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Cast & Crew

Directed By

Written By

James V. Hart
screenplay by
Michael Goldenberg
screenplay by
Carl Sagan
based on the novel by / based on the story by
Ann Druyan
based on the story by

Cast

Jena Malone
Young Ellie
David Morse
Ted Arroway
Jodie Foster
Ellie Arroway
Laura Elena Surillo
Cantina Woman
Tom Skerritt
David Drumlin
Larry King
Larry King
Thomas Garner
Ian Broderick
Conroy Chino
KOB-TV Reporter
Dan Gifford
Jeremy Roth
James Woods
Michael Kitz
Vance Valencia
Senator Valencia
Angela Bassett
Rachel Constantine
Donna Kelley
Donna Kelley
Leon Harris
Leon Harris
Claire Shipman
Claire Shipman
Behrooz Afrakhan
Middle Eastern Anchor
Saemi Nakamura
Japanese 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
Rob Lowe
Richard Rank
Kathleen Kennedy
Kathleen Kennedy
Michael Albala
Decryption Hacker
Ned Netterville
Decryption Expert
Leo Lee
Major Domo
John Hurt
S.R. Hadden
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
Anthony Hamilton
British Committee Member
Rebecca T. Beucler
NASA Public Relations
Marc Macaulay
NASA Technician
Pamela Wilsey
Voice of NASA
Tucker Smallwood
Mission Director
Yuji Okumoto
Electrical
Brian Alston
Communications
Rob Elk
Pad Leader
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
Valorie Armstrong
Woman Senator
Jim Hild
Reporter #5
Diego Montoya
School Boy
Jonathan Adler
White House Official
Robert Aguilar Jr.
NASA Controller #2
Neil Armstrong
Self - Voice Through Space
Mark Bailey
Four-Star General
Matt Bennett
Senate Observer
Tony Boldi
Robert Hand
Christine Brady
White House Official
Ray Buffer
Press Reporter
Mark Byrne
Protester
Michael Chaban
Hadden Suit
Aixa Clemente
President's Secretary
Derrick Damions
Ailing Believer
Elaina Davis
Philanthropy Bureaucrat
Joey Dente
Factory Worker
Michael Egan
IMC Police Officer

Produced By

Steven J. Boyd
associate producer
Joan Bradshaw
executive producer
Ann Druyan
co-producer
Lynda Obst
executive producer
Rick Porras
associate producer
Carl Sagan
co-producer

Cinematography

Don Burgess
director of photography

Sound

Phil Benson
supervising sound editor
Steve Boeddeker
sound effects editor
Sara Bolder
foley editor
Kent Brown
assistant sound editor
Lindakay Brown
adr editor
Andrew Cowitt
assistant sound editor
David Dresher
assistant sound editor
Tony Eckert
foley mixer
Teresa Eckton
sound effects editor / additional sound design
Sue Fox
supervising adr editor
Andrea Gard
assistant sound editor
Karen Harding
assistant sound editor
Catherine Harper
foley artist
Tom Johnson
re-recording mixer
William B. Kaplan
production sound mixer
Stephen Kearney
assistant sound editor
Bruce Lacey
foley editor
Barbara McBane
dialogue editor
Douglas Murray
sound effects editor
Peggy Names
cable person
Cheryl Nardi
first assistant sound editor
Clodagh O'Donovan
ADR recordist and editor
Susan Popovic
assistant sound editor
Gary A. Rizzo
additional re-recording mixer
Earl Sampson
boom operator
Dennis S. Sands
re-recording mixer
Tony Sereno
foley mixer
Michael Silvers
dialogue editor
Ewa Sztompke
dialogue editor
Randy Thom
re-recording mixer / sound designer
Dennie Thorpe
foley artist
Marian Wilde
sound effects editor
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz
temp sound editor
Mary Works
assistant sound editor / assistant dialogue editor
Fred Clemons
Re-Recordist / machine room operator / sound transferer
Bob Edwards
assistant sound designer
Thomas Giordano
production sound technician
Scott Levy
Re-Recordist
Steve Romanko
machine room operator
Randolph Saucedo
sound recordist
Kent Sparling
mix technician
David E. Turner
machine room operator

