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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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• Sci-fi
• Drama

• 1977
• Steven Spielberg
• 126 mins
• PG

Summary

Science-fiction drama starring Richard Dreyfuss. While investigating an extensive power failure in Indiana, Roy Neary encounters a UFO - a phenomenon also witnessed by Jillian Guiler and her young son. When he is unable to convince anyone of his sighting, Neary's strange behaviour starts to worry his family.

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A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Andrew Collins

As does the later ET the Extra-Terrestrial, this brilliantly realised suburban sci-fi saga reverses years of flying saucer attacks with the notion that visitors from outer space just might be friendly. Richard Dreyfuss strikes the perfect note of childlike inquisitiveness as the electrical engineer "chosen" to make contact with alien lifeforms, despite obstruction by family and government. Director Steven Spielberg confirmed his genius for painting a convincing picture of mundane domestic life, subsequently shattered by extraordinary events (notably the terrifying kidnap of a young boy and Dreyfuss's slide into apparent insanity). The special effects are spectacular, John Williams's score is emotionally charged, nouvelle vague director François Truffaut makes an elegant UFO expert and it's impossible not to get caught up in the protracted climax.

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Cast

rolenameRoy NearyRichard DreyfussClaude LacombeFrançois TruffautRonnie NearyTeri GarrJillian GuilerMelinda DillonDavid LaughlinBob BalabanProject leaderJ Patrick McNamaraWild BillWarren KemmerlingFarmerRoberts BlossomJean ClaudePhilip DoddsBarry GuilerCary GuffeyRobertHenriksen. Lance Larry ButlerJosef Sommer

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rolenameDirectorSteven Spielberg

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Released on

2016-05-27

Languages

English

Guidance

Some swearing.

Available on

video, DVD and Blu-ray

Formats

Colour

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