Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

🎞️ Movie 138 min US
โ˜… 7.6 /10 1977

We are not alone

Two parallel stories are told. In the first, a group of research scientists from a variety of backgrounds are investigating the strange appearance of items in remote locations, primarily desert regions. In continuing their investigation, one of the lead scientists, a Frenchman named Claude Lacombe, incorporates the Kodály method of music education as a means of communication in their work. The response, in turn, at first baffles the researchers, until American cartographer David Laughlin deciphers the meaning of the response. In the second, electric company lineman and family man Roy Neary and single mother Jillian Guiler are among some individuals in Muncie, Indiana who experience some paranormal activity before some flashes of bright lights in the sky, which they believe to be a UFO. Roy becomes obsessed with what he saw, unlike some others, especially in some form of authority, who refuse to acknowledge their belief that it was a UFO in not wanting to appear crazy. That obsession both for Roy and Jillian is ratcheted up a notch when they begin to have a vision of a mound with vertical striations on its side as a key to what is going on. While the obsession negatively affects Roy's life as he knows it in its entirety, Jillian knows she has to find the answer as to its meaning, especially as it relates to her only child, three year old Barry Guiler, who may be more attuned to what is happening than the adult figures around him. These two stories have the potential to intersect if Roy and Jillian can discover where they've seen that mound before, and if they can overcome what they believe to be the lies perpetrated by those in authority in covering up what is going on.

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Roy Neary
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Claude Lacombe
Teri Garr
Teri Garr
Ronnie Neary
Melinda Dillon
Melinda Dillon
Jillian Guiler
Bob Balaban
Bob Balaban
David Laughlin
J. Patrick McNamara
J. Patrick McNamara
Project Leader
Warren J. Kemmerling
Warren J. Kemmerling
Wild Bill
Roberts Blossom
Roberts Blossom
Farmer
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Philip Dodds
Jean Claude
Cary Guffey
Cary Guffey
Barry Guiler
John Williams
John Williams
Composer
Vilmos Zsigmond
Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematographer

๐ŸŽฌ Videos

Official Trailer
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Trailer
Official Trailer
Fathom Events Spot
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Teaser
Fathom Events Spot
TCM Big Screen Classics Spot
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Teaser
TCM Big Screen Classics Spot
Steven Spielberg Discusses His Iconic Sci-Fi Film CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | TCMFF 2024
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Steven Spielberg Discusses His Iconic Sci-Fi Film CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND | TCMFF 2024
'Property Brothers' Drew Scott talks 'Close Encounters' on TCM
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'Property Brothers' Drew Scott talks 'Close Encounters' on TCM
Richard Dreyfuss Unboxing CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 40TH ANNIVERSARY Ltd. Edition
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Richard Dreyfuss Unboxing CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND 40TH ANNIVERSARY Ltd. Edition
This Means Something
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This Means Something
Vilmos Zsigmond Wins Cinematography: 1978 Oscars
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Vilmos Zsigmond Wins Cinematography: 1978 Oscars