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Theatrical Release Date:

07/11/1997

DVD Release Date:

12/30/1997

Run Time:

153min.

Starring:

Jodie Foster , Matthew McConaughey , James Woods , John Hurt , Tom Skerritt

Director(s):

Robert Zemeckis

MPAA Rating:

PG for some intense action, mild language and a scene of sensuality.

Genre(s):

Drama,Horror

Plot: The search for life outside our solar system becomes a personal and spiritual quest for a young researcher. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) is a scientist who lost her faith in God after her parents died when she was a child. Read More

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A grossely obvious presentation of one side of a real debate about manned space exploration. Transparent and over-acted. The question of manned deep space exploration is a real one: are we wasting mon... ey or not? Will man ever leave the solar sysem and to what avail? The closest starts to us are maybe 22-24 light years away. That's over 100 trillion miles. That's the closest. Everything else is further. It is not a question of whether there are intelligent beings in outer space, I would bet my life on it. Maybe a million of them. Maybe a billion. But so what? If we can't get there and they can't get here, there's no point in wasting the money on MANNED exploration. Use probes, use radio-telescopes, any device you want but leave man at home in hjis solar system. The movie is silly and dramatic and nonsensical. Einstein says we can't travel faster than light speed. Okay let's dothat first. Let's first move a particel faster than light without destroying its physical properties. IF we can do that, and we haven't to date, then move on to increasingly larger bodies. When we find we can do that with a mass, come back and we will rethink our position. For now, man is not going into deep space. Ever. The distances are simply too great no matter what contrivance we come up (i.e. putting astronauts into a 50-100 year deep sleep). No, space in meant to be insular and it is and until someone proves it isn't,l we are stuck with it. Everything has limits and so does man. Full Review

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