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Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 7.7
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. Director:Steven SpielbergWriter:Steven Spielberg |
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Cast
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| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | ||
| François Truffaut | ... |
'Lacombe' /
Claude Lacombe
(as Francois Truffaut)
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| Teri Garr | ... | ||
| Melinda Dillon | ... | ||
| Bob Balaban | ... | ||
| J. Patrick McNamara | ... | ||
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Warren J. Kemmerling | ... |
Wild Bill
(as Warren Kemmerling)
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| Roberts Blossom | ... | ||
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Philip Dodds | ... | |
| Cary Guffey | ... | ||
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Shawn Bishop | ... | |
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Adrienne Campbell | ... |
Silvia Neary
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Justin Dreyfuss | ... | |
| Lance Henriksen | ... | ||
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Merrill Connally | ... | |
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Plot Summary
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Plot Synopsis
Storyline
Roy Neary sets out to investigate a power outage when his truck stalls and he is bathed in light from above. After this, strange visions and five musical notes keep running through his mind. Will he find the meaning of the visions, and who - or what - placed them in his mind? Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
Taglines:
Close Encounter of the First Kind - Sighting of a UFO. Close Encounter of the Second Kind - Physical Evidence. Close Encounter of the Third Kind - Contact. WE ARE NOT ALONE See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
16 November 1977 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
CE3K See more »Box Office
Budget:
$19,400,870 (estimated)Gross:
$128,300,000 (USA)Company Credits
Production Co:
Columbia Pictures Corporation, EMI Films, Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions See more »
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Technical Specs
Runtime:
| (special edition) | (director's cut) | (original)Color:
Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1
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(1976) (uncredited)
Written by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
Produced by John Boylan and Tom Scholz
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Did You Know?
Trivia
François Truffaut's English was not strong. In order to get through some of his scenes, he stuck pieces of paper with his lines on them on various objects where he could read from them but the camera would not pick them up. In one case, as he arguing stands face to face with an Army officer (who has his back to the camera), he is in fact reading his lines off a card pinned to the man's chest. (He had shown the same trick being used with an actress who was having trouble with her lines in his own Day for Night (Day for Night), in which he played the director of the movie-within-the-movie.) See more »Goofs
When the 1940s-era abducted military personnel are coming off the mothership, they have 1970s-style haircuts and sideburns. See more »Soundtracks
"More Than a Felling"(1976) (uncredited)
Written by Tom Scholz
Performed by Boston
Produced by John Boylan and Tom Scholz
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This is probably considered "a classic" by now, along with a few other 1970s Steven Spielberg movies. At the time of its release almost 30 years ago, the special-effects in here were astounding to view....and still hold up! They are still fun to watch.
The scenes in the beginning of this movie and at the end, are indelibly imprinted in my memory cells as well as millions of others. Who can ever forget that opening scene in the farmhouse when the little boy (Gary Guffey) is kidnapped or that ending with the gigantic spacecraft hovering over Devil's Hole in Wyoming, or the sound sequences emitted by the scientists trying to communicate with the aliens? There are many, many memorable scenes in this film - probably its biggest attribute.
To me, the only uncomfortable scene is the yelling match with Richard Dreyfuss and his family. The only message I didn't care for also involved Dreyfuss' character, who is "envied" at the end. Funny, I don't see a man who thoughtlessly leaves his family beyond as someone to be envied. Overall Dreyfuss looked more like a "Doofus" in here.
There are other credibility problems in here, too, but overall it's extremely interesting storytelling, great colors and special-effects and just about everything that director Steve Spielberg is noted for in his successful box-office films which translates to one crucial factor: entertainment.