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