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MOVIE REVIEW – CONTACT

Rating: PG
Year of release: 1997
Time Length: 142 minutes
Cast: Jodie Foster, Tom Skerritt, Matthew McConaughey, John Hurt, James Woods, Angela Bassett, Mac Takano, and Bill Clinton

Filmed on location at the Arecibo Radio Telescope facility in Puerto Rico and the Very Large Array (VLA) in New Mexico, this sci-fi drama complements the study of radio telescopy, interferometry and the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence.

Synopsis/Review: by Stephen Holden; The New York Times on the Web: + Link to Website

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