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)

Robert Zemeckis

Director

Carl Sagan

Novel

James V. Hart

Screenplay

Michael Goldenberg

Screenplay

Alan Silvestri

Original Music Composer

Don Burgess

Director of Photography

Arthur Schmidt

Editor

Steve Starkey

Producer

Robert Zemeckis

Producer

Victoria Burrows

Casting

Joanna Johnston

Costume Design

Janice Alexander

Hairstylist

Vivian McAteer

Hairstylist

Hallie D'Amore

Key Makeup Artist

Barbara Lacy

Makeup Artist

Alison C. Rosa

Second Second Assistant Director

Gary Rizzo

Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andrew Cowitt

Assistant Sound Editor

David Dresher

Assistant Sound Editor

Karen Harding

Assistant Sound Editor

Stephen Kearney

Assistant Sound Editor

Susan Popovic

Assistant Sound Editor

Mary Works

Assistant Sound Editor

Peggy Names

Cableman

Dennie Thorpe

Foley Artist

Sara Bolder

Foley Editor

Bruce Lacey

Foley Editor

Mary Helen Leasman

Foley Editor

Tony Sereno

Foley Mixer

Ira Toles

24 Frame Playback

Mark Wineman

24 Frame Playback

Douglas W. Smith

Electrician

Ned Martin

First Assistant Camera

Tony Rivetti Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Michael A. FauntLeRoy Sr.

First Assistant Camera

Chad Rivetti

Second Assistant Camera

Sara Gardner-Gail

Set Dresser

John P. Cazin

Pyrotechnician

Spencer Knapp

3D Animator

Dylan Robinson

3D Animator

Geoffrey Harvey

3D Animator

Stephen Kennedy

Compositing Supervisor

M. Scott McKee

Compositing Supervisor

Joel Aron

CG Artist

Gregor Lakner

CG Artist

Robert Weaver

CG Artist

Ron Brinkmann

CG Supervisor

Jerome Chen

CG Supervisor

John Rauh

Digital Compositor

Jeff Doran

Digital Compositor

Jean François Fontaine

Digital Compositor

David Stump

VFX Director of Photography

Gimo Chanphianamvong

Rotoscoping Artist

Joanie Karnowski

Rotoscoping Artist

Aaron Smith

Rotoscoping Artist

Lisa Kahatriya

Rotoscoping Artist

Mary Nelson

Roto Supervisor

Ken Ralston

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Dawn Llewellyn

Visual Effects Editor

Gary Archer

Prosthetics

John Wright

Craft Service

Ed Verreaux

Production Design

Bruce Crone

Art Direction

Lawrence A. Hubbs

Art Direction

Michael Taylor

Set Decoration

Frances Mathias

Hairstylist

Audrey L. Anzures

Hairstylist

Carolyn Elias

Hairstylist

Deborah La Mia Denaver

Makeup Artist

Roxanna Floyd

Makeup Artist

Margaret E. Elliott

Makeup Artist

Jean-Luc Russier

Makeup Artist

Beth Bernstein

Art Department Coordinator

Doug J. Meerdink

Assistant Art Director

Sally Thornton

Assistant Art Director

Brad Ricker

Assistant Art Director

Michael Diersing

Construction Coordinator

Scott E. Handt

Construction Foreman

Jerrold F. Brooks

Construction Foreman

Marzette Bonar

Special Effects

Frank McEldowney

Greensman

Hap Weaver

Greensman

David Manhan

Leadman

Evelyne Barbier

Set Designer

Mariko Braswell

Set Designer

James F. Claytor Sr.

