Question: Is this the first movie to show a dedication to someone at the beginning instead of at the end?
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16th Oct 2025
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Answer: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home features a dedication to the astronauts killed in the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster, which is displayed prior to the opening credits.
Answer: At the beginning of "Contact," there is the brief dedication, "For Carl," that then fades into the opening sequence. This was for astronomer Carl Sagan, who wrote the novel that the movie was based on. He had died shortly before its 1997 release.
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