
Contact is a 1997 American science fiction drama film directed by Robert Zemeckis, based on the 1985 novel by Carl Sagan. It stars Jodie Foster as Dr. Eleanor Arroway, a scientist who detects a signal from extraterrestrial intelligence and is chosen to make first contact. The film explores themes of science versus faith, the search for meaning, and humanity's place in the universe, and is celebrated for its intellectual depth and realistic portrayal of scientific inquiry.
It's from the movie with Jodie Foster. Contact. Contact. When her dad says to her that it would be an awful waste of space. Yeah. Beautiful movie. It's a great movie.
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"The guest quotes a line from the movie 'Contact' ('it would be an awful waste of space if it was just us') when discussing the possibility of alien life. Joe Rogan then confirms the movie title and the author of the book, Carl Sagan."





