Movie connections for
Contact (1997) More at IMDbPro »

References

The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Red Planet Mars (1952)
This Island Earth (1955)
"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
"A for Andromeda" (1961)
"Doctor Who" (1963)
Viva Las Vegas (1964)
"Star Trek" (1966)
"The Flying Nun" (1967)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Network (1976)
"Dallas" (1978)
Superman (1978)
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Back to the Future (1985)
"Seinfeld" (1990)
Stargate (1994)

Referenced in

1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1997) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Devil Doll (#9.18)" (1997)
 -  "Sounds like the aliens haven't got in touch with Jodie Foster"
"South Park: Tom's Rhinoplasty (#1.11)" (1998)
 -  A character says "Did you ever see that movie Contact?"
StarCraft (1998) (VG)
StarCraft Expansion Set: Brood War (1998) (VG)
Muppets from Space (1999)
"HBO First Look: 'What Lies Beneath': Constructing the Perfect Thriller (#7.12)" (2000)
 -  mentioned once
What Lies Beneath: Constructing the Perfect Thriller (2001) (TV)
Seri Dewi Malam (2001)
Planet of the Apes (2001)
"South Park: Cancelled (#7.1)" (2003)
 -  "That's like in that stupid movie Contact"
Doom³ (2004) (VG)
 -  At some point you'll come across a 'reactor' kinda machine which has 'borrowed' not only its look, but particularly its sound from the 'machine' from 'Contact'. 'Teleportation', 'portals' and the machinery to do it play a big part in the game, again referencing the 'purpose' of the machine in Contact
Happy Feet (2006)
 -  The opening sequence is an "inverse" version of the one in Contact, zooming in from the universe to earth. The soundtrack follows this as well
Standing on the Shoulders of Kubrick: The Legacy of 2001 (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once
All Our Variant Futures (2007) (V)
 -  Poster visible in editing room
"Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Laser Lenses (#5.6)" (2008)
 -  Shake mentions seeing this movie
"South Park: Pinewood Derby (#13.6)" (2009)
 -  Contact is referenced by name.
"Family Guy: Three Kings (#7.15)" (2009)
 -  Stewie compares the plot of Brian's novel to the plot of this movie

Features

Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Völker (1938)
"Larry King Live" (1985)
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)

Featured in

"HBO First Look: Contact (#4.5)" (1997)
 -  clips
The 55th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1998) (TV)
 -  clips

Spoofed in

"Family Guy: Da Boom (#2.3)" (1999)
 -  Peter parodies the movie, saying "No words... should have sent... a poet..."
"South Park: Tsst (#10.7)" (2006)
 -  Cartman's face gets a ghost and you can hear what he's going to say just before he actualy does, a direct spoof to what happened to Ellie

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