Casting Director

Production Design

Set Design

Makeup

Janice Alexander
hair stylist
Audrey L. Anzures
hair stylist
Steve Artmont
makeup artist
Kathryn Blondell
key hair stylist
Hallie D'Amore
key makeup artist
Deborah La Mia Denaver
makeup artist: Mr. Woods
Carolyn Elias
hair stylist
Margaret E. Elliott
makeup artist
Roxanna Floyd
makeup artist: Ms. Bassett
Barbara Lacy
makeup artist
Frances Mathias
hair stylist: Ms. Foster
Vivian McAteer
hair stylist
Jean-Luc Russier
makeup artist: Ms. Foster
Keith VanderLaan
prosthetic makeup effects producer: Cannom Creations
Gary Archer
dental prosthetics
Sherri Bramlett
additional hair stylist
Kerry Mendenhall
assistant hair stylist: Washington D.C.

Special Effects

Ted Bukowski
special effects
John P. Cazin
pyro technician
Eric Cook
special effects coordinator / special effects
Louis R. Cooper
special effects
Curtis Decker
special effects
Jeff Deyoe
mechanical designer
Edwin J. Escobar
special effects
Roberto Espinoza
special effects
Steven C. Foster
special effects
Edward Gettis
special effects
David A. Goodman
special effects supervisor
Allen Hall
special effects supervisor
Matthew Hall
special effects
Steven Hall
special effects
Richard Jacobs
special effects
Arlen Johnson
special effects
Joe Karas
special effects
Ken MacInnes
special effects
Joe Montenegro
special effects foreman
James L. Roberts
special effects
Juan Carlos Rodríguez
special effects
Richard Stringfellow
lead technical designer
Charles Wolff
special effects
Roland Blancaflor
special effects technician: Cannom Creations Inc.
Charlie Bonilla
special effects assistant
Noel Brevick
special effects crew
Shea Clayton
special effects technician
Lawrence Decker
special effects technician
Clark Templeman
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Richard Addison-Wood
digital artist: Weta Ltd.
Matt Aitken
CG supervisor: Weta Digital Ltd
Tim Alexander
digital compositor: ILM
Richard Alonso
lead computer graphics designer
Maura Alvarez
rotoscope artist
Joel Aron
computer graphics artist: ILM
Chris Arreola
film recording technician
Okan Ataman
Sabre artist: ILM
Jean-Luc Azzis
high speed compositing artist
Al Bailey
digital paint & roto artist
Peter Bailey
digital artist
Jacquie Barnbrook
visual effects vendor producer
James Bell
digital artist: Weta Ltd.
Chuck Bemis
visual effects first assistant camera
Jim Berney
lead technical designer
Nick Booth
production assistant: Weta Ltd.
Ron Brinkmann
computer graphics supervisor
Suzy Brown
digital painter
Max Bruce
technical designer
Megan Bryant
digital camera supervisor: Warner Digital
Fiona Bull
digital effects associate producer: Message Sequence
Brad Burbank
model maker
D. Walt Cameron
Inferno/Flint artist: Warner Digital
Mageara Cameron
visual effects production
Colin Campbell
visual effects composite artist
Marguerite Cargill
high speed compositing artist
Rusty Case
computer system engineer
Gimo Chanphianamvong
rotoscope artist
Jerome Chen
computer graphics supervisor
Amelia Chenoweth
technical designer
Charlie Clavadetscher
matchmove supervisor
Buckley Collum
digital artist: Weta Ltd.
Michael Conte
visual effects composite artist: SPI
Caitlin Content
sabre artist: ILM
Theresa Corrao
visual effects coordinator: ILM
Yvonne Cuthbert
digital artist: Weta Ltd.
C. Marie Davis
visual effects executive producer: CIS
Karen deJong
