Close Encounters of the Third Kind


Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Overview:

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.

Votes 1080 (7.2/10)

Runtime: 135 minutes

Release Date 1977-11-16

Budget: $20,000,000.00

Revenue: $303,788,635.00

Tagline: We are not alone.

Production company:

  • Columbia Pictures Corporation
  • EMI Films
  • Julia Phillips and Michael Phillips Productions

Production country:

  • United States of America

Genres:

  • Science Fiction
  • Drama

Trailer

Further Information

Roy Neary
Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Claude Lacombe
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Ronnie Neary
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Jillian Guiler
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
David Laughlin
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
Project Leader
J. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamara
Wild Bill
Warren J. Kemmerling
Warren J. Kemmerling
Barry Guiler
Cary Guffey
Cary Guffey
Toby Neary
Justin Dreyfuss
Justin Dreyfuss
Robert
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Team Leader
Merrill Connally
Merrill Connally
Implantee
Amy Douglass
Amy Douglass
Ike
Gene Dynarski
Gene Dynarski
Military Policeman
Carl Weathers
Carl Weathers
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
Norman Bartold
ARP Project Member
F.J. O'Neil
F.J. O'Neil
Returnee #2 Flt. 19
Hal Barwood
Hal Barwood
ARP Musician
Phil Dodds
Phil Dodds
Returnee #3 Flt. 19
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins
Air Traffic Controller
David Anderson
David Anderson
Hawker
Gene Rader
Gene Rader
Federale
Daniel Nunez
Daniel Nunez
Federale
Chuy Franco
Chuy Franco
Federale
Luis Contreras
Luis Contreras
Special Forces
Galen Thompson
Galen Thompson
Special Forces
John Dennis Johnston
John Dennis Johnston
Dirty Tricks #3
Robert Broyles
Robert Broyles
Special Forces Commander / Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
Monty Jordan
Monty Jordan
Longly (uncredited)
Basil Hoffman
Basil Hoffman
UN Observer (uncredited)
Stephen Powers
Stephen Powers
Major Benchley
George DiCenzo
George DiCenzo
Implantee
Alexander Lockwood
Alexander Lockwood
Farmer
Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom
Larry Butler
Josef Sommer
Josef Sommer
Air Traffic
Bill Thurman
Bill Thurman
Radio Telescope Team
James Keane
James Keane
Himself - Smoking Pipe at Landing Site (uncredited)
J. Allen Hynek
J. Allen Hynek
Howard K. Smith (uncredited)
Howard K. Smith
Howard K. Smith
Sylvia Neary
Adrienne Campbell
Adrienne Campbell
Jean Claude
Philip Dodds
Philip Dodds
Brad Neary
Shawn Bishop
Shawn Bishop
Mrs. Harris
Mary Gafrey
Mary Gafrey
Himself
Michael J. Dyer
Michael J. Dyer
Highway Patrolman
Roger Ernest
Roger Ernest
Returnee #1 Flt. 19
Randy Hermann
Randy Hermann
Air Traffic Controller
Richard L. Hawkins
Richard L. Hawkins
Air Traffic
Craig Shreeve
Craig Shreeve
Air East Pilot
Roy E. Richards
Roy E. Richards
Federale
Eumenio Blanco
Eumenio Blanco
Radio Telescope Team
Dennis McMullen
Dennis McMullen
Radio Telescope Team
Cy Young
Cy Young
Radio Telescope Team
Tom Howard
Tom Howard
Truck Dispatcher
Richard Stuart
Richard Stuart
Load Dispatcher
Bob Westmoreland
Bob Westmoreland
Support Leader
Matt Emery
Matt Emery
Dirty Tricks #1
John Ewing
John Ewing
Dirty Tricks #4
Kirk Raymond
Kirk Raymond
Dirty Tricks #2
Keith Atkinson
Keith Atkinson
Scientist (uncredited)
Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.
Bennett Wayne Dean Sr.
Director
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Producer
Clark L. Paylow
Clark L. Paylow
Producer
Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips
Producer
Michael Phillips
Michael Phillips
Original Music Composer
John Williams
John Williams
Director of Photography
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond
Editor
Michael Kahn
Michael Kahn
Casting
Shari Rhodes
Shari Rhodes
Casting
Juliet Taylor
Juliet Taylor
Production Design
Joe Alves
Joe Alves
Art Direction
Daniel A. Lomino
Daniel A. Lomino
Set Decoration
Phil Abramson
Phil Abramson
Writer
Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg
Writer
Hal Barwood
Hal Barwood
Writer
Jerry Belson
Jerry Belson
Writer
John Hill
John Hill
Writer
Matthew Robbins
Matthew Robbins
Property Master
Sam Gordon
Sam Gordon
Production Illustrator
George Jenson
George Jenson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Don MacDougall
Don MacDougall
Stunt Coordinator
Buddy Joe Hooker
Buddy Joe Hooker
Music Editor
Kenneth Wannberg
Kenneth Wannberg
Script Supervisor
Charlsie Bryant
Charlsie Bryant
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Frank E. Warner
Frank E. Warner
Gaffer
Earl Gilbert
Earl Gilbert
Camera Operator
Nick McLean
Nick McLean
Still Photographer
Pete Turner
Pete Turner
Still Photographer
Peter Sorel
Peter Sorel
Still Photographer
Jim Coe
Jim Coe
Publicist
Murray Weissman
Murray Weissman
Publicist
Al Ebner
Al Ebner
Location Manager
Joe O'Har
Joe O'Har

Ian Beale

**Do the mashed potato!** Roy Neely is a gas repair man who has a close encounter with an alien craft and begins having strange visions of mashed potatoes, shaving cream and mud mountains. This all leads to Needy's marriage breaking up and he sets out to find the truth about his mashed potato visions. The climax at a mountain is breathtaking when Neely comes face to face with his destiny. One of Spielberg's best with a nice cameo by French director Francois Truffaut.

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