and is chosen to make first contact. The film also stars Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt, William Fichtner, John Hurt, Angela Bassett, Jake Busey, and David Morse.
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Production: Warner Home Video
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 26 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.4
Metacritic:
62
Rotten Tomatoes:
63%
PG
Year:
1997
150 min
3,351 Views


He kisses her again, rises, goes to leave, stopping at the

door to watch her. Ellie looks out the window at the

stars...

DEEP SPACE - MESSAGE

A comet blows by. We chase it, riding its luminous tail

of evaporating ice...

TED'S CALLUSED HAND

careful as a safecracker, slowly TURNS the DIAL on an

ancient A.M. RADIO -- finally landing on an old HANK

WILLIAMS TUNE.

INT. TED'S TRUCK - MOVING - DAY

Ted sits up, smiles in satisfaction.

EXT. TRUCK - DAY

The old red Ford trundles through the pines along a

mountain road.

INT. ARROWAY KITCHEN - DAY

NINE-YEAR OLD ELLIE throws her schoolbooks on the table

and goes to the refrigerator. As she starts to take out

items we see her hand-drawn chart taped to the side of the

fridge; Mondays and Thursdays say "Ellie Cooks!"

EXT. MOUNTAINS - DAY

A fawn is feeding. CUT WIDE to reveal it standing in the

middle of an empty road, nibbling at the grass growing out

of the old blacktop. The TWITTER of a BIRD; the wind in

the trees... and then, far in the distance, we hear an

ENGINE STRAINING.

LOGGING TRUCK:

heads up the mountain road, its driver humming along to

the same HANK WILLIAMS TUNE.

INT. ARROWAY KITCHEN - DAY

A stew of some sort bubbles on the stove. Ellie hums as

she experiments with every spice on the rack.

SERIES OF SHOTS:

A) Ted sings to the RADIO as he eases off the gas to

take a bend in the road --

B) The fawn continues to graze, oblivious. We can now

hear the RADIO in the DISTANCE.

C) Ted look up as he rounds the bend -- sees the deer --

D) The logging TRUCK ROARS around a blind curve --

E) Ted swerves onto the wrong side of the road, misses

the deer, sighs in relief --

F) The truck driver looks up, sees the Ford coming at

him, Ted still looking over his shoulder at --

FAWN:

who suddenly looks up at the O.S. sound of a HORRIBLE

CRASH --

-- then bounds off into the woods.

INT. ARROWAY KITCHEN - DUSK

The table is set. A stubby candle and some wildflowers in

a peanut-butter jar.

Ellie sits at her place, frowning. She glances up at the

wall clock -- and then slowly stands as she sees something

else THROUGH the kitchen window:

A sheriffs' car is pulling up, lights going, siren silent.

The sheriff looks up -- their eyes meet -- PUSH IN ON

Ellie --

CUT TO:

EXT. COUNTRYSIDE - NIGHT

Little cones of light illuminate the darkness as NEIGHBORS

search with their flashlights, calling:

NEIGHBORS:

Ellie... Ellie...?

EXT. ARROWAY HOUSE - NIGHT

The sheriff stands in front of the house, shaking his head

as he talks to a MINISTER. VOICES continue to CALL.

We start to CRANE UP, HIGHER and HIGHER until we clear the

house -- REVEALING Ellie lying on the roof, staring up at

the stars. Her fingers grip the shingles...

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James V. Hart

James V. Hart was born in 1960 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. He is a writer and producer, known for Hook (1991), Epic (2013) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). more…

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