David Drumlin
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David Drumlin is a high-ranking government science advisor and political figure in the science fiction film "Contact," often serving as a skeptical foil to the protagonist Ellie Arroway.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character → |
| adaptedBy |
Robert Zemeckis
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| appearsIn |
Contact
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Contact (film adaptation of Carl Sagan's novel) → |
| associatedWith |
Ellie Arroway
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SETI program → Vega signal project → |
| attitudeToward |
skeptical of Ellie Arroway's SETI research
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| basedOn |
character from the novel "Contact" by Carl Sagan
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| characterTrait |
ambitious
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politically pragmatic → skeptical of extraterrestrial contact claims → |
| conflictWith |
Ellie Arroway
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| country |
United States
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| createdBy |
Carl Sagan
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| firstAppearance |
Contact (1997 film)
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| genre |
science fiction
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| medium |
film
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| narrativeRole |
antagonist
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skeptical foil to Ellie Arroway → |
| occupation |
government official
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science advisor → |
| portrayedBy |
Tom Skerritt
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| positionHeld |
high-ranking government science advisor
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presidential science advisor → |
| roleInPlot |
opposes Ellie Arroway's independent research
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seeks political control over the response to the alien signal → |
| workLocation |
United States government
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Contact
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notableCharacter |