| Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Bob Balaban |
David Laughlin
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| Roberts Blossom |
Farmer
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| Melinda Dillon |
Jillian Guiler
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| Philip Dodds |
Jean Claude
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| Richard Dreyfuss |
Roy Neary
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| Teri Garr |
Ronnie Neary
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| Cary Guffey |
Barry Guiler
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| Warren Kemmerling |
Wild Bill
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| J. Patrick McNamara |
Project leader
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| François Truffaut |
Claude Lacombe
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Action; Drama; Science-Fiction |
| Director |
Steven Spielberg |
| Producer |
Julia Phillips; Michael Phillips |
| Writer |
Steven Spielberg |
| Studio |
Columbia / TriStar |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| Running Time |
137 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
| IMDb Rating |
7.7 |
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| Plot |
We are not alone
Steven Spielberg followed Jaws (1975), his first major box-office success, with this epic science fiction adventure about a disparate group of people who attempt to contact alien intelligence. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is an electrical lineman who, while sent out on emergency repairs, witnesses an unidentified flying object, and even has a "sunburn" from its bright lights to prove it. Neary's wife and children are at first skeptical, then concerned, and eventually fearful, as Roy refuses to accept a "logical" explanation for what he saw and is prepared to give up his job, his home, and his family to pursue the "truth" about UFOs. Neary's obsession eventually puts him in contact with others who've had close encounters with alien spacecraft, including Jillian (Melinda Dillon), a single mother whose son disappeared during her UFO experience, and Claude Lacombe (celebrated French filmmaker François Truffaut), a French researcher who believes that we can use a musical language to communicate with alien visitors. Lacombe's theory is put to the test when a band of government researchers and underground UFO enthusiasts (including Neary) join for an exchange with alien visitors near Devil's Tower, Wyoming. In 1980, a "Special Edition" was released. While its primary selling point was the addition of scenes inside the alien spaceship, Spielberg claimed that he also cleaned up some choppy editing in the second act. — Mark Deming |
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
(Two-Disc Collector's Edition) |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
Widescreen 2.35:1 Color (Anamorphic) |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| UPC (Barcode) |
043396126497 |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
5/29/2001 |
| Subtitles |
Chinese; English; French; Korean; Portuguese; Spanish; Thai |
| Packaging |
Custom Case |
| Standard Features |
"The Making of..." Documentary
Deleted Scenes
Theatrical Trailers |
| Audio Tracks |
ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1 [CC]
ENGLISH: DTS 5.1 [CC]
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Stereo
SPANISH: Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
2 |
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Extra Features
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| Color Closed-captioned DTS Surround Sound Widescreen Dolby |
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