senior CG art director
Debbie Denise
senior visual effects producer
Jerome Desvignes
computer graphics supervisor
Jeff Doran
digital compositor: ILM
Colin Drobnis
visual effects composite artist
Sheena Duggal
high speed compositing supervisor
Dave Ferris Emery
visual effects supervisor
Rob Engle
lead software engineer
Matt Farell
technical designer
Bill Feightner
technical supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Michael L. Fink
senior visual effects supervisor: Warner Digital
Jean François Fontaine
digital compositor: Mac Guff
Thomas F. Ford IV
high speed compositing lead data engineer
Doug Forrest
high speed compositing artist
Kiki Francoise
technical designer
Fortunato Frattasio
Inferno/Flint artist: Warner Digital
Mark A. Freid
visual effects equipment coordinator
Julia Frey
visual effects producer
Bart Giovanetti
compositing supervisor
Kelly Granite
visual effects compositor
Dave Gregory
visual effects, color imaging supervisor: Warner Digital
Dawn Guinta
production supervisor high speed compositing
Glen Gustafson
digital camera operator: Warner Digital
Kee-Suk 'Ken' Hahn
sequence supervisor
Clint Hanson
technical designer
Michael S. Harbour
visual effects composite artist
Geoffrey Harvey
3D effects animator
Marty Havran
computer graphics modeler
Pablo Helman
Sabre artist supervisor: ILM
Jeff Heusser
digital compositing supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Amy Hollywood Wixson
visual effects plate producer
Mark Holmes
message and high speed compositing supervisor
Clunie Holt
visual effects composite artist
Gray Horsfield
digital artist: Weta Ltd.
Ivo Horvat
matte artist
Paul Huston
digital matte painting artist: ILM
Shô Igarashi
technical designer
Rodney Iwashina
lead technical designer
Peter Jackson
additional visual effects
Joni Jacobson
digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Victor Jimenez
digital effects supervisor: Warner Digital
David Jones
sequence supervisor: SPI
Janice Jones
digital artist: Weta Ltd.
Ken Jones
visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Megan L. Jones
visual effects associate producer
Stephanie Justice
data engineer
Lisa Kahatriya
rotoscope artist
Ron Kallsen
digital artist: CIS Hollywood
Joanie Karnowski
rotoscope artist
Iain Kennedy
visual effects production coordinator
Stephen Kennedy
compositing supervisor
Martin A. Kline
visual effects art director
Spencer Knapp
3D effects animator
Simon Knights
computer graphics designer
Apryl Knobbe
digital painter
John Charles Kohn
Inferno artist: Warner Digital
J.W. Kompare
visual effects editor
Stephen Kowalski
computer system engineer
Richard Kriegler
conceptual illustrator
Erik Krumrey
technical designer
Daniel Kuehn
production support
Jon Labrie
digital artist: Weta Ltd.

Assistant Director

Cellin Gluck
second assistant director
Basil Grillo
dga trainee
Vicente Juarbe
second assistant director: Puerto Rico
Bruce Moriarty
first assistant director
Lucille OuYang
second assistant director
Darin Rivetti
second second assistant director
Alison C. Rosa
second second assistant director
Steve Starkey
second unit director
David Ticotin
second assistant director
Gabriela Vázquez
second assistant director

Production Management

Joan Bradshaw
unit production manager
Cherylanne Martin
unit production manager
Nannette Rosa-Collazo
unit manager: Puerto Rico