Set Designer

Josh Lusby

Set Designer

Kristen Pratt

Set Designer

Easton Michael Smith

Set Designer

Dean Wolcott

Set Designer

Phil Benson

Supervising Sound Editor

Steve Boeddeker

Sound Effects Editor

Teresa Eckton

Sound Effects Editor

Douglas Murray

Sound Effects Editor

Marian Wilde

Sound Effects Editor

Randy Thom

Sound Designer

Tom Johnson

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Gary Rizzo

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Dennis Sands

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eric Cook

Special Effects Coordinator

Matt Aitken

CG Supervisor

C. Marie Davis

Visual Effects Producer

Debbie Denise

Visual Effects Producer

Julia Rivas Frey

Visual Effects Producer

Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn

Sequence Supervisor

David Jones

Sequence Supervisor

Mark S. Miller

Visual Effects Producer

Jay Redd

Sequence Supervisor

Sam Richards

Sequence Supervisor

Ariel Velasco-Shaw

Visual Effects Supervisor

Laurence Treweek

Sequence Supervisor

Kosta Saric

Visual Effects Editor

Stephen Rosenbaum

Visual Effects Supervisor

Lauren Alexandra Ritchie

Visual Effects Supervisor

Heather J. Morrison

Visual Effects Editor

Michael McGovern

Visual Effects Editor

Joe Matza

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kenneth Jones

Visual Effects Supervisor

Bud Davis

Stunt Coordinator

Josh Bleibtreu

Camera Operator

Robert LaBonge

Camera Operator

Nick Phillips

Camera Operator

Mark O'Kane

Steadicam Operator

Gregory Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

François Duhamel

Still Photographer

Michael Douglas Middleton

Still Photographer

Michael Noles

Video Assist Operator

David Presley

Video Assist Operator

Steven J. Winslow

Camera Technician

Rand R. Vargas

Rigging Grip

Betty Brikowski

Costume Supervisor

Pamela Wise

Costume Supervisor

Patricia Bercsi

Set Costumer

Steve Ellsworth

Set Costumer

Kenn Smiley

Set Costumer

Taryn Weaver

Set Costumer

R. Orlando Duenas

First Assistant Editor

Jeremiah O'Driscoll

First Assistant Editor

Carin-Anne Strohmaier

First Assistant Editor

Kenneth Karman

Music Editor

Joel Marrow

Transportation Coordinator

Luca Kouimelis

Script Supervisor

Luz Eneida Nuñez

Location Manager

Paul Pav

Location Manager

Peggy Pridemore

Location Manager

Jane E. Russell

Unit Publicist

Allen E. Taylor

Production Accountant

Tim Monich

Dialect Coach

Steven J. Boyd

Associate Producer

Joan Bradshaw

Executive Producer

Lynda Obst

Executive Producer

Rick Porras

Associate Producer

Carl Sagan

Co-Producer

Allen Hall

Special Effects Supervisor

Carl Sagan

Story

Kirk A. Holland

Transportation Captain

John B. Josselyn

Art Department Assistant

George Denes Suhayda

Conceptual Design

Kathleen Beall

Location Scout

Robert E. Denne

Standby Painter

Michael Condro

First Assistant Camera

Steve Smith

Key Grip

James Conroy

Grip

Kevin LaRosa

Aerial Coordinator

Jessica Fasman

Assistant Costume Designer

Kathryn Blondell

Key Hair Stylist

Keith VanderLaan

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Thomas C. Mentzer

Carpenter

Victor Jimenez

Digital Effects Supervisor

Dan Brizendine

Driver

Allen E. Taylor

Production Controller

Ines Mongil-Echandi

Production Office Coordinator

Edward J. Ertel

Projection

Wayne Eaton

Propmaker

Jeff Johnson

Set Medic

Michelle Vogler

Set Production Assistant

Rob Engle

Software Engineer

Randolph Saucedo

Sound Recordist

Michael Egan

Stand In

Jay Caputo

Stunts

Bill Feightner

Technical Supervisor

Randy Cantor

Transportation Captain

David Diaz

Transportation Co-Captain

Joan Bradshaw

Unit Production Manager

Bob Putynkowski

Color Timer

Dave Mikutsky

Electrician

David Morton

Gaffer

Scot Boland

Casting Associate

Darcy Fray

Production Coordinator

Dawn Guinta

Production Supervisor

Earl Sampson

Boom Operator

Kent Brown

Assistant Sound Editor

William Ross

Orchestrator

William B. Kaplan

Production Sound Mixer

Mark Marcum

24 Frame Playback

Timothy Wilcox

3D Artist

Tim Alexander

Digital Compositors

Theresa Corrao

Visual Effects Coordinator

Martin A. Kline

Visual Effects Art Director

Harry Keramidas

Additional Editing

Jeff Deyoe

Mechanical Designer

Nannette Rosa Collazo

Unit Manager

Ann Druyan

Story

Ann Druyan

Co-Producer

Barbara McBane

Dialogue Editor

Robin L. Miller

Property Master

Steve Starkey

Second Unit Director

Bruce Moriarty

First Assistant Director

Ewa Sztompke

Dialogue Editor

Michael Silvers

Dialogue Editor

Sue Fox

Supervising ADR Editor

Lindakay Brown

ADR Editor

Darryl Henley

Storyboard Artist

Robin Richesson

Costume Illustrator

Hope Slepak

Costumer

Nigel Boyd

Key Costumer

Gerardo Rosette

Tailor

Cellin Gluck

Second Assistant Director

Darin Rivetti

Second Second Assistant Director

Clifton T. Cooper

Assistant Property Master

Steve Burg

Concept Artist

Richard Kriegler

Conceptual Illustrator

Doreen Austria

Graphic Designer

Carl Catanese

Set Buyer

Christopher Casey

Swing

Nina Saxon

Title Designer

Charleen Richards-Steeves

ADR Mixer

Mary Works

Assistant Dialogue Editor

Cheryl Nardi

First Assistant Sound Editor

Catherine Harper

Foley Artist

Tony Eckert

Foley Mixer

Charlie Bonilla

Special Effects Assistant

Roland Blancaflor

Special Effects Technician

Peter Jackson

Additional Visual Effects

Michael L. Fink

Senior Visual Effects Supervisor

Kelly Granite

Visual Effects Compositor

J.W. Kompare

Visual Effects Editor

Mimi Medel

Visual Effects Production Manager

Clyde Miller

Assistant Camera

Renton-Paul Medcalf

Best Boy Grip

Jeff 'Moose' Howery

Dolly Grip

Frank D. Parrish

Second Assistant Camera

Judith Bouley

Additional Casting

Nikki Dalmau

Casting Coordinator

Jana Lynn Gold

Assistant Editor

John Nicolard

Digital Color Timer

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Kristin Dehnert

Assistant Location Manager

Primrose Fukuchi

Location Assistant

Kevin Bowe

Assistant Accountant

William Cueto

Assistant Chief Lighting Technician

Steven C. McGee

Chief Lighting Technician

Bart Giovanetti

Compositing Supervisor

Craig A. Mumma

Digital Effects Producer

Charlie Clavadetscher

Matchmove Supervisor

Nick Booth

Production Assistant

Carley A. Berkman

Production Secretary

Maura Alvarez

Rotoscoping Artist

Robert Cable

Second Assistant Accountant

Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz

Temp Sound Editor

Judd Nissen

Travel Coordinator

Kim Robert Koscki

Stunts

Dan Plum

Stunts

Lynn Salvatori

Stunts

Jill Stokesberry

Stunts

Lucille OuYang

Second Assistant Director

Scott Levy

Sound Recordist