Contact (franchise)

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Contact is a science fiction franchise centered on humanity’s first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence, best known through Carl Sagan’s novel and its 1997 film adaptation.

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instanceOf science fiction film
science fiction franchise
science fiction novel
adaptedAs Contact (1997 film) NERFINISHED
author Carl Sagan NERFINISHED
basedOn Contact (novel) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Carl Sagan NERFINISHED
director Robert Zemeckis NERFINISHED
exploresTheme communication with alien civilizations
cosmic loneliness
science and religion
search for extraterrestrial intelligence
featuresLocation Arecibo Observatory NERFINISHED
Very Large Array NERFINISHED
focusesOnCharacter Ellie Arroway NERFINISHED
focusesOnOrganization SETI NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
involvesOrganization SETI NERFINISHED
language English
mainCharacter Ellie Arroway NERFINISHED
mainTheme first contact with extraterrestrial intelligence
notableWork Contact (1997 film) NERFINISHED
Contact (novel) NERFINISHED
portrays SETI research
producer Robert Zemeckis NERFINISHED
publicationDate 1985
publisher Simon & Schuster
releaseYear 1997
screenwriter James V. Hart NERFINISHED
Michael Goldenberg NERFINISHED
setting Vega system
near-future Earth
storyBy Ann Druyan NERFINISHED
Carl Sagan NERFINISHED
subgenre first contact fiction
first contact film
hard science fiction
theme evidence and belief
faith and evidence
humanity’s place in the universe
science and religion
science versus religion
search for extraterrestrial intelligence

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