Art Department

Doreen Austria
graphic designer
Steven Lee Baer
Drapery Foreman
Evelyn Barbier
set designer
Beth Bernstein
art department coordinator
Marzette Bonar
special effects art director
Mariko Braswell
set designer
Jerrold F. Brooks
construction foreman
Steve Burg
conceptual artist
Chris Casey
swing gang
Clifton T. Cooper
assistant property master
Robert E. Denne
stand-by painter
Michael Diersing
construction coordinator
Chris Fix
construction foreman
Sara Gardner-Gail
key set dresser
Michael Gastaldo
assistant property master
Scott E. Handt
construction foreman
Val Harris
swing gang
Kenneth Heil
swing gang
Darryl Henley
storyboard artist
James Jackson
swing gang
John B. Josselyn
art department assistant
Mark Joyce
construction foreman
Elizabeth Lapp
assistant art director
Josh Lusby
set designer
Thom Magana
swing gang
Christine Maurer
labor foreperson
Doug J. Meerdink
assistant art director
Robin L. Miller
property master
James R. Powers
construction foreman
Kristen Pratt
set designer
Eric Ramsey
storyboard artist
Brent Regan
construction general foreman
Brad Ricker
assistant art director
Terry Sandin
model maker
Easton Smith
set designer
Saul Solache
swing gang
Jim Stubblefield
assistant property master
George Denes Suhayda
conceptual designer
Sally Thornton
assistant art director
Hap Weaver
greensman
Tim Wilcox
3D computer graphics artist
Dean Wolcott
set designer
Clyde Zimmerman
paint supervisor
Greg Aronowitz
prop maker
Elizabeth Bell
set dresser
Carl Catanese
set buyer: Washington, DC
Wayne Eaton
propmaker
Stephen I. Erdberg
assistant props
Susanna Glattly
scenic artist
Ryan Handt
construction propmaker
Eric Hunsaker
set dresser
Allan Johnson
mill gang boss
John Kelso
metal fabricator
Kristina Kilpe
assistant props: Washington DC
Reiko Kobayashi
conceptual designer
Ted Lubonovich II
set dressing: Washington D.C.
Kevin Mangan
greens foreman
Bryan McBrien
greens department
Maureen McGuire
property assistant
Gary Metzen
construction
Charlie Montoya
set dresser
Lee Orlikoff
lead man: peurto rico
Danielle Quilici
specialty props
Barbara Seinfeld
set dresser: Florida
Bob Skemp
greensman
Dale Snyder
prop maker

Stunts

Bud Davis
stunt coordinator
Dan Plum
stunt performer

Animation

Kelvin Lee
animator

Editorial

R. Orlando Duenas
first assistant editor
Jana Lynn Gold
assistant editor
Mike Harrington
on-line editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Harry Keramidas
additional editor
Sean Menzies
assistant editor
John Nicolard
digital color timer
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
first assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski
color timer
Matthew Schmidt
assistant editor
Jim Sevin
on-line editor
Carin-Anne Strohmaier
first assistant editor
Fred C. Vitale
assistant film editor
Bill Daly
post-production executive
Gary Allan Parks
Post Production Manager

Other

Randy Cantor
transportation captain
David Diaz
transportation co-captain
Kirk A. Holland
transportation location captain
Dan Marrow
transportation location captain
Joel Marrow
transportation coordinator
Paul Ray
driver
Doug Wilson
transportation co-captain
John Wiser
location picture cars
Robert Jepson
driver: cast
Danny Mortenson
local transportation captain
Thomas O'Donnell
mobile lighting operator

Music Department

Daniel DiPrima
music editor: temp music
Simon Franglen
score synth programmer
Kenneth Karman
music editor
Huey Lewis & The News
Singer: "The Power of Love"
William Ross
orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Joel Sill
song wrangler
Jacqueline Tager
assistant music editor
Tom Boyd
musician: oboe soloist
Tom Brown
music preparation
Daniel Gold
music prep
Jim Hoffman
music preparation
Tommy Johnson
musician: tuba
Sally Stevens
singer/vocal contractor
Tony Terran
musician
James Thatcher
musician: French horn
Sebastian Toettcher
musician: cello
Louise Di Tullio
musician: flute

