Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with an unidentified flying object. Close Encounters was a long-cherished project for Spielberg. In late 1973, he developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science-fiction film. Though Spielberg received sole credit for the script, he was assisted by Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees. The title is derived from Ufologist J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with extraterrestrials, in which the third kind denotes human observations of extraterrestrials or "animate beings".
| Director | Steven Spielberg |
| Produced by | Julia Phillips, Michael Phillips |
| Writer(s) | Steven Spielberg |
| Starring | Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, François Truffaut |
| Music | John Williams |
| Cinematography | Vilmos Zsigmond |
| Edited by | Michael Kahn |
| Production, company | EMI Films |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
| Released | November 16, 1977 |
| Running time | 135 minutes (Theatrical Version), 132 minutes (Special Edition), 137 minutes (Director's Cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $19.4 million |
| Box office | $306.1 million |
| Netflix ID | 60010238 |
About Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Steven Spielberg film follows Roy Neary, a middle-class man who lives in rural Indiana, after his mysterious encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO).
Achievement of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The humans and aliens communicate by using music. The movie was nominated for eight Academy Awards.
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Latest information about Close Encounters of the Third Kind updated on July 28 2021.
