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Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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7.3/10 • 4.3K

1977-12-14 • 2h 17m

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We are not alone.

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Directors
Steven Spielberg
Writters
Steven Spielberg
Editors
Michael Kahn

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  1. Richard Dreyfuss

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Roy Neary

  2. François Truffaut

    François Truffaut

    Claude Lacombe

  3. Teri Garr

    Teri Garr

    Ronnie Neary

  4. Melinda Dillon

    Melinda Dillon

    Jillian Guiler

  5. Bob Balaban

    Bob Balaban

    David Laughlin

  6. J. Patrick McNamara

    J. Patrick McNamara

    Project Leader

  7. Warren J. Kemmerling

    Warren J. Kemmerling

    Wild Bill

  8. Roberts Blossom

    Roberts Blossom

    Farmer

  9. Phil Dodds

    Phil Dodds

    ARP Musician

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Ian Beale

Feb 16, 2017

8/10

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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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$20,000,000.00
Revenue
$306,889,114.00
Keywords
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