The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Laurent Bouzereau

Writer:

Laurent Bouzereau (writer)

Release Date:

29 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

Plot Keywords:

Behind The Scenes | Making Of | Cast | Director | Crew

Cast

Joe Alves	...	Himself
Bob Balaban	...	Himself
Melinda Dillon	...	Herself
Richard Dreyfuss	...	Himself
Teri Garr	...	Herself
Cary Guffey	...	Himself
Gregory Jein	...	Himself
Michael Kahn	...	Himself
Ralph McQuarrie	...	Himself
Dennis Muren	...	Himself
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself
Robert Swarthe	...	Himself
Douglas Trumbull	...	Himself
John Williams	...	Himself
Vilmos Zsigmond	...	Himself

Runtime:

101 min | Spain:102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Trivia:

This feature-length documentary is featured on the 2-disc Collector's Edition of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977).

Movie Connections:

References E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

I didn't care very much for the movie, but this is a pretty interesting documentary.

Included on the CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND: Special Edition DVD, this very lengthy documentary chronicles the making of the film, from conception, to production, to post-production. The cast (mainly Spielberg on the set of Saving Private Ryan) offer their recollections.

The movie itself disappointed me. I have to say that I found it extremely overrated and not very fascinating at all.

The documentary, on the other hand, is quite well-made and informative. I've seen better (much better actually) but still...compared to some this is quite good and I can't complain.

Whether the film deserves such a decent making-of is another question altogether.

3.5/5