Casting Department

Scot Boland
casting associate
Judith Bouley
additional casting
Michelle Durbin
extras casting: Los Angeles
Carol Ness
extras casting: Washington D.C.
Steve Spiker
extras casting: Los Angeles
Dagmar Wittmer
extras casting: Washington D.C.
Nikki Dalmau
casting coordinator
Ellen Jacoby
extras casting: Orlando

Costume Department

James 'Mike' Balker
military costumer
Nigel Boyd
key costumer
Betty Brikowski
costume supervisor: Washington D.C.
Steve Ellsworth
set costumer
Jessica Fasman
assistant costume designer
Rudolph Garcia
key costumer
Carmen Mazarow
costume maker
Linda Redmon
key costumer
Hope Slepak
costumer
Kenn Smiley
set costumer
Taryn Walsh
set costumer
Diana Wilson
key costumer
Pamela Wise
key costume supervisor
Sam Greenmun
assistant costume designer
Carina Grilli
wardrobe production assistant: Puerto Rico
Suzanne Krim
costumer: Puerto Rico
Boyd Miles
costumer: Washington D.C.
Robin Richesson
costume illustrator

Camera Department

Josh Bleibtreu
camera operator: second unit
Michael Condro
first assistant camera
Edward J. Cox
lighting technician / rigging gaffer: Washington D.C.
William Cueto
assistant chief lighting technician
François Duhamel
still photographer
Brad Emmons
chief rigging lighting technician
Michael A. FauntLeRoy
first assistant camera
Robert LaBonge
camera operator
Gregory Lundsgaard
steadicam operator
Mark Marcum
24 frame playback engineer
Ned Martin
first assistant camera
Steven C. McGee
chief lighting technician
Renton Metcalf
best boy grip
Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: Sony Imageworks Publicity
Dave Mikutsky
electrician: Washington D.C.
Clyde Miller
assistant camera: Wescam camera
John Murphy
crane grip
Michael Noles
video assist operator: Florida
Mark O'Kane
steadicam operator
Frank Parrish
second assistant camera
Nick Phillips
camera operator: libra mount camera
David Presley
video assist operator: Los Angeles
Chad Rivetti
second assistant camera
Tony Rivetti
first assistant camera
Mark Scott
video engineer
Douglas W. Smith
electrician
Steve Smith
key grip
Ira Toles
24 frame playback engineer
Rand R. Vargas
chief rigging grip
Mark Wineman
24 frame playback engineer
Steven J. Winslow
camera technician / assistant camera: Wescam
Wayne Baker
camera operator: second unit
Kevin A. Barnes
electrician
Kate Beall
still photographer: props
Dennis Boni
additional photographer
Kenny Carceller
rigging & grip
Jaime Costas
electrician: Puerto Rico
Mark Cueto
electrician
Robert Daniel
studio technical support and services
Roger Donegan
video assist operator
Jessie Eastland
additional photography
Tim Gordon
electrician
Richard H. Kryder
rigging grip
Al LaVerde
key grip visual effects
James A. Lundin
base camp generator operator
Michael McGuire
rigging key grip
Raphy Molinary
rigging electrician: Puerto Rico
David H. Neale
electrician / rigging best boy
Randy Nolen
steadicam operator
Ken Palladino
rigging electric
Geronimo Perez
electrician
Joe A. Ponticelle
first assistant camera
Rick Senteno
rigging electrician
Louis Smith
additional camera loader
Ian Speed
libra technician
Andrew Taylor
rigging grip
Andy Young
rigging grip

Location Management

Kristin Dehnert
assistant location manager
Primrose Fukuchi
location assistant accountant
Luz Eneida Núñez
location manager / location manager: Puerto Rico
Paul Pav
location manager
Peggy Pridemore
location manager: Washington D.C.
Peggy Tison
location assistant accountant
Kate Beall
location scout
Katherine Dorrer
location assistant: Washington D.C.
Luis R. Estrella-Rivera
assistant location manager

Script Department

Luca Kouimelis
script supervisor
Deb Jones
script supervisor
Menno Meyjes
script revisions
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