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Where was Contact filmed?

1997 film, directed by Robert Zemeckis.

  • New Mexico

The story is set in Florida, about 1,494 miles (2,404 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in
Florida; Washington; D.C.; Wisconsin
Filmed in
New Mexico
Distance
About 1,494 miles (2,404 km) between Florida and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 1,638 miles (2,635 km) between Washington and the nearest filming location.
Distance
About 1,139 miles (1,833 km) between Wisconsin and the nearest filming location.
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About Contact

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Released
1997
Director
Robert Zemeckis
Cast
Jodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyJames WoodsWilliam FichtnerJohn HurtAngela BassettDavid MorseJena MaloneRob Lowe
Genre
Science FictionDrama
Based on
Contact
Awards
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

Ellie Arroway arrives at the SETI program at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.

Arroway is furious and instead pursues and receives financial support from S.

Meanwhile, Arroway's team detect a video embedded within the signal: Adolf Hitler's opening address at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany.

Famous lines from Contact

Could you name the film from one of these? Famous lines turn up in the daily game.

  • Are you sure?Security Official
  • Yeah, I hear.David Drumlin
  • We have a security breach.Arroway
  • We've got a security problem here!Ellie Arroway
  • You want to classify prime numbers now?Arroway

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