Release Date: 9/8/2009 Original Release: 1997 Format: DVD Length: 150 minutes Rating:PG (MPAA) Rating Reason: (Reason unavailable) UPC: 883929083916 Studio: Warner Home Video
Devoted astronomer Dr. Ellie Arroway undertakes an emotional and spiritual journey after receiving the message she's waited for all her life--a mysterious signal beamed in from alien beings, who pass along instructions for building and piloting a craft that will presumably survive the passage from Earth to their home. While struggling to fund her mission, Arroway also struggles with her feelings about the nature of things, particularly after meeting a charismatic New Age believer who questions her disbelief in God. A deliberately-paced, meditative adaptation of the eponymous novel by Ann Druyan and "pop" astronomer Carl Sagan, who died during production.
DVD Features
Region 1 Note: Theatrical trailers Feature-length commentaries on alternate audio tracks Jodie Foster Robert Zemeckis and Steve Starkey Ken Ralston and Stephen Rosenbaum Computer animated concepts and tests Special effects designs
Widescreen Audio: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - English, French Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
